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From presentation to peer-reviewed journals
Caruth School of Dental Hygiene students have one-upped themselves, going above and beyond their streak of winning research poster presentations at both the state and national level. Next stop? Publication.
Dental Teacher of the Year
Encouragement and a team-focused approach to clinical instruction have caught Dr. Bernard Hennessy’s students’ attention. Qualities like these prompted students to select him as Dental Teacher of the Year.
Dental Hygiene Teacher of the Year
The past two years have been particularly noteworthy for Dr. Faizan Kabani as he picked up a slew of prestigious awards. But being named Dental Hygiene Teacher of the Year by far means the most.
Affirmation for progress
The IDEA Committee recently received a $65,000 diversity award from Texas A&M University.
Congratulations, Class of 2020!
A heartfelt message to our graduates from Dean Lawrence Wolinsky
The Way I See It: Dr. Katya Skillestad ’19
To say that orthodontics changed Dr. Katherine “Katya” Skillestad’s life would be an understatement. She can relate to her orthodontic patients perhaps more than they could ever imagine. Throughout childhood, Skillestad was self-conscious about smiling or laughing unless she covered ...
Allergies can blur diagnosis
Tooth pain or sinus pain? Knowing the difference can be perplexing for both patients and professionals.
Every day is Mother’s Day
When Dr. Julie Stelly ’83, ’87 opened her practice right out of dental school, she never dreamed it would one day be a family business. “Honestly, I didn’t really know of very many family dental legacies, much less a mother/daughter ...
A day in their scrubs
Hometown: I was born and raised in Odessa, Texas, which can be summarized by Friday Night Lights, oil and tumbleweeds. However, my parents moved to San Antonio six years ago, and wherever they are is what I call home. Undergrad ...
Surreal double quarantine
Ph.D. student Yongxi Liang’s Chinese New Year celebration quickly went from a cherished holiday to a vexing multicountry, two-quarantine odyssey. Just two weeks into her 2020 semester at Texas A&M College of Dentistry, Liang caught a flight Jan. 22 ...
For our front-line heroes
Texas A&M College of Dentistry’s community outreach kicked into high gear as calls for protective gear came from the front lines of those battling COVID-19. When Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in College Station queried Texas A&M Health Science ...
The bright side, Part 7
While our faculty and staff adjust to working remotely and staying close to home, their fuzzy friends like Bode have no complaints.