CiPD Fellows Recognized with Research Awards

Book a Day Partnership Promoting Literacy Along with Oral Health

Two New Members Join Penn Dental Medicine Board of Advisors

Delta Dental Foundation Renews Support of Disabilities Presentation Series with $50K Grant

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 in 2021 […]

Oral Cancer Walk & 5K Builds Oral Cancer Awareness

PDA Announces Inaugural 10 Under 10 Award Winners

Philadelphia- Two Penn Dental Medicine faculty members, Dr. Roopali Kulkarni (D’19, GR’19, GD’21) from the Department of Oral Medicine and Dr. Lauren Yap in the Division of Pediatric Dentistry, were among the Inaugural 10 Under 10 Awards Winners from the Pennsylvania Dental Association (PDA). This award is meant to highlight and celebrate the outstanding contributions […]

School’s Center for Integrative Global Oral Health Presents Global Oral Health Forum 2023

Philadelphia — Penn Dental Medicine’s Center for Integrative Global Oral Health (CIGOH) and Fundación ADM, Institución de Asistencia Privada recently brought together leaders from around the world for the Global Oral Health Forum 2023, held March 30-31 in Merida, Mexico. The main objective of the forum was to encourage and facilitate a dialogue between major […]

Penn Dental Medicine’s Dr. Henry Daniell among the Game Changers Presenting at TEDxPenn

Philadelphia — Penn Dental Medicine’s Dr. Henry Daniell, W.D. Miller Professor in the Department of Basic and Translational Sciences, was among ten game changers invited to present at the TEDxPenn conference, held Saturday, April 1. The conference, now in its 11th year, had the theme (R)evolution. Exploring the tension and interplay between the steady progress […]

2023 Delta Dental Community Scholars Named

Philadelphia — Three Penn Dental Medicine students have been named 2023 Delta Dental Community Scholars, each receiving a sizeable scholarship in recognition of their community service, academic achievement, and future plans to work with vulnerable populations after graduation. Since its inception in 2019, the program has awarded scholarships to 17 talented Penn Dental Medicine students […]

Student, Faculty Showcase Research at AADOCR Meeting

Philadelphia — Penn Dental Medicine students and faculty turned the spotlight on the School’s research activities as part of the 2023 American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research/Canadian Association for Dental Research Annual Meeting & Exhibition, recently held in Portland, Oregon. A cohort of more than 50 student and faculty researchers were included in […]

A Rare Discovery Revealed from Thomas Evans Collection of Art

Penn Dental Medicine Study Illuminates Wound Healing

Philadelphia – While oral wounds are known to heal rapidly with limited scarring, the mechanism has remained elusive. However, a recent study led by Penn Dental Medicine’s Dr. Kang Ko, Assistant Professor in the Department of Periodontics, illuminates that process, identifying a distinct oral fibroblast progenitor that promotes mucosal healing. The findings were recently published […]

Penn Dental Medicine’s SNDA Hosts Black History Month Celebration

PHILADELPHIA- Penn Dental Medicine’s Student National Dental Association (SNDA) hosted their annual Black History Month Celebration in Corby Auditorium with this year’s theme being “Black Voices at Penn,” meant to bring together various voices from across Penn to discuss what it means to be black at the University. “Historically, SNDA was created to further the […]

Dr. Esra Sahingur Advancing Research, Education in the Lab and in Administrative Roles

Penn Dental Medicine Becomes First Cochrane Oral Health Collaborating Center

Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine’s Center for Integrative Global Oral Health (CIGOH) has partnered with Cochrane Oral Health to form the Cochrane Oral Health Collaborating Center at Penn Dental Medicine, the first oral-health-oriented Cochrane collaborative group in the world. The new Center marks a significant step in helping to expand evidence-based knowledge to inform practice […]

Penn Dental Medicine, Woods Services Celebrate Opening of New Community Care Center Serving Persons with Disabilities

Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine is continuing to expand its service in the community to persons with disabilities with the opening of its newest community care site—the Penn Dental Medicine at Woods Mikey Faulkner Dental Care Center. The Care Center is a partnership with Woods Services, a Pennsylvania- and New Jersey-based nonprofit organization that serves […]

Registration Open for Penn Dental Medicine’s Oral Cancer Walk & 5K to be held April 16

Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine will once again help to raise awareness about oral cancer and the importance of early detection with its annual Oral Cancer Walk & 5K, to be held Sunday, April 16, 2023. Registration is now open for this year’s gathering, which marks the 15th anniversary of this student-organized event. Participants can […]

Penn Dental Medicine Signs MOU with School in South Africa, Adding to Collaboration in Tanzania

Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine is continuing to build upon its international engagement with the signing of a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. The signing took place as part of a recent visit by Penn Dental Medicine’s Morton Amsterdam Dean, Dr. Mark S. Wolff, to South Africa and […]

New Fund Created to Support Veterans’ Care

Philadelphia – Veterans coming to Penn Dental Medicine for dental care now have a new resource to help cover the costs of their treatment – the Penn Dental Medicine Veterans Dental Care Fund. This new Veterans Fund was recently established through a $100,000 gift from a Penn Dental Medicine alumnus and his wife with hopes […]

Global Oral Health Forum 2023 to be held March 30-31 in Merida, Mexico

Philadelphia — Penn Dental Medicine’s Center for Integrative Global Oral Health (CIGOH) is collaborating with Fundación ADM, Institución de Asistencia Privada to present the Global Oral Health Forum 2023, taking place March 30-31 in Merida, Mexico. The main goal of this two-day gathering is to encourage and facilitate a dialogue between major stakeholders in the […]