Diversity

2023 Oct 19

Trauma Informed Dental Care

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location: 

The Root Lounge

person holding up an x-ray of the mouth

What is Trauma Informed Care? Interpersonal, generational, and systemic harm have lasting impacts on individuals, their bodies, communities, and coping systems. Medical providers have a unique opportunity to provide attuned...

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2023 Sep 28

Mid Autumn Festival Celebration

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location: 

REB Lobby

Mooncakes

The HSDM Asian American Dental Association invites you to join us in celebrating the Mid Autumn Festival (Mooncake Festival). Mooncakes treats and activities such as learning Chinese calligraphy and participating in lantern festivities will be provided! Happy year of the Rabbit!

2023 Jun 29

Diverse Perspectives in Dentistry With Dr. Anne Koch

Registration Closed 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location: 

REB Auditorium

This June we are honoring and bringing awareness around dentists who identify as a part of the LGBTQIA+ community. The series aims to build and strengthen our community by offering opportunities to learn more about:

1) The remarkable individuals that make up the oral health profession

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Historic portrait of Dr. Grant

Trailblazer, Inventor, Scholar: Dr. George Grant Takes His Place in History

May 11, 2023

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...

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2023 Feb 10

Diverse Perspectives in Dentistry

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location: 

REB Auditorium and remote

This February we are honoring and bringing awareness around African American Dentists and their contributions to the field of Oral Medicine. The series aims to build and strengthen our community by offering opportunities to learn more about: 1) the remarkable individuals that make up the Oral Health profession and 2) the important work being done in oral medicine and intersecting health fields. We are excited to share that Dr. Zerita C. Buchanan, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health MPH Candidate '23, will be our keynote speaker for this inaugural event. ...

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2023 Mar 10

Lunch and Learn Session Five: Gaining Perspective on the Deaf Population and Dentistry

Registration Closed 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location: 

REB Auditorium

Dr. Joseph Samona will close the week’s Lunch and Learn series with a presentation on the deaf population and dentistry. The HSDM Community looks forward to welcoming Dr. Samona to share personal experiences and perspectives that will guide an important discussion around ways in which we can develop cultural dexterity in the practice of caring for individuals who are deaf and/or hard-of-hearing.

Joseph Samona, DDS is a dentist in Bloomfield Hills MI. Born and raised in Metro Detroit, Dr. Joseph Samona always knew he wanted to serve the community he...

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2023 Mar 09

Lunch and Learn Session Four: Considerations for Patients Observing Ramadan

Registration Closed 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location: 

REB Auditorium

HSDM will welcome Harvard University’s Muslim Chaplain, Khalil Abdur-Rashid who will lead a discussion on considerations for patients observing Ramadan. This year, Ramadan is predicted to start on the evening of March 22nd and will be observed by a number of individuals in the community. During Thursday’s Lunch and Learn session, the HSDM Community can look forward to learning together about helpful ways we can support members of the community for whom this holiday is observed by fasting.

Khalil Abdur-Rashid, DLS, Muslim Chaplain at Harvard University...

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2023 Mar 08

Lunch and Learn Session Three: On Mental Health and Wellness in Dentistry

Registration Closed 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location: 

REB Auditorium

On Wednesday, March 8th at 12-noon in the REB Auditorium, our Lunch and Learn series will be in full swing with Dr. Huong Le presenting on matters of health equity, dental care, and behavioral health. As a community, HSDM will have the opportunity to come together to learn and engage in thoughtful discussion around these important topics with an international expert on mental health and wellness in dentistry.

Huong Le, DDS, Chief Dental Office at Asian Health Services, Bay Area, CA

Against great odds, in 1975 a teenager and her...

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2023 Mar 07

Lunch and Learn Session Two: LGBTQIA+ Considerations in Patient Care

Registration Closed 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location: 

REB Auditorium

On Tuesday, March 7th at 12-noon in the REB Auditorium, HSDM will welcome Quincey J. Roberts, Sr. from the City of Boston Mayor’s Office for a conversation on LGBTQIA+ considerations in patient care. During this Lunch and Learn session, the HSDM Community can look forward to learning together as we participate in a discussion with a leader on LGBTQIA+ advocacy. Greta Spoering will join our speaker to discuss how we can further support efforts of fostering an inclusive culture for all who walk through our HSDM doors and clinics.

Quincey J. Roberts, Sr. is the...

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2023 Mar 06

Lunch and Learn Session One: Connecting with the Indigenous Community on Oral Health

Registration Closed 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location: 

REB Auditorium

A thoughtful discussion around the contributions of the Indigenous Community in oral medicine will kick off this year’s Diversity Week Lunch and Learn series. On Monday, March 6th at 12-noon in the REB Auditorium, HSDM is looking forward to participating in an engaging conversation with guest speakers: Dr. Brian Swann, Linda Coombs, and Bettina Washington. HSDM will have the opportunity to come together and hear from esteemed elders of the Wampanoag community on matters relating to history, culture, and contributions to the practice oral medicine.

Brian...

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Dr. Zerita Buchanan

Monumental Change Through Mentorship

November 7, 2022

For fourth-generation dentist Dr. Zerita Buchanan dentistry runs in the family, but it is so much more than the family business—it is what inspires her to make a difference in the lives of young students as a mentor and cheerleader for the next generation of diverse dental professionals. This summer, she began the Joseph L. Henry Oral Health Fellowship which will give her the opportunity to expand on her work as a mentor and an advocate for health equity.

“Every student I encourage to pursue dentistry will result in one more dental provider who can return to their local...

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