teaching facilities for students, as well as a Continuing Education conference center and administrative offices. The design for the five-story expansion, by ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge, integrates contemporary forms and materials within the framework of the existing building. In contrast to the heavier forms of the existing structure, the vertical addition uses a glass and aluminum curtain wall system and white metal panels, which is extended to the street level. The existing egress stair at the corner of the building has also been transformed into a glass beacon that marks the gateway to the Tufts Health Sciences Boston Campus. The project includes updates to the entire building's infrastructure, incorporating new elevators and updated life safety systems, as well as a new generator. Additionally, the expansion has helped different departments work together more effectively with the use of two internal stairs, one connecting the clinical floors and a second connecting the administrative and Continuing Education departments. In January 2012, the school dedicated the periodontology library to Dr. Irving Glickman, who paved the way for the study of periodontology. Research Areas of research at Tufts Dental include: Bone Remodeling, Sjögren's Syndrome: Dry Mouth and Dry Eye, Dental Materials, Division of Public Health Research and Oral Medicine, Public Health and Community Service, Craniofacial and Molecular Genetics, Integrated Tissue Engineering, Biostatistics, Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry, TMD and Orofacial Pain. Student organizations The School of Dental Medicine has over 20 student organizations. Some of the organizations present at Tufts Dental include: Delta Sigma Delta (DSD), American Student Dental Association (ASDA), and the Bates Student Research Group. American Student Dental Association (ASDA) The American Student Dental Association was established in 1971 to represent, serve and support the needs and interests of dental students. As a national professional organization, ASDA provides a forum for expression of dental student concerns. ASDA currently has more than 14,000 predoctoral members at each of the 55 U.S. dental school chapters. Bates-Student Research Group The Bates Student Research Group (SRG) is a student-run organization that promotes student research in dentistry and its related disciplines. Our main purpose is to foster an environment whereby students interested in enriching their dental education through research are encouraged to do so. Dean of the School of Dental Medicine Dr. Nadeem Karimbux has been named the 17th Dean of School of Dental Medicine in July 2019. Dr. Karimbux has been the associate dean for academic affairs and a