He also gave attendees a small tube of toothpaste and an A&M-branded toothbrush. As always, he handed out a newly designed informational brochure with maroon bluebonnets on the front and his business card stapled to the back. “In the past, I believe, that was happening and people were giving up and calling somebody else.”įulton also spends many weekends visiting area health fairs for seniors, including a recent drive-thru event in Palestine, Texas. “You’re not leaving a message, you’re not paging a pager, and you’re not waiting for someone to call you back,” he says. It’s not unusual for the phone to ring at 2 a.m., or what he calls “the magic witching hour,” dubbed by the funeral industry because it is a typical time of death. “I personally answer the phones 24/7,” says Fulton, who also manages the school’s gross anatomy lab. Thirty years as a funeral director prepared him for this role, and he treats this job just like any other he’s ever had. Kesterke says that means the school saves “thousands of dollars per student to maintain dissection as a learning tool.” He credits director Charlie Fulton’s all-in commitment, consummate knowledge and novel outreach efforts for putting the program on solid footing.īeing available around the clock is perhaps what’s made all the difference, Fulton says. The school’s Anatomical Gift Program has seen a “huge uptick in donations” recently, becoming a self-sufficient donor network for the first time in memorable history.
Matthew Kesterke, instructional assistant professor in biomedical sciences.
“You hear it every year from students-you learn so much more by working with the human body rather than reading it in a book,” says Dr. Not every dental school offers hands-on learning in gross anatomy lab, but Texas A&M College of Dentistry’s distinctive program is stronger than ever. As Anatomical Gift director, Charlie Fulton (right) sees to it that all veterans are honored with a military ceremony.
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