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Brubaker and Yarbrough receive TDA Smiles Foundation Scholarship
Each year two first-year dental students are awarded the Texas Dental Association Smiles Foundation Scholarship, a $1,000 award. What is most interesting about the recipients is that they are selected in large part because of achievements earned before starting at ...
Dental students create awareness for importance of advocacy
A group of dental students at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry is creating unique learning experiences for their peers that they might not otherwise receive in the clinic or classroom. The topic: how state and federal legislation impacts ...
TAMBCD to host blood drive on Jan. 22
Students, faculty, staff and members of the Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry community are invited to participate in a Carter BloodCare blood drive. Details When: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 22 Where: Sixth Floor Foyer, TAMBCD ...
New partnership amps up dental care for youngsters in East Dallas
Seven people huddle around their young patient, the first of the day, but the little girl doesn’t seem to mind. No older than 5 or 6, she lays still, relaxed, a plush mallard duck tucked under one arm, as the ...
Dr. David McCarley, Class of 1981
Dr. David McCarley, a 1981 alumnus who was serving as president of the Texas Dental Association, passed away Jan. 4. An active participant in organized dentistry his entire career, McCarley served as the youngest elected TDA board member starting in ...
Spotlight on summer enrichment program alums
Q&A: The road to dentistry with Chelsea K. Hooper Chelsea Hooper is a senior business fellows and biology double major at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Her interest in the dental profession began early. It was through attending courses like ...
TAMBCD employees recognized during annual service awards ceremony
More than 50 staff and faculty members of Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry were recognized during a Jan. 9 ceremony on campus. This annual service awards event honors employees celebrating work anniversaries at the dental school. Here is a ...
Reducing tooth decay one sealant at a time
Dental sealants have been compared to vaccinations because they, too, provide a preventative measure against a health threat by guarding against a common dental culprit known as a cavity. Because the cost of placing dental sealants is much less than ...
Spotlight on summer enrichment program alums
Q&A: The road to dentistry with Hunter Acord This senior biomedical sciences major at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi completed the dental school’s Summer Predental Enrichment Program in 2014. In this first in a series of columns featuring SPEP alumni, Acord ...
Dr. David Hale, Class of 1972, 1975
Dr. David Hale, assistant professor in pediatric dentistry, passed away Dec. 26, 2014. After obtaining his dental degree at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry in 1972 and completing a pediatric dentistry residency at the college in 1975, Hale ...
Dr. H. Eldon Attaway, Class of 1954
Dr. H. Eldon Attaway, an alumnus and clinical associate professor who served the Department of Orthodontics for more than 50 years, passed away Dec. 19. Recently colleagues recognized Attaway’s contributions with the H. Eldon Attaway Award for Excellence in Teaching. ...
Emphasis on personalized care: Calming anxieties benefits dental patients and providers alike
An unspoken interaction takes place at the start of nearly every dental appointment. The dental hygienist or assistant brings the patient to the chair, and before it has reclined has already assessed if the patient is feeling talkative, tired or ...