News from Penn Dental Medicine on the academic, outreach, patient care, and research activities of the school’s faculty, students, and staff.
Philadelphia — Penn Dental Medicine presented the 4th Penn Periodontal Conference, June 23-27, bringing together 168 attendees from across the country and around the world and providing a forum to exchange the latest research in the field of periodontics. Held biennially, Penn Dental Medicine launched the first Penn Periodontal Conference in 2013 to not only...
Philadelphia – Taking their commitment to the serving the community on the road, a group of Penn Dental Medicine students recently joined faculty member Dr. Leonard Jensen on a volunteer trip to Wilkes Barre, helping at the MOM (Mission of Mercy)-n-PA event there, held June 7-8. Over two days, approximately 970 volunteers provided free dental...
Philadelphia – Building upon its global engagement, Penn Dental Medicine has renewed ties with Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine in Jerusalem, Israel, signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate collaborative exchange and research with faculty and students. The MOU signing was part of the Power of Partnership program, held June 18-19 at Penn...
Philadelphia – Recognized for her outstanding research, Dr. Aurea Simon-Soro is the 2019 recipient of the IADR Women in Science Award for Distinguished Research. The award, presently annually, is intended to recognize excellence in oral/dental/craniofacial research by a female researcher; the award is given for a single research paper published in the previous year by...
Philadelphia – With the mission to act as a collective catalyst for improving access to oral health care for persons with disabilities, Project Accessible Oral Health (PAOH) was born two years ago with Penn Dental Medicine’s Morton Amsterdam Dean, Dr. Mark Wolff, one of the co-founders. Operating under The Viscardi Center’s network of nonprofit organizations,...
Philadelphia — Addressing the latest techniques and technologies in the field of endodontics, Penn Dental Medicine’s Department of Endodontics presented the 19th Penn Endo Global Symposium – Update in Endodontics A to Z, June 13-15. With the goal of educating and training general dentists and endodontists worldwide in advanced scientific concepts that translate biological principles...
Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine students recently welcomed undergraduate students to the School, sharing their perspectives on dentistry and introducing them to the field of dental medicine as a possible career option. The event — hosted by the Student National Dental Association (SNDA) chapter at Penn Dental Medicine — was the group’s annual Impressions Day...
Philadelphia — Rising fourth-year student Marie-Elena Cronin (D’20) has been recognized for her community service activities as the recipient of the 2019 Dental Trade Alliance (DTA) Foundation/Benco Dental Scholarship. The award is one of 21 DTA Foundation scholarships presented annually to rising third- and fourth-year dental students nationwide, who along with academic excellence, have an...
Philadelphia – Following a nationwide search for the leadership post for the School’s Department of Periodontics, Penn Dental Medicine is pleased to welcome Rodrigo Neiva, DDS, to the faculty as Chairman of the Department of Periodontics. His appointment is effective September 1, 2019, pending the approval of the appropriate School of Dental Medicine committees, the...
