Texas A&M College of Dentistry

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

First-year dental hygiene student Briana Bonney with the book "Born to Run"

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

Students and residents share their posters with faculty and peers during the 2014 TAMBCD Research Scholars Day.

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

Second-year team members of Caruth's winning "College Bowl" National Board Preparation Competition team.

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

Lowell Stanford, first-year dental student

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

Junior Osinde, left, talks with Dr. Stephen Crane during Operation Lone Star in Mission, Texas, in August 2014.

Osinde honored with Betty J. Scott Scholarship

A high school sports accident sparked this fourth-year dental student’s initial interest in the profession. Motivation and a heart for serving others has gotten him this far — and helped him glean honors along the way. It was purely by accident ... Read More

L to R: TDA Smiles Foundation board member, D1 Lauren Brubaker, D1 Tianne Yarbrough, Dean Lawrence Wolinsky

Brubaker and Yarbrough receive TDA Smiles Foundation Scholarship

Each year two first-year dental students are awarded the Texas Dental Association Smiles Foundation Scholarship, a $1,000 award. What is most interesting about the recipients is that they are selected in large part because of achievements earned before starting at ... Read More

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Dental students create awareness for importance of advocacy

A group of dental students at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry is creating unique learning experiences for their peers that they might not otherwise receive in the clinic or classroom. The topic: how state and federal legislation impacts ... Read More

Chelsea Hooper, alumna of the TAMBCD Summer Predental Enrichment Program

Spotlight on summer enrichment program alums

Q&A: The road to dentistry with Chelsea K. Hooper Chelsea Hooper is a senior business fellows and biology double major at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Her interest in the dental profession began early. It was through attending courses like ... Read More