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Dr. Larry Tadlock, Class of 1984
Dr. Larry Tadlock, an alumnus and program director in orthodontics, was installed May 3 as secretary-treasurer of the American Board of Orthodontics. Tadlock, who earned his dental degree in 1984 from what was then Baylor College of Dentistry and his ...
Big shoes to fill
The music swells inside the Meyerson Symphony Center, and the graduates file in, filling the back entryways. They’re poised for their procession down the aisle, but for the moment, they remain rooted to their posts. At the front of this ...
Progress notes
In the crimson-and-black regalia of Harvard School of Dental Medicine, his alma mater, Dr. Reginald Taylor can be seen situated behind the podium with the graduation stage party. In his 16 years as a faculty member in orthodontics at Texas ...
What can you do to make a difference?
The atmosphere inside the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center was charged with anticipation the evening of May 26. Prior to commencement exercises for Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, family and friends filled the foyer of the Dallas performance ...
AAOM Fellow status for periodontics faculty member
Dr. Nancy Burkhart, adjunct associate professor in periodontics, was recently awarded status as an affiliate fellow of the American Academy of Oral Medicine. Burkhart, the founder and co-host of the International Oral Lichen Planus Support Group, along with Dr. Terry ...
Teachers of the Year 2016
The 2016 recipients of the Dental and Dental Hygiene Teacher of the Year awards include a three-time honoree and a biochemist passionate about taking the “pain” out of a subject matter often considered a challenging rite of passage in the ...
A day in their scrubs
There was a time when Ines Quintanilla’s dream of becoming a pediatric dentist nearly escaped him. The first in his immediate and extended family to attend college, he was riding high on the wave of academic achievement upon admission to ...
Smiles we remember
If there is one thing in common among all three decades’ worth of residents who studied under Dr. Sterling “Bob” Schow, it’s consistency. “Out of the 30 years of people he trained, I could walk into an OR with anyone ...
California sun — and scholarship contributions — for this dental hygiene class reunion
The Caruth School of Dental Hygiene Class of 1968 is at it again. Twelve alumni gathered in Irvine, California, for a class reunion on April 12. The destination: the home of ’68 classmate Betty Ferraro and her husband, Dr. Ken ...
Revolutionizing the root canal
Dental pulp regeneration is the end goal of this $1.8 million NIH grant awarded to TAMBCD researchers More than 15 million root canals are performed in the U.S. every year. The underlying reasons are many and varied: deep decay, trauma, ...
Giving — and receiving — recognition when it is due
National honors for Campbell Dr. Phillip Campbell has spent decades as a cheerleader for orthodontics at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, championing the work of countless residents, faculty and alumni and ensuring that recognition is given when recognition ...
2016 Distinguished Alumnus
The award goes to Houston-area dentist Dr. Tommy Harrison ’79 For more than 30 years, Dr. Thomas “Tommy” Harrison has maintained a thriving practice while contributing to all levels of organized dentistry. This dedication, not only to his patients but ...