A new program matches DCG students with statewide mentors Amara Altman can’t predict exactly what her career will look like when she graduates from The Dental College of Georgia in 2020. But she has a much clearer...
The Future is Now
3D printing promises to revolutionize dentistry Dr. Christian Brenes has a guilty pleasure: extreme-makeover shows. “I always wanted to be either a plastic surgeon or a dentist. I watched these shows and realized, ‘Oh...
DCG Summer 2018 Class Notes
1980s Dr. Bruce Ashendorf (’81) has been named the DCG’s 2018 Distinguished Alumnus. Ashendorf, who practices in the Atlanta area, is a member and past president of the Hinman Dental Society and Northern District Dental...
Star Power
NFL star enlivens ‘Give Kids a Smile’ Day It’s not every day that kids get a pep talk about oral hygiene from a Super Bowl champion. But that’s exactly what was in store for the 83 Augusta-area children who...
Transplanting Successful Outcomes
Oral health and . . . kidney disease? It may seem an unlikely combination, but the link between oral health and overall health has become increasingly clear in recent years, with new implications emerging almost daily...
First Look: The Heart of a Ninja
So, how did you spend your spring break? Unless you were competing on an internationally televised reality show, Jackson Griffeth’s story probably beats yours. But you’d never know it from Griffeth, an immensely humble...
