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Philadelphia — With one of its key missions to develop a new generation of scientists at the interface of dental medicine and engineering, the Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry (CiPD) has selected its inaugural class of fellows for its new postdoctoral training program. The CiPD was awarded a $2.5 million T90/R90 grant from the...
Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine will present two days of programming highlighting faculty and student research across disciplines as well as initiatives in clinical care and education with Advances in Clinical Care (ACCE) Day and Research Day, May 12 and 13, respectively. Both days will feature guest speakers, faculty presentations, and poster sessions by students...
Philadelphia — Penn Dental Medicine’s Morton Amsterdam Dean, Dr. Mark S. Wolff, was recognized by Philadelphia-based Nationalities Service Center (NSC) for the School’s service to refugees and other vulnerable populations as one of the honorees at NSC’s annual benefit, Global Tastes: The Centennial Edition. The event and award presentation was held March 24 at the...
Philadelphia — Penn Dental Medicine is expanding its reach to Veterans in need of a dental care home through a new partnership with the VETSmile program, developed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Center for Care and Payment Innovation (CCPI). VETSmile collaborates with community dental care partners to advance continuous and comprehensive oral...
Philadelphia – Adding to the depth of its graduate dental education offerings, Penn Dental Medicine has launched an Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) program; the new program is now accepting applications for its inaugural class, which will enter in July. The application deadline for this incoming class is May 1, 2022. The one-year AEGD...
Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine is continuing to build upon its services to persons with disabilities through the development of two new resources – a teledentistry assessment portal and a series of education videos, being made possible in great part through recent gifts from CareQuest Institute for Oral Health and the Eagles Autism Foundation, respectively....
Philadelphia – Responding to an immediate need for dental care in the community, Penn Dental Medicine students and faculty recently created a pop-up clinic for more than 60 Afghani refugees awaiting permanent placement in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Many arrived in the U.S. in August and their resettlement is being managed by the Philadelphia-based Nationalities...
Philadelphia –The strength and depth of Penn Dental Medicine’s student research was on display at this year’s American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR)/International Association for Dental Research (IADR)/Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR) General Session. Over 30 student researchers were included in the scientific program with their faculty mentors, showcasing a diversity...
