Students
Forging relationships through Great Expectations
Q&A with Kristina Miller, fourth-year dental student Kristina Miller wasn’t always on the dental career track. A political science major in college, she had been in the workforce several years — as a consultant setting up medical and dental practices ... Read More
A day in their scrubs
Meet third-year dental student James Browning. When James Browning started his undergraduate coursework at Texas A&M University-Commerce, he opted for the biology track in preparation for a career in the health sciences. He considered fields like physical therapy and anesthesiology, ... Read More
Waxing a tooth: a handy how-to column
Fourth-year student Ticole Nguyen’s approach to this dental school essential It’s one of the first things incoming students learn during their dental school careers — and in some cases, before they become a student at Texas A&M University Baylor College ... Read More
Eye on the mark
Striking a winning balance between World Cup soccer and the challenges of dental school The plane can make for a suitable study spot. That is, until the drowsiness sets in. On weekend flights to Mexico, Alina Garciamendez-Rowold finds any time ... Read More
A day in their scrubs
Meet fourth-year dental student Katie Freeman. Katie Freeman had not been working in the clinic long when she spotted something suspicious. As a third-year dental student, she had only just entered the clinical portion of her dental education and didn’t ... Read More
Opening the door to international collaboration
Clinical experiences are a highlight for participants from Princess Noura bint Abdulrahman University dental school during a monthlong enrichment program in Dallas Meet Hessa. There’s not a whole lot this young girl doesn’t do: She’s just as likely to cough ... Read More
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