In 2021, a tribute to Dr. George Grant, the first African American faculty member of Harvard University and its dental school, came in the form of a scholarship to support underrepresented minority students. This aligns with the 1867 actions of Harvard School of Dental Medicine as the first dental... CONTINUE READING
Placing dental implants, performing fluoride varnish treatments and delivering nanny goats village families sound like business as usual for James J. Wu, DDS, FRCD (C), (shown above) when he dedicates expertise as a volunteer in Moldova. The Board Certified in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery... CONTINUE READING
In 2010, a year after Massachusetts' then-Governor Deval Patrick initiated a public health dental hygienist (PHDH) category of dental professionals with Chapter 530 of the Acts of 2008, Cathy Grinham (shown) realized it could help fulfill her professional mission. "It is with underserved... CONTINUE READING
Contributed by Pat Arsenault/Director of CenterPoint Services at Benco Dental [caption id="attachment_2816" align="alignright" width="81"] For the love of Oral-B, the public is requested to contact authorities in Massachusetts with information about this toothbrush... CONTINUE READING
Misplaced dentures are ranked among lame sick-day excuses (false teeth flew out the car window) and at the root of unique acts of kindness (dentist replaces dentures flushed down the loo). Most recently, one Massachusetts woman recently blamed her brush with the law on... CONTINUE READING