Penn Dental, Penn Engineering unite to form Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry With a precise, controlled movement, microrobots clear a glass plate of a biofilm in this time-lapse sequence. (Image: Geelsu Hwang and Edward Steager) Penn Dental, Penn Engineering unite to form Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry The new Center will bring the two schools together to accelerate the development of new solutions and devices to address unmet needs in oral health.
Applying physics expertise to making smiles brighter Yu Zhang joined the Penn Dental Medicine faculty last year, bringing a wealth of expertise in physics and engineering to complement the School’s existing strengths. Applying physics expertise to making smiles brighter With a background in physics and material science, Yu Zhang has joined the School of Dental Medicine to advance the way dentists restore oral health.
Embracing digital dentistry Embracing digital dentistry The School of Dental Medicine is enhancing and integrating its digital capabilities, opening up new possibilities for training students, conducting research, and delivering seamless and cutting-edge patient care.
Uniting against an invisible foe A tiny virus has transformed life as we know it. But in nearly every corner of Penn’s campus, researchers are making remarkable progress to combat it. (Image, also on homepage: National Institutes of Health) Uniting against an invisible foe All across the University, researchers have launched new areas of study, reaching across disciplinary boundaries to make stunning progress in combating COVID-19.
Priming the immune system to attack cancer Priming the immune system to attack cancer An international team, co-led by the School of Dental Medicine’s George Hajishengallis, showed how immune “training” transforms certain immune cells to target tumors.
New insights into autoimmune disease New insights into autoimmune disease According to research by the School of Dental Medicine’s George Hajishengallis and colleagues, novel insights into a pathway that restrains the immune response opens up new avenues for treating inflammatory and autoimmune conditions.
Taking on HIV and oral health Temitope Omolehinwa came to Penn in 2013 as a trainee, seeking to improve her skills in clinical practice. Now as a faculty member she’s leading an NIH-funded research project on HIV and oral health with both basic science and clinical components. Taking on HIV and oral health Embarking on a new study of people living with HIV, the School of Dental Medicine’s Temitope Omolehinwa hopes to build data on an understudied issue.
Penn Dental and SP2 partner to address racism, reconciliation, and engagement Penn Dental and SP2 partner to address racism, reconciliation, and engagement A new, online course for incoming SP2 students entitled “The Penn Experience: Racism, Reconciliation and Engagement” was created in collaboration with Penn’s School of Dental Medicine and launched in July.
Stimulating immune cleanup crew offers affordable possibility for treating rare genetic disorder Stimulating immune cleanup crew offers affordable possibility for treating rare genetic disorder Compounds that mimicked the process known as efferocytosis alleviated signs of leukocyte adhesion deficiency type-1 in an animal model, according to work led by the School of Dental Medicine’s George Hajishengallis
Oral care during COVID-19 Oral care during COVID-19 Experts from the School of Dental Medicine share tips on how to maintain healthy teeth and gums even when a trip to the dentist isn’t in the cards for the time being and what to expect as restrictions are lifted.