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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.
