Michelle Chou, DMSc16, MPH08, and her a two-year-old miniature goldendoodle Bao are on a mission to spread joy in some of the most stressful settings. From dental office to college campus, the four-legged, curly blonde pup has wagged his way into the hearts of those who need comfort.

“He has a natural talent for bringing joy and happiness wherever he goes,” said Chou, who is an alumnus of both Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, as well as a part-time lecturer at HSDM.

Bao is a certified therapy dog who visits...

More than 80 alumni from class years spanning from 1962-2016 returned to Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) for Alumni Day on Friday, June 2. Alumni Day is an annual opportunity for graduates of all degree programs and class years to return to campus and reconnect with each other and hear about exciting updates at their alma mater. Alumni Day falls on the Friday of Reunion weekend, and this year HSDM welcomed back DMD classes ending in 3 and 8 for milestone Reunion celebrations in addition to Friday’s combined Alumni Day festivities. ...

HSDM alumna Jacqueline Burgette, DMD08, holds the honor of being the very first dentist to be selected as a White House Fellow. The prestigious leadership program brings together individuals from across the country with backgrounds in local government, academia, the nonprofit sector, medicine, law, the private sector, and the armed forces, to work alongside public servants at the highest levels of the executive branch of the United States government. She describes her experience in the 2022-23 fellowship and what dentists can learn from public service.... Read more about A Dentist Goes to Washington

More than 150 years after his arrival at Harvard, George Franklin Grant, DMD 1870, has returned to the Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) to take his place amongst HSDM luminaries. A newly painted portrait of Grant is now prominently displayed alongside the portraits of other historic figures including former deans, notable faculty, and his trailblazing predecessor Robert Tanner Freeman, DMD 1869, the first Black graduate of the Harvard Dental School. Grant holds the distinction of being the second Black graduate of the School, and the first to become...

When Sara Hahn, DMD11, first uploaded a video of singer-songwriter Taylor Swift’s teeth to the social media entertainment platform TikTok, she had no idea how far a reach it would have. Overnight the 1-minute video analyzing Swift’s dental work, including a set of veneers, received over 1.3 million views and 125,000 likes.

Growing up, Hahn was surrounded by connections between dentistry and medicine. Her mother, Eun Hahn, DMD84, PD87, attended Harvard School of...