Dental - President of Mass Dental Society and Cotuit Resident to Speak

President of Mass Dental Society and Cotuit Resident to Speak at Dental Commencement
(Boston) ? Robert Faiella, DMD, president of the Massachusetts Dental Society (MDS), will deliver Boston University School of Dental Medicine?s (SDM) 42nd commencement address at BU?s Fitness and Recreation Center on May 14, at 2:30 p.m. He will speak to the school?s 200-plus graduates and their guests.

Boston University Recognizes Three Professors for Excellence in Teaching
(Boston) ? Boston University at Commencement today bestowed its highest teaching award to Dr. John Carroll McManama, a professor of general dentistry for nearly three decades in the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine. McManama, one of nearly 3,500 faculty members at the university, was named the 32nd recipient of the Metcalf Cup and Prize.

Discovery of Gene Will Likely Lead to New Treatments for Inflammatory Diseases, Cancer
(Boston) ? In a paper featured today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS), researchers from Boston University School of Dental Medicine report the discovery of a new gene, STAT6(B), that helps regulate production of the potentially deadly tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) cytokine. TNF-alpha is involved in inflammatory disorders such as Crohn?s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and irritable bowel syndrome. The paper is the first by a dental school researcher to be chosen as a featured article in PNAS.