September Issue

September 2023

Award

RSDM's Holocaust Survivor Program has won the 2023 Chancellor Team Award for “exceptional contributions of a high-performing team to carry out work in at least one of the RBHS mission areas.” To date, this program has treated 69 patients in a total of 747 patient visits.

Excellence

Third-Year Student Wins RBHS-IDEA Grant

Growing up, Kinga Dabek ’25 attended Polish school on Saturdays in addition to her regular classes. She learned about her culture, language, and history. She will soon return there to give back as a dental student. With the prestigious RBHS-IDEA: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Advocacy Innovation Grant, she will roll out a project that will guide her community on improving oral health and accessing dental care.

Research

RSDM Hosts Its First Research Retreat

RSDM held its first annual Research Retreat on August 8. RSDM researchers and faculty gathered in the Oral Health Pavilion to exchange ideas, explore collaboration opportunities, and share insights.

Curriculum

RSDM Increases Clinic Capacity

With a recent change in operations and curriculum, RSDM has increased the pre-doctoral students’ available time in the student clinics, where third and fourth years provide dental care under the supervision of faculty who are licensed dentists. This flexibility in the students’ schedules will also benefit RSDM patients.

Shout-Outs

Gary Heir, director of the Center for Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain, was a keynote speaker at the First Arab & Palestinian and Fifth Conference on Oral and Facial Pain in Jerusalem, Israel. Ghaibi Kaspo, a graduate of RSDM's orofacial pain program, was also a speaker.

RSDM alumni came together at a happy hour on Aug. 17 at McLoone’s Boathouse.

See the calendar below for upcoming alumni events.

RSDM faculty attended the Association for Dental Education in Europe (ADEE) meeting in England. They also met colleagues from International University of Catalonia, Spain, with which RSDM has an affiliation agreement.

Congratulations to Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Diversity & Inclusion Herminio Perez, who has been awarded the Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award "for significant contributions to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in teaching, scholarship, or service including clinical care at RBHS."