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Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine celebrated the achievements of the Class of 2022 with its 144th commencement ceremony, held May 16 in Penn’s Irvine Auditorium. The ceremony featured a welcome by Dr. Uri Hangorsky, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, followed by remarks from Dean Mark Wolff. This year’s guest speaker was John Kemp, CEO of...
Philadelphia — Penn Dental Medicine faculty members have been honored for excellence in teaching by the Class of 2022. Each academic year, the graduating class recognizes members of the faculty who have had a significant impact of their educational experience; this year’s recipients were honored as part of the Senior Farewell celebration, held May 10....
Philadelphia — The Penn Dental Medicine Alumni Society will honor the accomplishments and dedication of alumni with its annual awards, to be presented as part of Alumni Weekend 2022. A special reception celebrating the awardees will be held May 13, 4 p.m., in the School’s Fonseca Courtyard. The 2022 Alumni Award recipients include the following....
Philadelphia — With one of its key missions to develop a new generation of scientists at the interface of dental medicine and engineering, the Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry (CiPD) has selected its inaugural class of fellows for its new postdoctoral training program. The CiPD was awarded a $2.5 million T90/R90 grant from the...
Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine’s Dr. Sunday Akintoye, Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine, is among the 2022 cohort of Penn faculty recently awarded research support from the Penn Global Research and Engagement Grant Program. His project, titled the “Penn/UniLag Collaboration on Racial Disparities in Ameloblastoma Recurrence,” will build upon ongoing research collaborations he has...
Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine will present two days of programming highlighting faculty and student research across disciplines as well as initiatives in clinical care and education with Advances in Clinical Care (ACCE) Day and Research Day, May 12 and 13, respectively. Both days will feature guest speakers, faculty presentations, and poster sessions by students...
Philadelphia – The Delta Dental Foundation of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and North Carolina (DDF) recently renewed its support of Penn Dental Medicine’s Persons with Disabilities Presentation Series with a $50,000 grant. The Series—a free online continuing education program aimed at building competency among practicing clinicians to provide oral healthcare to persons with disabilities—launched last year...
Philadelphia — Penn Dental Medicine’s Morton Amsterdam Dean, Dr. Mark S. Wolff, was recognized by Philadelphia-based Nationalities Service Center (NSC) for the School’s service to refugees and other vulnerable populations as one of the honorees at NSC’s annual benefit, Global Tastes: The Centennial Edition. The event and award presentation was held March 24 at the...
