A study led by Dr. Kelly Jordan-Sciutto, Professor and Chair, Dept. of Pathology, has found certain protease inhibitors as key players in causing neuronal damage.
Dr. Elliot Hersh, Professor, Dept. of Oral Surgery/Pharmacology, was interviewed by WHYY’s The Pulse for a story on opioids and their potential for abuse.
Penn Dental’s Dr. Markus Blatz served as Co-Chair of the meeting, bringing together an international panel of experts in the field of prosthodontics.
The fall meeting of the Board took place at the Penn Wharton China Center, Beijing. A forum was also held in conjunction with the meeting on the topic of oral care and dentistry in China.
The program was the first to be presented by Penn Dental through support from Penn’s China Research and Engagement Fund, awarded to the School last year.
The research of third-year student Hassan M. Khan was recognized as a recipient of the AAOMR’s 2016 Charles R. Morris Student Research Award.
The Department of Orthodontics celebrated its 100th Anniversary at this year’s annual Ortho Alumni Day, held October 28 the Union League of Philadelphia. The event drew approximately 240 attendees.
Dr. Blatz, who has worked in materials research for more than 20 years, also presently serves as President of the International Academy of Adhesive Dentistry.
Since isolating unique stem cells from baby teeth, Dr. Shi has been exploring their potential to address everything from treating lupus to growing dental pulp.
Dr. Henry Daniell’s lab has designed a software program that converts any given DNA sequence into the sequence preferred by either lettuce or tobacco plants.
The award recognizes exemplary contributions to expanding interdisciplinary collaboration at Penn. Dr. Hersh and colleagues from medicine and nursing lead an interdisciplinary course on pain science and practice.
Through the Dental Hygiene Research & Innovation Fund, selected dental hygienist scholars will be able to participate in one of the School’s current research projects.
Dr. Yang, associate professor, Dept. of Anatomy & Cell Biology, is contributing to an understanding of the molecular mechanisms of bone development, remodeling and repair.
PennSmiles is the School’s mobile dentistry program designed to provide dental services directly to children at their schools in West and Southwest Philadelphia aboard the PennSmiles dental bus.
The labs of Michel Koo & Henry Daniell showed a plant-made antimicrobial peptide significantly prevented bacterial biofilm build-up and could be taken up by oral cavity cells.
Vincent Mosimann, President and Chairman of the Board of Bien-Air Holding SA, has joined Penn Dental Medicine’s Board of Overseers. Bien-Air is a privately held medical instrument manufacturer based in Switzerland.
Freshman Melanie Grajales and her sister, a Penn undergrad, credit their time at Penn Dental through the summer mentorship program with putting them on a path to Penn.
David Nerenberg, who will serve as the School’s chief financial officer, comes to Penn Dental with over 20 years in higher education, nonprofit and public sector finances.
The spray, a drug called Kovanaze, was deemed safe and effective in a recent Phase 3 clinical trial led by Dr. Elliot Hersh, Professor, Dept. of Oral Surgery/Pharmacology.
Held August 15, this annual tradition holds symbolic significance for the students as they declare their commitment to the responsibilities of the dental profession.
