Long before he came to Penn Dental, recent DMD grad Kang Ko fell in love with teaching and research. He is continuing his studies in the periodontics and DScD programs.
Penn Dental Medicine turned the spotlight on student research with its annual Student Research Day, May 14. Students shared their research activities through an afternoon of poster presentations; a total of 93 posters were presented.
Penn Dental Medicine faculty members were honored for excellence in teaching by the Class of 2015 at the School’s Senior Farewell, held May 12.
“Brushtime,Bedtime,” a board book written, illustrated, and published by a group of Penn Dental Medicine students, is teaching young children and inspiring their parents to build healthy oral care and bedtime routines.
The carriage used by the School’s earliest benefactor, Thomas Evans, to spirit Napoleon III’s wife out of Paris to safety during the Franco-Prussian War is returning to Penn Dental; join the celebration May 11,1-2 pm.
Directed to healthcare professionals or anyone with an interest in dentistry, “Introduction to Dental Medicine” starts June 1 through Penn’s opening learning partner, Coursera; taught by Drs. Uri Hangorsky, Tom Sollecito, and Eric Stoopler.
At the United Community Clinic (UCC), Penn Dental Medicine students are serving the West Philadelphia community as part of an interdisciplinary team.
The lab of Dr. Michel Koo is using nanoparticle carriers to deliver and release an antibacterial agent into cavity-causing dental plaque.
Penn Dental Medicine students and faculty provided free dental care to nearly 75 area children on April 1 as part of Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY)’s Give Kids a Smile Day.
To be held this Saturday, March 28, all proceeds benefit the Oral Cancer Foundation. Students and faculty will also provide free oral cancer screenings.
The award recognizes a novel nanoparticle-based technology that offers a sophisticated approach to eliminating pathogenic biofilms and preventing dental caries.
Free dental, medical, and vision screenings as well as mental health resources will be offered to the community, March 21, at Mastery Charter-Harrity Elementary School.
Part of the Penn delegation to launch the Penn Wharton China Center, Penn Dental also presented a symposium and signed MOUs with two schools.
WHYY’s The Pulse talks with Dean Denis Kinane on Dr. Thomas Evans, the dentist to 19th century royalty whose fortune made possible the School’s Evans Building.
Throughout 2015, Penn Dental Medicine will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Evans Building and the launch of a major renovation planned for this historic structure.
Drs. Tom Sollecito and Eric Stoopler are being recognized by the AAOM for their contributions to the field of oral medicine. The awards will be presented at the Academy’s annual meeting in April.
The MOU signing ceremony was held at Penn Dental Medicine on January 26 between Penn Dental Medicine’s Dean Denis Kinane and Dean Motoyuki Sugai of Hiroshima University Faculty of Dentistry.
The lab of Dr. Dana Graves, Dept. of Periodontics, has identified a critical molecule that helps explain the problem of wound healing in diabetics and pinpoints a therapy target.
The work of Dr. Henry Daniell’s lab is featured in Scientific American, discussing pills made from bioengineered lettuce that could help prevent one of the most serious complications of haemophilia treatment.
Dr. Tom Sollecito Chairs the ADA Council on Scientific Affairs, which recently released clinical practice guidelines on prophylactic antibiotics for prosthetic-joint patients.
