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 faculty members were honored for excellence in teaching by the Class of 2021. 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 excellence...
Philadelphia, PA — One hundred and four years after Penn Dental Medicine alumnus Dr. Arthur E. Corby (D’1917) earned his dental degree, his legacy will have a transformative impact on the School’s future. At the end of 2020, the School received an estate gift from his daughter, Carol Corby-Waller (CW’58), honoring her father – the...
Philadelphia – Taking on a new leadership role in the area of continuing dental education, Penn Dental Medicine’s Dr. Markus Blatz has been named Editor-in-Chief of the journal Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry. His appointment is effective with the May 2021 issue. Published by AEGIS Communications, the Compendium has become an established leader in...
Philadelphia —Penn Dental Medicine opened its doors during the month of April to children in the community, providing free dental care as part of Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY)’s annual Give Kids a Smile. Penn Dental Medicine was one of 19 sites in Philadelphia, Montgomery, Bucks, and Delaware counties to participate in this...
Philadelphia – Joan I. Gluch, PhD, RDH, PHDHP, Chief of Penn Dental Medicine’s Division of Community Oral Health, has been honored by the Pennsylvania Dental Association (PDA) for her public service to the community as the 2021 recipient of the PDA Public Service Award. The award recognizes her commitment to underserved communities through her insightful...
Philadelphia — Two Penn Dental Medicine faculty have been recognized by the University for their excellence in teaching – Dr. Helen Giannakopoulos, Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, as a 2021 recipient of a Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching; and Dr. Joy Bockstein Abt, Clinical Associate Professor of Restorative Dentistry, who received a 2020...
Philadelphia — For Penn Dental Medicine’s first- and second-year students, the spring semester has historically meant a trip down campus to the medical school for cadaver dissection labs. This spring, those labs have looked quite different, going high-tech with the introduction of a new 3D virtual anatomy lab within Penn Dental Medicine. The new lab...
Philadelphia – Dr. Thomas Sollecito, Professor and Chair of Penn Dental Medicine’s Department of Oral Medicine, has been named President of the American Board of Oral Medicine. He assumed the one-year term to this leadership post at a recent meeting of the Board. Dr. Sollecito has been an active member of the Board, serving as...
