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  • Zhi Ren awarded the 2022 American Society for Microbiology Best ECS Presentation Award

    Ren, a current postdoctoral trainee in the Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry was awarded the 2022 American Society for Microbiology Early Career Symposium Best Presentation Award. Ren’s research focuses on understanding how bacterial and fungal pathogens interact in the oral cavity to form a sticky plaque biofilm on teeth, which gives rise to severe childhood tooth decay.

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  • Delta Dental Community Care Foundation Grant in action

    The three-year, $600,000 grant is providing patients the opportunity to get care they otherwise could not afford. To date, a total of 316 Penn Dental Medicine patients have received treatment through support from the grant.

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  • Penn Dental Medicine ‘Making the Case for Health Justice for People with Disabilities’

    A 26-member delegation from Penn Dental Medicine including the dean, faculty, administrators, and alumni participated in a two-day conference on the topic of improving oral health care for persons with disabilities at the Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine in Jerusalem last month.

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  • Dennis Sourvanos awarded the 2022 American Society for Photobiology Frederick Urbach Student Travel Award

    The Penn Dental Medicine postdoctoral student was awarded the award, enabling him to present at the ASP Biennial Meeting. His research explores photobiomodulation treatment after dental surgery, with an emphasis on calculating dose and related mechanisms to induce tissue regeneration.

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  • Pride Alliance celebrates LGBTQ History Month with Pride Celebration

    The Penn Dental Medicine Pride Alliance held its fourth annual Pride Celebration to celebrate its LGBTQIA+ community, and awarded the Annual LGBTQIA+ Advocacy Awards. This year recognized two staff members, two faculty members, and one student for their efforts to support diversity and inclusion within the school

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  • Brian Ford recognized with AAOMS award for faculty development

    The assistant professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery at Penn Dental Medicine, was recognized by the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons as a recipient of its 2022 Faculty Educator Development Award.

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  • Marshall Padilla selected for AADOCR MIND the Future program

    Padilla, a current NIDCR T90 postdoctoral fellow within the Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry – Penn Dental Medicine’s collaborative center with Penn Engineering—has been selected to be part of the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR)’s Mentoring an Inclusive Network for a Diverse Workforce of the Future program.

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  • Penn Dental to join innovative collaboration at PHMC Public Health Campus on Cedar

    Plans are underway to open a PHMC Dental facility at PHMC Public Health Campus on Cedar, with dental care provided by a mix of dental students and AEGD residents at a state- of-the-art, 11-chair facility in 2023.

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  • Penn Dental Medicine welcomes Class of 2026 with annual White Coat Ceremony

    Penn Dental Medicine welcomed the Class of 2026 DMD students to the study of dental medicine at its annual White Coat Ceremony, held August 11 at Penn Live Arts. This annual tradition presents members of the incoming class with a white coat to declare their commitment to assume the responsibilities of the dental profession.

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  • Penn Dental Medicine partners with Woods Services to provide care for individuals with disabilities

    Expanding its outreach within the community, Penn Dental Medicine will partner with Woods Services to provide dental treatment for its clients and residents of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, including children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and acquired brain injuries.

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