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Research Grant Programs Launched to Advance Innovation in Oral and Craniofacial Health

Philadelphia – Two new research grant programs have been launched in partnership with the Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry (CiPD) to help advance innovative breakthroughs in dental medicine, with Penn Health-Tech and the Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation incorporating these funding opportunities into their annual call for proposals for medical devices and […]

$5M Gift to Fund Endowed Professorship, Support Establishment of Center for Integrative Global Oral Health

Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine has received a major gift that will provide the resources to help build the School’s leadership role in global oral (public) health. A $5 million gift from Penn Dental Medicine alumnus Dr. Garry Rayant (GD’77) and his wife, Dr. Kathy Fields, will create a new endowed professorship at the School […]

Penn Dental, Penn Engineering Unite to Form Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry

Philadelphia – With the shared vision to transform the future of oral health care, Penn Dental Medicine and Penn’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have united to form the Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry (CiPD). The new Center marked its official launch on January 22 with a virtual program celebrating the goals and […]

Penn Dental Medicine Creates LGBTQ+ Fund with Leadership Gift

Philadelphia – With a major gift from a Penn Dental Medicine alumnus, the School has established the LGBTQ+ Fund with the goal of identifying LGBTQ+ based biases in the dental profession and ways to dispel them. The $50K leadership gift launches the Fund with the goal of eventually endowing the fund to support research and […]

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Dr. Marc Henschel to Lead a New Advanced Education in General Dentistry Program at Penn Dental

Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine has named Dr. Marc Henschel to lead its new Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) program. Dr. Henschel’s appointment as AEGD Program Director and Associate Professor of Clinical Community Oral Health was effective January 1. “Dr. Henschel brings a passion for working with students as an experienced educator and devoted […]