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A day in their scrubs
Meet Dominique Salas-Garfias, DH2 One constant is woven into Dominique Salas-Garfias’ life: her family. All she need do to get to her mother’s home is open the front door and cross the tree-lined park separating their properties. After 10 years ...
Watson award for orthodontic alum, volunteer faculty member
Congratulations are in order for Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry’s Dr. Aaron Swapp, ’12 (orthodontics) who received the 2016 Wayne G. Watson Award for Biologic or Experimental Research. The American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics gives the ...
Our people
Ty Jefferson and the Dream Team Talk with Ty Jefferson, and it’s quite possible you’ll hear at least one sentence trail off into song. It’s subtle, but there’s the hint of a melody, and it’s sure to lift your spirits. ...
Crossroads
Too good not to share Dental Crossroads is a free online educational resource for dental professionals at every stage of education and dental practice. Audio and video presentations by renowned experts with no hidden agendas. Dozens of topics ranging from ...
AAE annual session
Faculty and graduate students in the Department of Endodontics at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry were well represented during the 2016 American Association of Endodontists Annual Session. Here’s a look at a few individuals representing TAMBCD and the ...
A matter of time and precision
Table clinic compares traditional sutures with novel alternatives, wins AAE award in the process Sutures have long been the go-to method for closing flaps in endodontic surgeries. In recent years, adhesive enhancements and alternatives that boast of increased convenience, faster ...
CAD/CAM before clinic
Dental students are using this technology as early as their D2 year, thanks in part to a gift from the Texas A&M Association of Former Students The use of CAD/CAM technology (computer-aided design and manufacturing) has been a part of ...
Fundraising for the future
Q&A with Melissa Ogden, TAMBCD's director of development This Dallas native started her career in New Orleans at her own alma mater, Tulane University. Schlepping hundreds of pounds of crawfish on her cross-country flights as alumni affairs coordinator just came ...
Glickman chosen for American Board of Endodontics’ College of Diplomates leadership role
Dr. Gerald Glickman recently was selected as a director for the College of Diplomates of the American Board of Endodontics. He is one of four individuals to serve in this role for the College of Diplomates, which was established in ...
TAMBCD faculty among presenters at International Anaplastology Association conference
There will be more than one familiar face in the lineup of presenters for the International Anaplastology Association 30th Annual Educational Conference coming up June 1-4. The meeting, taking place in Fort Worth, Texas, features speakers from across multiple disciplines ...
Oral Cancer Foundation 5K Walk/Run
Spreading awareness in effort to save lives There’s a hard truth about oral and oropharyngeal cancers, which are expected to prompt an estimated 48,250 new diagnoses in 2016. While these cancers have an 80 to 90 percent survival rate when ...
Jesse T. Bullard Conference: Full Digital Approach to Implant-Prosthodontics
As use of technology increases, new workflows are needed The number of treatment options within prosthodontics has expanded, thanks to the addition of technologies such as intraoral scanning and cone beam CT scans. But to achieve a fully digital approach ...