Penn Team Characterizes Underlying Cause of a Form of Macular Degeneration

April 19, 2017

Collaborating with Penn Vet, Dr. Kathleen Boesze-Battaglia, Dept. of Biochemistry, contributed her expertise in lipid biochemistry and spectral analysis of lipid debris to the study.

Penn Dental Medicine Students, Faculty Give Kids a Smile with Free Day of Care

April 14, 2017

Students and faculty provided free dental care to 105 area children as part of Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY)’s 14th annual Give Kids a Smile, April 12.

Students Raise Nearly $18K for Oral Cancer Foundation, Build Awareness of Disease

April 11, 2017

This was the ninth year that students in Penn Dental Medicine’s Oral Cancer Awareness Society organized the event, which this year drew a total of 474 participants.

Penn Dental DScD Candidate Receives IADR Unilever Hatton Award

April 7, 2017

Dr. Mohammed Alharbi (GD’14, DScD’17), a DScD candidate, was awarded second place in the senior basic science category of the 2017 IADR Unilever Hatton Awards.

Dr. Claire Mitchell Promoted to Professor, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology

April 6, 2017

Dr. Mitchell has been a member of the faculty within the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology since 2009; her promotion to Professor is effective July 1, 2017.

Research of Penn Dental-NIH Team Leads to Treatment for Rare Disorder

Discoveries in the course of his research into periodontitis, led Dr. George Hajishengallis and an NIH colleague to successfully treating leukocyte adhesion deficiency.

Colgate Pediatric Dentistry DScD Fellowship Supporting Student Research

March 31, 2017

Dr. Yuan Liu has been selected as the first recipient of the Fellowship. Her research will target the identification of risk biomarkers for early childhood caries.

Dr. Mel Mupparapu Receives Penn’s Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching

March 28, 2017

Dr. Mupparapu, Professor of Oral Medicine, has been on the faculty since 2012. Penn presents eight Lindback awards each year for teaching excellence.

Penn Dental Medicine Professor Unlocking the Mysteries of Mast Cells

March 10, 2017

Dr. Hydar Ali, in the Dept. of Pathology, has spent his career discerning mast cells’ unique qualities and honing in on strategies to modulate their activity to improve health.

Penn Dental Medicine Launches Prosthodontics Residency Program

February 17, 2017

Penn Dental Medicine is now accepting applications for its first class of prosthodontics residents to begin in July 2017. The application deadline is April 20, 2017.

Plant-made Hemophilia Therapy Shows Promise, Penn Dental Study Finds

February 15, 2017

A new study from the lab of Dr. Henry Daniell gives hope for a therapy to keep hemophilia patients from developing antibodies that cause a rejection of clotting-factor infusions.

In the News: Consumer Reports Talks with Dr. Elliot Hersh on Pain Medications

January 25, 2017

Taking a look at drugs to manage dental pain, Consumer Reports talks with Dr. Elliot Hersh on the effectiveness of over-the-counter options vs. prescription opioids.

Dentsply Sirona Gift to Support Clinical Instruction

January 18, 2017

Dentsply Sirona has established a four-year agreement with Penn Dental Medicine that will provide equipment for student instruction and support the clinical curriculum.

Penn Dental Study Finds Link Between HIV Treatment and Neuronal Degeneration

December 19, 2016

A study led by Dr. Kelly Jordan-Sciutto, Professor and Chair, Dept. of Pathology, has found certain protease inhibitors as key players in causing neuronal damage.

In the News: WHYY Talks to Dr. Elliot Hersh on Opioid Prescribing within Dentistry

December 9, 2016

Dr. Elliot Hersh, Professor, Dept. of Oral Surgery/Pharmacology, was interviewed by WHYY’s The Pulse for a story on opioids and their potential for abuse.

Penn Dental Hosts Foundation for Oral Rehabilitation Consensus Conference

December 7, 2016

Penn Dental’s Dr. Markus Blatz served as Co-Chair of the meeting, bringing together an international panel of experts in the field of prosthodontics.

Penn Dental Medicine Board Meets in Beijing

November 30, 2016

The fall meeting of the Board took place at the Penn Wharton China Center, Beijing. A forum was also held in conjunction with the meeting on the topic of oral care and dentistry in China.

Penn Dental Presents Bone Symposium at Penn Wharton China Center in Beijing

November 17, 2016

The program was the first to be presented by Penn Dental through support from Penn’s China Research and Engagement Fund, awarded to the School last year.

Student Research Recognized by American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology

November 11, 2016

The research of third-year student Hassan M. Khan was recognized as a recipient of the AAOMR’s 2016 Charles R. Morris Student Research Award.

Penn Orthodontics Celebrates 100th Anniversary

November 2, 2016

The Department of Orthodontics celebrated its 100th Anniversary at this year’s annual Ortho Alumni Day, held October 28 the Union League of Philadelphia. The event drew approximately 240 attendees.