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Periodontics for the win
Dr. Carlos Parra, clinical assistant professor in periodontics, recently received the Bud and Linda Tarrson Fellowship at the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation’s annual meeting in Chicago. The $30,000 award, distributed evenly over three years, is given annually to one ...
Our behind-the-scenes heroes
Every weekday, students queue up to a clinic dispensary, relying on the folks behind the counter to provide vital tools for their next extraction or root canal.
The Way I See It: Dr. Jennifer Perry Wade ’14
Just five years post-dental school, Dr. Jennifer Perry Wade ’14 has found the perfect blend of work/life and faith/career balance. Wade got her first taste of mixing dentistry with community outreach while attending Texas A&M College of Dentistry. Two mission ...
Buttoning up a new tradition
Donning the prestigious white coat is a rite of passage for dental students. This year, however, the school’s new accelerated clinic curriculum added a twist. On Friday, Nov. 8, D1s pulled on the prestigious threads a year earlier than usual. ...
Svoboda, Nair assume new roles
With the new Clinic & Education Building comes a new way of life, including job titles, at Texas A&M College of Dentistry. Dr. Kathy Svoboda and Dr. M.K. Nair were recently named assistant dean for the oral biology graduate program ...
Wang lands NSF grant
Texas A&M College of Dentistry’s Dr. Qian Wang, associate professor in biomedical sciences, and collaborators have received a $790,000 National Science Foundation grant for a study on a colony of rhesus monkeys and the health effects on aging, bone development ...
Double-duty day
It was a Saturday for service as not one but two events, Miles for Smiles and Cleaning & Sealant Day, occurred simultaneously on Nov. 2. Starting bright and early at Dallas’ Exall Park, the annual Miles for Smiles fun run ...
Chili, costumes, charity
It wouldn’t be Halloween without crazy costumes and warm bowls of chili.
Smiles we remember
After news of Drucilla “Dru” Lewis’ passing started to sink in, former colleagues’ funny anecdotes and cherished memories soon followed. Lewis joined the college as a staff member in 1994, making scores of friends over the years before retiring as ...
Pumpkins – Halloween 2019
Sure, we’re professionals around here. But when offered a chance to decorate pumpkins and carve jack-o-lanterns, eat popcorn and share some laughs, we’re all over it.
A fitting farewell
Marian Rogers traveled more than 120 miles from Hamilton, Texas, to Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery on Friday, Oct. 18, for one final salute to her husband, U.S. Navy Seaman Paul Rogers. It was a farewell she almost missed. Paul Rogers, ...
Flashback to ’79
The Class of 1979 used to greet its class president with paper airplanes, spit wads and one-liners. “So brutal, but lots of love,” says Dr. Tommy Harrison, recipient of their good-natured ribbing. “It was a whole audience of Johnny Carsons. ...