Philadelphia — Penn Dental Medicine presented the 4th Penn Periodontal Conference, June 23-27, bringing together 168 attendees from across the country and around the world and providing a forum to exchange the latest research in the field of periodontics. Held biennially, Penn Dental Medicine launched the first Penn Periodontal Conference in 2013 to not only...
Philadelphia – Following a nationwide search for the leadership post for the School’s Department of Periodontics, Penn Dental Medicine is pleased to welcome Rodrigo Neiva, DDS, to the faculty as Chairman of the Department of Periodontics. His appointment is effective September 1, 2019, pending the approval of the appropriate School of Dental Medicine committees, the...
Where a protein is expressed can influence its action. A study from the lab of Dr. George Hajshengallis has identified one that plays a key role in resolving inflammation.
Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine periodontics resident Dr. Kang Ko (D’15, GD’20) was selected by the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) Foundation as a 2018 recipient of the AAP Educator Scholarship. The selection committee presented the award during the AAP Annual Meeting, held October 27-30 in Vancouver, BC. The competitive AAP Educator Scholarships were created...
Philadelphia — Penn Dental Medicine and the Academy for Advancing Leadership (AAL), a higher-education consultancy, have partnered to develop an online, asynchronous certificate program for part-time and transitioning faculty members in dental and allied dental education. This cobranded initiative, Fundamentals of Clinical Education, is designed to calibrate and orient new clinical faculty as predoctoral, postgraduate,...
The recently established award recognizes the many contributions Dr. Ricardo Teles made to the field of clinical periodontal research.
Penn's One Health blog talks to Penn Dental's Dr. Yota Stathopoulou on what tooth sensitivity to ice cream and other cold summertime treats could signal.
A study from Drs. Jeon and Graves found cells that form the outer layer of skin and mucosa stimulate blood-vessel formation through the protein, Foxo1.
Dr. Hangorsky has been part of the School’s periodontics faculty since 1980. He will remain in the Interim Chair role until the search is complete for a permanent Chair.
In a new clinical trial, the Dept. of Periodontics is studying an experimental gel formulation as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of periodontitis.
