On Campus
City of dreams
The prospect of change lured Dr. Claude Williams to Dallas. After 44 years, his quest to foster inclusion still spurs opportunity. We crowd into the elevator, and the questions start. Dr. Claude Williams knows this process well. We’re giving a campus tour to dental assisting students from Kaplan College. One young man recognizes Williams, asks him about his service in the Navy. There are more questions from others who want to know about this pioneer: the first African-American orthodontist in the Southwest and the first African-American faculty member at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry. Williams answers as many students as he can, but time during the campus visit is limited. Read More
Commencement 2014
Commencement exercises on May 29 offered Dr. Richard Box, an Austin-based dentist, Aggie alum and Chairman Emeritus of the Texas A&M System Board of Regents, the opportunity to share a few pointers with members of the Class of 2014. [...] Read More
2014 Teacher of the Year awards
Student picks include a three-time award recipient and a clinical instructor with a wealth of international experience. Every year, with sponsorship from the Baylor College of Dentistry Alumni Association, dental and dental hygiene students cast their votes to recognize teachers ... Read More
2014 scholarship recipients
Pierre Fauchard Scholarship Clint Miller, an incoming fourth-year dental student at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, was awarded the Pierre Fauchard Scholarship, given to one third-year dental student at each of the 54 qualifying dental schools throughout the ... Read More
Graduating students’ achievements recognized during awards ceremony
Graduating dental and dental hygiene students were recognized May 28 during Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry's annual student awards ceremony. Academic Honors and Awards DENTAL HYGIENE CLASS OF 2014 First Scholastic Honors Gold Medal Winner Amy Lynn Fujarski Second ... Read More
Endodontic residents recognized
Drs. Brandi Molina and Dennis Tran, first-year endodontic residents, received first place in the resident table clinic competition at the 2014 annual meeting of the American Association of Endodontists. Their clinic was titled "Blasting the Learning Curve." The meeting took ... Read More
And the winner of the D4 "I Survived Dental School" Photo Contest is …
Congratulations to Charlene Garcia, who has a fellow classmate to thank for snapping this photo of her grabbing a quick power nap in the practical lab! The effort earned her a $20 Stackhouse gift card. Read More
Seeing double
The two top-ranking students in the Class of 2014 have more in common than strong study prowess. It could have something to do with their DNA. Patrick and Austin Hodges, No. 1 and No. 2 in this year’s graduating dental ... Read More
A day in their scrubs
Meet up-and-coming pediatric dentistry graduate student and now also family man, Zach Alleman, who, during his final year in dental school, adopted two baby boys. [...] Read More
Christensen to present keynote lecture at 2014 Niessen Symposium
On May 23, Dr. Gordon Christensen, founder and director of Practical Clinical Courses and CEO of Clinicians Report Foundation, will provide the keynote lecture for the 2014 Linda C. Niessen Geriatric Dentistry Symposium at Texas A&M University Baylor College of ... Read More