dental students
Traveling for smiles
Dental students traveled March 29 to participate in a community health event in the Reed Building in Burnet. Third-year students Youngju Oh, Reeks Darling, Alix Matthew and Jacob Ramos provided fillings and extractions under the supervision of Dr. Jon Williamson (pictured); he is a key part of Texas Mission of Mercy events during the year. Read More
Serving the community with smiles
Texas A&M College of Dentistry third-year dental students Max Sticker and Christine Gonzales participated in an informational health fair March 28 at Moorland Family YMCA in Oak Cliff. They were joined by two predental students from the University of Texas at Dallas. Read More
Preparing for a disaster
Texas A&M College of Dentistry students were among more than 600 Texas A&M University students taking part in the 17th annual Disaster Day on March 28 in College Station. The nation's largest student-led interprofessional emergency response simulation teaches students critical life-saving skills essential in disaster situations Read More
Sharing their work
Two Texas A&M College of Dentistry dental students who participated in a 10-week summer research internship in 2024 had the opportunity to present their research projects at last week’s American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research conference in New York. Read More
Blasting away
Texas A&M College of Dentistry's Empowering Smiles Initiative held its second Blast Day Feb. 26 at Blair Elementary School, part of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District. Ten dental students and four dental hygiene students, supervised by public health sciences and under the direction of Dr. Amal Noureldin, provided screenings, fluoride varnish applications and oral health education to 157 children from kindergarten through fifth grade. Read More
High achievers
Two Texas A&M College of Dentistry students competed March 1 in the CLARION competition hosted by TAMU Health's Office of Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research in College Station. Dr. Lara Coseo, faculty member in comprehensive dentistry and the Director of Foundational Interprofessional Curriculum for the IPER Office, served as one of five judges for the competition. Read More