Department News

Dr. Ahn Le Part of Task Force Supporting Penn's pan-Asian Community

Research Grant Programs Launched to Advance Innovation in Oral and Craniofacial Health

Philadelphia – Two new research grant programs have been launched in partnership with the Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry (CiPD) to help advance innovative breakthroughs in dental medicine, with Penn Health-Tech and the Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation incorporating these funding opportunities into their annual call for proposals for medical devices and...

$5M Gift to Fund Endowed Professorship, Support Establishment of Center for Integrative Global Oral Health

Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine has received a major gift that will provide the resources to help build the School’s leadership role in global oral (public) health. A $5 million gift from Penn Dental Medicine alumnus Dr. Garry Rayant (GD’77) and his wife, Dr. Kathy Fields, will create a new endowed professorship at the School...

Penn Dental, Penn Engineering Unite to Form Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry

Philadelphia – With the shared vision to transform the future of oral health care, Penn Dental Medicine and Penn’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have united to form the Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry (CiPD). The new Center marked its official launch on January 22 with a virtual program celebrating the goals and...

Student Research Group Presents Virtual Expo Spotlighting Student Research Opportunities

Philadelphia – Research underway within Penn Dental Medicine and how students can be part of it was spotlighted as the School’s Vernon Brightman Research Society (VBRS) presented its inaugural VBRS Research Expo. The event was held virtually in six sessions, running between Oct. 19 and 27. “Our goal with the Expo was to build awareness...

Telemedicine Virtual Encounters Providing Patients with Safe, Timely Care

Dr. Elliot Hersh Discusses Managing Dental Pain in the Age of Opioids

Penn Dental Medicine Designated Apple Distinguished School for its Classroom Technology

Philadelphia—With a one-to-one initiative that provides every dental student with an iPad, a robust program of faculty-developed AppleBooks that tackle complex dental topics, and the use of software that makes taking notes and exams easier and more convenient, Penn Dental Medicine is wholeheartedly embracing the concept of digital learning and transforming the way it delivers...

Prosthodontics Students Take Top Award for Research

Philadelphia – Two students within Penn Dental Medicine’s postgraduate prosthodontics program – Dr. Nupur Patel (GD’21) and Dr. David Kim (GD’21) — were recently recognized for their research, taking first place in the poster competition at the American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics 66th Annual Meeting, held in Miami, October 26-29. Their collaborative study was titled...

Dr. Rabie Shanti Receives the Pennsylvania Hospital 2019 Relationship-Based Care Award

Philadelphia –Penn Dental Medicine’s Dr. Rabie Shanti, Assistant Professor of Oral Surgery and Pharmacology, has been honored with the 2019 Relationship-Based Care Award by Pennsylvania Hospital (PAH). The award, presented to one individual annually, recognizes outstanding clinicians who fully embody the tenets of Relationship-Based Care: leadership, teamwork, professionalism, care delivery, resources and outcomes. The relationship-based...