Renovations to the D South clinic for predoctoral students began last month as outdated facilities were demolished to make way for new ones. Eighty operatories, dating back to RSDM's opening in the 1970s, will be replaced and a new dispensary will be added, along with new radiography resources and other updates. The clinic will maintain the same footprint but will be outfitted with new furniture, ceilings and floors.
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Finding Clues
Can Dental Calculus Reveal Impact of Industrial Revolution?
From left, Dr. Kenneth Markowitz, Dr. Carla Cugini and LaShanda Williams.
Scientists know that teeth can provide important clues to everything from prehistoric creatures to crime scene information. One Rutgers student is working with RSDM researchers to explore what teeth can reveal about diet and health during and after the industrial revolution. LaShanda Williams, a Ph.D. student at the Rutgers Center for Evolutionary Studies in New Brunswick, believes that dental calculus might provide information that can't be found anywhere else. LEARN MORE
Giving and Receiving
Four New Scholarships Presented at Annual Event
From left, Michael McCormick, Cassidy Verrier and Karen McCormick. Photo Credit:Maritza Camacho
Scholarship recipients and their donors got to know each other last month at an annual event that also marked the first year four new endowed scholarships were presented. A total of 38 scholarships were awarded to 61 students at the Donor/Scholar Reception, sponsored by RSDM and the RSDM Alumni Association. LEARN MORE
Special Recognition
Employees Celebrate Work Anniverseries
Dr. Michael Chertoff and Dean Feldman. Photo Credit: Maritza Camacho
Staff and faculty marked five-year milestone work anniversaries at an employee celebration at Nanina's in the Park in Belleville last month. More than 80 employees were eligible to be honored. At the event, Dean Feldman gave special recognition to veteran employees, including Dr. Daniel Chertoff, who has taught at the school for 55 years, and staffers Cynthia Curran, a clinical services representative, and Lawanda Harris, a senior receptionist and patient scheduler, who have worked here for 25 years. Fran Devonshire, a registered nurse in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, was also recognized. After more than 40 yeas of service, she is retiring this year.
Alumni News
Join Our Study Club and Annual Alum Meeting
RSDM's Alumni Association offers so many chances to network, reconnect with classmates, gain knowledge and learn the latest school news. You can do all of these things at our Study Club and annual Alumni Association meeting on 12/12 in New Brunswick. It features an update by Dean Feldman, a lecture by Dr. Eric Sacks, Class of '03, on detecting early orthodontic problems and a chance to nominate new association officers. Click here to learn more and register.
RSDM's Alumni Association offers so many chances to network, reconnect with classmates, gain knowledge and learn the latest school news. You can do all of these things at our Study Club and annual Alumni Association meeting on 12/12 in New Brunswick. It features an update by Dean Feldman, a lecture by Dr. Eric Sacks, Class of '03, on detecting early orthodontic problems and a chance to nominate new association officers. Click