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Dr. Given Kachepa: From dark past to bright future
Three words — perseverance, focus and determination — handwritten on a dry erase board in Given Kachepa’s bedroom at his foster parents’ Colleyville, Texas, home characterize his successful transformation from victim to dentist. The future did not always look promising ... Read More

Commencement 2015
Each year students and residents at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry complete more than 100,000 patient appointments as part of their professional preparation. At the culmination of their education, they embark on the next stage of their careers to impact the future of dentistry. Read More
Legacy of Bush Jones-Sprenger Scholarship continues with 2015 recipient awards
The tradition of leadership and academic excellence at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry continues as more than a dozen first-year dental students received news that they will receive the Bush Jones-Sprenger Scholarship, a $1,000 award, for the 2015-2016 ... Read More

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

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

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

TAMBCD now taking submissions for 42nd Annual Research Scholars Day
Interested in presenting your research, clinical case, table clinic or critically appraised topic? Abstracts may now be submitted for the 42nd Annual Research Scholars Day at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, which will be April 1. The following groups ... Read More

Caruth dental hygiene students earn honors during annual meeting
Recognition was in store for several students during the Texas Dental Hygienists’ Association-Student American Dental Hygienists’ Association annual meeting. Approximately 32 students from the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry attended the Feb. ... Read More

Fisch receives BJ Long scholarship
Jordin Fisch, a second-year student in the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, received the BJ Long Memorial Scholarship on Feb. 12. Members of the Dallas Dental Hygienists’ Society determine the recipient of ... Read More

A day in their scrubs
Meet first-year dental student Lowell Stanford. In the 15 months prior to coming to Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, Lowell Stanford wracked up some impressive on-the-job skills to add to his dental school application. A 2013 West Point ... Read More