Penn Dental Medicine Faculty Recognized with Annual Teaching Awards

Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine faculty members have been honored for excellence in teaching by the Class of 2020. Each academic year, the graduating class recognizes members of the faculty who have had a significant impact of their educational experience; this year’s awards and recipients included the following: The Basic Science Award – presented for […]

Dr. George Hajishengallis’ Study Identifies Novel Strategy to Address Rare Genetic Disorder

Dean Mark S. Wolff Shares IADR/AADR 2020 William J. Gies Award for Clinical Research

Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine Dean Mark S. Wolff has been recognized for his research by the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) and American Association for Dental Research (AADR) as a recipient of the 2020 IADR/AADR William J. Gies Award for clinical research. The Gies Awards are presented annually in three categories (biological research, […]

Oral Care During COVID-19: Tips to Maintaining Healthy Teeth, Gums

Penn Dental Medicine Celebrates Class of 2020 with Virtual Ceremony

Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine celebrated the achievements of Class of 2020 on May 18 with a virtual commencement ceremony, bringing together family, friends, and the Penn Dental Medicine community even though apart. More than 1,200 individuals joined the live stream of the School’s ceremony, which was part of a University-wide celebration of graduates. This […]

Dr. Michel Koo’s Lab Shows Microbes’ Spatial Organization Crucial to How They Cause Decay

Third-Year Student Takes First Place in Hatton Research Competition

Philadelphia – Third-year Penn Dental Medicine student Grace Huang (D’21) has been recognized for her research, taking first place in the junior category of the 2020 American Association for Dental Research (AADR) Hatton Competition. The annual competition awards prizes in three categories (junior, senior, and postdoctoral) with winners selected from the top abstracts submitted nationwide. […]

Dr. Henry Daniell Among Penn Scientists Coming Together to Research COVID-19

A Shared Vision of Community Health

Penn Dental Medicine’s full-time presence at Puentes de Salud is changing the face of oral health care in Philadelphia’s Latino community. Since 2007, Penn Dental Medicine students and faculty have been providing education, oral health screening, and referral services at Puentes de Salud, a non-profit health center that serves a vibrant community of Latin American […]

Health Care Education in a Virtual World

Long-Standing Mentorship Program Continues to Inspire Area High Schoolers

Penn Dental Medicine Presses on with Emergency Care

Two Penn Dental Medicine Postgraduate Researchers Recognized by IADR

Philadelphia — The work of two Penn Dental Medicine postgraduate researchers has been recognized by the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) with Dr. Aurea Simon-Soro named the recipient of the 2020 IADR Oral Health Research Young Investigators Travel Award and Dr. Yuan Liu (GD’19) honored with the 2020 IADR Women in Science Promising Talent […]

Penn Dental Lab Collaborates on a New Model to Study HIV’s Impact on the Brain

Mission Continuity Plans Help Keep Penn Operating

Telemedicine Virtual Encounters Providing Patients with Safe, Timely Care

Research from Dr. Michel Koo Shows Bacteria Form Biofilms Like Settlers Form Cities

At the Dental School, the Dietitian Is In: Matthew Whipple Consults with Patients, Educates Students

Colgate-Palmolive $1M Gift to Support Care Center for Persons with Disabilities, Establish Innovation Laboratory

Philadelphia — Penn Dental Medicine has received a $1 million gift from the Colgate-Palmolive Company to help advance patient care through the new Penn Dental Medicine Care Center for Persons with Disabilities and the development of the Colgate Innovation Laboratory there. Through the Innovation Laboratory, to be embedded within the Center, Colgate experts will work […]

Dr. Elliot Hersh Discusses Managing Dental Pain in the Age of Opioids