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The dental ‘bus’ stops here
A special RV rolled into Dallas in March 2012 with a new hometown and a new mission to deliver dental care and prevention. This 39-foot Airstream is anything but a recreational vehicle. A former mobile medical unit operated by the ...
A sign of caring
In high school, Chris Cramer experienced life on the outside when he visited a cafeteria as the only hearing person among a group of 150 young people at Texas School for the Deaf in Austin, Texas. “I was the different ...
Pay it forward
Great Expectations: Mentoring Professionalism
The face of inspiration
Billy Crawford takes a long, hard look in the mirror and smiles beneath the “Tom Selleck” mustache that rests above the upper lip of his new face. It’s mid-December 2012, and he has been without facial features for two and ...
Progress notes – Dr. Eric Solomon
Future of dental workforce, education inextricably linked In these Q-and-A sessions, we take a closer look at pressing topics within the dental profession and what they mean to Texas A&M Health Science Center Baylor College of Dentistry. From TAMHSC-BCD initiatives ...
Second Time’s a Charm
After practicing dentistry for nearly 30 years, Dr. Stan Ashworth was ready to retire. Or so he thought. That was back in 1999. More than 12 years later, this 1971 alumnus celebrates his second retirement. But can he stay away ...
Donna Myers Ashley, Endodontics
“Time really flies here, and that is good and bad, because I can’t believe I have already been here 30 years. My only regret is I wish I had started sooner.” - Donna Myers Ashley Around the time Donna Myers ...
50 years of giving
Orthodontic department's legacy of generosity continues with endowed professorship It’s not uncommon for Dr. Phillip Campbell to get to thinking during the seven-hour trek back to Dallas from his family’s Carrizo Springs, Texas, deer lease. As the miles stretched ...
Alumna’s initiative pays off
Whether donning scrubs or a suit, Cotter is willing to take on most any task at oncology center’s dental clinic
Dr. Ronald Woody – 25 Years
Dr. Ronald Woody is celebrating 25 years of service to Texas A&M Health Science Center Baylor College of Dentistry this year. After completing 20 years as director of the graduate prosthodontic program, he currently is professor and director of implant ...
Williams receives teaching award
Dr. Fred Williams, associate professor in biomedical sciences, was presented with the first Golden Apple Educator Award at the D1 luncheon on Aug. 12. The award was established by Dr. Rena D'Souza, chair of the department, to honor biomedical sciences ...
Fort Worth dentist retires at age 90
In summer 2008, the retirement of Dr. Irad Cochran Jr. ’42 just happened to coincide with his 90th birthday. After 66 years of caring for patients, Texas’ oldest practicing dentist decided the time was right for retirement. On his last ...