In the Community
LIGHT shines at Vogel Alcove
Members of LIGHT, a student organization at Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, volunteered at Dallas nonprofit Vogel Alcove on July 22 to bring oral health education and school supplies to children of families experiencing homelessness. Read More
AEGD wishes granted
A ripple effect of positive change is afoot in the Advanced Education in General Dentistry program, thanks to five-year grant funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration. Read More
Dedicated to dentistry
Prominent Dallas civic leaders and elected Texas officials gathered with Texas A&M University System leadership today to dedicate the Dr. M.C. Cooper Dental Clinic in South Dallas. The clinic, slated to open in April, will be staffed by Texas A&M ... Read More
Returning to their roots
Settling into their first post-dental-school jobs, Dr. Maleny Romero and Dr. Adriana Riojas-Soto marvel at how their choice to return to their old stomping grounds to help the underserved has brought them unexpected fulfillment. While they were dental students, the ... Read More
Hand in Hand
A new mentoring project, Hand in Hand, is Executive Director Leigh Ann Wyatt’s brainchild, a virtual version of the outreach curriculum component that was forced to change because of the coronavirus’ social distancing requirements. Read More
A call to duty
For 22 years, Dr. Karl Woodmansey, clinical assistant professor, endodontics, envisioned performing dental work somewhere fascinating overseas in his Texas Air National Guard role. But all roads led to West Texas. Read More
For our front-line heroes
Texas A&M College of Dentistry’s community outreach kicked into high gear as calls for protective gear came from the front lines of those battling COVID-19. When Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in College Station queried Texas A&M Health Science ... Read More
Double-duty day
It was a Saturday for service as not one but two events, Miles for Smiles and Cleaning & Sealant Day, occurred simultaneously on Nov. 2. Starting bright and early at Dallas’ Exall Park, the annual Miles for Smiles fun run ... Read More
Cessation program expands
A $1.5 million grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas will help more Texans kick the habit over the next three years. The additional funding—awarded to Co-Principle Investigators Dr. Daniel Jones and Dr. Crystal Stinson—will allow Texas ... Read More
Destination inspiration
Guatemala isn’t your typical spring break destination. But a magical week of esprit de corps with Dr. T. Bob (aka Dr. Thomas Bobby Davis of Dallas) often tops dental students’ checklist of must-repeat experiences. “Sometimes I am at a loss ... Read More