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Alumni Impact
Alumni honors for Wolinsky
Dr. Lawrence E. Wolinsky, professor and former dean of Texas A&M College of Dentistry, was announced this month as a 2021 recipient of the UCLA School of Dentistry’s Alumni of the Year Award. The award recognizes individuals “who set new ...
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A day in their scrubs
Meet D4 Payton Keller
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Dental Hygiene Teacher of the Year
Maureen Brown, clinical assistant professor in the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene, remembers how her own teachers inspired her, which she now applies in her own classroom.
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Dental Teacher of the Year
Dr. Sarah Parker Allen relishes the creative aspects of her role in teaching removable prosthetics—from creating curriculum to making demo videos—which combines her love for art with science.
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Congrats, 2021 honors students
Here are the scholastic winners, award recipients and dean’s list students.
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Ribbons for research
For the first time in Caruth School of Dental Hygiene history, select students donned research medallions as part of their official graduation regalia.
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2021 Commencement info
When is commencement? Commencement is scheduled for Friday, May 21, 2021, at 11 a.m. Where is commencement being held? The college will hold its 2021 commencement ceremony at the Curtis Culwell Center. The 190,000 square feet state-of-the-art multi-purpose facility is ...
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AEGD wishes granted
A ripple effect of positive change is afoot in the Advanced Education in General Dentistry program, thanks to five-year grant funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration.
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Reeling in the years
It’s not unheard of for newly hired Texas A&M College of Dentistry faculty and staff to settle in and stay a while. As the years fly by, milestone work anniversaries—starting at 20 years and up in 5-year increments—are usually marked ...
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Smiles we remember
Art Upton, who launched the College of Dentistry’s website in the early 1990s, died unexpectedly on April 22. He retired in December 2020 after 28 years at the college, most recently as website administrator. The news was met with disbelief ...
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Stars of the Month
Congrats to this month's Distinguished Person of the Month award winners. Every month, our Student Council chooses two students, two faculty members and a staffer who exemplify excellence.
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A day in their scrubs
Hometown: Katy, Texas Undergrad institution: Texas A&M University Why Texas A&M College of Dentistry: My childhood dentist and Baylor College of Dentistry alumnus, Dr. Tommy Harrison, told me during shadowing, “Your favorite dental school is the one you get into.” ...