The Tufts Dental Alumni Association Board understands the value of a Tufts Dental education. On #GivingTuesday, December 3rd, the TUDAA Board is leading the way sponsoring our main challenge — 350 gifts unlocks $30,000. On GivingTuesday, you can also support financial aid, Give Kids a Smile or Dr. Ganda’s SUPPORT Read more…
Attention Class of 2020! Download a copy of the D19 senior biography book here for examples. Please contact Katherine Vosker (Last names A-L & Faculty IS) or Karen Alexander (Last names K-Z) to schedule your senior biography meeting this fall! Please note that you will be required to EMAIL a Read more…
Scenes from the 2019 Student Organization Fair, the Student Affairs Dept’s annual event designed to introduce the incoming class to over 30 organizations. If you missed it, amble over to DC’s Student Org page and check out their missions and visions. And then reach out to the leaders and get involved!
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (TUSDM) is very proud of the Global Service Learning (GSL) program. The program in Zambia has been longstanding and has a scope and sophistication that reflects the many years of development by program director, Dr. John Morgan, Professor in the Department of Public Health and Community Service.
July 12–August 4, 2019, TUSDM students Amanjot K. Sarao and Se Ha Park (both D20) and Adwoa Baidoo, Joyce Forbes, and Chardai Lyde (D21) took part in a Global Service Learning trip to Zambia led by Dr. Morgan. Nancy Marks, Tisch/TUSDM Community Service Coordinator & Liaison for the Tisch/TUSDM initiative, assisted the team. The Global Service Learning team collaborated with the Zambian Ministry of Health. TUSDM also gratefully acknowledges the generous support from the Henry Schein Company.
Friendly reminder that the last day for HDA membership dues is next Friday, September 27! You can pay for dues here:
Happy September TUSDM! Swing by the 7th floor and check out the Asian Dental Organization bulletin board by the 7th floor student lounge! Learn more about their eboard, events they have planned for the year, and ways to get involved. Shoutout to ADO for such a great board!
A recent infographic published by the ADA Health Policy Institute highlighted Emergency Department visits for dental conditions from 2010-2016. In 2016, there were 2.2 million hospital ED visits for dental conditions, and there has been an increase in Medicaid funded visits over the seven-year period. The majority of dental ED Read more…
Here is this week’s AAPHD policy fact of the week: A recent article from the Journal of Public Health dentistry titled “Broken smiles: The impact of untreated dental caries and missing anterior teeth on employment” examined the impact of routine dental visit on anterior teeth health, employment, and the benefits Read more…
Over 60 people came down to the 2nd floor to toast the art and success of the Fresh Art Project! Participants climbed the stairs and viewed the beautiful photographs and asked when we could do this again. Dr. Hanlon thanked The Dean for his commitment to the project and Nancy Read more…
Happy June TUSDM! As May comes to a close, we’d like to highlight the amazing bulletin board on the 7th floor by LGBTQA. Check out what Tufts Pride is up to this weekend here! We are now beginning to fill the sign up sheet for the Bulletin Boards for the Read more…