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Woman leaning back with her eyes closed in a dental chair.

How Mindfulness Can Ease Your Dental Anxiety. Even if You Don’t Love Meditating

From three-part breathing to the right music, a dental expert on mind-body wellness shares tips on how adults and kids can feel calmer in the chair

Students from the medical, dental, and veterinary schools at the Comparative Anatomy Exchange Day, or CadEx, an interdisciplinary event focused on One Health

Unforgettable Anatomy Lessons with a One Health Focus

At Comparative Anatomy Exchange Day, graduate and professional students across Tufts gain hands-on experience and teach each other what they’re learning about human and animal anatomy

Dental students wearing gowns and masks sit across from members of the Boston Living Center; one student is examining a patients's mouth.

Addressing the Oral Health Needs of People Living with HIV/AIDS

In a recent addition to dental school curriculum, students gain experience and insight while providing this much-needed care

Graduates of The Fletcher School cheer during the Phase I ceremony

Scenes from the School Commencement Ceremonies

In individual ceremonies following the morning all-university event, schools across Tufts presented degrees to more than 2,800 graduates.

Tony Monaco and Amina J. Mohammed on stage during 2023 Commencement

In the Face of Turmoil, ‘Step Up and Speak Loudly’

To meet today’s complex challenges, we must reject easy narratives and work to understand each other, Amina Mohammed tells Tufts’ Class of 2023

Nickeisha Louis-Elias, D23, Arika Neal-Branch, D24, Ashley Makala, D23, and Amber Courtney, D23, in dental scrubs, look at children's books while gathered around a dental chair.

Dental Students Read Their Way Through Kids’ Stories in 10 Languages

Volunteer effort creates a video library to boost children’s literacy

Portrait of seven professors with blue background

Building a Life’s Work on the Foundation of Family Legacies

Asian American and Pacific Islander faculty members investigate their backgrounds to find the roots of their academic and intellectual pursuits

Arooj Sarfraz, D23

School: School of Dental Medicine

Degree: Doctor of Dental Medicine

Home: My safe haven, a comfort zone for my truest self

McKenzie Halsey, D23

School: School of Dental Medicine

Degree: Doctor of Dental Medicine

Home: I’m from Virginia—and I’m looking forward to going back there.