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.
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.
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.
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.
This year-long program offers grant writing and professional development training. Dr. Benakanakere is one of 10 fellows selected nationwide.
Dr. Michel Koo’s lab has used nanoparticles to activate hydrogen peroxide, producing free radicals that were able to degrade the biofilm matrix and kill the bacteria within.
Dr. Henry Daniell’s lab has developed an oral polio vaccine booster by manipulating plants to express a protein found in the polio virus.
Dr. Anne Koch (D’77, GD’93) and Dr. Anne Klamar have been appointed to the Penn Dental Medicine Board of Overseers.
As the award recipient, Dr. Hyeran Helen Jeon, a Penn Dental Medicine DScD candidate, presented her research on wound healing at the IADR General Session in Korea.
Dr. Yang’s research interests focus on exploring the mechanism of craniofacial and bone development and bone remodeling as well as gene/stem cell therapy of bone diseases.
Drs. Tom Sollecito and Eric Stoopler of the School’s Dept. of Oral Medicine explain how one’s mouth can hold lifesaving clues to other conditions.
The highly selective MERIT Awards are designed to give stable, long-term support to scientists. Less than 5 percent of NIH-funded researchers across all disciplines are selected to receive them.
During his tenure as an American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) director, Dr. Chung has represented the Middle Atlantic Society of Orthodontists. ABO directors establish policy for the board certification of specialists in orthodontics.
Dr. Kang Ko (D’15, GD’18), a Periodontics-DScD candidate, has been selected to receive a fellowship from Student Clinician Research Program of the ADA.
Dr. Elliot Hersh, Professor of Pharmacology, discusses the issue of opioids and how dental students are instructed on the dangers of overprescribing pain killers.
Each academic year, the graduating class recognizes members of the faculty with teaching awards, presented at the annual Senior Farewell.
The Samuel Charles Miller Lecture Award is among one of the highest honors bestowed by the AAOM and is given for outstanding contributions to the field of oral medicine.
