ALUMNI ASSOCIATION LETTER

Dear Fellow Alumni,

I can still remember the day that I learned that I had been accepted into the Advanced Education Program in Endodontics at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine. It felt like a life-changing moment –and indeed, it was. The whole course of my career was changed – was improved – by the education and experiences that I received during my two years at GSDM. Every year, several hundred predoctoral students and postdoctoral residents experience that same life-changing moment, but for many of them, excitement is tempered with the realities of paying for that lifechanging education. Luckily, GSDM – thanks, in part, to the generosity of its donors, including many of you – is able to offer many students and residents scholarships to help cover the cost. In this issue’s cover feature, we profile 11 of these outstanding students or residents – and I’m sure, once you’ve had a chance to read the piece, that you’ll agree that the future of dentistry is very bright indeed.

Alumni Association Letter

We should be very proud of the number of scholarships that GSDM gives out each year, and the ways in which these scholarships help increase access to the many, many opportunities offered by a GSDM education. To learn more about the scholarships GSDM offers and how you can support them – and in turn, the next generation of GSDM students and residents – please contact Stacey McNamee at smcnamee@bu.edu.

In closing, thank you again for allowing me to serve as your Alumni Association president. I look forward to working on behalf of you all over the next year. And please come visit us in Boston soon!

Sincerely,

Dr. Maryam Shomali CAS 87 ENDO 93 Alumni Association President