Allyn Luke, left and Dr. Saul Weiner

Allyn Luke oversees the "chewing machine," a device that tests the hardiness of implant screws and dental materials by simulating real-life wear and tear. The digitally controlled machine, one of only two in the nation, tells researchers whether a screw is likely to come loose or an amalgam filling has a greater potential to crack than another type of material.   LEARN MORE

Summer Learning

Support, Mentorship for Minority Students in SMDEP

Pre-dental student Mariah Flynn knows that some people view her ethnicity as a drawback. "I have to be better than this person or that person to break whatever stereotypes they may or may not have,'' says Flynn, who is African American. She is one of more than 20 students enrolled in this year's Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP), founded to boost medical and dental school enrollment among minorities.  LEARN MORE 

Work of Art

For Patient, New Dentures, New Smile

For more than 30 years, Bernice Dargen had no top teeth. But thanks to Maxsim Ndoj, a student in RSDM's Internationally Trained DMD program, her smile is now  perfect.  LEARN MORE

Exchange of Ideas

RSDM Orofacial Pain Experts Host Student