CAN YOU IMAGINE GIVING birth just before clinical training and managing the rigors of the Temple program as a single parent (her husband had moved to Chicago to begin his residency). Amazingly, Dr. Rima Modi did just that; she credits the Temple Dental community for its extraordinary support, understanding and flexibility which allowed her to...
Dr. Eldad Drori believes that nothing in life is random, that every encounter is a form of divine providence, and that each person is placed in this world with the purpose of making it better
IN OSAN, SOUTH KOREA, at the U.S. Air Force Base just 48 miles from the Demilitarized Zone, service members are ready to respond to conflict at a moment’s notice. And stationed with them is Dr. Jackie Lieberman, a general dentist and part of the 51st Medical Group’s triage team. “I’m in a very, very unique...
THE CHILD HADN’T SLEPT FOR weeks. His dental pain was profound but not unusual in Guatemala’s remote mountains. So like many others, his mother had walked five hours to get to the clinic. And as soon as the child’s tooth was extracted, he drifted asleep, finally peaceful. “You know,” one of the founders of the...
THIS YEAR’S ALUMNI REUNION and award dinner was a great success. The event was held at the Loews Hotel in Center City Philadelphia, Friday April 25th along with a day’s worth of events at the school. Over 150 alumni and their guests attended a filled ballroom for a night of dinner, dancing and honoring the recipients...
As chief resident of a dental department at a major urban hospital, there’s little that Haley Lockstein, CST ’19, DEN ’23, hasn’t seen. Each day she’s responsible for overseeing eight first-year dentistry residents at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in North Philadelphia, as they assist the practice with everything from routine cleanings for hospital employees to emergency surgeries to addressing trauma in victims of domestic assault. Often, they’re coming up with creative solutions to deliver the best care possible, even if a patient is underinsured.
