Embracing Digital Dentistry to Advance Education, Cutting-Edge Patient Care

Dr. Eva Anadioti Recognized by the American College of Prosthodontists

Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine’s Dr. Eva Anadioti has been recognized by the American College of Prosthodontists (ACP) as this year’s recipient of the Presidential Citation Junior Educator of the Year Award. The award was presented as part of the ACP’s 50th Annual Session, held virtually Nov. 1-7. The inaugural awardee for junior faculty, Dr. […]

Penn Dental Medicine Offering Free Oral Screenings for Veterans on November 13

Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine is opening its doors to Veterans this Friday, November 13, with a New Patient Admissions Fair, providing a day of free oral screenings and assistance in learning how to get ongoing dental care at Penn Dental Medicine. Appointments can be made by calling 215-573-VETS (8387). “We know the dental care […]

Student Research Group Presents Virtual Expo Spotlighting Student Research Opportunities

Philadelphia – Research underway within Penn Dental Medicine and how students can be part of it was spotlighted as the School’s Vernon Brightman Research Society (VBRS) presented its inaugural VBRS Research Expo. The event was held virtually in six sessions, running between Oct. 19 and 27. “Our goal with the Expo was to build awareness […]

Study Shows ‘Training’ Transforms Certain Immune Cells to Target Tumors

New AEGD Program Being Established to Focus on Serving Vulnerable Populations

Philadelphia — Penn Dental Medicine has plans to launch an innovative postdoctoral training program in general dentistry designed to educate dental residents in primary dental care for vulnerable and underserved patients. The School has been awarded $2.1 million over five years from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) in support of this new Advanced […]

Dr. Temitope Omolehinwa Taking on HIV and Oral Health in a New Clinical Study

Study from Hajishengallis Lab Offers New Insights into the Immune Response

Oral Medicine, Dermatology Collaboration Highlighted in Dermatologic Clinics Issue

Philadelphia – Highlighting the collaborative care between the specialties of oral medicine and dermatology, Drs. Eric Stoopler and Thomas Sollecito of Penn Dental Medicine’s Department of Oral Medicine served as editors of the October 2020 issue of Dermatologic Clinics. According to the publisher, Elsevier, they were the first dentists invited to serve as editors of […]

Penn Dental Medicine Expands Digital Education Resources with DSDApp

Penn Dental Medicine Expands Digital Education Resources with DSDApp Philadelphia – As part of the School’s Digital Innovation Initiative, Penn Dental Medicine announces the launch of a collaboration with DSDApp by Coachman that will expand the School’s digital education and patient care resources. Beginning this fall, DSDApp’s digital smile design software will be incorporated into […]

Penn Dental Medicine among Wolf Administration Awardees to Battle COVID-19

Philadelphia — Penn Dental Medicine is among the 23 state-wide awardees from the administration of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolff to advance coronavirus research. The award to the lab of Dr. Henry Daniell, W.D. Miller Professor in the Department of Basic & Translational Sciences, is part of $10 million in grant funding through the state’s COVID-19 […]

Steven W. Kess Appointed to Penn Dental Medicine Board of Overseers

Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine welcomes Steven W. Kess as the newest member of its Board of Overseers. His nomination for a renewable three-year term was formally approved at the June meeting of the University of Pennsylvania’s Board of Trustees. Kess brings extensive experience in public-private partnerships as well as business and public policy issues […]

Penn Dental Medicine White Coat Ceremony Welcomes Class of 2024

Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine continued the annual tradition of the School’s White Coat Ceremony, this year gathering virtually to welcome the incoming Class of 2024 to the study of dental medicine on Tuesday evening, August 25. For these new dental students, accepting their white coats is symbolic of their commitment to the practice of […]

Dr. Bekir Karabucak, Dr. Faizan Alawi Promoted to Professor

Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine recently announced the promotion of two long-standing members of the School’s faculty to the level of Professor — Dr. Bekir Karabucak (GD’97, D’02) has been promoted to Professor of Endodontics and Dr. Faizan Alawi to Professor of Pathology within the Department of Basic and Translational Sciences. “Dr. Karabucak and Dr. […]

Dr. Yu Zhang Joins Penn Dental Medicine as Professor, Dept. of Preventive & Restorative Sciences

Philadelphia – Adding to the depth of the School’s research enterprise, Penn Dental Medicine welcomes Dr. Yu Zhang as Professor in the Department of Preventive & Restorative Sciences. Dr. Zhang, a leading authority in dental biomaterials, officially joined the School in July, coming to Penn Dental Medicine from New York University College of Dentistry (NYUCD). […]

New Faculty Appointments Support Reorganization of Clinical Instruction

Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine has introduced a reorganization and expansion of faculty within its Department of Preventive & Restorative Sciences, welcoming new faculty to the School and announcing new roles for some existing faculty to lead the clinical instruction groups within the School’s restorative care centers and community care sites. The changes, being implemented […]

Dr. Esra Sahingur Named 2020-2021 Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Fellow

Philadelphia- Dr. Esra Sahingur (DDS, MS, PhD), Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Student Research at Penn Dental Medicine, has been selected as a 2020-2021 fellow in the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM®) program. ELAM, which advocates for women occupying influential leadership roles in academic health centers, accepts 60 candidates each […]

Penn Dental Medicine Student Recognized with Delta Dental Student Leadership Award

Philadelphia — Dr. Marie-Elena Cronin (D’20, GD’22), a 2020 graduate of Penn Dental Medicine’s DMD program, has been recognized by the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation as a recipient of its 2020 Student Leadership Award. The Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Delta Dental of California, recently announced this year’s recipients of this annual award, which […]

Dr. Dana Graves’ Research Recognized with IADR/PRG Award in Regenerative Periodontal Medicine

Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine’s Dr. Dana Graves, Professor in the Department of Periodontics and Vice Dean for Research & Scholarship, has been recognized for his research as the recipient of the 2020 International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Periodontal Research Group (PRG) Award in Regenerative Periodontal Medicine. This annual award, sponsored by REGEDENT AG, […]

Article by Penn Dental Medicine’s Dr. Markus Blatz among Prosthodontic Journals Most Cited

Philadelphia – In a recently published study analyzing the characteristics of the 100 most cited articles in prosthodontic journals between 1951 and 2019, one by Penn Dental Medicine’s Dr. Markus Blatz, Professor and Chair of the Department of Preventive & Restorative Sciences, was among the top ten. The study appeared in the May issue of […]