Students’ Dental Public Health Device Awarded Prize in Innovation Makerthon

Students’ Dental Public Health Device Awarded Prize in Innovation Makerthon

October 22, 2018

Philadelphia – A team of students from Penn Dental Medicine has been recognized for their innovative healthcare device, taking third place and a $1,000 prize in the Rothberg Catalyzer Makerthon, held at Penn October 13-14. The team included students Soren Christensen, Catherine Dang, Sherry Wan, and Milo Yu from Penn Dental Medicine’s Class of 2020. […]
Drivers of Inflammation Provide Valuable Targets for New Gum Disease Therapies

Drivers of Inflammation Provide Valuable Targets for New Gum Disease Therapies

October 17, 2018

New research from the lab of Dr. George Hajishengallis shows that a subset of T cells contributes to the inflammation and bone loss associated with periodontitis.
Penn Dental, AAL Spark Innovation in Dental Education with New Online Certification Program

Penn Dental, AAL Spark Innovation in Dental Education with New Online Certification Program

Philadelphia — Penn Dental Medicine and the Academy for Advancing Leadership (AAL), a higher-education consultancy, have partnered to develop an online, asynchronous certificate program for part-time and transitioning faculty members in dental and allied dental education. This cobranded initiative, Fundamentals of Clinical Education, is designed to calibrate and orient new clinical faculty as predoctoral, postgraduate, […]
Student Innovators Compete in Social Entrepreneur Leadership Conference

Student Innovators Compete in Social Entrepreneur Leadership Conference

October 10, 2018

Philadelphia – Students’ dental innovations were recently in the spotlight as part of the inaugural Dr. Edward B. Shils Entrepreneurial Fund’s Social Entrepreneur Leadership Conference, as five student teams from Penn Dental Medicine presented their ideas for unique dental products in a Shils Stars Dental Student Competition. Held at the Union League of Philadelphia in […]
Penn Oral Medicine Active in World Workshop on Oral Medicine

Penn Oral Medicine Active in World Workshop on Oral Medicine

October 8, 2018

Philadelphia — Current and former faculty and residents from Penn Dental Medicine’s Department of Oral Medicine played key roles in the 7th World Workshop of Oral Medicine held in Gothenburg, Sweden, September 24-26, 2018. Convened every four years, the World Workshop of Oral Medicine is an international conference of invited oral medicine experts who gather […]
Technology at Forefront at AMED-Penn Dental Microscopy Meeting

Technology at Forefront at AMED-Penn Dental Microscopy Meeting

October 2, 2018

Philadelphia — The state-of-the-art in dental microscopy took center stage at Penn Dental Medicine, September 28-30, as the School partnered with the Academy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry (AMED) to present the AMED-Penn Dental Microscopy Meeting 2018, “Details Matter.” The three-day program was also the 17th Annual Meeting & Scientific Session of AMED, drawing nearly 150 […]
Targeting a viral vulnerability to treat disease

Targeting a viral vulnerability to treat disease

September 18, 2018

Dr. Robert Ricciardi,Chair of Microbiology, is developing promising therapies for viral diseases. Through the Penn Center for Innovation, his company, ViRAZE, is first taking aim at a skin condition that affects millions of children.
Penn Dental Awarded $1M Scholarship Grant from Delta Dental Community Care Foundation

Penn Dental Awarded $1M Scholarship Grant from Delta Dental Community Care Foundation

PHILADELPHIA – Penn Dental Medicine students with a passion for serving vulnerable patients will now have a new resource to support their interests and goals thanks to a $1 million scholarship grant from the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation, the philanthropic branch of Delta Dental of Pennsylvania. Delta Dental’s Oral Health Education grant will endow […]
Clinical Trial Regrows Dental Tissue with Stem Cells from Baby Teeth

Clinical Trial Regrows Dental Tissue with Stem Cells from Baby Teeth

September 11, 2018

A successful Phase 1 clinical trial in China, co-led by Penn Dental’s Dr. Songtao Shi, paves the way for more widespread investigation into the utility of dental stem cells.
PA Senators Visit Dental’s High-Tech Greenhouse

PA Senators Visit Dental’s High-Tech Greenhouse

Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine welcomed Pennsylvania State Senators to its high-tech research greenhouse as part of a recent visit by the PA Senate Appropriations Committee members to Pennovation Works, Penn’s hub for innovation, designed to bridge the intellectual and entrepreneurial initiatives for advancing knowledge and generating economic development. The research greenhouse of Dr. Henry […]
Penn Dental Medicine Adds Training in Use of Intranasal Naloxone to Opioids Education

Penn Dental Medicine Adds Training in Use of Intranasal Naloxone to Opioids Education

August 30, 2018

Philadelphia — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that on average 115 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose. Yet, when an overdose emergency does occur, prompt action can save lives. That was the message to Penn Dental Medicine students at the first of a series of lectures on the only FDA-approved […]
Penn Dental Medicine’s White Coat Ceremony Welcomes Class of 2022

Penn Dental Medicine’s White Coat Ceremony Welcomes Class of 2022

August 15, 2018

Philadelphia — Penn Dental Medicine welcomed the Class of 2022 DMD students to the study of dental medicine at its annual White Coat Ceremony, held August 13 at Penn’s Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. This annual tradition holds symbolic significance for members of the incoming class as they are presented with a white coat […]
IADR/IAP Establishes Research Award Honoring Legacy of Ricardo Teles

IADR/IAP Establishes Research Award Honoring Legacy of Ricardo Teles

August 3, 2018

The recently established award recognizes the many contributions Dr. Ricardo Teles made to the field of clinical periodontal research.
Mentoring Program Introduces High School Students to Dentistry, Higher Ed

Mentoring Program Introduces High School Students to Dentistry, Higher Ed

August 1, 2018

Penn Dental Medicine has been hosting area high school students as part of Penn’s Provost Summer Mentorship Program.

Dental Plaque Is No Match for Catalytic Nanoparticles

Dental Plaque Is No Match for Catalytic Nanoparticles

July 31, 2018

Twice-daily rinses of FDA-approved nanoparticles broke apart oral biofilms and prevented tooth decay in a study from the lab of Dr. Michel Koo, published this week in Nature Communications.
IADR Recognizes Dr. Michel Koo with Dental Caries Research Award

IADR Recognizes Dr. Michel Koo with Dental Caries Research Award

July 26, 2018

Dr. Koo received the 2018 William H. Bowen Research in Dental Caries Award at the opening ceremonies of the IADR General Session being held in London.
A Summer of Change at Penn Dental

A Summer of Change at Penn Dental

July 18, 2018

This summer has brought new facilities with the opening of the Schattner Pavilion and new leadership with the arrival of Dean Mark Wolff to Penn Dental Medicine.

Dr. Thomas P. Sollecito One Health Fellowship to Support Study across Disciplines

Dr. Thomas P. Sollecito One Health Fellowship to Support Study across Disciplines

July 13, 2018

The fellowship will support programming within the Dept. of Oral Medicine for veterinary dentists or oral medicine fellows with an interest in veterinary oral medicine.

In the News: Ice Cream and Tooth Sensitivity

In the News: Ice Cream and Tooth Sensitivity

July 12, 2018

Penn’s One Health blog talks to Penn Dental’s Dr. Yota Stathopoulou on what tooth sensitivity to ice cream and other cold summertime treats could signal.

Dr. Mark Wolff Joins Penn Dental Medicine as Dean

Dr. Mark Wolff Joins Penn Dental Medicine as Dean

July 5, 2018

On July 2, the Penn Dental Medicine community welcomed Dr. Mark Wolff as he began his leadership post as the school’s Morton Amsterdam Dean. Dr. Wolff becomes the 12th dean since the School’s founding.