The Senior Outstanding Teaching Award – presented to a faculty member who has gone beyond the scope of his/her responsibilities to significantly impact the class’s…]]> 2013-05-09T14:19:12+00:00 http://www.dental.upenn.edu/news_and_events/penn_dental_student_elected_vice_president_of_the_aadrs_national_student_re/ http://www.dental.upenn.edu/penn_dental_student_elected_vice_president_of_the_aadrs_national_student_re#When:16:45:06Z Philadelphia – Second-year Penn Dental Medicine student Matthew Oishi has been elected to a leadership role with the American Association for Dental Research’s National Student Research Group (AADR NSRG). The election of 2014-2015 AADR NSRG officers closed on Wednesday, May 1, with the IADR/AADR Global Headquarters officially confirming the electronic results, which named Oishi vice president.

“Matt is pursuing a Master of Public Health along with his DMD. He has a wide variety of research interests, especially health policy and health economics as they affect the delivery of dental care,” says Dr. Andres…]]> 2013-05-07T16:45:06+00:00 http://www.dental.upenn.edu/news_and_events/penn_dental_student_joins_discussion_with_lawmakers_on_oral_health_issues/ http://www.dental.upenn.edu/penn_dental_student_joins_discussion_with_lawmakers_on_oral_health_issues#When:15:28:43Z Philadelphia – Sara Shah, a fourth-year Penn Dental Medicine student, was among 10 students nationwide selected to participate in the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) 2013 Government Relations Conference, A Great Dentist Goes to Washington, on April 15 and 16 in Washington, D.C.

As a member of the AGD, Shah joined the other students and 70 general dentists from across the country in the nation’s capital, where they learned about legislative issues related to dentistry, honed their advocacy skills, and met with lawmakers to educate them on oral health topics.

Discussions focused on the rising costs of…]]> 2013-05-03T15:28:43+00:00 http://www.dental.upenn.edu/news_and_events/students_raise_over_15k_for_oral_cancer_foundation/ http://www.dental.upenn.edu/students_raise_over_15k_for_oral_cancer_foundation#When:15:12:21Z Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine students teamed with students from other area schools to present the Philly Oral Cancer Walk and 5K on April 6, building awareness of oral cancer and raising approximately $15,700 in support of the Oral Cancer Foundation.

This was the fifth year that students in Penn Dental Medicine’s Oral Cancer Society organized the event, and it was the most successful to date. The event drew a total of 203 participants – 104 runners in the 5K and 99 participants in the walk. Both the walk and the run started by Penn Dental Medicine at 40th…]]> 2013-04-11T15:12:21+00:00 http://www.dental.upenn.edu/news_and_events/dr._eric_t._stoopler_receives_lindback_teaching_award/ http://www.dental.upenn.edu/dr._eric_t._stoopler_receives_lindback_teaching_award#When:13:16:23Z Philadelphia – Dr. Eric T. Stoopler (D’99, GD’02), Associate Professor of Oral Medicine at Penn Dental Medicine, has been recognized for his excellence in teaching as a 2013 recipient of the University of Pennsylvania’s Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Awards for Distinguished Teaching.

Penn presents eight Lindback awards each year, divided evenly between health-related disciplines and all other departments and divisions.

Award winners are determined by nominations and recommendations made by faculty and students.

Dr. Stoopler has been part of the School’s standing faculty since 2002, starting as Assistant Professor of Oral Medicine and promoted to…]]> 2013-04-09T13:16:23+00:00 http://www.dental.upenn.edu/news_and_events/dr._margrit_maggio_selected_for_adea_leadership_institute/ http://www.dental.upenn.edu/dr._margrit_maggio_selected_for_adea_leadership_institute#When:21:29:24Z Philadelphia — Dr. Margit Maggio (D’ 87), Assistant Professor of Restorative Dentistry, Director of Preclinical Dentistry and Director of Advanced Simulation, has been selected as a 2013-2014 American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Leadership Institute Fellow.

The ADEA Leadership Institute, which began in 2000, is a year-long program to develop the nation’s most promising dental educators to become leaders in dental and higher education. The Institute, unique to dental education, includes four phases throughout which Fellows undertake a variety of assignments designed to both guide and enhance their professional development. The Institute includes sessions in leadership theory, team…]]> 2013-04-04T21:29:24+00:00 http://www.dental.upenn.edu/news_and_events/student_brianna_yang_recognized_for_research_in_hatton_awards_competition/ http://www.dental.upenn.edu/student_brianna_yang_recognized_for_research_in_hatton_awards_competition#When:21:56:45Z Philadelphia — Second-year Penn Dental Medicine student Brianna Yang has been recognized for her achievements in research as the second place winner in the junior category of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR)/Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Hatton Awards Competition, presented March 20, 2013 at the opening ceremony of the 2013 IADR/AADR/CADR General Session & Exhibition in Seattle.

The competition is designed for junior investigators who exhibit potential for a productive career in dental research and is open to students in three categories – junior, senior and post-doctoral. Nine students nationwide were selected to compete in each…]]> 2013-04-01T21:56:45+00:00 http://www.dental.upenn.edu/news_and_events/students_recognized_for_preventive_dentistry_activities/ http://www.dental.upenn.edu/students_recognized_for_preventive_dentistry_activities#When:17:06:16Z Philadelphia — Penn Dental Medicine students Natalie Laucius (D’14) and Scott Kim (D’13) were recognized for their work in the community as recipients of a 2013 American Dental Education Association (ADEA)/Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Preventive Dentistry Scholarship. Awarded to just 12 students nationwide, the purpose of these scholarships is to support predoctoral dental students who have demonstrated academic excellence in preventive dentistry.

Laucius was recognized for her achievements in increasing access to dental care in the Homeless Health Initiative program of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP); through this program, predoctoral dental students join pediatric medical…]]> 2013-03-20T17:06:16+00:00 http://www.dental.upenn.edu/news_and_events/Dedication_Celebration_Held_for_New_Endodontic_Clinic/ http://www.dental.upenn.edu/Dedication_Celebration_Held_for_New_Endodontic_Clinic#When:21:34:10Z Philadelphia — Penn Dental Medicine officially dedicated its new Syngcuk Kim Endodontic Clinic with a special celebration on March 1 for alumni, students, faculty, staff, and other friends and supporters. The event included a continuing education program for attendees, an open house of the clinic showcasing its high-tech equipment for clinical care and instruction, a ribbon cutting ceremony and reception, and a dinner at the University Museum.

The new clinic, which opened for patient care on January 7, is the first key project of the School’s 10-year master plan for facilities renovations. This new state-of-the-art facility features 23 operatories, including…]]> 2013-03-07T21:34:10+00:00 http://www.dental.upenn.edu/news_and_events/dr._madeline_monaco_appointed_to_penn_dental_medicine_board_of_overseers/ http://www.dental.upenn.edu/dr._madeline_monaco_appointed_to_penn_dental_medicine_board_of_overseers#When:17:11:04Z Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine announces the appointment of Madeline Monaco, PhD, MS, MEd to its Board of Overseers, approved by the University of Pennsylvania’s Board of Trustees for a three-year renewable term.

Dr. Monaco is Senior Director of Global Scientific and Professional Affairs with Johnson & Johnson Consumer and Personal Products Worldwide. In her role at Johnson & Johnson, she leads a global team in the development of business and scientific strategies, working with government and professional organizations, universities, and other research leaders to further the science behind consumer products and communicate that science around the world. Prior to…]]> 2013-02-14T17:11:04+00:00 http://www.dental.upenn.edu/news_and_events/rabinowitz_award_for_excellence_in_research_supporting_projects_across_disc/ http://www.dental.upenn.edu/rabinowitz_award_for_excellence_in_research_supporting_projects_across_disc#When:17:36:53Z Philadelphia –The Joseph and Josephine Rabinowitz Award for Excellence in Research is supporting new collaborations across disciplines, presented this year to two Penn Dental Medicine faculty members who will be working on projects with colleagues from other Penn schools. The awards were presented at a reception at Penn Dental Medicine on January 24.

This year’s recipients are Dr. Hydar Ali, Professor, Department of Pathology, and Dr. Ricardo Walter, Assistant Professor of Restorative Dentistry. Dr. Ali and his collaborator, Emer Maria Smyth, PhD, Research Associate Professor of Pharmacology with Penn’s Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, were selected for their…]]> 2013-02-01T17:36:53+00:00 http://www.dental.upenn.edu/news_and_events/penn_dental_student_selected_for_dental_careers_fellowship_program/ http://www.dental.upenn.edu/penn_dental_student_selected_for_dental_careers_fellowship_program#When:19:50:21Z Philadelphia – Payal Verma (D’14), a third-year Penn Dental Medicine student in the Program for Advanced Standing Students, has been selected as one of 10 fellows for the 2013 ADEAGies Foundation/AADR Academic Dental Careers Fellowship Program (ADCFP).

Established in 2006 with the goal of encouraging and preparing students to enter academic dentistry, the year-long ADCFP provides U.S. and Canadian dental students with training, mentorship, and hands-on experiences in research, teaching, and other aspects of academic careers in dental schools. Verma will be working with Dr. Andres Pinto, Associate Professor of Oral Medicine and Division Chief of Community…]]> 2013-01-23T19:50:21+00:00 http://www.dental.upenn.edu/news_and_events/penn_dental_medicine_adds_to_research_enterprise_with_henry_daniell_phd/ http://www.dental.upenn.edu/penn_dental_medicine_adds_to_research_enterprise_with_henry_daniell_phd#When:14:45:23Z Philadelphia – Adding to the depth of its research enterprise, Penn Dental Medicine announces the appointment of Henry Daniell, PhD, as Professor in the departments of Biochemistry and Pathology.

A highly respected researcher across disciplines, Daniell’s lab focuses on the development of a novel concept to reduce the cost of prescription drugs. Daniell has developed a system to produce biopharmaceuticals in a protective coating so that they can be delivered by mouth without being destroyed by the stomach. This new platform reduces cost by eliminating prohibitively expensive fermentation, purification, cold storage/transportation and sterile injections currently used in the production and…]]> 2013-01-15T14:45:23+00:00 http://www.dental.upenn.edu/news_and_events/penn_dental_medicine_opens_state-of-the-art_endodontic_clinic/ http://www.dental.upenn.edu/penn_dental_medicine_opens_state-of-the-art_endodontic_clinic#When:15:09:47Z Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine announces the opening of the Syngcuk Kim Endodontic Clinic, a new facility for state-of-the-art education, research, and clinical care. The new clinic, which opened for patient care on January 7, is the first key project of the School’s 10-year master plan for facilities renovations.

“I am thrilled. This new clinic is a state-of-the-art environment the will greatly enhance our educational programs and clinical care resources,” says Dr. Syngcuk Kim, the Louis I. Grossman Professor of Endodontics, who has led the Department of Endodontics for nearly 21 years. “I am also very humbled by the naming…]]> 2013-01-11T15:09:47+00:00 http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/2012-12-13/interviews/staff-qa-michael-bergler http://www.dental.upenn.edu/in_the_news_qa_with_michael_bergler#When:14:38:14Z The director of Penn Dental’s CAD/CAM Ceramic Center discusses the art and science of his work as a dental technician with the Penn Current.

Accepted students will complete the first and second years at Penn Dental Medicine and the third year at Penn Law. Years four and five will be at Penn Dental with a six-week refresher course prior to reentering dental school and will include one or two law courses…]]> 2012-12-19T15:18:28+00:00 http://www.dental.upenn.edu/news_and_events/d._walter_cohen_selected_for_2013_gies_award/ http://www.dental.upenn.edu/d._walter_cohen_selected_for_2013_gies_award#When:18:21:44Z Philadelphia – The ADEAGies Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA), recently announced that Dr. D. Walter Cohen (C’47, D’50), Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Penn Dental Medicine, is among those individuals being recognized with a 2013 William J. Gies Award. The Gies Awards, named after dental education pioneer William J. Gies, Ph.D., honor individuals and organizations exemplifying dedication to the highest standards of vision, innovation, and achievement in dental education, research, and leadership.

Dr. Cohen will receive the Gies Award for Outstanding Achievement – Dental Educator. Dr. Cohen first joined the Penn…]]> 2012-12-13T18:21:44+00:00 http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/news/penn-led-research-suggests-new-strategy-prevent-or-halt-periodontal-disease http://www.dental.upenn.edu/penn-led_research_suggests_a_new_strategy_to_prevent_halt_periodontal_disea#When:19:35:47Z The study, published in the Journal of Immunology, was led by a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Dr. George Hajishengallis, Department of Microbiology.

The Penn Dental Medicine student body nominates and votes on two recipients of the Award each semester. The Award recognizes individuals who have gone above and beyond the expected standard of high performance…]]> 2012-10-25T16:48:34+00:00 http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/news/inspired-child-penn-dental-medicine-student-hopes-return-favor http://www.dental.upenn.edu/inspired_as_a_child_a_penn_dental_student_hopes_to_return_the_favor#When:13:42:45Z Fourth-year student Miguel Padilla-Hernandez, also earning a master’s in public health, wants to return to practice in the Hispanic neighborhood where he grew up.

At Colgate-Palmolive, Dr. DeVizio is responsible for leading the development of oral care products that meet consumer health and beauty needs through clinically proven technologies.
A widely published and internationally respected lecturer in dentistry, Dr. DeVizio is also a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey…]]> 2012-08-30T13:04:13+00:00 http://www.dental.upenn.edu/news_and_events/penn_dental_medicine_white_coat_ceremony_welcomes_class_of_2016/ http://www.dental.upenn.edu/penn_dental_medicine_white_coat_ceremony_welcomes_class_of_2016#When:19:26:41Z Philadelphia – The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine welcomed its incoming class of DMD students with its annual White Coat Ceremony, held Monday, August 20, at the Zellerbach Theatre in the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Center. More than 400 family, friends, alumni, faculty, and staff gathered to celebrate with the Class of 2016 as they began their study of dental medicine.

This annual tradition holds symbolic significance for the incoming class as they declare their commitment to assume the responsibilities and obligations of the dental profession.

This new class includes 121 students – 54 men and 67…]]> 2012-08-22T19:26:41+00:00 http://www.phillytrib.com/healtharticles/item/5230-medicaid-dental-coverage-cut-under-new-budget.html http://www.dental.upenn.edu/in_the_news_dr._andres_pinto_comments_in_philly_tribune_on_impact_of_medica#When:17:58:49Z Pennsylvania’s adult Medicaid recipients are facing reduced options for dental care due to state budget cuts. Dr. Pinto notes a far-reaching impact.

This special conference was the first ever joint session of the National Dental Association (NDA), the Hispanic Dental Association (HDA), and the Society of American Indian Dentists (SAID). The summit’s theme was “Collectively Meeting the Needs of a Diverse Population to Improve Oral Health.”

Dr. Beverly A. Crawford, Director of Diversity Affairs, and second-year dental student Jessica Germain (D’15) represented…]]> 2012-07-30T20:56:42+00:00 http://www.dental.upenn.edu/news_and_events/dr._beverley_crawford_receives_ndaf_colgate-palmolive_recognition_award/ http://www.dental.upenn.edu/dr._beverley_crawford_receives_ndaf_colgate-palmolive_recognition_award#When:20:30:10Z Philadelphia – Dr. Beverley Crawford, Director of Diversity Affairs at Penn Dental Medicine, is the recipient of the 2012 National Dental Association Foundation (NDAF)/Colgate-Palmolive Faculty Recognition Award in the category of Administration/Service. The Recognition Awards, given in three categories, were presented July 20 as part of the National Dental Association’s Multicultural Oral Health Summit in Boca Raton, Fla.

The awards honor dental faculty who have demonstrated excellence in professional development and a willingness to support and help others in their quest for knowledge and advancement. The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Center for Equity and Diversity participates in…]]> 2012-07-26T20:30:10+00:00 http://www.nextavenue.org/article/2012-07/how-keep-your-teeth-life http://www.dental.upenn.edu/in_the_news_dean_kinane_talks_with_next_avenue_on_oral_health_general_healt#When:18:36:36Z “Oral health and overall health is a two-way street,” says Denis Kinane. “If you have poor oral health, it can make chronic conditions, such as diabetes, worse.”

Anh D. Le, DDS, PhD, has joined Penn Dental Medicine as Norman Vine Endowed Professor of Oral Rehabilitation and Chair of the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery/ Pharmacology. Dr. Le comes to Penn Dental Medicine from the University of Southern California’s Ostrow School of Dentistry, where she served on…]]> 2012-07-12T20:54:18+00:00 http://www.dental.upenn.edu/news_and_events/penn_dental_medicine_hosts_summer_mentorship_program_for_high_school_studen/ http://www.dental.upenn.edu/penn_dental_medicine_hosts_summer_mentorship_program_for_high_school_studen#When:17:41:00Z Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine welcomes 10 students from Philadelphia public and charter schools, who will be spending time in the School’s clinics and learning about the field of dentistry as part of the Summer Mentorship Program (SMP), July 9 – August 3.

Penn Dental Medicine along with Penn’s School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, School of Law, School of Medicine, and School of Nursing participate in the SMP, which is administered out the Office of the Vice Provost for University Life. The program is designed to give participants hands-on experience in their desired fields of interest,…]]> 2012-07-10T17:41:00+00:00 http://www.upenn.edu/spotlights/day-dental-outreach http://www.dental.upenn.edu/a_day_of_dental_outreach#When:19:44:40Z On June 23, Penn Dental Medicine hosted an outreach event with the Academy of General Dentistry, providing free dental care to underserved Philadelphians.

Attendees earned up to 19 CDE credit hours. Along with a depth of speakers, the program included a hands-on workshop on ridge augmentation and a reception for attendees and Penn Dental Medicine periodontics alumni, held at Penn Dental Medicine.

On May 23, 2012, Dr. Denis Kinane, Morton Amsterdam Dean of Penn Dental Medicine, signed a renewed MOU agreement with Dr. Junji Tagami, Dean of the TMDU Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, outlining future collaborations in research and student and faculty exchange between the two institutions. Dr. Takashi Ohyama, President of TMDU,…]]> 2012-06-01T15:28:08+00:00 http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/News_Releases/2012/05/nih/ http://www.dental.upenn.edu/penn_dental_medicine_to_help_create_national_training_protocols_in_pain_man#When:20:44:49Z Penn Dental’s Dr. Elliot Hersh is co-principal investigator of a new NIH Center of Excellence in Pain Education, designated at Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine.

The Senior Outstanding Teaching Award and The Joseph L. T. Appleton Award – The Senior Outstanding Teacher Award is presented to a faculty member…]]> 2012-05-10T19:57:45+00:00 http://www.dental.upenn.edu/news_and_events/students_present_research_posters_at_annual_oral_health_fair/ http://www.dental.upenn.edu/students_present_research_posters_at_annual_oral_health_fair#When:15:18:36Z Philadelphia – On May 1, Penn Dental Medicine’s student research organization, the Vernon J. Brightman Research Society, organized the 21st Annual Oral Health Fair, spotlighting student research projects conducted throughout the academic year. This annual event celebrates Penn Dental Medicine’s long-standing tradition of excellence in student research and features poster presentations by students on their research activities. There were 26 students presenting posters on their basic science and clinical research and 13 students on their projects as part of the Bridging the Gaps community outreach externship.

Each year, all participants in the School’s student Summer Research Program present their…]]> 2012-05-07T15:18:36+00:00 http://www.dental.upenn.edu/news_and_events/students_help_raise_awareness_funds_for_oral_cancer/ http://www.dental.upenn.edu/students_help_raise_awareness_funds_for_oral_cancer#When:13:46:32Z Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine students and faculty helped to raise awareness of oral cancer prevention and funds for the Oral Cancer Foundation through the 4th Annual Philly Oral Cancer Walk and 5K Run. This April 29 event, which also included free oral cancer screenings conducted by Penn Dental Medicine students and faculty, was organized by the student-run Oral Cancer Society. This year’s walk and run drew 243 participants – the largest and most successful turn-out to date. The event raised nearly $13,000 for oral cancer awareness and the Oral Cancer Foundation

One of the key goals of the…]]> 2012-05-04T13:46:32+00:00 http://www.dental.upenn.edu/news_and_events/oral_medicine_resident_receives_lester_burket_memorial_award/ http://www.dental.upenn.edu/oral_medicine_resident_receives_lester_burket_memorial_award#When:19:42:38Z Dr. Ying Wai Sia, a second-year resident in Penn Dental Medicine’s Oral Medicine graduate program, was awarded the prestigious Lester Burket Memorial Award from the American Academy of Oral Medicine (AAOM) for her research acitivites. The award was presented on during the Annual Meeting of the AAOM, held April 17 -21 in Charleston, SC. This award was created to promote basic and clinical research in oral medicine and to honor the memory of Dr. Lester Burket, who served as Professor of Oral Medicine and also as Dean of Penn Dental Medicine.

Only residents/fellows of AAOM-accredited Oral Medicine…]]> 2012-05-03T19:42:38+00:00 http://gablog.commpartners.com/?p=516 http://www.dental.upenn.edu/penn_dental_medicine_student_named_aadr_gert_quigley_public_policy_fellow#When:16:16:22Z As a 2012-13 Quigley Fellow, first-year student Matthew Oishi will have the chance to learn how advocacy for dental research can affect the legislative process.

A highly respected researcher, Dr. Hajishengallis is…]]> 2012-03-21T16:10:56+00:00 http://www.dental.upenn.edu/news_and_events/robert_ricciardi_ma_phd_named_chairman_of_the_department_of_microbiology/ http://www.dental.upenn.edu/robert_ricciardi_ma_phd_named_chairman_of_the_department_of_microbiology#When:20:54:41Z Philadelphia – Robert Ricciardi, MA, PhD , has been named Chairman of the Department of Microbiology at Penn Dental Medicine; his appointment was effective February 1, 2012.

Dr. Ricciardi has a long-time affiliation with University of Pennsylvania’s basic science departments and Penn Dental Medicine. From 1981-1992, while at the Wistar institute, he served on the faculty of Penn’s Graduate Departments of Microbiology, Genetics, and Biochemistry, and joined the Penn Dental Medicine faculty in 1992, becoming Professor of Microbiology in 1996. He recently served as Chair of the Microbiology, Virology, Parasitology (MVP) Program of Penn’s Biomedical Graduate Studies.

The evening’s program, held within the School’s Robert Schattner Center, featured guest speaker Dr. Joan Malcolm, a graduate of Penn Dental Medicine, who practices general and cosmetic dentistry in Sicklerville, N.J.; Dr. Malcolm is also an active dental health educator in the community. The program also included an awards…]]> 2012-02-29T21:46:49+00:00 http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/health-science/item/33734-survey-finds-many-pennsylvania-kids-dont-get-dental-care http://www.dental.upenn.edu/in_the_news_whyy_interviews_dr._andres_pinto_on_access_to_care#When:14:48:43Z Dr. Pinto comments on the Household Health Survey that found over 67,000 children in Southeastern Pennsylvania did not see a dentist in the previous year.

Along with Penn Dental Medicine’s Morton Amsterdam Dean Denis Kinane, the presenters included Penn Dental Medicine faculty and alumni of the School’s postdoctoral endodontics program. “The Department of Endodontics at Penn Dental Medicine has alumni in over 30 countries all over the world,” says Dr. Syngcuk Kim, Chair of the Department of…]]> 2012-01-27T22:23:10+00:00 http://www.dental.upenn.edu/news_and_events/penn_dental_medicine_adds_wharton_mba_to_its_dual-degree_options/ http://www.dental.upenn.edu/penn_dental_medicine_adds_wharton_mba_to_its_dual-degree_options#When:14:10:01Z Philadelphia — Building on its interdisciplinary offerings, Penn Dental Medicine has established a new dual-degree program with Wharton, adding a DMD/MBA to its dual-degree options. The new program will enable select students to earn their DMD and MBA in 5 1/2 years, and will be an option for Penn Dental Medicine dual-degree applicants beginning in January 2012.

“With all of Penn’s professional and graduate schools on a unified campus , it creates a tremendous opportunity to build interdisciplinary programs for our students,” says Dr. Uri Hangorsky, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Penn Dental Medicine. “We are…]]> 2011-12-14T14:10:01+00:00 http://www.dental.upenn.edu/news_and_events/joseph_and_josephine_rabinowitz_research_award_presented_to_penn_dental_med/ http://www.dental.upenn.edu/joseph_and_josephine_rabinowitz_research_award_presented_to_penn_dental_med#When:20:49:55Z Philadelphia – Helping to advance new research projects at Penn Dental Medicine is the 2011 Joseph and Josephine Rabinowitz Award for Excellence in Research, presented to four Penn Dental Medicine faculty members at a special luncheon presentation held December 12.

This year’s recipients of the Rabinowitz Award are Dr. Kathleen Boesze-Battaglia, Professor, Department of Biochemistry; Dr. Jon Korostoff, Associate Professor of Periodontics; Dr. Patricia Miguez, Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics; and Dr. Elisabeth Barton, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology. The Award will support a collaboration between Drs. Boesze-Battaglia and Korostoff on a project titled, Defective Lysosome…]]> 2011-12-13T20:49:55+00:00 http://www.dental.upenn.edu/news_and_events/penn_dental_medicine_adds_dscd_degree_to_academic_options/ http://www.dental.upenn.edu/penn_dental_medicine_adds_dscd_degree_to_academic_options#When:17:51:25Z Philadelphia — Penn Dental Medicine is adding to its academic programs, announcing the establishment of a new doctoral degree that will combine a doctor of science in dentistry (DScD) with advanced training in a clinical dental specialty. The new program was approved by the University of Pennsylvania Trustees at their November 2011 meeting and is undergoing final approval by the Commission on Dental Accreditation.