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Taking action now to influence the future of dentistry
TAMBCD students discuss school loan debt with lawmakers during national lobby day As dental student loan debt continues to climb, concerns regarding repayment rank high among the priorities of soon-to-be graduates, who owe on average more than $247,000 upon completing ...
Lecture signals rebirth of craniofacial research center
Marybeth Francis, a DMD/PhD student at the University of Illinois at Chicago, shared with an audience of clinicians and basic scientists the details of her research into the cellular mechanisms behind exacerbated periodontitis in diabetic patients. The purpose of Francis’ ...
Upton and Frederick discuss live webcast technology during conference presentation
Art Upton, website administrator in advancement, communications and alumni relations, and Scott Frederick, director of media resources, presented “Live Webcast: On-Demand Recording Technology” at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education Region IV conference in Austin, Texas, on April ...
Dental student elected to ADEA regional leadership role
One of the primary goals: Help local chapters increase participation, interest in dental education. Less than two years after dental students at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry started a local chapter of the American Dental Education Association, a ...
11th Annual Jesse T. Bullard Lectureship in Prosthodontics to feature Mayo Clinic speaker
Dr. Steven Eckert, program director for prosthodontics at the Mayo Graduate School and professor emeritus at the Mayo Medical School, will discuss issues related to the future of implant dentistry during the 11th Annual Jesse T. Bullard Lectureship in Prosthodontics and ...
Putting the right foot forward: Q&A with Dr. Chad Capps ’08, ’14
The Great Expectations program, by default, involves networking. For many dental students, this manifests a sense of professionalism and a realization they are not navigating the obstacles of dental school alone. But for others, including mentor Dr. Chad Capps, it ...
One grand mission
During Operation Lone Star, every minute counts. It’s 3 a.m. on Aug. 4 in Mission, Texas, three miles from the Texas-Mexico border. The air is still. The heat from the previous afternoon lingers. Like most August days in South Texas, ...
Student research showcased during April 1 Research Scholars Day
Research in all its forms — basic science, clinical and translational — is integral to advancing the oral health professions with the next generation of therapies and treatments. At Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, predoctoral students in addition ...
First dental implant continuum comes to completion, plans in the works for fall course
The first 12-day Implant Continuum, a 110-hour continuing education course presented in four modules over six months, was recently offered at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry. The continuum is the only one of its kind in the U.S. ...
Student research
In this sneak peek at one of the projects in the lineup for the 42nd Research Scholars Day, we learn how dental student Christina Barry explored inflammatory responses common with temporomandibular disorders. Temporomandibular disorder affects 35 million people in the ...
Cole professorship funding complete
The first item on the list: Integration of CAD/CAM technology for TAMBCD’s preclinical curriculum Computer-aided design and manufacturing, commonly referred to as CAD/CAM, has transformed the accessibility of efficient, precise dental restorations. A CAD/CAM unit can, in conjunction with a ...
Dental hygiene faculty member talks social media during ADEA presentation
Leigh Ann Wyatt, assistant professor of dental hygiene, was one of 15 presenters to give a 5-minute talk during the Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies and Informatics Short Talks series, a session offered during the American Dental Education Association ...