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Meet this Week's Jumbo of the Week: Madison Dallmeyer!
Meet this Week's Jumbo of the Week: Jessica Valdovinos-Ayala !
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Student Leader Spotlight!
💞Did you guys know there’s an organization called the Gap Year Association? 😂🥰 Also, tuftsasda 💙🐘is holding a Gap Year Webinar for pre-dentals tomorrow (10/6) at 7pm EST!
Meet this Week's Jumbo of the Week: Bradley Prast!
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Another significant paper from a great team! The longest clinical follow-up of lithium disilicate posterior restorations available in the literature. Congratulations ! #tuftsdental #tusdm #emax #prosthodontics #dentistry
Meet this Week's Jumbo of the Week: Samantha Young!!
She wanted to see what Perio was like in the Woo. All she had to say was that she was a double jumbo!! Our purell high five! #tusdm #tusdm22#tuftsdental #tuftsuniversity #worcester
Meet this Week's Jumbo of the Week: Diana Alberich!!
Speaking of staying in Boston for residencies… when is too early/ too late to consider a specialty?
I honestly don’t think there is a right time to decide on a specialty..☺️ (sorry that might not be the answer you wanted😜) But seriously is there one good timing for everything? No never…That would just make our lives too easy and 2020 is not about living an easy life💁🏻♀️
Coming into dental school, I always kept the idea of pursuing a specialty in the back of my mind. I didn’t know which specialty exactly but I wanted to keep my options open. Then came second year and I thought I would be lucky enough if I graduated on time without failing a class in the middle😅 Then came clinic, graduation requirements and GPR applications —I felt like I was in a big whirlwind and never got a chance to give specializing a good thought.
Endo was always the first specialty I considered ever since my Endo class lab faculty suggested the idea to me in my second year. In clinic, Endo was always fun, seemed the most organized and made the most sense to me. There were only 3-4 of us doing Endo at the same time so we were getting more attention from the faculties and I didn’t have to chase down or wait amongst other ducklings in a line for a faculty like my other clinic procedures.
But had I chosen Endo since day 1 of dental school, would it have completely changed my experience? Do I regret not knowing earlier?
Absolutely not! I’m loving experiencing all parts of dentistry – general, hospital, operating room. I earned a DMD degree to become a dentist and I love doing the dentist stuff. I am excited to focus on and learn more about a part of dentistry that fascinates me but I wouldn’t trade the experience I have gained for the world.
Everyone has their own path and their own timeline. Just because people next to you have decided what they want to do for the rest of their lives, doesn’t mean you should’ve figured it out already as well! Every step, every path that leads to it will become you! Just have to know if you will be happy doing what you do at the end of that path. Your time is the right time❣️
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🌎 animal health (veterinarians, agricultural workers)
🌎 environment (ecologists, wildlife experts)
🌎 others (policy makers, pet owners, communities)
🌎 you!!
#TUSDM #onehealth
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Undergraduate Education: University of Massachusetts Lowell, Biology degree
Favorite Thing about TUSDM/Why you chose Tufts: I was interested in Tufts because of their emphasis on early hand skill development but I chose stuff because of the people and community!
Fun Fact About yourself/Things involved in outside of School: My roommate and I occasionally brew beer! #dental #dentalstudent #tusdm #dentistry
Undergraduate Education: California State University, Bakersfield- Bachelor of Science in Biology, with Chemistry Minor
Graduate Education: Mississippi College- Master of Science in Biology Medical Sciences
Favorite Thing about TUSDM/Why you chose Tufts: Nothing beats the diversity at TUSDM! I felt so welcome during my interview and still to this day I feel at home even though home for me is is across the country in California. It is truly a great place to be everyone is so supportive, encouraging and willing to help which is something I was looking for when applying to dental school.
Fun Fact About yourself/Things involved in outside of School: As an undergraduate I did 5 years of Plant Anatomy and Physiology research which led me to 5 article publications in the subject. I have a deep appreciation for plants but teeth, smiles and dentistry was my true calling.
#dentalstudent #TUSDM #dentallife #dentistry
Friends are the people who make your days brighter, your laugh louder, and your smile bigger.
Tag your besties below! �
Here is a blast from the 2013 past, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine Reunion. ….. And we remain best of friends today!!
#TUSDM #cosmeticdentistry #dentalschool #buddies #friendsforever #smile #smilemakeover #healthysmiles #foranewyou
Friends are the people who make your days brighter, your laugh louder, and your smile bigger.
Tag your besties below! �
Here is a blast from the 2013 past, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine Reunion. ….. And we remain best of friends today!!
#TUSDM #cosmeticdentistry #dentalschool #buddies #friendsforever #smile #smilemakeover #healthysmiles #foranewyou
Friends are the people who make your days brighter, your laugh louder, and your smile bigger.
Tag your besties below! �
Here is a blast from the 2013 past, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine Reunion. ….. And we remain best of friends today!!
#TUSDM #cosmeticdentistry #dentalschool #buddies #friendsforever #smile #smilemakeover #healthysmiles #foranewyou
Tag your besties below! �
Here is a blast from the 2013 past, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine Reunion. ….. And we remain best of friends today!!
Diane Bonanni, DMD drbonanni http://www.StonehamCosmeticDentist.com #TUSDM #cosmeticdentistry #Stonehamma #dentalschool #buddies #friendsforever
Meet Blythe Ferguson, a D22 who is President of AAWD and AGD at Tufts! (Swipe to read more about both)
Education: University of Florida, B.S. in Microbiology & Cell Science
Tulane University, M.S. in Microbiology & Immunology
#tusdm #dentalstudent #dentalschool #dentalschoollife #boston #studentlife #classof2022 #tufts #dentistry #universityofflorida #florida #tulaneuniversity #studentsofdentistry
💃🏻Even though I’m just almost finishing my first full month of taking a gap year😆😆😆, I’ve noticed I’m learning so much about myself. I think after the pressures of school have been lifted from me that I’ve been carrying for like 18 years nonstop, I’m starting to see the world a little differently 🙃. Lol hard to explain and still figuring it out, but I was really surprised to find soooo many resources.
👧🏻Growing up, my parents always said to me “Gina, take a gap year and rest a little. Take it slow”. And I was like “NO!!”😝 Hahaha I’m not sure why I was so stubborn. If I could tell my younger pre-dental self I would tell her to JUST DO IT! There seems to be some stigma around it, but if using your time wisely this YEAR doesn’t just have to be a “GAP year” but a “year of OPPORTUNITY”!!!💫
Slide to see some of my motivations for taking a gap year as a dental student! 🦷💞
#dentalschool #dentalstudent #predental #gapyear #yearofopportunity #webinar #tuftsasda #tuftspredental #asdadistrict1 #learning #growing #motivation
Undergraduate Education: University of Central Florida B.S. Biomedical Sciences
Graduate Education: University of Michigan- Ann Arbor M.S. Pharmacology
Positions of Leadership at TUSDM: Anesthesiology class liaison, Dental Anatomy TA
Favorite Thing about TUSDM/Why you chose Tufts: From my very first time at 1Kneeland St., I felt a special connection. The day before my interview, I walked into the school just to catch a glimpse and I was confronted by our famed Tufts PD officer, Sean. He ended up giving me a tour of the school and introduced me to some very welcoming dental students, faculty, and staff walking around the building– In a way, I felt like my interview had already started! I just remember that he was talking to me as if we'd known each other for years and that family feeling really hit home with me. This came to fruition months later when I arrived at Tufts as a D23 and met all of my classmates. I couldn't ask for a better group, each and every one of them, to endure and conquer dental school with. From gross anatomy to operative dentistry and everything in between, we've stuck together as one big family, and I am honored to carry on the TUSDM legacy.
Fun Fact About yourself/Things involved in outside of School: I have a twin brother, Kurt, who is pursuing a career in dentistry and plans to apply in the near future. Also, I am a huge Michigan fan- Go Blue!
#dentalstudent #TUSDM #dentallife #dentistry
🙅🏻♀️ Waiting to go to the airport for my Cancun trip
🙆🏻♀️ Going to the OR for Endo/ Prosth case before 7am
The intellectually disabled population we see in the OR tends to be in for emergency/ routine dentistry (periodic evaluation via OR every 3-5 years with in-between attempts of clinical check ups with desensitization). Typical day in the OR consists of FMX, prophy/SRP, operatives, and extractions. OR referrals are often made months prior to the actual OR appointments. Due to poor oral hygiene, multiple medications, and other systemic diseases, by the time of the OR appointment, most of the teeth that were treatment planned for operative or endo/prosth are fractured off and no longer restorable😢
𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙤/𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙝 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚:
✔️Will they be able to maintain good oral heathcare at home?
✔️Will the providers be able to provide good clinical/radiographic evaluations during check ups?
✔️Do they need second OR visit for FPD cementation?
✔️Heavy grinding/bruxism?
✔️Financial coverage
Due to such difficulties, guardians often opt for extractions but sometimes for younger patients with very invested guardians and moderate home care, there has been a case where we did SEVEN crown prep+temp+final impressions in one OR appointment!
For typical OR procedures like prophy, operatives, and extractions, the OR hospitals provide all the sterilized instruments and materials. But for endo/prosth treatments, we bring any and all instruments, devices, and materials possible for the procedures. Hence my large check in bag that weighs A LOT more than you might think😓
Anyone else packed not a backpack but a suitcase for dental procedures?
#OR #operatingroom #myknees #myfeet #endodontics #prosthodontics #treatmentplanning #dentist #dentallife #dentalresident #femaledentist #womenindentistry #residency #GPR #generaldentist #tuftsdental #tusdm #boston #massachusetts
#치과의사 #의사 #수술실 #내도가니 #학교나가기도전에무릎부터먼저나가겠어 #데일리 #일상
Undergraduate Education: University of Texas at Austin; Exercise Science
Graduate Education: Barry University; Biomedical Science
Positions of Leadership at TUSDM: Social Media Chair for CMDA
Favorite Thing about TUSDM/Why you chose Tufts: I wanted to attend TUSDM since the first time I visited back when I was in undergrad. As I entered the school for the first time, I remember the students and the administration I met with were very genuine and kind. I learned on my visit a lot of what the school was like, how diverse it was, how supportive the school was about mental health and wellness, how cohesiveness the student body is, the different opportunities given to the students. All of this helped me decide that Tufts was where I wanted to be and could not see myself anywhere else! I also loved the city vibes of Boston!
Fun Fact About yourself/Things involved in outside of School: I competed the Boston Marathon in 2019, the year I matriculated into Tufts!
#dentalstudent #TUSDM #dentallife
Undergraduate Education: Florida International University – Bachelors in Biological Sciences
Graduate Education: Barry University – Masters in Biomedical Sciences
Favorite Thing about TUSDM/Why you chose Tufts: I chose TUSDM because it is an institution that truly cares about diversity within the student body. Administration and staff at TUSDM care about your story and your struggle. While interviewing at other dental schools it many times feels as if you’re going on a job interview; I felt as if other schools weren’t interested in me as a human being. In contrast, while interviewing at TUSDM there was an overwhelming feeling of comfort. They wanted to know me, the person, and it was refreshing to be in a place that makes you feel like you matter. This institution allows you to believe in yourself and your voice. They make it effortless to voice your opinions, dreams, and goals. I feel pride to have chosen an institution that embodies inclusivity and diversity. They are invested in our success and our growth as dental professionals and human beings.
Fun Fact About yourself/Things involved in outside of School: I am involved in advocating for animal rescues. I have rescue dogs, some of which have been rescued from significant abuse and neglect. I have fostered dogs that have needed temporary homes. Even with loan money I have donated for surgeries and medical care of abused animals. I feel strongly about being a voice and a helping hand for injustices of all kinds.
#dentalstudent #TUSDM #dentallife
