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Right at home
As Dr. Yi-Shing Lisa Cheng steps into Dr. John M. Wright’s role as diagnostic sciences department head, she knows he’s a tough act to follow. Her peers, it seems, have no doubt the transition will be a smooth one. Cheng, ...
Pending patents
Dr. Lynne Opperman pauses to reflect on her colleagues’ recent recognition for securing two patents last year, which she describes as “very unusual.” She has spent years laying the groundwork for this day. “Prior to 2006, we actually didn’t have ...
Progress notes
Prioritizing and planning. That’s what keeps Dr. L. Bruno Ruest above the fray as he juggles his role as Predoctoral Student Research Program director with his own research and time in the classroom. Ruest, associate professor in biomedical sciences, is ...
Women Who STEAM
Dr. Ernie Lacy, associate dean for student affairs, recently was honored with a Women Who STEAM award for her leadership in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. Lacy was one of nine women celebrated by the Dallas Chapter of The ...
Congrats to our honors students
Academic Honors and Awards Dental Class of 2019 First Scholastic Honors Gold Medal Winner and Alpha Omega Award Kyle Maxwell Baird Second Scholastic Honors David Luke Chastain Third Scholastic Honors John William Ratliff Fourth Scholastic Honors George Derrick Pylant ...
Teachers of the Year
Faculty members Dr. Qian Wang and Mary Vu recently received the 2019 Teacher of the Year awards, presented annually by the Texas A&M College of Dentistry Alumni Association and selected by the college’s student body.
Our people
For almost 38 years, Cheryl Howell has been a familiar face in the college’s library. Often the first person a visitor encounters at the library help desk, she greets patrons with a warm smile and a genuine willingness to provide ...
CAD/CAM for D1s
For the first time, Texas A&M College of Dentistry’s entering dental students will be introduced to CAD/CAM dentistry in the first-year restorative dentistry course. The CAD/CAM Education Center’s permanent preclinical laboratory, established in 2018, readily accommodates this change. In 2015, ...
A national audience
Top scores in oral research and e-poster abstracts recently landed prosthodontic graduate students Dr. Ericka Miller and Dr. Christina Wang in Washington, D.C., at the Academy of Osseointegration’s annual meeting, where they presented their research. Their presentation, “Implant Stability for ...
A day in their scrubs
Second-year dental student Ashly Okoli has found her voice, both as a writer and a former introvert. “The first person who told me I was gifted in writing was my eighth-grade English teacher,” she says. Her essay, “Cavities: What Are ...
A new season beckons
He’s spent almost 50 years in the dental profession; 20 years of that at Texas A&M College of Dentistry. Now Dr. Steve Karbowski, restorative sciences department head, is hanging up his white coat to embark on retirement adventures. A May ...
Glickman lends expertise to national oral health report
Every 20 years, the U.S. surgeon general issues a report on oral health in America. That deep-dive look at numerous, all-encompassing aspects of the state of the nation’s dental health care requires that experts weigh in. Dr. Gerald Glickman, professor ...