On April 13, a group of GSDM students headed to the State House for Beacon Hill Day 2011. On this day each year MDS relies on its dentist and student members to come together at the Massachusetts State House and explain the importance of oral health to legislators. “Beacon Hill Day was a great opportunity […]
Since 1996 more than 600 students from myriad of countries including China, Germany, Nigeria and Spain as well as from many states across the US, have participated in Boston University School of Medicine’s SummerLab program. Over the week-long 30-hour program, students participate in a series of laboratory experiments. Working in student-run teams, they learn to […]
The Second Annual Translational Research Symposium, sponsored by the Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) takes place on Thursday, May 26. Robert S. Langer Jr., ScD, David H. Koch Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, known for his work at the interface of biotechnology and materials science, will give the keynote address. He […]
Medical Campus faculty, postdocs and researchers are encouraged to take advantage of a one day event in support of National VA Research Week. This year’s event highlights women’s health issues. Research by VA and VA-affiliated researchers at Boston University School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and the VA Boston Healthcare System’s National Center for PTSD […]
A pulse oximetry training video produced by Rafael Ortega, MD, professor of anesthesiology at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and vice-chair of academic affairs for the department of anesthesiology at Boston Medical Center (BMC), and his colleagues is featured in the New England Journal of Medicine. It provides best practices for physicians utilizing pulse […]
BUSM Professor of Medicine in the Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition within the Department of Medicine, Lewis E. Braverman, MD, FACE, was presented the H. Jack Baskin, MD, Endocrine Teaching Award from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) at its 20th Annual Meeting in San Diego, on April 14. This award is given […]
Urban slums in developing countries remain a “blind spot” for policy makers, but basic initiatives to empower women can have huge impacts on maternal and child health, Dr. Kiran Martin, founder of the Delhi-based Asha Society, told a BUSPH public health forum. ”Asha’s women’s associations have brought about remarkable transformation in slum communities,” said Martin, […]
Spearheaded by Josephine Verde DMD 13 of the GSDM chapter of the American Association of Women Dentists (AAWD), the student group launched a monthly community service initiative named, “Women to Women,” that is aimed at improving the oral health of the women of Rosie’s Place. GSDM has volunteered at Rosie’s Place in the past, but […]
A team of Boston University researchers has found that the majority of individuals with substance dependence problems report having poor oral health. They also found that opioid users, in particular, showed a decline in oral health over the period of one year. These findings appear online in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. Public health, […]
Philippe Gauthier ENDO 13 recently received a grant from the American Association of Endodontists Foundation (AAEF) for his research project titled, “De Novo Regeneration of Periodontal Ligament Using Stem Cell Sheet Technique.” The grant amounts to $16,470 and will fund Gauthier’s research for two years, as he works to complete the combined CAGS and MScD […]