When Army veteran Gilberto Rivera arrived for his Columbia dental appointment, he didn’t expect he and his provider would share such a close military connection.
For Black History Month, read about a neurologist educating the children and grandchildren of individuals at risk for stroke and a dentist who took care of generations of Harlem patients.
Columbia's dental school has received another Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award recognizing the school's commitment to diversity and inclusion.
A Mailman School of Public Health study looked at the role of dentists in screening for substance use disorders. While many view the dental visit as as an opportunity to identify drug misuse, others do not see it as part of their professional role.
Thanks to the decades-long work of Dennis Mitchell and others, the College of Dental Medicine has led efforts to bring underrepresented minorities into the dental profession.
College of Dental Medicine assistant professor George Jenkins, one of The Three Doctors, speaks in Michigan as part of an initiative funded by Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees.