Research

Penn Dental Medicine views scholarship as a central component of excellence in instruction and patient care and places a high priority on research. The School’s research enterprise spans scientific disciplines to translate new knowledge into clinical therapies that positively impact our understanding of oral disease and advance patient care.

Research Overview

An overview of the School's research enterprise and leading research programs, which span both the basic and clinical sciences.

Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry (CiPD)

Bridging Penn Dental Medicine and Penn’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences with cutting-edge research and training to accelerate the development of new solutions and devices to address unmet needs in oral health, while also recruiting the next generation of leaders in these fields.

Center for Clinical and Translational Research

Our highly specialized Center provides clinical research support and services spanning the full spectrum of a study from conceptualization to closeout for industry, federal, and foundation sponsors.

Center for Integrative Global Oral Health

Uniting health researchers, educators and practitioners to seek creative solutions to address unmet oral health needs related to the worldwide prevalence of caries, periodontal disease, oral cancer and craniofacial deformity.

Care Center for Persons with Disabilities

Providing care for persons with a wide range of disabilities, this Center also conducts clinical research to help advance the oral health and dental care of this population.

Student Research

Students have the opportunity to gain hands on experience in research through the summer research program and the research honors program, and there are advanced research programs for postdoctoral students through the Doctor of Science in Dentistry and the Master of Science in Oral Biology.

Research Seminar Series Calendar

Dates and topics of the Cross Talk and Frontiers in Science research seminars, open to faculty and students throughout the University.

COVID-19-Related Research

A number of Penn Dental Medicine researchers are working on studies to potentially help in the understanding, treatment, and prevention of COVID-19.

Research Day

This annual event brings faculty and students together to share their research activities with one another and spotlight the depth of the School’s research enterprise at Penn Dental Medicine. In 2023, it will be May 10.

ACCE Day

The annual Advances in Clinical Care and Education (ACCE) Day, Thursday, May 11, 2023, will celebrate faculty, resident and student scholarship in community service, educational initiatives, and advances in clinical care.

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