Dr. Michel Koo Named American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow

Dr. Michel Koo Named American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow

November 27, 2018

Election as a Fellow is an honor bestowed upon members of AAAS by their peers for scientifically and socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.
Modeling the Most Common Form of Vision Loss in Older Adults

Modeling the Most Common Form of Vision Loss in Older Adults

November 21, 2018

A study from the lab of Dr. Kathy Battaglia has characterized a new animal model for age-related macular degeneration that will help to further probe the condition.
Penn Dental Study Shows to Resolve Inflammation Location Matters

Penn Dental Study Shows to Resolve Inflammation Location Matters

November 19, 2018

Where a protein is expressed can influence its action. A study from the lab of Dr. George Hajshengallis has identified one that plays a key role in resolving inflammation.
Dr. Henry Daniell a Featured Panelist at Power of Penn London Event

Dr. Henry Daniell a Featured Panelist at Power of Penn London Event

November 16, 2018

Philadelphia – Dr. Henry Daniell, Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of Biochemistry at Penn Dental Medicine, was among the featured panelist at the London Campaign Kickoff Celebration for The Power of Penn: Advancing Knowledge for Good, held November 15 in Plaisterers’ Hall, London. Penn President Amy Gutmann hosted the event that drew Penn […]
New Grant to Support Dental Care for Children, Adults with Rare Genetic Disorder

New Grant to Support Dental Care for Children, Adults with Rare Genetic Disorder

November 15, 2018

Philadelphia — A grant awarded to Penn Dental Medicine and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia will help create a new program that focuses on providing dental care to children and adults with a rare genetic disorder. Cornelia de Lange Syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes a range of physical and cognitive challenges. Children diagnosed […]
Perio Resident Kang Ko Receives AAP Educator Scholarship

Perio Resident Kang Ko Receives AAP Educator Scholarship

November 1, 2018

Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine periodontics resident Dr. Kang Ko (D’15, GD’20) was selected by the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) Foundation as a 2018 recipient of the AAP Educator Scholarship. The selection committee presented the award during the AAP Annual Meeting, held October 27-30 in Vancouver, BC. The competitive AAP Educator Scholarships were created […]
5 tips to scare away cavities

5 tips to scare away cavities

October 30, 2018

Dr. Maria Velasco of Penn Dental Medicine’s Division of Pediatric Dentistry suggests coming up with a plan to allow for moderate but limited candy consumption on Halloween, then giving away the rest.
Students’ Dental Public Health Device Awarded Prize in Innovation Makerthon

Students’ Dental Public Health Device Awarded Prize in Innovation Makerthon

October 22, 2018

Philadelphia – A team of students from Penn Dental Medicine has been recognized for their innovative healthcare device, taking third place and a $1,000 prize in the Rothberg Catalyzer Makerthon, held at Penn October 13-14. The team included students Soren Christensen, Catherine Dang, Sherry Wan, and Milo Yu from Penn Dental Medicine’s Class of 2020. […]
Drivers of Inflammation Provide Valuable Targets for New Gum Disease Therapies

Drivers of Inflammation Provide Valuable Targets for New Gum Disease Therapies

October 17, 2018

New research from the lab of Dr. George Hajishengallis shows that a subset of T cells contributes to the inflammation and bone loss associated with periodontitis.
Penn Dental, AAL Spark Innovation in Dental Education with New Online Certification Program

Penn Dental, AAL Spark Innovation in Dental Education with New Online Certification Program

Philadelphia — Penn Dental Medicine and the Academy for Advancing Leadership (AAL), a higher-education consultancy, have partnered to develop an online, asynchronous certificate program for part-time and transitioning faculty members in dental and allied dental education. This cobranded initiative, Fundamentals of Clinical Education, is designed to calibrate and orient new clinical faculty as predoctoral, postgraduate, […]
Student Innovators Compete in Social Entrepreneur Leadership Conference

Student Innovators Compete in Social Entrepreneur Leadership Conference

October 10, 2018

Philadelphia – Students’ dental innovations were recently in the spotlight as part of the inaugural Dr. Edward B. Shils Entrepreneurial Fund’s Social Entrepreneur Leadership Conference, as five student teams from Penn Dental Medicine presented their ideas for unique dental products in a Shils Stars Dental Student Competition. Held at the Union League of Philadelphia in […]
Penn Oral Medicine Active in World Workshop on Oral Medicine

Penn Oral Medicine Active in World Workshop on Oral Medicine

October 8, 2018

Philadelphia — Current and former faculty and residents from Penn Dental Medicine’s Department of Oral Medicine played key roles in the 7th World Workshop of Oral Medicine held in Gothenburg, Sweden, September 24-26, 2018. Convened every four years, the World Workshop of Oral Medicine is an international conference of invited oral medicine experts who gather […]
Technology at Forefront at AMED-Penn Dental Microscopy Meeting

Technology at Forefront at AMED-Penn Dental Microscopy Meeting

October 2, 2018

Philadelphia — The state-of-the-art in dental microscopy took center stage at Penn Dental Medicine, September 28-30, as the School partnered with the Academy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry (AMED) to present the AMED-Penn Dental Microscopy Meeting 2018, “Details Matter.” The three-day program was also the 17th Annual Meeting & Scientific Session of AMED, drawing nearly 150 […]
Targeting a viral vulnerability to treat disease

Targeting a viral vulnerability to treat disease

September 18, 2018

Dr. Robert Ricciardi,Chair of Microbiology, is developing promising therapies for viral diseases. Through the Penn Center for Innovation, his company, ViRAZE, is first taking aim at a skin condition that affects millions of children.
Penn Dental Awarded $1M Scholarship Grant from Delta Dental Community Care Foundation

Penn Dental Awarded $1M Scholarship Grant from Delta Dental Community Care Foundation

PHILADELPHIA – Penn Dental Medicine students with a passion for serving vulnerable patients will now have a new resource to support their interests and goals thanks to a $1 million scholarship grant from the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation, the philanthropic branch of Delta Dental of Pennsylvania. Delta Dental’s Oral Health Education grant will endow […]
Clinical Trial Regrows Dental Tissue with Stem Cells from Baby Teeth

Clinical Trial Regrows Dental Tissue with Stem Cells from Baby Teeth

September 11, 2018

A successful Phase 1 clinical trial in China, co-led by Penn Dental’s Dr. Songtao Shi, paves the way for more widespread investigation into the utility of dental stem cells.
PA Senators Visit Dental’s High-Tech Greenhouse

PA Senators Visit Dental’s High-Tech Greenhouse

Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine welcomed Pennsylvania State Senators to its high-tech research greenhouse as part of a recent visit by the PA Senate Appropriations Committee members to Pennovation Works, Penn’s hub for innovation, designed to bridge the intellectual and entrepreneurial initiatives for advancing knowledge and generating economic development. The research greenhouse of Dr. Henry […]
Penn Dental Medicine Adds Training in Use of Intranasal Naloxone to Opioids Education

Penn Dental Medicine Adds Training in Use of Intranasal Naloxone to Opioids Education

August 30, 2018

Philadelphia — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that on average 115 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose. Yet, when an overdose emergency does occur, prompt action can save lives. That was the message to Penn Dental Medicine students at the first of a series of lectures on the only FDA-approved […]
Penn Dental Medicine’s White Coat Ceremony Welcomes Class of 2022

Penn Dental Medicine’s White Coat Ceremony Welcomes Class of 2022

August 15, 2018

Philadelphia — Penn Dental Medicine welcomed the Class of 2022 DMD students to the study of dental medicine at its annual White Coat Ceremony, held August 13 at Penn’s Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. This annual tradition holds symbolic significance for members of the incoming class as they are presented with a white coat […]
IADR/IAP Establishes Research Award Honoring Legacy of Ricardo Teles

IADR/IAP Establishes Research Award Honoring Legacy of Ricardo Teles

August 3, 2018

The recently established award recognizes the many contributions Dr. Ricardo Teles made to the field of clinical periodontal research.