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Yanus retires from TAMBCD
After more than 17 years of service to the Department of Restorative Sciences at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, Dr. Margaret Yanus retired from the dental school on Aug. 31. An associate professor in restorative sciences, Yanus devoted ...
The unlikely apiarist
Beekeeping, tending cattle and managing a dental practice: It’s all in a day’s work for your alumni president. From the bitter freezes of January to the sweltering stretches of July, inside the hive, it’s a steady 90-plus degrees. Or at ...
Waxing a tooth: a handy how-to column
Fourth-year student Ticole Nguyen’s approach to this dental school essential It’s one of the first things incoming students learn during their dental school careers — and in some cases, before they become a student at Texas A&M University Baylor College ...
Miles ahead
Runathon, matching donations generate $30,000 for TAMBCD Social Services Dental Care Fund. On Aug. 21, Miles for Smiles organizers presented a $10,000 check for the Social Services Dental Care Fund at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry. Matching donations ...
Smiles we remember: Dr. Fred Williams
Students cycled in and out of Dr. Fred Williams’ classroom like clockwork over the 40 years he taught at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, but the subject they learned under his tutelage – physiology – remained a mainstay ...
What’s on the inside counts
TAMBCD student’s research compares color stability of endodontic materials, gleans national honors In today’s world of modern dentistry, endodontic treatments such as root canals and vital pulp therapies can breathe new life into a tooth that otherwise might be lost. ...
Class of 1968, Dental Hygiene
There’s just something special about the Caruth Class of 1968. For several years now, alumni have traveled to a set destination for an annual reunion. In July, eleven members of the class convened in Taos, N.M. While they are scattered ...
Cyclic stretch and compression forces alter microRNA-29 expression of human periodontal ligament cells
Chen Y, Mohammed A, Oubaidin M, Evans CA, Zhou X, Luan X, Diekwisch TG, and Atsawasuwan P. Cyclic stretch and compression forces alter microRNA-29 expression of human periodontal ligament cells. Gene 2015; 566(1): 13-7.
Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline on the Nonsurgical Treatment of Chronic Periodontitis by Means of Scaling and Root Planing with or Without Adjuncts
Smiley C, Tracy S, Abt E, Michalowicz B, John M, Gunsolley J, Cobb C, Rossmann J, Harrel S, et al. Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline on the Nonsurgical Treatment of Chronic Periodontitis by Means of Scaling and Root Planing with or ...
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Nonsurgical Treatment of Chronic Periodontitis by Means of Scaling and Root Planing with or Without Adjuncts
Smiley C, Tracy S, Abt E, Michalowicz B, John M, Gunsolley J, Cobb C, Rossmann J, Harrel S, et al. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Nonsurgical Treatment of Chronic Periodontitis by Means of Scaling and Root Planing with or ...
Progress notes: instilling a legacy of learning
It might just be that Dr. Kay Mash is a natural-born teacher. She started her career in private practice in Little Rock, Ark., but when the time came for her family to move to Texas, she made the transition to ...
Dr. James Fischer, Class of 2015, Prosthodontics
Dr. James Fischer received the 2015 Dr. Robert Staffanou Memorial Prosthodontic Award during the graduate prosthodontic program’s annual recognition dinner this summer. As part of the honor, Fischer received a plaque and cash award, given to defray the costs of ...