Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Diversity and Inclusion, Herminio Perez ’04 holds several leadership roles in diversity and inclusion at national and local levels. He’s a member of the American Dental Association Board of Trustees’ Diversity and Inclusion Committee; a counselor for American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Pride; and a member of the RBHS Diversity […]
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Peter DeSciscio ’85 Named President of New Jersey Dental Association
Professor of Restorative Dentistry Peter L. DeSciscio ’85 became the 153rd president of the New Jersey Dental Association (NJDA) June 8. He will lead the organization, which has 3,000 members, including many RSDM alums, for a year. “I have had the pleasure of knowing Dr. Peter DeSciscio for close to 30 years,” said Maxine Feinberg, former American […]
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New Study Explores Understudied Link Between Mental Health and Oral Health
Mental health has been gaining traction in the literature, but in dental medicine, it’s still an underexplored subject. Among the handful of researchers working on this niche area is Vaishali Singhal, a member of Class of 1993 and an associate professor at RSDM and Rutgers School of Health Professions. “From what I have understood, there […]
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Colgate-Palmolive Opened Volpe Clinical Research Center in Honor of Anthony R. Volpe ’60
Colgate-Palmolive opened its Volpe Clinical Research Center in Piscataway, NJ, June 1. The center is named after the late Anthony R. Volpe, a member of RSDM’s inaugural Class of 1960 and Colgate’s former vice president of worldwide clinical research. “Tony was an extraordinary leader for Colgate for more than 50 years and personified our company’s […]
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