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Around-the-clock care
Not every dental school offers hands-on learning in gross anatomy lab, but Texas A&M College of Dentistry’s distinctive program is stronger than ever. “You hear it every year from students—you learn so much more by working with the human body ...
Unexpected upside to 2020
Amid the 2020 fallout, there’s a silver lining in this year’s tax code: more tax-friendly charitable deductions, including those for university support. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act was passed by Congress on March 27, 2020, to help ...
A day in their scrubs
Hometown: I was born in Lahore, Pakistan, but my family moved to the U.S. when I was 4 years old. I’ve lived in Detroit; Little Rock, Arkansas; and a rural town in southeast Arkansas named Warren. Now I call Dallas ...
Student leaders go all in
It seems no stone has been left unturned in an unprecedented 2020, including revamping the student council.
Dr. Gayle Glenn, Class of 1984
Dr. Gayle Glenn ’84, clinical assistant professor and graduate orthodontic clinical director, has been named the 2020 Lucy Hobbs Taylor Award recipient by the American Association of Women Dentists.
The Way I See It: Dr. Caitlin Lange Flosi ’18
Dr. Caitlin Lange Flosi ’18 always knew she’d wind up back in Fort Worth after dental school. Four years in Cowtown as a Texas Christian University undergrad was all it took to convince this Cincinnati, Ohio, native that the city ...
Hand in Hand
A new mentoring project, Hand in Hand, is Executive Director Leigh Ann Wyatt’s brainchild, a virtual version of the outreach curriculum component that was forced to change because of the coronavirus’ social distancing requirements.
A nod to diversity
Texas A&M College of Dentistry has been awarded its first 2020 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. The HEED Award recognizes U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and ...
Dechow named AADR Fellow
Dr. Paul C. Dechow, associate dean for academic affairs, has been named a 2020 American Association for Dental Research Fellow. The AADR Fellows Program recognizes active members who have significantly contributed to the organization and their field, and who also ...
Setting lofty goals
Dr. Likith V. Reddy was recently named department head of oral and maxillofacial surgery at Texas A&M College of Dentistry.
A day in their scrubs
Hometown: Bentonville, Arkansas Undergrad institution: University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Why Texas A&M College of Dentistry: Arkansas unfortunately does not have a dental school. Luckily, some amazing schools, like Texas A&M College of Dentistry, have a history of accepting Arkansas ...
Teaching anywhere, anytime
Welcome to the new norm of continuing education. These at-all-hours presentations have become a reality for several Texas A&M College of Dentistry faculty members in this age of COVID-19.