Recent Posts

On Campus
Taylor completes academic leadership course
Dr. Reginald Taylor, director of predoctoral orthodontics, recently completed the Chairs and Academic Administrators Management Program. Taylor was among 55 attendees from across the U.S. and abroad who attended this interprofessional program, which is geared toward department chairs and academic ...
In the Community
Operation Lone Star 2014
In the waning weeks of summer break, disaster loomed along the Texas-Mexico border. Sort of. A massive cohort of military, medical and volunteer personnel descended upon the Rio Grande Valley Aug. 4 to 8, where they responded to a simulated bioterrorism threat with a medical countermeasure dispensing operation. [...]
On Campus
A day in their scrubs
This fourth-year dental student shares her theory on what happens to all those delectable treats she receives from her most devoted patient.
Healthy Living
Adolescents most at risk with e-cigarettes, yet teen usage soars
Teenagers are among the fastest growing groups of electronic cigarette consumers in the U.S. They may also be the most vulnerable to the devices’ physical and psychological side effects, according to experts from Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry’s Tobacco Treatment Services.
Alumni Impact
Dental hygiene lunch date
Discussion during the annual dental hygiene luncheon focused on service. It’s something Caruth students and alumni understand well.
On Campus
Dr. Ronald Woody receives emeritus title
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents recently awarded Dr. Ronald Woody professor emeritus status for his contributions to the college’s restorative sciences department. Woody retired in 2013 after 30 years at the dental school, two decades of which ...
In the Community
Destination: Treasure Beach
As summer clinic drew to a close, nine dental students boarded a flight bound for Jamaica, where many of their patients were treated in dental chairs unlike any the students had ever seen. The dental chairs at the Hopewell clinic ...
In the Community
Closing a gap in oral health care
A partnership between Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry and one local nonprofit will result in free dental care for thousands of low-income residents in northwest Dallas. Elsa Helton was elated when she discovered that students from Texas A&M ...
On Campus
Research associate wins award, will present at International Bone & Mineral Society meeting
Dr. Yan Jing, postdoctoral research associate in Dr. Jian Feng’s lab, is the 2014 recipient of the Osteoarthritis Award for the International Bone & Mineral Society. As the award winner, Jing will present a poster, titled, “Defective Chondrocytes are Directly ...
Research and Innovations
Biomedical Sciences publication
Hinton RJ. Genes that regulate morphogenesis and growth of the temporomandibular joint: a review. Developmental Dynamics 2014 July; 243(7): 864-74.
On Campus
Crump installed as president of Southwest Society of Periodontists
Dr. Brad Crump, clinical assistant professor in periodontics, was installed as president of the Southwest Society of Periodontists on July 26, during the organization’s summer meeting in San Antonio. The society consists of periodontists from Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Colorado ...
On Campus
A little extra
Organizations help students with specific career goals Three new organizations have formed on campus, all with a similar goal: to help dental students achieve their ultimate specialty and professional goals. After receiving administrative approvals this summer, student groups dedicated to ...