WHYY’s The Pulse talks with Dean Denis Kinane on Dr. Thomas Evans, the dentist to 19th century royalty whose fortune made possible the School’s Evans Building.
Throughout 2015, Penn Dental Medicine will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Evans Building and the launch of a major renovation planned for this historic structure.
Drs. Tom Sollecito and Eric Stoopler are being recognized by the AAOM for their contributions to the field of oral medicine. The awards will be presented at the Academy’s annual meeting in April.
The MOU signing ceremony was held at Penn Dental Medicine on January 26 between Penn Dental Medicine’s Dean Denis Kinane and Dean Motoyuki Sugai of Hiroshima University Faculty of Dentistry.
The lab of Dr. Dana Graves, Dept. of Periodontics, has identified a critical molecule that helps explain the problem of wound healing in diabetics and pinpoints a therapy target.
The work of Dr. Henry Daniell’s lab is featured in Scientific American, discussing pills made from bioengineered lettuce that could help prevent one of the most serious complications of haemophilia treatment.
Dr. Tom Sollecito Chairs the ADA Council on Scientific Affairs, which recently released clinical practice guidelines on prophylactic antibiotics for prosthetic-joint patients.
Through his work, Dr. Shi, Professor and Chair, Dept. of Anatomy & Cell Biology, and colleagues have identified/characterized new types of stem cells in periodontal ligament, the dental pulp of permanent teeth, and tendons.
Drs. Eric Stoopler and Thomas Sollecito of the Department of Oral Medicine present a case study on lichen planus in a recent issue of JAMA.
Dr. Kevin Luan, a periodontic resident, was the first dental student in the Thouron Award program, a unique exchange between Penn and schools across the UK.
Dr. Henry Daniell is featured in Nature regarding his work on pills made from bioengineered lettuce that could help to prevent one of the most serious complications of haemophilia treatment.
The podcast, People Behind the Science, talked with Dr. Hajishengallis on his research and career path as a scientist.
Two live clinical cases were part of a two-day continuing education program held at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Center.
A study by Dr. George Hajishengallis found a protein that blocks inflammation in the gums does the same for inflammation in the central nervous system, which may provide therapeutic approaches for MS.
Dr. Su-Min Lee (GD’15) was awarded a grant from the American Association of Endodontists Foundation for a study on new therapeutic approaches for dental pulpitis.
Dr. Shi, Professor, Dept. of Anatomy & Cell Biology, studies mesenchymal stem cells and their relationship to orofacial diseases at the molecule and cellular levels.
As part of a BBC Horizons program on medical innovations, Penn Dental’s Dr. Henry Daniell shares his plant-based platform for producing vaccines and biopharmaceuticals.
As part of the growth in alumni relations and development, Liz Ketterlinus joins the School in the new post of Senior Associate Dean of Development & Alumni Relations.
Penn’s Vice Provost for Research discusses the Penn Innovation Center (PCI) and the work of Penn Dental’s Dr. Henry Daniell on a platform for producing and delivering drugs through plants–part of the PCI development.
This study by Dr. Henry Daniell and collaborators has shown a way to deliver a therapy through oral delivery for a disease in critical need of an innovative therapy.
