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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.
Penn & Philly shines light on community partnerships
View of Philadelphia skyline from campus

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Penn & Philly shines light on community partnerships

The Office of the Executive Vice President launched the initiative in January, highlighting important service work across the University, the Health System, and Philadelphia.

Penn Today Staff

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.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Libraries)

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.

From Penn Libraries

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.

    (Image: Courtesy of Penn Dental Medicine)

    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.

    From Penn Dental Medicine

    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.