Community Outreach: Breaking Down Barriers

Emily Williams’ days are jam-packed as she rushes from classrooms to clinics to complete her senior year of dental school. But she reserves plenty of energy for after hours as well — particularly the evenings she spends...

Value Added: Seizing an Opportunity

Two alumni who embarked on a difficult but highly fulfilling path over 46 years ago have made it their mission to ease the journey for those who follow in their footsteps. “I have to smile, because it was not easy,”...

Impact on Georgia

Editor’s note: The Georgia Dental Association (GDA) has been a tremendous friend of the DCG over the years, funding scholarships, hosting ‘Lunch and Learn’ seminars, sponsoring programs and demonstrating its support in...

The Ultimate Goal

Ask Dr. Babak Baban about his current research project, and you’ll have to get much, much more specific. Baban, who was recently named DCG’s interim associate dean for research, is an investigator on a whopping 24...

Answers Along the Way: Life as a Go-Giver

Dr. William Bennett practiced pharmacy for several years with the Indian Health Service in Alaska, Arizona, Montana and Wyoming before earning both medical and dental degrees at the Medical College of Georgia (now...

3 Qs: Gregory Griffin

Dr. Gregory Griffin (’98), assistant professor in the DCG Department of General Dentistry, practiced in Lincolnton, Georgia for 20 years (population: 1,500) before returning to Augusta in 2018 to his alma mater to teach...

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