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First Look: Woodworking, Inflatables…and Goats
Dental school is challenging. When life threw in a series of personal challenges on top of it, Billy Brinson, a dental student from Swainsboro, Georgia, found he had to be more resourceful than most to meet them. It started back in high school, when Brinson had his own woodworking shop, a hands-on activity that perhaps...Word of Mouth: Dear Readers
We’re guessing you are doing a lot of double takes these days. If you were among the hundreds of alumni who visited us in April for Alumni ...
3 Qs: Carole Hanes
DCG Associate Dean Carole Hanes for over 30 years has been one of the most visible – and friendly – faces on campus. She is pivotally ...
Impact On Georgia: Georgia Is Our Campus
For years, students in DCG dental programs have had the opportunity to obtain a wealth of clinical experience through rotations in clinical ...
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They say that art imitates life. Nowhere is that more true than in movies. With machines becoming more and more intelligent and tragedies reshaping national borders, it’s easy to see why we look to silver-screen heroes to answer the world’s most pressing moral quandaries. 
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, misuse and overuse of antibiotics is the leading cause of antibiotic resistance in bacteria. It’s an alarming find, but not a very surprising one, said Dr. Jose Vazquez, chief of the Antimicrobial Stewardship service... -
An alum’s pride and creativity join to create The Dental College of Georgia’s first class ring, the latest in a long history of important traditions.
Dr. Betsy Richwine Bolton honors her dad, Dr. Sam Richwine, with the first-ever named lectureship in surgery.
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The Good and the Bad
ALZHEIMER’S Dr. Erhard Bieberich has found that ceramide’s positive role in the brain’s early development can turn ugly in cases of Alzheimer’s disease. It is a lipid likely best known for improving the look of our skin and hair. However, the ceramide studies of Dr. Erhard Bieberich are all about form and function. In a...Philanthropic Precedent
Bowdre Phinizy is the man behind MCG’s first endowment, established in 1931. In his life as a newspaper man, Bowdre Phinizy (1871-1931), owner and ...
MCG Medicine Fall 2016/Winter 2017 Class...
CLASS NOTES Dr. S. William Clark III (’79) received the Joseph P. Bailey Jr., MD, Physician Distinguished Service Award during the Medical ...
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Plagenhoef (’87) Named President of the American Society of Anesthesiologists Dr. Jeffrey S. Plagenhoef, chairman of the Department of ...
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Cancer Imaging Workhorse
Along with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT) was voted by physicians in 2001 as the top medical innovation of the previous 25 years, and for good reason. The CT gives physicians a quick, noninvasive look inside the body, which makes it a great way to detect a variety of diseases and conditions, and...To Floss or Not to Floss
The federal government recently dropped the recommendation of dental flossing from their dietary guidelines. Dr. Christopher W. Cutler, chairman of ...
Can Creating Art Aid in Hospital...
Art educator Dr. Karen Heid and counselor educator Dr. Kathryn Henderson have collaborated with Augusta University’s Department of Patient ...
Cutting Obesity Down to Size
Every time Dr. Neal L. Weintraub glances up from his Augusta University desk, his eyes fall on the bicycle propped up in the corner. “I bike to work ...