In the Community Archives - Page 5 of 9

People line up outside the mobile dental unit to receive dental care.

Patient care near and far

When Rotary clubs spanning continents team up with dental students from multiple institutions, good things happen. Like dental care for hundreds of people in Zambia, Africa. Read More

People walk in front of a church with candles.

Journey through Ecuador

From bonding with their youngest patients to nearly losing their luggage to llamas, these dental students share their stories. Read More

Paul Hoffmann with the dental school, second from left, along with Dr. Barbara Stark Baxter, founder, and Stephanie Bohan, executive director, during the ribbon cutting on June 25.

A grand opening celebration

Community-based training for dental students expands at Agape Clinic as operations quadruple in size Read More

Runners run through a tunnel created by people interlocking their hands.

There was a little something for everyone at the 2016 Miles for Smiles Runathon held June 11 at Exall Park in Dallas. In its eighth year, the partnership among Texas A&M University College of Dentistry students, predental students from several Dallas-Fort ... Read More

TAMBCD volunteers for Dental Home Day 2016 in San Antonio

Volunteerism supersedes ceremony for these grads

Commencement week is typically filled with a flurry of activity, visitors and awards ceremonies. For 11 graduates of the pediatric dentistry residency program at Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, the last week in May took on an entirely different ... Read More

Miles for Smiles Runathon illustration depicting a tooth and toothbrush crossing a finish line.

Runathon with a twist

Lace up those running shoes, and get ready to … dance. On June 11, for the first time ever, the Miles for Smiles Runathon at Exall Park will offer participants an additional way to get moving for oral health. In ... Read More

Oral Cancer Foundation 5K Walk/Run

Spreading awareness in effort to save lives There’s a hard truth about oral and oropharyngeal cancers, which are expected to prompt an estimated 48,250 new diagnoses in 2016. While these cancers have an 80 to 90 percent survival rate when ... Read More

Sealant Program Infographic-FINAL CC EDITED

Infographic: TAMBCD School-Based Sealant Program

Infographic Description TAMBCD School-Based Sealant Program The Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry School-Based Sealant Program is off to a running start. In existence since 2000, TAMBCD's sealant program is staffed by Dr. Stephen Crane and a team of ... Read More

TAMBCD students treat a patient during Sealant and Prophy Day

TAMBCD now taking appointments for Fall 2015 Free Sealant and Prophy Day

Parents and guardians may begin booking appointments for their children to receive free preventive dental treatment at the Asian-American Dental Society’s Bi-Annual Sealant and Prophy Day, an initiative of dental and dental hygiene students at Texas A&M University Baylor College ... Read More

The First Dental Home program originated as part of a 2007 corrective action plan stemming from a 1993 class action lawsuit, Frew v. Hawkins, which alleged the state had failed to provide biannual medical and dental treatment for indigent children in Texas under the age of 21. The First Dental Home initiative goes above and beyond this requirement to provide, on average, three dental appointments a year to some of the youngest children enrolled in Medicaid. It helps to view the program as a package of dental services that exists to improve the oral health of those ages 6 months to 35 months and possibly beyond while providing consistent messages to their caregivers. As such, a First Dental Home visit includes: caries risk assessment; dental prophylaxis (teeth cleaning); oral hygiene instructions with the primary caregiver; application of a topical fluoride varnish; dental anticipatory guidance; and establishment of a recall schedule. Source: Texas Department of State Health Services, Office of the Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice

The First Dental Home visit

Sources: Texas Department of State Health Services, Office of the Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice Infographic Description The First Dental Home Visit How it started: The First Dental Home program originated as part of a 2007 corrective action plan ... Read More