Students help to ensure that good literacy and oral hygiene habits start early through the Books, Brushing, and Bedtime program, developed in the School’s Division of Pediatrics. Even publishing a children’s oral health book.
Advancing Penn Dental Medicine’s international leadership in dental aesthetics and adhesives, Dr. Markus Blatz has been named president of the International Academy of Adhesive Dentistry.
Kelly L. Jordan-Sciutto, professor and chair of the Department of Pathology, co-led this study that may show what causes the cognitive problems HIV patients often experience.
Penn Dental Medicine offers 8 dual-degree programs with Penn’s other schools; there are presently 20 DMD students pursuing dual degrees.
Third-year student Kazuma Kitagaito has been recognized for his clinical research with an award presented at the 21st Hinman Student Research Symposium, recently held in Memphis, Tenn.
This project will transform the Evans Building throughout, while maintaining the architectural character of this historic structure; it is scheduled for completion by early 2017.
The Guardian puts an international spotlight on the legacy of Thomas Evans as the dentist to European royalty and his collection of art recently brought back to life.
The study from the lab of Dr. Songtao Shi has implications for therapeutic strategies for lupus and other diseases for which stem cell transplants have shown promise.
As a Fulbright Scholar to Nigeria, Dr. Sunday Akintoye, Associate Professor, Dept. of Oral Medicine, will return to his native country to conduct research and teach where he began his dental training.
The study led by Dr. George Hajishengallis shows a protein can inhibit bone loss associated with periodontitis and could have implications for other diseases involving bone loss.
The study from the lab of Dr. Henry Daniell shows the viability of his plant-based system for producing drugs in plants at a large scale and at a low cost for human clinical trials.
The gift is the largest from a living alumnus in the School’s history and will fund a dramatic new meeting/reception space and the renovation of the School’s Main Clinic.
Dr. Henry Daniell received the award for the top basic science paper in Hypertension in 2014 that identified a drug that can be used to treat pulmonary hypertension.
Among the first recipients of a Penn China Research & Engagement Fund award, the School held a research summit Sept.12., among the events marking Penn Wharton China Center’s first 100 days.
Philadelphia — Penn Dental Medicine is continuing to expand its engagement in China, presenting the Orofacial Stem Cell Research Summit at the Penn Wharton China Center (PWCC) on September 12 and being one of the first recipients of the Penn China Research and Engagement Fund (CREF) awards. The Summit and the inaugural CREF awards, announced […]
This annual tradition holds symbolic significance as students declare their commitment to assume the responsibilities and obligations of the dental profession.
The finding from the lab of Dr. Songtao Shi unveils new possible points for therapeutic intervention, with implications for autoimmune diseases as well as cancer and hypertension.
Dean Kinane and University Curator Lynn Marsden-Atlass discuss the Evans Collection exhibition with 6ABC; the exhibit runs through Nov. 8 at the Arthur Ross Gallery.
The grant from The Benjamin & Mary Siddons Measey Foundation will support a state-of-the-art advanced dental simulation lab that uses haptic technology.
Penn Dental Medicine hosted 12 high school students this month as part of the Provost Summer Mentorship Program — a four-week, college-career immersion program.
