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In the Community
LIGHT shines at Vogel Alcove
Members of LIGHT, a student organization at Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, volunteered at Dallas nonprofit Vogel Alcove on July 22 to bring oral health education and school supplies to children of families experiencing homelessness.
Alumni Impact
Dr. Mickey Vaclav, Class of 1974
Dr. Michael “Mickey” Don Vaclav of Amarillo passed away on July 23. Vaclav, a past president of the Texas Dental Association and Panhandle District Dental Society, has practiced dentistry in Amarillo since 1975. He is a Fellow of the American ...
On Campus
Smiles we remember
Dr. Franklin K. Eggleston of Houston was a devoted and impactful leader who positively influenced both his profession and Texas A&M University College of Dentistry. Eggleston, who earned his dental degree in 1970 from what was then known as Baylor ...
Alumni Impact
The Way I See It: Dr. Danette McNew ’88
Dr. Danette McNew has given freely of her time and expertise in multiple dentistry-related roles for three decades, including endeavors that have been fulfilling beyond compare, she says. Now it’s time to focus on sharing her time with another group ...
On Campus
Interim dean gets to work
Dr. Lynne Opperman plunged into her interim dean role at Texas A&M College of Dentistry.
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 ...
On Campus
A day in their scrubs
Meet D4 Payton Keller
On Campus
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.
On Campus
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.
On Campus
Congrats, 2021 honors students
Here are the scholastic winners, award recipients and dean’s list students.
On Campus
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.
On Campus
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 ...