On Campus
Taking action now to influence the future of dentistry
TAMBCD students discuss school loan debt with lawmakers during national lobby day As dental student loan debt continues to climb, concerns regarding repayment rank high among the priorities of soon-to-be graduates, who owe on average more than $247,000 upon completing ... Read More
Upton and Frederick discuss live webcast technology during conference presentation
Art Upton, website administrator in advancement, communications and alumni relations, and Scott Frederick, director of media resources, presented “Live Webcast: On-Demand Recording Technology” at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education Region IV conference in Austin, Texas, on April ... Read More
Dental student elected to ADEA regional leadership role
One of the primary goals: Help local chapters increase participation, interest in dental education. Less than two years after dental students at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry started a local chapter of the American Dental Education Association, a ... Read More
11th Annual Jesse T. Bullard Lectureship in Prosthodontics to feature Mayo Clinic speaker
Dr. Steven Eckert, program director for prosthodontics at the Mayo Graduate School and professor emeritus at the Mayo Medical School, will discuss issues related to the future of implant dentistry during the 11th Annual Jesse T. Bullard Lectureship in Prosthodontics and ... Read More
First dental implant continuum comes to completion, plans in the works for fall course
The first 12-day Implant Continuum, a 110-hour continuing education course presented in four modules over six months, was recently offered at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry. The continuum is the only one of its kind in the U.S. ... Read More
Cole professorship funding complete
The first item on the list: Integration of CAD/CAM technology for TAMBCD’s preclinical curriculum Computer-aided design and manufacturing, commonly referred to as CAD/CAM, has transformed the accessibility of efficient, precise dental restorations. A CAD/CAM unit can, in conjunction with a ... Read More
Dental hygiene faculty member talks social media during ADEA presentation
Leigh Ann Wyatt, assistant professor of dental hygiene, was one of 15 presenters to give a 5-minute talk during the Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies and Informatics Short Talks series, a session offered during the American Dental Education Association ... Read More
A day in their scrubs
Meet first-year dental hygiene student Briana Bonney. But you can call her Breezy. After attending a couple meetings of the Dallas Dental Hygienists’ Society, “Breezy” Briana Bonney knew what she had to do. The Texas Dental Hygienists’ Association had an ... Read More
Former TAMBCD professor, CMP director, receives Nobel Biocare award
The Academy of Osseointegration awarded Dr. Stephen Parel the eighth Nobel Biocare Brånemark Osseointegration Award on March 12. Parel, who was a professor at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry from 1998 to 2008, serving as director of the ... Read More
Step into spring with health and wellness initiative
The Resource Team at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry will host a kickoff on March 17 for its “Stepping into Spring” initiative. This competition, which requires participants to track their steps with a pedometer from March 23 to ... Read More