Harvard School of Dental Medicine
HSDM to Transfer Cambridge Dental Practice to Private Owner, End Faculty Practice
The Harvard School of Dental Medicine will transfer its Cambridge dental practice to a private owner in September and stop operating its decades-old faculty practice due to financial constraints, according to a Thursday email sent to HSDM affiliates obtained by The Crimson.
Harvard Dental Center To Lay Off Staff After Closing Cambridge Clinic
The Harvard School of Dental Medicine will lay off staff in the Harvard Dental Center following its decision to permanently close its clinic location in Cambridge.
Harvard Dental Center Permanently Closes Cambridge Clinic, Citing Financial Strain
Harvard School of Dental Medicine announced a permanent shutdown of its Cambridge dental clinic in a Wednesday email to patients, six months after the practice was temporarily closed following an electrical fire.
Harvard’s 2025 Class Days
At Convocation and Class Day ceremonies last week, Harvard’s Class of 2025 gathered to celebrate their new degrees. But the Trump administration’s attacks on Harvard cast a shadow over the proceedings — and graduates, faculty, and keynote speakers across Harvard’s schools paired their messages of joy with defiance.
A Profession ‘Under Siege’: Speakers Urge Students To Defend and Uplift Medicine at HMS Class Day
Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Dental Medicine’s Class Day speakers urged graduates to unite in support of medicine amid funding uncertainty and public health skepticism, taking veiled jabs at the Trump administration after a Commencement marked by pride and defiance.
Harvard Dental School Abruptly Fired Its Head of DEI in December
Harvard School of Dental Medicine professor Fadie T. Coleman was forced out of her role as the assistant dean of the HSDM Office for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in December after the school’s dean said she did not meet work expectations.
Harvard Medical School Cancels Class Session With Gazan Patients, Calling It One-Sided
Harvard Medical School abruptly canceled a planned Jan. 21 lecture on wartime healthcare and a subsequent panel with patients from Gaza receiving care in Boston, citing student and faculty complaints.
Harvard Dental School Only Meets 50% of Financial Aid for Students
The Harvard School of Dental Medicine is trying to fill a cavity in its financial aid offerings.
Underrepresented Minority Enrollment at Dental School Halves Post-Affirmative Action
The number of students at Harvard School of Dental Medicine who identify as underrepresented in medicine halved this year, HSDM Dean William V. Giannobile said in an interview with The Crimson on Wednesday, the first since 2021.
Harvard Dental School to Run Deficit, Dean Confident in Mending Donor Relations
Harvard School of Dental Medicine Dean William V. Giannobile said the school will run a deficit this year but expressed confidence in his ability to mend fractured donor relationships in a Wednesday interview with The Crimson, his first in three years.
Harvard Dental School Dean Wins American Dental Association Award for Research
Harvard School of Dental Medicine Dean William V. Giannobile was presented with the American Dental Association’s 2024 Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Dental Research last Friday.
‘Humanity in the Highest Regard’: Incoming BU President Speaks at HMS Class Day
Incoming Boston University President Melissa L. Gilliam urged graduates to “love yourself, love another, and love mankind” in a keynote speech at the Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine Class Day on Thursday.
Harvard Medical, Dental Students Allege Administrative Censorship in Annual Welcome Music Video
Harvard Medical School and School of Dental Medicine students alleged administrative censorship over the removal of pro-Palestine imagery from the annual student-made music video for new admits.
Harvard School of Dental Medicine Affiliates Discuss Disparities in Oral Health Care at Webinar
Experts in oral health policy from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine discussed barriers to equitable health care in a webinar hosted by the Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning Wednesday evening.
USC Professor Yang Chai Presented with Harvard School of Dental Medicine Goldhaber Award
Yang Chai, professor and chair in craniofacial biology at the University of Southern California, was awarded the Paul Goldhaber Award at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine on Tuesday.
Harvard Dental School Launches New Residency Program in New Hampshire
The Harvard School of Dental Medicine launched a new dental residency program in New Hampshire this fall focusing on oral health care for rural and underserved populations.
Applications to Harvard Medical School Drop Back to Near Pre-Pandemic Levels
Applications to Harvard Medical School fell back to near pre-pandemic levels this year after a sharp increase last cycle.
HMS Office for Community-Centered Medical Education Receives $150,000 Donation
Harvard Medical School received a $150,000 donation on Nov. 19 to support the current development of an office for community-centered medical education.
‘A Hard Stop’: How Harvard’s Dental School Graduated Every Student Despite a Pandemic Shutdown
Dental School faculty worked "day and night" to ensure students stayed afloat with limited clinical instruction.
Harvard Dental School
Faculty of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine extended the school's hours in an effort to ensure that students would graduate despite pandemic restrictions.
William V. Giannobile
William V. Giannobile took over as dean of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine in September 2020.
Harvard Dental School Provides Free Dental Services for Children Amid Pandemic
More than 60 student and faculty volunteers provided free dental services to children at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine’s annual “Give Kids a Smile” event on Saturday.
Harvard Dental School to Reopen Former HUHS Dental Clinic
The Harvard School of Dental Medicine will reopen the Harvard Dental Service under its direction in February 2021, the school announced in a press release Wednesday.
Public Health Experts Discuss Health Disparities and Political Action
A panel of public health experts discussed the social and political determinants of health in a Tuesday webinar co-sponsored by the offices of diversity and inclusion at Harvard Medical School, School of Dental Medicine, and School of Public Health.
Harvard Medical Society Renamed in Honor of First Black Tenured Professor, Physician-Scientist Hinton
HMS Dean George Q. Daley approved the renaming of the Holmes Society in honor of William Augustus Hinton, the first Black tenured professor at Harvard.
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