Dr. Charles Rankin highlights the activities of the Health Professional Scholarship Program student organization: “I began thinking about initiating a HPSP Tufts Dental group in 2000 after visiting Peter Bellas, a D97 grad stationed at Andrews AFB, MD. He really didn’t receive much support for his military obligations from the Read more…
Although the pandemic has changed how student organizations interact with the surrounding community, it has not changed students’ desires to serve the community. Under the leadership of Ashley Makala, Community Service Chair for Student National Dental Association (SNDA), members of SNDA created virtual story time for patients at Tufts Children’s Read more…
Pine Street Inn is a non-profit combating homelessness in Boston. The D24 class chose to support this organization this Fall due to the impact COVID-19 has had on the unemployment rate and increasing the number of people who may need additional support during this time. The fundraising goal was to Read more…
Namaste dear friends, As you read this, in our Tufts community and around the world, we have just celebrated Diwali – one of the most widely observed Hindu festivals. Meaning “a row of lights” in Sanskrit, Diwali is commemorated with the lighting of clay lamps known as diyas. Here, at Read more…
HDA has officially ended its annual Spanish Dental Terminology courses this semester! We would like to thank Shivani Rajkumar (D22), Virginia Perello (D22), Jesús Vivar (D22), Laimarie Alas-Dorsey (D22), and Marely Estrada (D23) for presenting these courses. We also thank all the breakout room volunteers which include Gabriel Perez (D23), Jessica Valdovinos-Ayala (D23), Vivian Argueta Read more…
On Friday, Smile Squad put together over 200 oral hygiene goodie bags for a socially distant Halloween event! These goodie bags will be donated to Tufts (Medford campus) and local partners which will be part of a Halloween package filled with sweet treats, activities, and of course, tools to keep Read more…
For the first time ever, HDA‘s annual Spanish Terminology Course was hosted virtually last week on Thursday 10/15. The lesson was presented by Marely Estrada (D23) on the basics of Spanish, such as introductions and common phrases. After the presentation, with the help of HDA’s advisors Dr. Correa and Dr. Read more…
Organized by Nancy Marks and Karen Alexander, TUSDM’s first ever Virtual Women in Leadership forum was a great success! Evaluations confirmed that the D24 women who attended felt inspired by the range of speakers and their journeys, want to get involved in class and student organization leadership explore their potential Read more…
The #Collect2Protect initiative was created to help fill the growing chasm of need for protective equipment (PPE) in hospitals, clinics and homeless shelters. #Collect2Protect Healthcare Heroes consisted of three projects: sewing Facemasks, making Face Shields, and writing thank you cards to healthcare workers. With over 60 volunteers, the initiative was Read more…
Over the last few weeks, members of AAPD (TUSDM’s Pediatric Dental org) sent ‘Thank You’ cards from all over the country to express gratitude to our Pediatric counterparts at Tufts Medical Center. When the COVID-19 pandemic landed in Boston, the nurses and staff of the Pediatric ICU Department transformed their Read more…