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Dr. Jacqueline Plemons, Class of 1986, 1988
Dr. Jacqueline Plemons was recently named the Dallas County Dental Society 2014 Dentist of the Year for her invaluable service and contributions to organized dentistry. Plemons, a professor in periodontics, has been teaching at the dental school for more than ...
Dr. Myron Guymon, Class of 1988, 1990
Dr. Myron Guymon, an orthodontist with offices in Logan and Hyrum, Utah, was elected to serve as the representative for the Rocky Mountain Society of Orthodontists on the Board of Trustees of the American Association of Orthodontists.
Dr. Chad Allen, Class of 2004, 2007
Dr. Chad Allen received the Outstanding New Dentist Leader of the Year Award from the Texas Dental Association. Allen, who received a dental degree from Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry in 2004, followed by a certificate in prosthodontics ...
Drs. Kim Self and Jonathan Oudin, Class of 2009, 2011
Drs. Kim Self and Jonathan Oudin welcomed a bundle of joy to their family with the birth of Elijah on May 6. He weighed 6 pounds 15 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. The family now lives in Eagle River, ...
Dr. Despoina Bompalaki, Class of 2014
Dr. Despoina Bompolaki received the Dr. Robert Staffanou Memorial Prosthodontic Award. The honor, which includes a plaque and a cash award, is given annually to a third-year graduate prosthodontic resident to defray the costs of the American Board of Prosthodontics ...
Follow-up oral care: the new normal for childhood cancer survivors
Today, because of advances in treatment, more than eight out of 10 children treated for cancer survive at least five years, most into adulthood. However, the same treatments that help these children survive can also cause immediate and late-term health ...
Mandibular growth comparisons of Class I and Class II division 1 skeletofacial patterns
Orthodontists are concerned with the study and treatment of malocclusions — improper bites — that may be a result of tooth irregularity or disproportionate upper and lower jaw relationships. An understanding of facial growth and development, as well as bone ...
Reliability and applicability of 3-D measurements of posterior teeth
To obtain an accurate diagnosis, orthodontists who treat malocclusions — improper bites — rely on precise measurements, often including 3-D imaging techniques. These measurements provide information that is necessary to determine an effective treatment plan. In this study, conducted in ...
A day in their scrubs
When second-year dental hygiene student Kelsey Mahoney isn’t coaching patients in the clinic, you can find her courtside. Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas Undergrad institution: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Dental hygiene school survival strategy: If you get too far ahead ...
A better option
A partnership between Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry and Baylor Health Care System is shifting patients out of the emergency room for dental-related pain and into the care of fourth-year dental students. On Aug. 18, TAMBCD dental students ...
Videoscope-assisted minimally invasive periodontal surgery (V-MIS)
Citation: Harrel S, Abraham C, Rivera-Hidalgo F, Shulman J, Nunn M. Videoscope-assisted minimally invasive periodontal surgery (V-MIS). Journal of Clinical Periodontology 2014 September; 41(9):900-907.
Breaking the cycle
Tobacco cessation training helps dental students coach patients to quit. [...]