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Fisch receives BJ Long scholarship
Jordin Fisch, a second-year student in the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, received the BJ Long Memorial Scholarship on Feb. 12. Members of the Dallas Dental Hygienists’ Society determine the recipient of ...
Chair of diagnostic sciences guest edits head and neck pathology publication
Dr. John Wright, Regents Professor and chair of diagnostic sciences, guest-edited the December 2014 edition of Head and Neck Pathology along with Dr. Angela Chi, also a dentist and oral pathologist. A number of subject-matter experts from around the world ...
Second student-run Give Kids a Smile event in the works, complete with follow-up care referrals
Give Kids a Smile, a tradition more than a decade in the making, rallies public and private dental practices, dental schools and dental professional organizations nationwide to provide free oral health services to children in need. On Feb. 28, TAMBCD ...
Dr. H. Edward Bridgeman, Class of 1967
Dr. H. Edward Bridgeman, 1967 dental alumnus, told the story of lucky bullets and decades of dental practice to his undergraduate alumni publication at Baylor University. After 47 years of practice, first in Plano, Texas, and then in Colorado Springs ...
New findings could revolutionize dogma on bone formation in the temporomandibular joint
Findings from researchers at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry could prove to upend previous dogma on bone formation in the temporomandibular joint. The current school of thought on bone formation in the mandibular condyle, the rounded knob where ...
Second molar impaction associated with lip bumper therapy
While lip bumper therapy significantly improves mandibular arch perimeter for patients with mixed dentition, it also is associated with second molar impaction. Faculty and researchers in the Department of Orthodontics at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry conducted a ...
A day in their scrubs
Meet first-year dental student Lowell Stanford. In the 15 months prior to coming to Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, Lowell Stanford wracked up some impressive on-the-job skills to add to his dental school application. A 2013 West Point ...
TAMBCD professor’s audience on infection control expands to anaplastology, International College of Dentists
For more than 20 years, Dr. Raghunath Puttaiah has made infection control his life’s work, sharing specially designed protocols and training programs with students at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry and with dental schools and governments around the ...
Standout faculty honored with awards during 2015 retreat
Each year Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry recognizes faculty members who go above and beyond in their roles instructing dental students and residents and fulfilling the college’s mission. The 2015 faculty award recipients include: Dr. Darren Roesch, biomedical ...
Dental school dean speaks out on hot topic in Dallas: water fluoridation
Each time the debate surrounding community water fluoridation surfaces, faculty and alumni of Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry take measures to ensure the oral health of the Dallas community. On Jan. 28, Dallas City Council members voted once again to ...
Thompson retires from TAMBCD
In her 31 years at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, Vickie Thompson has held many titles, from secretary of operative dentistry to executive administrative assistant of restorative sciences, but most know her in her role as director of ...
Management of Central Giant Cell Granuloma with Subcutaneous Denosumab Therapy
Central giant cell granuloma is a rare, aggressive lesion that occurs almost exclusively in the mandible, with treatment traditionally focused on inhibiting osteoclasts, which are responsible for absorbing bone. An article published in the December 2014 issue of the Journal ...