In the Community
Operation Lone Star 2014
In the waning weeks of summer break, disaster loomed along the Texas-Mexico border. Sort of. A massive cohort of military, medical and volunteer personnel descended upon the Rio Grande Valley Aug. 4 to 8, where they responded to a simulated bioterrorism threat with a medical countermeasure dispensing operation. [...] Read More
Destination: Treasure Beach
As summer clinic drew to a close, nine dental students boarded a flight bound for Jamaica, where many of their patients were treated in dental chairs unlike any the students had ever seen. The dental chairs at the Hopewell clinic ... Read More
Closing a gap in oral health care
A partnership between Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry and one local nonprofit will result in free dental care for thousands of low-income residents in northwest Dallas. Elsa Helton was elated when she discovered that students from Texas A&M ... Read More
Filling a need in North Texas
Dallas residents lacking dental care are benefiting from TAMBCD's community clinical training. [...] Read More
Operation East Texas
Students trade summer break for outreach. [...] Read More
Community care
Texas A&M Baylor College of Dentistry alumni, faculty, students and staff work to improve public health. [...] Read More
Miles for Smiles dental health runathon scheduled for May 2
The Sixth Annual Miles for Smiles runathon will begin at 2 p.m. on May 2 at the University of Texas at Dallas. Proceeds from the event, a partnership between the UTD Pre-Dental Association and Texas A&M University Baylor College of ... Read More
High octane lesson in oral health
The Duck Commander 500 brought more than stock cars, drivers and fans to Texas Motor Speedway. [...] Read More
Travel with purpose
Forget the beach. During spring break 2014, these Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry students stepped out of the college’s clinics and into different treatment locales throughout the Southwest and south of the border, all in the interest of learning and service. [...] Read More
Warmer temperatures this way
When this faculty member headed to the Last Frontier in the dead of winter to advance Alaska Natives' oral health needs, he didn't expect the mercury to climb higher than it did in Dallas. [...] Read More