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Philadelphia — Penn Dental Medicine faculty members have been honored for excellence in teaching by the Class of 2022. Each academic year, the graduating class recognizes members of the faculty who have had a significant impact of their educational experience; this year’s recipients were honored as part of the Senior Farewell celebration, held May 10....
Philadelphia — The Penn Dental Medicine Alumni Society will honor the accomplishments and dedication of alumni with its annual awards, to be presented as part of Alumni Weekend 2022. A special reception celebrating the awardees will be held May 13, 4 p.m., in the School’s Fonseca Courtyard. The 2022 Alumni Award recipients include the following....
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 — This past December, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released its Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges report, exploring the nation’s oral health over the last 20 years and presenting a road map on how to improve oral health in America going forward. This wide-ranging report is a follow-up to the seminal...
Philadelphia — The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) is recognizing Penn Dental Medicine’s Care Center for Persons with Disabilities with its 2022 Manuel M. Album Award. This award is presented annually to an individual or organization that has made the greatest contribution to the oral health of children with special needs. It honors AAPD...
Philadelphia — Penn Dental Medicine students and faculty showcased research from the School at the 2022 American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR)/Canadian Association for Dental Research Annual Meeting & Exhibition, held both virtually and in person in Atlanta at the end of March. Over 20 student researchers were included in the scientific...
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...
