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Smiles we remember: Dr. Billy Roy Brown
Former faculty member Dr. Billy Roy Brown, 98, passed away July 9, 2024, in Dallas.
Smiles we remember: Jeanne Santa Cruz
Jeanne Santa Cruz, a former education specialist in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M School of Dentistry, passed away. She retired from the school in 2018 after 28 years of service.
Smiles we remember: Dr. Neil Frederiksen
Former faculty member Dr. Neil L. Frederiksen passed away Sunday, July 7, 2024.
Smiles we remember: Jessie “Ray” Covington
Jerry "Ray" Covington, former vice president of business services, passed away Aug. 2, 2024.
Alumni provide dental care in Romania
Three Texas A&M School of Dentistry alumni recently took their dental expertise – and heart for others – to Romania.
Taking on new challenges
Dr. Shaneka Marks ’10 participated in the school’s Summer Pre-Dental Enrichment Programs (SPEP) as a high school student and throughout her undergraduate studies. Now she’s returned to campus, this time as SPEP program administrator.
10 graduate from post-bac program
Ten students graduated from Texas A&M School of Dentistry’s Post-Baccalaureate Program June 18 and were granted automatic admission to dental school this fall.
A day in their scrubs: Huzefa Hashim
Meet Huzefa Hashim, a second-year dental student and new father.
Working to the same standard
Dental hygiene professor Brandy Cowen studied the faculty calibration process and presented her findings at the 2024 ADEA Allied Dental Program Directors' Conference.
Carving his own path
There comes a point in every dental and dental hygiene student’s career when they have to ask themselves an important question: What’s next? For Dr. Richard Rodriguez ’21, his answer to this question took him to The Last Frontier, where he serves as a public health dentist in Anchorage, Alaska.
Expanding student scholarship
Texas A&M School of Dentistry prides itself as a leading research institution, and to better support this mission, the Office of Academic Affairs has revived its Educational Research Grant Program.
Root canals: Are they as scary as they seem?
Dr. Poorya Jalali said root canals "get a bad rap," when it's actually a straightforward, almost painless, procedure.