Recent Posts
Getting to the root of pain
This recent graduate’s postdoctoral plans keep her anchored at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, where she’ll further the dental school’s research on estrogen and TMJ disorders. [...]
Qin selected for IADR leadership position
Dr. Chunlin Qin, professor in biomedical sciences, was elected vice president of the Mineralized Tissue Scientific Group of the International Association for Dental Research/American Association for Dental Research. The vice president progresses through an additional three years of leadership: one ...
Orthodontic publication
Cuairán C, Campbell P, Kontogiorgos E, Taylor R, Melo A, Buschang P. Local application of zoledronate enhances miniscrew implant stability in dogs. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 2014 June; 145(6): 737-749.
Dental hygiene publication
Harper Mallonee L, Boyd L, Stegeman C. Practice paper of the academy of nutrition and dietetics abstract: oral health and nutrition. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2014 June; 114(6): 958.
Operation East Texas
Students trade summer break for outreach. [...]
Family tradition
2014 dental graduate Dr. Spencer Mack is the sixth Mack family addition to the dental profession and part of the third Mack generation to graduate from TAMBCD. If history repeats itself, chances are good we’ll see more of this family in the decades to come. [...]
Orthodontic alum wins national award for case study
When surgery is not an option, orthodontic treatment has the potential to achieve dramatic results and positively impact the patient’s quality of life, an award-winning case study from Dr. Bryan Hsu ’13 (Ortho), shows. During the American Association of Orthodontists ...
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.
Comparative time efficiency of aligner therapy and conventional edgewise braces
Buschang P, Shaw S, Ross M, Crosby D, Campbell P. Comparative time efficiency of aligner therapy and conventional edgewise braces. The Angle Orthodontist 2014 May; 84(3):391-396.
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. [...]
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 ...
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 ...