More than 600 people attended the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine alumni reception held on Friday, February 1, 2019, as part of the Yankee Dental Congress in Boston, Massachusetts.
By all indications, it was a record turnout for the event, which is one of the school’s most popular annual events and attracts everyone from current students and residents to alumni to faculty and staff.
“Each one of you is an integral member of our community, and it means a great deal to me to see you all gathered together to celebrate both our accomplishments and the incredibly bright future of our School,” Dean Jeffrey W. Hutter said in his welcoming remarks, noting that “when we gather here in one year, we will have a building that you will not recognize.”
Dr. David Lustbader DMD 86 CAS 86, chair of the GSDM Dean’s Advisory Board, echoed this sentiment and encouraged everyone in the room to visit the school to see the transformation that is underway as part of the addition and renovation construction project.
“You need to see it because what is happening is truly magic,” he said.
American Dental Association president Dr. Jeffrey Cole attended the alumni reception, and Dean Hutter surprised him with an honorary hard hat and construction vest, mementos from his hard-hat tour earlier in the week of the construction work at GSDM. Cole accepted them with a laugh, and immediately put them on.
“You have one awesome dean in charge of your school,” he told the assembled crowd.
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