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New insights on cellular clones and inflammation in bones
Hajishengallis, an expert in the immune mechanisms behind the gum disease periodontitis

Hajishengallis, an expert in the immune mechanisms behind the gum disease periodontitis, worked with an international team to show that the innate immune system--typically thought to lack immune memory--can in fact be trained to "remember" past threats.

New insights on cellular clones and inflammation in bones

Research led by George Hajishengallis of Penn Dental sheds light on an aging-related condition that drives inflammation in older populations.
Fourth cohort of Projects for Progress recipients announced
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Fourth cohort of Projects for Progress recipients announced

The initiative, run out of the Office of Social Equity and Community, provides University funding up to $100,000 each to Penn teams taking on big social justice issues in the city.

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Penn Dental Medicine graduates mark milestone
Penn Dental’s Evans Building.

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Penn Dental Medicine graduates mark milestone

This year, Penn’s School of Dental Medicine will confer 181 Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry degrees.

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New guideline on acute dental pain management
Alonso Carrasco-Labra

Alonso Carrasco-Labra of Penn Dental Medicine is director of the Cochrane Oral Health Collaborating Center.

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New guideline on acute dental pain management

In collaboration with the American Dental Association and University of Pittsburgh, Penn’s School of Dental Medicine has issued a new guideline for managing acute dental pain in adolescents, adults, and older adults.
A Penn Libraries and Penn Dental Medicine collaboration
A bookplate depicting Saint Apollonia, patron saint of dentistry.

A bookplate from the collection of Hermann Prinz depicting Saint Apollonia, patron saint of dentistry.

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A Penn Libraries and Penn Dental Medicine collaboration

A look back at the history of the Dental Library sheds light on the formation of the new Center for Integrated Global Oral Health.

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Who, What, Why: John Button on a neglected tropical disease
John Button poses in dental school lab.

John Button is a second-year student in the School of Dental Medicine who is researching and raising awareness of noma.

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  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: John Button on a neglected tropical disease

    The second-year student in the School of Dental Medicine is working to raise awareness of a gangrenous infection called noma and map where cases happen.
    Microrobots: An emerging biomedical trend
    Medical concept in the field of nanotechnology, a nanobot studies or kills a virus. 3D rendering.

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  • Q&A

    • Microrobots: An emerging biomedical trend

    In a Q&A with Penn Today, Hyun (Michel) Koo of the School of Dental Medicine and Edward Steager of the School of Engineering and Applied Science discuss the emerging trend of microrobots in healthcare.
    Three sisters share Penn Dental education
    Joanna Haddad, Mira-Belle Haddad, and Anna-Maria Haddad.

    From left to right: Joanna Haddad, Mira-Belle Haddad, and Anna-Maria Haddad.

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    Three sisters share Penn Dental education

    The trio of DMD students were raised in Lebanon and grew up in an environment where oral health care was inaccessible to the general population. At Penn Dental Medicine, they share a unique bond and a common vision for their future.

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    Combined treatment takes a bite out of tooth decay
    Visual illstration of a tooth being shielded from bateria.

    Michel Koo of the School of Dental Medicine and David Cormode of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Engineering and Applied Science led a team of researchers that uncovered a way to combine two FDA-approved treatments to treat tooth decay that taps into the blend’s bacteria-killing capabilities without disrupting the mouth’s microbiome.

    (Image: iStock / Alex Sholom)

    Combined treatment takes a bite out of tooth decay

    A collaborative interdisciplinary team of researchers from Penn Dental, Medicine and Penn Engineering have discovered a game-changing synergy between ferumoxytol and stannous fluoride in treating dental caries.