More chairs, new presence expand dental care access At Sayre Health Center, Penn Dental Medicine expanded from one chair to four to serve the West Philadelphia community. (Image: Mark Garvin) More chairs, new presence expand dental care access A growing presence in community care centers has given Penn Dental Medicine more opportunities to serve Philadelphians and to train its students.
$5M gift to fund endowed professorship, support establishment of Center for Integrative Global Oral Health Pre-pandemic image: Courtesy of Penn Dental Medicine $5M gift to fund endowed professorship, support establishment of Center for Integrative Global Oral Health The gift from Penn Dental Medicine alumnus Garry Rayant and his wife, Kathy Fields, will create a new endowed professorship at the School and provide foundational support to establish the Center for Integrative Global Oral Health.
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.
The weirdest sign of COVID-19 fatigue? More Americans are grinding their teeth Penn In the News MarketWatch The weirdest sign of COVID-19 fatigue? More Americans are grinding their teeth Thomas Sollecito of the School of Dental Medicine spoke about the increase in patients experiencing pain from grinding or clenching their teeth. He recommended meditation and physical exercise to reduce stress but encouraged patients with persistent pain and tension to call their dentists. 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. Stress from COVID-19 has led to a surge in teeth grinding, dentists say Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Stress from COVID-19 has led to a surge in teeth grinding, dentists say Thomas Sollecito of the School of Dental Medicine commented on teeth grinding during the pandemic. “The stress and distress of the world’s events will affect things like sleep and someone’s clenching and grinding,” he said. “If we’re constantly under that duress, the frequency and intensity of clenching and grinding is just going to continue.” Load More
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.
Stress from COVID-19 has led to a surge in teeth grinding, dentists say Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Stress from COVID-19 has led to a surge in teeth grinding, dentists say Thomas Sollecito of the School of Dental Medicine commented on teeth grinding during the pandemic. “The stress and distress of the world’s events will affect things like sleep and someone’s clenching and grinding,” he said. “If we’re constantly under that duress, the frequency and intensity of clenching and grinding is just going to continue.”