Delta Dental Foundation Funds Professional Development Series on Serving Persons with Disabilities

Philadelphia – With the goal of helping to improve access to dental care for individuals with disabilities, Penn Dental Medicine will be establishing a new continuing education series through the support of the Delta Dental Foundation (DDF). A $50,000 gift from DDF will fund an online professional development program designed to help oral health professionals […]

Dr. Ahn Le Part of Task Force Supporting Penn’s pan-Asian Community

Accessible Care for All at New Care Center for Persons with Disabilities

Growing Community Presence Increasing Access, Student Experiences

Dr. Yuan Liu Advancing Understanding of Early Childhood Caries with Colgate Award for Research Excellence

Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine’s Dr. Yuan Liu, Research Associate in the Department of Preventive & Restorative Sciences, has been recognized for her research as a 2021 recipient of the Colgate Award for Research Excellence (CARE). Designed to advance oral healthcare diagnostics, therapeutics, and preventative strategies from basic to translational research, the CARE program targets […]

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Research Grant Programs Launched to Advance Innovation in Oral and Craniofacial Health

Philadelphia – Two new research grant programs have been launched in partnership with the Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry (CiPD) to help advance innovative breakthroughs in dental medicine, with Penn Health-Tech and the Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation incorporating these funding opportunities into their annual call for proposals for medical devices and […]

$5M Gift to Fund Endowed Professorship, Support Establishment of Center for Integrative Global Oral Health

Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine has received a major gift that will provide the resources to help build the School’s leadership role in global oral (public) health. A $5 million gift from Penn Dental Medicine alumnus Dr. Garry Rayant (GD’77) and his wife, Dr. Kathy Fields, will create a new endowed professorship at the School […]

Penn Dental, Penn Engineering Unite to Form Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry

Philadelphia – With the shared vision to transform the future of oral health care, Penn Dental Medicine and Penn’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have united to form the Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry (CiPD). The new Center marked its official launch on January 22 with a virtual program celebrating the goals and […]

Penn Dental Medicine Creates LGBTQ+ Fund with Leadership Gift

Philadelphia – With a major gift from a Penn Dental Medicine alumnus, the School has established the LGBTQ+ Fund with the goal of identifying LGBTQ+ based biases in the dental profession and ways to dispel them. The $50K leadership gift launches the Fund with the goal of eventually endowing the fund to support research and […]

Dr. Yu Zhang Applying Physics Expertise to Making Smiles Brighter

Dr. Marc Henschel to Lead a New Advanced Education in General Dentistry Program at Penn Dental

Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine has named Dr. Marc Henschel to lead its new Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) program. Dr. Henschel’s appointment as AEGD Program Director and Associate Professor of Clinical Community Oral Health was effective January 1. “Dr. Henschel brings a passion for working with students as an experienced educator and devoted […]

Penn Dental Medicine Names Leaders of New Care Center for Persons with Disabilities

Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine is pleased to announce the successful recruitment of leadership for the School’s new Care Center for Persons with Disabilities, naming Dr. Miriam R. Robbins as Director and Dr. Alicia Risner-Bauman as Associate Director. Their appointments to these new posts are effective in February and January, respectively. “We are thrilled to […]

Expanding Accessibility with Care Center for Persons with Disabilities

Interdisciplinary Team Studying Possible Therapeutic Pathways to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Philadelphia – An interdisciplinary team within Penn Dental Medicine is conducting research to explore the potential for identifying a novel therapeutic approach to mitigate SARS-CoV-2, or COVID-19, infection. The study, led by principal investigator Dr. Bruce Shenker, Professor in the Department of Basic & Translational Science, was awarded funding as part of a National Institutes […]

Dr. Michel Koo Named Emerging Inventor of the Year by Penn Center for Innovation

Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine’s Dr. Hyun (Michel) Koo, Professor of Orthodontics and Pediatrics/Community Oral Health, has been named Emerging Inventor of the Year by the Penn Center for Innovation (PCI), recognized for his groundbreaking work on developing novel approaches to eradicate biofilms. Dr. Koo’s work on biofilms led to a U.S. patent awarded early […]

School Launches Dual Tracks of Master of Oral Health Sciences Program

Philadelphia — Building on its advanced degree options, Penn Dental Medicine has launched a new master’s program, introducing a Master of Oral Health Sciences (MOHS). The new program has two unique tracks – one for college graduates and a second for graduates of non-U.S. dental schools – both with the goal of preparing participants for […]

Penn Dental Medicine Expands Community Presence at Spectrum Community Health Center

Philadelphia — Penn Dental Medicine and Spectrum Health Services, Inc. have established a partnership that is enhancing oral health care services for community members in West Philadelphia. Launched this summer, dental school faculty and students are now providing comprehensive dental care to patients within Spectrum Community Health Center at 5201 Haverford Ave. “We are so […]

Dr. George Hajishengallis Named on Highly Cited Researchers 2020 List

Philadelphia — Penn Dental Medicine is pleased to announce that Dr. George Hajishengallis, Thomas W. Evans Centennial Professor in the Department of Basic & Translational Sciences, has been named on the Highly Cited Researchers™ 2020 list from Clarivate. The annual list identifies researchers who demonstrated significant influence in their chosen field or fields through the […]

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