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Home // Archives for 2017 // Page 3
Research of Penn Dental-NIH Team Leads to Treatment for Rare Disorder

Research of Penn Dental-NIH Team Leads to Treatment for Rare Disorder

April 6, 2017

Discoveries in the course of his research into periodontitis, led Dr. George Hajishengallis and an NIH colleague to successfully treating leukocyte adhesion deficiency.


Colgate Pediatric Dentistry DScD Fellowship Supporting Student Research

Colgate Pediatric Dentistry DScD Fellowship Supporting Student Research

March 31, 2017

Dr. Yuan Liu has been selected as the first recipient of the Fellowship. Her research will target the identification of risk biomarkers for early childhood caries.


Dr.  Mel Mupparapu Receives Penn’s Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching

Dr. Mel Mupparapu Receives Penn’s Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching

March 28, 2017

Dr. Mupparapu, Professor of Oral Medicine, has been on the faculty since 2012. Penn presents eight Lindback awards each year for teaching excellence.


Penn Dental Medicine Professor Unlocking the Mysteries of Mast Cells

Penn Dental Medicine Professor Unlocking the Mysteries of Mast Cells

March 10, 2017

Dr. Hydar Ali, in the Dept. of Pathology, has spent his career discerning mast cells’ unique qualities and honing in on strategies to modulate their activity to improve health.


Penn Dental Medicine Launches Prosthodontics Residency Program

Penn Dental Medicine Launches Prosthodontics Residency Program

February 17, 2017

Penn Dental Medicine is now accepting applications for its first class of prosthodontics residents to begin in July 2017. The application deadline is April 20, 2017.


Plant-made Hemophilia Therapy Shows Promise, Penn Dental Study Finds

Plant-made Hemophilia Therapy Shows Promise, Penn Dental Study Finds

February 15, 2017

A new study from the lab of Dr. Henry Daniell gives hope for a therapy to keep hemophilia patients from developing antibodies that cause a rejection of clotting-factor infusions.


In the News: Consumer Reports Talks with Dr. Elliot Hersh on Pain Medications

In the News: Consumer Reports Talks with Dr. Elliot Hersh on Pain Medications

January 25, 2017

Taking a look at drugs to manage dental pain, Consumer Reports talks with Dr. Elliot Hersh on the effectiveness of over-the-counter options vs. prescription opioids.


Dentsply Sirona Gift to Support Clinical Instruction

Dentsply Sirona Gift to Support Clinical Instruction

January 18, 2017

Dentsply Sirona has established a four-year agreement with Penn Dental Medicine that will provide equipment for student instruction and support the clinical curriculum.


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