On Campus
Staff Development Day 2016
Are we having fun yet? More than 150 staff members of Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry convened on Jan. 6 for the dental school’s annual Staff Development Day. A theme was evident throughout the event: Providing genuine customer ... Read More
Staff Development Day 2016
Serious fun, serious results, with Tony Brigmon, former Southwest Airlines Ambassador of Fun For a professional development day unlike any other, staff members should mark their calendars for Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016. As part of the day’s events, which will ... Read More
Dean’s Holiday Coffee Break
The weather may feel closer to summer than winter, but at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, the atmosphere will be positively festive during the 2015 Dean’s Holiday Coffee Break, an annual tradition. Students, faculty and staff are invited ... Read More
From analog to digital, and everything in between
After 30 years, Frederick retires from TAMBCD When Scott Frederick joined the dental school staff as an audiovisual production specialist in December 1984, the creation of 35 mm slide programs with narration was his forte. Needless to say, not a ... Read More
Cooking for a cause
Chili generates cash for St. Jude’s The Oct. 23 Chili Cook-Off at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, a part of the 2015 State Employee Charitable Campaign, raised $1,018.50. Pat Matulis, lead office associate in the Office of Student ... Read More
Regents Professor designation for Opperman
Dr. Lynne Opperman was awarded the title of Regents Professor by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents during its Nov. 12 meeting. Throughout her career, Opperman, a member of the biomedical sciences faculty since 1997, has maintained leadership ... Read More
Dental hygiene graduate endows scholarship
Not long after earning her degree, Patsy Whalley, a 1966 Caruth School of Dental Hygiene graduate, decided it might be nice to live and work in California. It meant becoming licensed in that state, but that didn’t daunt her. She ... Read More
Parrigin-Clark talks Resource Team during ADEA conference
Gail Parrigin-Clark, director of financial services at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, presented at the 2015 American Dental Education Association Sections on Business and Financial Administration and Clinic Administration meeting on Oct. 3 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In ... Read More
A day in their scrubs
Meet Anika Rodgers, fourth-year dental student The D.D.S/Ph.D. program at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry is a viable option for prospective dental students eager to dive into the academic research realm. What isn’t altogether common, however, is a ... Read More
2015 Center of Excellence conference: Coordinated health care to combat diabetes
Despite advances in health care, diabetes — according to the Centers for Disease Control’s 2014 Diabetes Report Card — remains the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S., and the rate continues to increase among some groups based on ... Read More