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Getting a head start
Summer camps are a staple of many childhoods: Scouts, science camp, sports, there’s a summer camp for almost any interest. Texas A&M College of Dentistry also offers summer programs to those interested in a future in dentistry. The Summer Pre-Dental ...
Pediatric selective course offers more hands-on experience
Dr. Kerin L. Burdette, clinical assistant professor in public health sciences and board certified pediatric dentist, thought that the college’s students could benefit from additional hands-on opportunities when it came to pediatric dentistry. While students already receive experience in the ...
Dr. Foyle takes lead in perio department
With Dr. Andreas Polycarpou assuming the acting dean position, new leadership has stepped into College of Dentistry’s periodontics department. Dr. Deborah Foyle, clinical associate professor and director of predoctoral periodontics, is now serving as the interim head of the department. ...
New acting dean hits the ground running
With just three weeks in his new role at the helm of Texas A&M College of Dentistry, Dr. Andreas Polycarpou has covered a lot of ground. He’s already held town hall meetings with faculty, staff and students and implemented streamlined ...
A good kind of 2%-er
Continuing Texas A&M University’s tradition of excellence, six faculty members at Texas A&M College of Dentistry have been recognized among the top 2% of scientists worldwide. The study comes from Stanford University, in a public database of the 100,000 most-cited ...
Congratulations Graduates!
Last Saturday, May 28, at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, the Texas A&M College of Dentistry Class of 2022 was honored at their commencement ceremony. This year, 175 new dentists, dental hygienists and specialists celebrated completion of ...
Meet the 2022 teachers of the year
The Dental and Dental Hygiene Teacher of the Year Awards are presented annually by the Texas A&M College of Dentistry Alumni Association and selected by the college’s student body. Dental Teacher of the Year Award recipient is Dr. Joel Karns ...
Four inducted into Hall of Fame
Texas A&M College of Dentistry celebrated four new Hall of Fame inductees at a ceremony on May 4, marking the 40th anniversary of the college’s premier award. Dr. Franklin Eggleston, Dr. Ronald Woody, Professor Leeanna Bartlett and Dr. Frank Higginbottom ...
Honing in with a new patent
Faculty member Dr. Poorya Jalali envisioned a way to enhance a surgical procedure and recently translated his idea into a patented invention. The clinical associate professor and director of graduate endodontics at Texas A&M College of Dentistry was looking to ...
Empathy training through simulations
Helping students better serve patients with disabilities
A Day In Their Scrubs
Meet D1 Madeline Lynn
Why I Teach: Part 4
Alejandra “Alex” Garcia, adjunct clinical professor in dental hygiene and Caruth School of Dental Hygiene alumna