On Campus
New quality enhancement plan for TAMBCD
Faculty and students alike stand to benefit from a new quality enhancement plan that will launch this month at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry. The new plan, titled “Teaching, Evaluating and Applying Critical Thinking in Healthcare” — TEACTH ... Read More
Inaugural Minutes in Motion competition culminates with staff awards, luncheon
Staff members at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry got in motion this fall with a new health and wellness initiative from the TAMBCD Resource Team. Minutes in Motion, which ran Sept. 25 through Nov. 5, encouraged college employees ... Read More
A gift from students, for students
The Class of 2014 contributes funds for the purchase of a new X-ray unit. Licensing board exams are among the most challenging experiences for any dental student. The culmination of four years of study and patient care comes down to ... Read More
Everything Zen
Stan Richardson joined the TAMBCD staff 35 years ago, but he started playing the Japanese bamboo flute long before that. Now he is Smithsonian bound. The shakuhachi is a deceptively unassuming instrument. Traditionally fashioned from bamboo, this end-blown flute could ... Read More
Mallonee nabs award for dental hygiene, dietetic interprofessional practical experience
In 2004, Lisa Mallonee developed an innovative clinical rotation that gives dietetic interns at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas the opportunity to work collaboratively with dental hygiene students at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry. A decade after ... Read More
Hutchins receives emeritus title
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents recently awarded Dr. Bob Hutchins professor emeritus status for his contributions to the college’s biomedical sciences department. Hutchins retired in 2014 after nearly 30 years at the dental school. In 1985, he ... Read More
Chords of healing
As a third-year dental student at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, most of Ashley Smith’s days are spent treating patients in the clinic. On the rare occasion Smith is gifted with a bit of spare time, she knows ... Read More
TAMBCD’s pipeline program making strides for access to education and health care, Lacy tells House committee
When Dr. Ernie Lacy graduated from Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry in 1994, she was one of eight students who identified themselves as underrepresented minorities. At that time, the group constituted just 8 percent of her graduating class. ... Read More
Kang receives faculty educator development award
Dr. David Kang, assistant professor in oral and maxillofacial surgery, received a $120,000 award from the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation. The Faculty Educator Development Award is intended to encourage surgeons to choose academic oral and maxillofacial surgery and remain ... Read More
Kerney Laday Scholarship for Miller
Clint Miller, a fourth-year dental student, received the Kerney Laday Scholarship, an award given to one recipient at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry each year. Read More