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North Texas Giving Day 2016
North Texas Giving Day 2016
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Voice of dental hygiene
Colleagues describe her as the matriarch of the department, a constant ally for Caruth students and team members alike. After more than 30 years on the college faculty, this director is now a retiree.
Patient care near and far
When Rotary clubs spanning continents team up with dental students from multiple institutions, good things happen. Like dental care for hundreds of people in Zambia, Africa.
Caruth luncheon
Graduates of the college’s dental hygiene program carry a deep sense of pride in their profession. One may even go so far as to say Caruth hygienists “bleed purple," which explains the splashes of lilac permeating their annual celebration’s details.
Free flu vaccines available to staff and faculty starting Oct. 5
Each year, approximately 20 percent of Americans get the flu. Faculty and staff at Texas A&M College of Dentistry can avoid being part of that statistic by getting a flu shot, available on campus at no cost starting this October. ...
Order in chaos
Exploring the role of stigmergy in biofilm
Blanton named interim dean of South Carolina dental school
In 2014 Dr. Patricia Blanton ’67, ’74, ’76 sold her Dallas periodontics practice and moved to Charleston, South Carolina, continuing clinical work part time with a colleague and assuming a faculty position in the stomatology department at the James B. ...
Not enough dentists?
Study analyzes characteristics of dental underserved areas, outlines potential solutions
Dr. Robert Lamb, Class of 1976
Dr. Robert Lamb is the 2016 recipient of the Oklahoma Dental Association’s Distinguished Dental Service Award. Lamb, who maintains an oral and maxillofacial surgery practice in Edmond, Oklahoma, is a past president of the board of directors of Health Talents ...
Dr. Jason Hui, Class of 2011
The Texas Academy of General Dentistry recently recognized 2011 alumnus Dr. Jason Hui with its Fellowship Award during the Academy of General Dentistry’s annual session in Boston. Hui, a Plano, Texas, native, practices in Allen, Texas, at Paragon Dentistry. Outside ...
Dr. Radina Petkova, Class of 2012
The Texas Academy of General Dentistry recently recognized 2012 alumna Dr. Radina Petkova with its Fellowship Award during the Academy of General Dentistry’s annual session in Boston. Petkova, who was born in Asenovgrad, Bulgaria, and moved to Dallas as a ...