Editorials

Editorials     15 January 2025

Resolve to See the Dentist in 2025 and Improve Your Overall Health

Even if you have not seen a dentist in years, CU Dental makes it easy, no matter your age or stage of life. The Dental Team Care Clinic offers a free screening exam to determine the level of care you...

Editorials     14 January 2025

Bracing for Braces? What You Should Know if Orthodontics Are in Your Family’s Future

From the best age to start, to the importance of retainers, and everything in between

Editorials     13 January 2025

Dr. Lakmali Silva honored with Shore Fellowship

Dr. Lakmali Silva, assistant professor of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity (OMII), has been honored with an Eleanor and Miles Shore Fellowship. 

Editorials     10 January 2025

Dr. Chukwuebuka Ogwo awarded prestigious Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program Award

Dr. Chukwuebuka Ogwo, a faculty member in Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology and director of the Dental Public Health Program at Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM), has received a Harold Amos...

Editorials     09 January 2025

Pediatric dentistry giants retire

Drs. Jeffrey A. Dean and James E. Jones are retiring at the end of the semester. Together, they amassed over 80 years as pediatric dentists, teachers, and scholars.

Editorials     08 January 2025

Taking an Integrated Approach to Treating Oral Health Over Age 65

Experts from the worlds of policy, business, academia, and health care gathered last spring for a Leadership Forum hosted by the Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) Initiative to Integrate Oral...

Editorials     07 January 2025

Clark named director of digital dental education

Wendy A. Clark, DDS, MS, has been named the director of digital dental education at Adams School of Dentistry. Clark is an associate professor in prosthodontics and was honored with a University...

Editorials     06 January 2025

Student Q&A: Michael Bankes (DDS Class of 2025) brings intensity and commitment as a dental student and as a national-class ultra-distance triathlete

This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni and students.

Editorials     30 December 2024

Dr. Sean Edwards to lead dental school’s Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Hospital Dentistry

Dr. Sean Edwards has been named chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Hospital Dentistry at University of Michigan School of Dentistry, effective January 1, 2025.

Editorials     27 December 2024

Faculty member Dr. Margherita Fontana elected vice-president of the American Association for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research

University of Michigan School of Dentistry faculty member Dr. Margherita Fontana has been elected vice-president of the American Association for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research.

Editorials     23 December 2024

Researchers Reveal Mechanisms Underlying Sjögren’s Disease

Researchers at NYU College of Dentistry and NYU Grossman School of Medicine are closer to understanding what drives the autoimmune disorder Sjögren’s disease, thanks to new discoveries about the...

Editorials     20 December 2024

Scientists Find Promising New Target for Antidepressants — In the Gut

Increasing serotonin in the lining of the gut improves anxiety and depression in animal studies and may offer new therapeutic approach during pregnancy to avoid newfound risk of digestive issues in...

Editorials     19 December 2024

NYU Pain Research Center Scientists Discover New Receptor for Nerve Growth Factor

Cellular studies reveal neuropilin-1 is required for signaling pain and may offer a new approach for developing or repurposing therapies to address chronic pain.

Editorials     18 December 2024

A Rutgers dental expert offers advice for healthy white teeth during the holidays and beyond

The holiday season – filled with sweets and treats, wine and crunchy food that can affect your dental health – has arrived.

Editorials     13 December 2024

Dr. Shaun Matthews appointed to inaugural Tomich Professorship

The Indiana University School of Dentistry (IUSD) is pleased to announce that Dr. Nigel Shaun Matthews, BDS, FDS, MBBS, FRCS (OMFS), has been appointed to the inaugural Dr. Charles E. Tomich Endowed...

Editorials     12 December 2024

The Unseen Force Affecting Your Oral Health

Hormones in flux can set the stage for inflammation and gum disease throughout the life cycle

Editorials     11 December 2024

Jerry Olson, DVM, MS, Becomes First Patient at CU Dental to Receive Care Using a Wheelchair Lift

Senior & Special Care Clinic Installs Lift to Enhance Comfort and Ergonomics for Patients and Providers

Editorials     09 December 2024

Abdulhameed Appointed Digital Dentistry Center Director

UF College of Dentistry Dean Isabel Garcia announced the appointment Nader Abdulhameed, B.D.S., M.S. M.Sc., Ph.D., to the role of Director of the Digital Dentistry Center effective October 11, a role...

Editorials     29 November 2024

Giving Veterans a Reason to Smile

The only time Hadren Simmons left Newark, where he was born and raised, was to serve his country. He enlisted in the Army right after his high school graduation. 

Editorials     27 November 2024

Fillingim Inducted into the ASEMFL

University of Florida College of Dentistry Associate Dean of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness, Roger Fillingim, Ph.D., will be inducted into the prestigious Academy of Science, Engineering...