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Temitope Omolehinwa

Temitope Omolehinwa, BDS, DScD, DMD

Assistant Professor of Oral Medicine
Department of Oral Medicine
Room 212 Schattner Building
Phone: 215-746-8857
Email: omote@upenn.edu
Professional Biography

Dr. Omolehinwa is a clinician with interest in clinical and translational research. Her research areas are related to improving oral health outcomes in patients with HIV and other comorbidities on dental health. Other areas of research interest include the use of mesenchymal stem cells to stimulate salivary gland repair after radioactive iodine therapy.

Honors and Credentials
  • Lester Burket Research Award for oral medicine residents conferred by the American Academy of Oral Medicine (2013)
  • Diplomate American Academy of Oral Medicine
  • Clinical instructor of Oral Medicine, University of Pennsylvania (2017-2018)
  • Assistant Professor of Oral Medicine, University of Pennsylvania (2018- present)

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Education
  • Bachelor of Dental Surgery (2008), College of Medicine, University of Lagos
  • Oral Medicine Certificate (2014), University of Pennsylvania
  • Doctor of Science in Dentistry (DScD) (2017), University of Pennsylvania