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Dana Graves receives Alan J. Davis Award/SCADA Achievement Award

Dana Graves receives Alan J. Davis Award/SCADA Achievement Award

Graves, a professor of periodontics and vice dean for Research & Scholarship and interim chair of the Department of Periodontics at Penn’s School of Dental Medicine, is recognized for his leadership and commitment to the advancement of dentistry.

Students honored for excellence in preventive dentistry

Students honored for excellence in preventive dentistry

Two fourth-year Penn Dental Medicine students, Hind Aljarahi and Kendra Domotor, have been recognized for their academic excellence in preventive dentistry as recipients of the 2024–2025 ADEA/Haleon Preventive Dentistry Scholarships.

Innate immune training aggravates inflammatory bone loss
Osteoclasts resorbing bone

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Innate immune training aggravates inflammatory bone loss

Researchers from the School of Dental Medicine and international collaborators from Germany have investigated the effects of training the innate immune system in experimental models of chronic inflammatory disease, periodontitis and arthritis.
Getting to the root of root canals
Person receiving treatment in a dental clinic.

Image: Courtesy of Penn Dental Medicine/Peter Olson Photography

Getting to the root of root canals

Penn researchers use iron oxide nanozymes to treat infections during root canals with fewer adverse effects than clinical gold standard while also promoting tissue healing.
Inflammation proteins in saliva mark progression of gum disease
A person checking their gum health and teeth in a mirror.

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Inflammation proteins in saliva mark progression of gum disease

A new study from Penn Dental Medicine demonstrates the potential usefulness of saliva tests for tracking periodontitis.

From Penn Dental Medicine

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A Q&A with the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research
Four people in front of National AIDS Memorial Quilt.

Penn researchers affiliated with the Penn Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) attended AIDS Walk Philly in October 2024. Pictured with the National AIDS Memorial Quilt are Deratu Ahmed, a first-year epidemiology doctoral student studying pharmacogenetics related to HIV and tuberculosis in Botswana; Dominique Medaglio, a fourth-year epidemiology doctoral student studying ways to encourage smoking cessation for people with HIV in the United States; CFAR co-director Robert Gross, professor of medicine and epidemiology in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Penn Medicine; and CFAR director Ronald Collman, professor of medicine and microbiology.

(Image: Courtesy of Ronald G. Collman)

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    • A Q&A with the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research

    Ronald G. Collman talks about the current state of AIDS care, work with the City of Philadelphia, and how the Center is supporting collaborations across campus.
    A discussion about speech, solidarity, and forgiveness
    A group of people listening at a table.

    (From left) Charles “Chaz” Howard, Anita Allen, Jane Holahan, Fariha Khan, Mei Long, and Josh Teplitsky.

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    A discussion about speech, solidarity, and forgiveness

    At an event at the School of Dental Medicine, members of the Penn community gathered to talk about the intersection of free speech and racism in academia.
    Understanding diabetes and oral health
    Two students in lab coats surround a professor in a suit.

    From left: Su Ah Kim, professor of periodontics Dana Graves, and Sanan Gueyikian.

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    Understanding diabetes and oral health

    Two undergraduates, supported by PURM, worked on research projects this summer with the Graves Lab to contribute to the knowledge of diabetes’ impact on oral wound healing and periodontal disease.
    A new path to dental care for cancer patients
    A gloved hand holding up a small tooth x-ray.

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    A new path to dental care for cancer patients

    A collaboration between Penn Medicine and Penn’s School of Dental Medicine, pioneered by oncology nurses Margaret “Peg” Rummel and Jen Jacobs, helps cancer patients get the dental care they need in order to be cleared to start radiation.

    From Penn Medicine News