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Advocating for fluoridated water
Millions of Americans improve their oral health simply by turning on the tap. [...]
Dr. Connie Hastings Drisko, Class of 1961
Dr. Connie Hastings Drisko, a graduate of Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry’s Caruth School of Dental Hygiene, passed away June 22, 2014, in Augusta, Ga. Drisko was a highly regarded dental educator who retired in 2013 after serving ...
Lopez receives Community Health Charities volunteer award
Pat Lopez, regional human resources director, was presented with the 2014 Volunteer of the Year Award from Community Health Charities, which unites workplace donors with health charities by coordinating employee giving programs. Lopez received the award during the organization’s annual ...
Osteonecrosis
When prescription drugs cause adverse effects in the jaw [...]
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.