Philadelphia – Recognized for his commitment to teaching, Dr. Yu Cheng Chang (GD’15, GD’16, D’18), Assistant Professor of Clinical Periodontics, has been awarded an American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) Foundation Teaching Fellowship. The Fellowship is awarded annually to two individuals nationwide. AAP Teaching Fellowships are designed to support and encourage a career in academia by...
Philadelphia — Penn Dental Medicine patients in need of replacing a single missing tooth as well as those with or about to get lower dentures looking for a more stable solution can now receive care at greatly reduced fees thanks to a recently launched, grant-supported implant program. The initiative was developed to provide a service...
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.
