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Chords of healing
As a third-year dental student at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, most of Ashley Smith’s days are spent treating patients in the clinic. On the rare occasion Smith is gifted with a bit of spare time, she knows ...
TAMBCD’s pipeline program making strides for access to education and health care, Lacy tells House committee
When Dr. Ernie Lacy graduated from Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry in 1994, she was one of eight students who identified themselves as underrepresented minorities. At that time, the group constituted just 8 percent of her graduating class. ...
Progress notes: unraveling the mysteries of salivary dysfunction
There’s a case study Dr. Ibtisam Al-Hashimi likes to share with dental students. In it, the patient’s chief complaints are all over the place: seasonal allergies, asthma-like symptoms, sore mouth, reflux, irritable bowels, and aches and pains. Everything in the ...
Tri-School Alumni Reception to draw alumni from across Lone Star State
Thousands of dental professionals will attend the American Dental Association 2014 Annual Meeting, which begins later this week and runs Oct. 9 to 14. This year’s meeting is in San Antonio, so alums of Texas A&M University Baylor College of ...
Kang receives faculty educator development award
Dr. David Kang, assistant professor in oral and maxillofacial surgery, received a $120,000 award from the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation. The Faculty Educator Development Award is intended to encourage surgeons to choose academic oral and maxillofacial surgery and remain ...
Kerney Laday Scholarship for Miller
Clint Miller, a fourth-year dental student, received the Kerney Laday Scholarship, an award given to one recipient at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry each year.
Dental problem, dental solution
Texas schools have teamed up to create a standardized course for the treatment of sleep-related breathing disorders. On June 11, after more than two years of hearings, proposals and discussions, a new rule regarding how Texas dentists may diagnose and ...
Pam Waites Wade, Class of 1986
Pam Waites Wade retired from her position as professor of dental hygiene and freshman clinic coordinator at Tyler Junior College Department of Dental Hygiene on Aug. 31, 2013, after 42 years of teaching. Among those present to celebrate Wade’s retirement ...
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, ...