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Cutting-edge clinical education: Isolite and CAD/CAM technology for TAMBCD
At Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, more than 200 third- and fourth-year dental students provide clinical care. One thing often not available to these students, though, is the presence of dental assistants to aid with procedures. This means ...
Promoting leadership through Great Expectations: Q&A with Dr. Niekia Franklin ’15
At its core, the Great Expectations program forges connections to help new students embrace the sense of purpose and pride associated with the dental profession. For some mentors, it also works as a conduit to mobilize new student leaders within ...
How to use a dental mirror and explorer: A lighthearted look into the details of dentistry
It’s a basic yet crucial component of dentistry. Learning how to use a dental mirror and explorer is essential for performing patient exams, and mastery of the mirror comes into play when the high-speed handpiece portion of the curriculum begins. ...
Dr. Larry Tadlock, Class of 1984
Dr. Larry Tadlock, a 1984 alumnus and program director in orthodontics, recently provided an online lecture on behalf of the American Association of Orthodontists. The presentation, “Short of the Mark: An In-Depth Look at Finishing,” appears on the association’s website ...
Regenerative medicine in dentistry: Making strides toward a 'bio-tooth'
NIH funding begins for TAMBCD researchers to unlock mysteries of tooth root formation When it comes to regenerative medicine within dentistry, studies aimed toward whole tooth regeneration stand to revolutionize the future of dental treatment. There’s just one problem: In ...
Dr. Given Kachepa: From dark past to bright future
Three words — perseverance, focus and determination — handwritten on a dry erase board in Given Kachepa’s bedroom at his foster parents’ Colleyville, Texas, home characterize his successful transformation from victim to dentist. The future did not always look promising ...
Dr. David Witherspoon, Class of ’96, ’97, Endodontics
The American Association of Endodontists honored Dr. David Witherspoon with its President’s Award, given only 10 times in the past 70 years. Since Witherspoon joined the organization in 1994 as an endodontic resident at Texas A&M University Baylor College of ...
Recent articles: orthodontics
In efforts to decrease the length of time to complete orthodontic treatment, orthodontists may perform corticotomies, which have been shown to nearly double the rate of tooth movement. While traditional corticotomies have minimal long-term side effects, slight interdental bone loss ...
Muzzin and Mash share Teacher of the Year honor a second time
It may have seemed like a case of déjà vu for some attending commencement on May 27. At the midpoint of the academic procession, Dr. Kay Mash and Kathy Muzzin strode down the aisle of the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony ...
Commencement 2015
Each year students and residents at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry complete more than 100,000 patient appointments as part of their professional preparation. At the culmination of their education, they embark on the next stage of their careers to impact the future of dentistry.
Altruism with ripple effects
Class gift to benefit patients and students In a move that benefits patients and future students simultaneously, the Class of 2015 collected donations from class members to fund a gift to Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry’s Social Services ...
Challenging orthodontic treatment assumptions through research
Recent graduate students receive awards Orthodontists have long held the assumption that once a person stops growing, it is no longer possible to expand the roof of the mouth. Palatal expansion is sometimes done as part of orthodontic therapy to ...