In the Community
Going the extra mile to help patients
When University of North Texas senior Leslie Powell learned about Miles for Smiles at a UNT Predental Association meeting, she joined the planning committee and got to work seeking potential sponsors. Elsewhere in Dallas, University of Texas at Dallas predental ... Read More
Running for oral health care
Now entering its seventh year, the Miles for Smiles runathon becomes an official TAMBCD event Since spring 2009 Miles for Smiles — the brainchild of predental students from the University of Texas at Dallas — has raised $24,755 for the ... Read More
One grand mission
During Operation Lone Star, every minute counts. It’s 3 a.m. on Aug. 4 in Mission, Texas, three miles from the Texas-Mexico border. The air is still. The heat from the previous afternoon lingers. Like most August days in South Texas, ... Read More
Second student-run Give Kids a Smile event in the works, complete with follow-up care referrals
Give Kids a Smile, a tradition more than a decade in the making, rallies public and private dental practices, dental schools and dental professional organizations nationwide to provide free oral health services to children in need. On Feb. 28, TAMBCD ... Read More
Dental school dean speaks out on hot topic in Dallas: water fluoridation
Each time the debate surrounding community water fluoridation surfaces, faculty and alumni of Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry take measures to ensure the oral health of the Dallas community. On Jan. 28, Dallas City Council members voted once again to ... Read More
New partnership amps up dental care for youngsters in East Dallas
Seven people huddle around their young patient, the first of the day, but the little girl doesn’t seem to mind. No older than 5 or 6, she lays still, relaxed, a plush mallard duck tucked under one arm, as the ... Read More
Reducing tooth decay one sealant at a time
Dental sealants have been compared to vaccinations because they, too, provide a preventative measure against a health threat by guarding against a common dental culprit known as a cavity. Because the cost of placing dental sealants is much less than ... Read More
TAMBCD planting seeds early to address access to dental care
If Project Dental Awareness had been available to Aja Walker when she was in early elementary school, she probably would have soaked up the hands-on activities delivered right to her campus. This initiative of Texas A&M University Baylor College of ... Read More
Free Sealant and Prophy Day
Twice a year, the Asian-American Dental Society provides sealants and dental cleanings to children at no cost during its Biannual Free Sealant and Prophy Day, an initiative of the society’s Texas A&M Baylor College of Dentistry dental and dental hygiene ... Read More
Going to extremes
Wanted: adventurous dental students seeking training opportunities in rural — and sometimes forbidding — locations. No roads lead into Barrow, Alaska, the northernmost city in the U.S., an outpost on the frozen tundra that clings to the edge of the ... Read More