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A few minutes with Donna Moreno, dental dispensing technician Jump on the double elevators adjacent to the Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry atrium, and you’ll get a glimpse of the activity on each of the school’s eight floors. ...
Staff Development Day 2016
Are we having fun yet? More than 150 staff members of Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry convened on Jan. 6 for the dental school’s annual Staff Development Day. A theme was evident throughout the event: Providing genuine customer ...
Supporting team science
First round of awards given during Dec. 4 Biomaterials Interest Group meeting Team science has come to the fore as researchers look to innovative methods to create novel therapies for some of our country’s most pressing health concerns. The Biomaterials ...
Staff Development Day 2016
Serious fun, serious results, with Tony Brigmon, former Southwest Airlines Ambassador of Fun For a professional development day unlike any other, staff members should mark their calendars for Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016. As part of the day’s events, which will ...
Dean’s Holiday Coffee Break
The weather may feel closer to summer than winter, but at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, the atmosphere will be positively festive during the 2015 Dean’s Holiday Coffee Break, an annual tradition. Students, faculty and staff are invited ...
From analog to digital, and everything in between
After 30 years, Frederick retires from TAMBCD When Scott Frederick joined the dental school staff as an audiovisual production specialist in December 1984, the creation of 35 mm slide programs with narration was his forte. Needless to say, not a ...
Cooking for a cause
Chili generates cash for St. Jude’s The Oct. 23 Chili Cook-Off at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, a part of the 2015 State Employee Charitable Campaign, raised $1,018.50. Pat Matulis, lead office associate in the Office of Student ...
White spot lesions
How do you get orthodontists to research — let alone talk about — this taboo topic? Appeal to their sense of loyalty and form an alumni practice-based research network, of course. Something started to shift in 1982. That was the ...
Regents Professor designation for Opperman
Dr. Lynne Opperman was awarded the title of Regents Professor by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents during its Nov. 12 meeting. Throughout her career, Opperman, a member of the biomedical sciences faculty since 1997, has maintained leadership ...
The alarming relationship between eating disorders and acid erosion
One TAMBCD alumna has developed a neutralizing mouthwash to help an underdiagnosed — and often undertreated — patient population. A chance referral 25 years ago forever changed the course of Dr. Mojdeh Dehghan’s career. The new dentist had moved from ...
Oral Lichen Planus Support Group to feature Dr. Stephen Challacombe
International experts will weigh in on the effectiveness of treatments for lichen planus during Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry’s International Oral Lichen Planus Support Group Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 2 p.m. CST. The online support group will feature ...
Dr. Colin Bell, Class of 1979, 1984
On Oct. 3, Dr. Colin Bell was inducted as president of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, which oversees the certification of specialists in oral and maxillofacial surgery. The leadership role marks Bell’s seventh year on the eight-member ...