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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 ...
Reliability and validity of intraoral and extraoral scanners
Since the late 1990s, digital models have been the predominant method for orthodontists to evaluate a patient’s occlusal status. While this method has several advantages over using plaster models, the intraoral and extraoral scanners used to produce these digital models ...
Dental hygiene graduate endows scholarship
Not long after earning her degree, Patsy Whalley, a 1966 Caruth School of Dental Hygiene graduate, decided it might be nice to live and work in California. It meant becoming licensed in that state, but that didn’t daunt her. She ...
Progress notes
The intersection of clinical research with coordination of patient care: It’s all in a day’s work for implant dentistry director Dr. Elias Kontogiorgos. Dr. Elias Kontogiorgos has been at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry since 2004. As part ...
Clinical Research Methodology and Design for Dentists: Practical Guidelines and Applications
In today’s world of evidence-based dentistry, research conducted in the clinical setting can have immediate relevance to practitioners. This 170-page text, “Clinical Research Methodology and Design for Dentists: Practical Guidelines and Applications,” co-authored by Dr. Peter Buschang, Regents professor at ...
Parrigin-Clark talks Resource Team during ADEA conference
Gail Parrigin-Clark, director of financial services at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, presented at the 2015 American Dental Education Association Sections on Business and Financial Administration and Clinic Administration meeting on Oct. 3 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In ...
Know before you bite: Halloween candy guide
Eating too many Halloween treats can lead to a scary-looking mouth because sugary sweets can increase the likelihood of cavities in little witches and goblins. Here’s a look at some common candy culprits. Chocolate: Who whoo doesn’t like chocolate? While ...