In the News: Napoleon III’s Dentist, Penn Dental Medicine’s Earliest Benefactor

February 27, 2015

WHYY’s The Pulse talks with Dean Denis Kinane on Dr. Thomas Evans, the dentist to 19th century royalty whose fortune made possible the School’s Evans Building.

School Launches Centennial Celebration of Historic Thomas Evans Building

February 25, 2015

Throughout 2015, Penn Dental Medicine will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Evans Building and the launch of a major renovation planned for this historic structure.

Faculty Members Being Recognized by AAOM

February 3, 2015

Drs. Tom Sollecito and Eric Stoopler are being recognized by the AAOM for their contributions to the field of oral medicine. The awards will be presented at the Academy’s annual meeting in April.

Penn Dental Signs MOU with Hiroshima University

January 27, 2015

The MOU signing ceremony was held at Penn Dental Medicine on January 26 between Penn Dental Medicine’s Dean Denis Kinane and Dean Motoyuki Sugai of Hiroshima University Faculty of Dentistry.

In the News:Lettuce Pills May Help Haemophilia

January 26, 2015

The work of Dr. Henry Daniell’s lab is featured in Scientific American, discussing pills made from bioengineered lettuce that could help prevent one of the most serious complications of haemophilia treatment.

Penn Dental Medicine Team Shows Why Wound Healing Is Impaired in Diabetics

The lab of Dr. Dana Graves, Dept. of Periodontics, has identified a critical molecule that helps explain the problem of wound healing in diabetics and pinpoints a therapy target.

Penn Dental’s Chair of Oral Medicine Chairs ADA Review on Prophylactic Antibiotics

January 16, 2015

Dr. Tom Sollecito Chairs the ADA Council on Scientific Affairs, which recently released clinical practice guidelines on prophylactic antibiotics for prosthetic-joint patients.

Songtao Shi Advancing Stem Cell Research

January 14, 2015

Through his work, Dr. Shi, Professor and Chair, Dept. of Anatomy & Cell Biology, and colleagues have identified/characterized new types of stem cells in periodontal ligament, the dental pulp of permanent teeth, and tendons.