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 welcomes Dr. Todd Singer to the School as Assistant Dean for Intramural and Extramural Affairs. His appointment was effective May 6, and he will officially begin full-time later in the year. In this new position, Dr. Singer will direct operations for the Penn Dental Family Practice, the two multispecialty, community...
Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine faculty members were honored by students for excellence in teaching at the School’s Senior Farewell, held May 14 at The Hyatt at the Bellevue in Center City Philadelphia. Each academic year, the graduating class recognizes members of the faculty with teaching awards, presented at this annual event that celebrates the...
Philadelphia – Raising awareness of oral cancer and the importance of early detection, Penn Dental Medicine’s 11th annual Philadelphia Oral Cancer Walk/5K and Community Wellness Event drew more than 300 participants and raised more than $18,000 in support of the School’s oral cancer care and research efforts. The student-organized event was held on May 11....
Philadelphia – Four Penn Dental Medicine students — Samuel Kang (D’19), Qilin Xu (D’20), Yiyang Zou (D’20), and Grace Huang (D’21) — joined with 70+ students throughout Penn to help present the 2019 Penn Wharton China Summit (PWCS). The event took place April 19-21 at the University of Pennsylvania, attracting an audience of 1,500 attendees...
Philadelphia – Fourth-year DMD student Margaret Duszyk was recently recognized for her clinical skills, taking second place in the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) Scientific Poster Competition on clinical cases. The competition was held as part of the AACD Annual Scientific Session, held in San Diego in April. Duszyk’s case, titled Combined Direct-Indirect Technique...
Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine’s Dr. Joan Gluch, Division Chief of Community Oral Health and Professor of Clinical Community Oral Health, was recognized by the Penn Community Scholars Program with its Community Connector Award, presented for exemplary leadership in community-academic partnerships. The award was presented April 26 as part of the annual Penn Community Scholars...
Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine’s Department of Periodontics recognized student achievement with its annual student awards ceremony, honoring both predoctoral and postdoctoral students for their work in the field of periodontics. The awards celebration was held April 29 at school. “It’s a great pleasure to celebrate the hard work and dedication of our students with...
Philadelphia – Two Penn Dental Medicine students have been recognized for their work in preventive dentistry as 2019 recipients of ADEA/GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Preventive Dentistry Scholarships. Justin Escobar (D’19) and Alec Robin (D’19) were among 12 students nationwide selected to receive the scholarships, which support predoctoral dental students who have demonstrated academic excellence in preventive...
