2016 News Release Archives

Penn Dental Study Finds Link Between HIV Treatment and Neuronal Degeneration

Monday, December 19, 2016

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.

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In the News: WHYY Talks to Dr. Elliot Hersh on Opioid Prescribing within Dentistry

Friday, December 9, 2016

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.

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Penn Dental Hosts Foundation for Oral Rehabilitation Consensus Conference

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

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.

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Penn Dental Medicine Board Meets in Beijing

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

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.

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Penn Dental Presents Bone Symposium at Penn Wharton China Center in Beijing

Thursday, November 17, 2016

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.

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Student Research Recognized by American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology

Friday, November 11, 2016

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.

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Penn Orthodontics Celebrates 100th Anniversary

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

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.

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Dr. Markus Blatz Guest Editor for Compendium's Annual Materials Issue

Monday, October 31, 2016

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.

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In the News: CBS21 Talks with Dr. Songtao Shi on Stem Cell Research

Friday, October 28, 2016

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.

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Penn Dental Team Tweaks DNA to Improve Plant-based Medicines

Thursday, October 27, 2016

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.

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