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.
The 11 best at-home teeth-whitening kits, according to dentists Penn In the News Self Magazine The 11 best at-home teeth-whitening kits, according to dentists Dean Mark S. Wolff of the School of Dental Medicine offered advice to those looking to whiten their teeth using at-home kits. 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 What’s up with my bad mask breath? Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer What’s up with my bad mask breath? Mark S. Wolff of the School of Dental medicine explained why mask-wearers are suddenly smelling of their own bad breath. “The mask doesn’t make us have bad breath,” he said. “It makes us more conscious that we have bad breath.” 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. Cavity-causing bacteria assemble an army of protective microbes on human teeth Cavity-causing bacteria assemble an army of protective microbes on human teeth Examining bacteria growing on toddlers’ teeth, a team from the School of Dental Medicine and Georgia Tech found that the microbes’ spatial organization is crucial to how they cause tooth decay. Ten years later, dental mentorship program holds strong A decade ago, when the School District hired Charlene Jennings Fenster (left) to develop and teach a dental assisting program, she immediately reached out to partner with Penn Dental Medicine, her alma mater. Pictured here, Fenster observes a Randolph student who assists a Penn Dental Medicine student providing care. Ten years later, dental mentorship program holds strong Penn Dental Medicine students and faculty connect with Randolph high schoolers through the School District of Philadelphia’s Oral Health Academy. Penn Dental Medicine presses on with emergency care Penn Dental Medicine presses on with emergency care During the COVID-19 pandemic, Penn Dental Medicine has been able to offer emergency services to established patients with the help of teledentistry. Mission continuity plans help keep Penn operating Penn’s senior leadership and trustees 12 years ago asked schools and centers to develop plans to guide their actions in event of a crisis to help continue operations, mitigate risk, and minimize disruption. Known as mission continuity, those blueprints are now helping to manage the impact of the pandemic. Mission continuity plans help keep Penn operating Twelve years ago, the trustees and the University’s senior leadership asked the schools and centers to develop plans to guide them continuing operations during a crisis. Those plans are now helping manage the impact of the pandemic. Providing care from a distance Providing care from a distance Telemedicine is a critical tool in the COVID-19 epidemic. Clinicians at the medical, dental, and veterinary schools are making use of virtual encounters to keep providing patients with safe, timely, quality care. Load More
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
What’s up with my bad mask breath? Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer What’s up with my bad mask breath? Mark S. Wolff of the School of Dental medicine explained why mask-wearers are suddenly smelling of their own bad breath. “The mask doesn’t make us have bad breath,” he said. “It makes us more conscious that we have bad breath.” 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. Cavity-causing bacteria assemble an army of protective microbes on human teeth Cavity-causing bacteria assemble an army of protective microbes on human teeth Examining bacteria growing on toddlers’ teeth, a team from the School of Dental Medicine and Georgia Tech found that the microbes’ spatial organization is crucial to how they cause tooth decay. Ten years later, dental mentorship program holds strong A decade ago, when the School District hired Charlene Jennings Fenster (left) to develop and teach a dental assisting program, she immediately reached out to partner with Penn Dental Medicine, her alma mater. Pictured here, Fenster observes a Randolph student who assists a Penn Dental Medicine student providing care. Ten years later, dental mentorship program holds strong Penn Dental Medicine students and faculty connect with Randolph high schoolers through the School District of Philadelphia’s Oral Health Academy. Penn Dental Medicine presses on with emergency care Penn Dental Medicine presses on with emergency care During the COVID-19 pandemic, Penn Dental Medicine has been able to offer emergency services to established patients with the help of teledentistry. Mission continuity plans help keep Penn operating Penn’s senior leadership and trustees 12 years ago asked schools and centers to develop plans to guide their actions in event of a crisis to help continue operations, mitigate risk, and minimize disruption. Known as mission continuity, those blueprints are now helping to manage the impact of the pandemic. Mission continuity plans help keep Penn operating Twelve years ago, the trustees and the University’s senior leadership asked the schools and centers to develop plans to guide them continuing operations during a crisis. Those plans are now helping manage the impact of the pandemic. Providing care from a distance Providing care from a distance Telemedicine is a critical tool in the COVID-19 epidemic. Clinicians at the medical, dental, and veterinary schools are making use of virtual encounters to keep providing patients with safe, timely, quality care.
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.
Cavity-causing bacteria assemble an army of protective microbes on human teeth Cavity-causing bacteria assemble an army of protective microbes on human teeth Examining bacteria growing on toddlers’ teeth, a team from the School of Dental Medicine and Georgia Tech found that the microbes’ spatial organization is crucial to how they cause tooth decay.
Ten years later, dental mentorship program holds strong A decade ago, when the School District hired Charlene Jennings Fenster (left) to develop and teach a dental assisting program, she immediately reached out to partner with Penn Dental Medicine, her alma mater. Pictured here, Fenster observes a Randolph student who assists a Penn Dental Medicine student providing care. Ten years later, dental mentorship program holds strong Penn Dental Medicine students and faculty connect with Randolph high schoolers through the School District of Philadelphia’s Oral Health Academy.
Penn Dental Medicine presses on with emergency care Penn Dental Medicine presses on with emergency care During the COVID-19 pandemic, Penn Dental Medicine has been able to offer emergency services to established patients with the help of teledentistry.
Mission continuity plans help keep Penn operating Penn’s senior leadership and trustees 12 years ago asked schools and centers to develop plans to guide their actions in event of a crisis to help continue operations, mitigate risk, and minimize disruption. Known as mission continuity, those blueprints are now helping to manage the impact of the pandemic. Mission continuity plans help keep Penn operating Twelve years ago, the trustees and the University’s senior leadership asked the schools and centers to develop plans to guide them continuing operations during a crisis. Those plans are now helping manage the impact of the pandemic.
Providing care from a distance Providing care from a distance Telemedicine is a critical tool in the COVID-19 epidemic. Clinicians at the medical, dental, and veterinary schools are making use of virtual encounters to keep providing patients with safe, timely, quality care.