Editorials 21 August 2024
The University of Florida Office of the Provost has named Emily J. Bartley, Ph.D., as one of 10 winners of the 2024 Excellence Award for Assistant Professors.
Editorials 20 August 2024
The Dental Clinical Research Unit provides space and resources for dental investigators including faculty, students and external sponsors.
Editorials 19 August 2024
Roberta Pileggi is appointed as a senior executive associate dean and Christina Perez is the new chief of staff.
Editorials 16 August 2024
Dr. Modupe Coker Joins Penn Dental Medicine as Assistant Dean of Clinical and Translational Research
After a national search, Penn Dental Medicine welcomes Dr. Modupe Coker as Assistant Dean of Clinical and Translational Research and Associate Professor with tenure in the Department of Basic and...
Editorials 15 August 2024
Students from communities that are underrepresented in the health care professions often face hurdles and barriers beyond those of other students.
Editorials 14 August 2024
Pitt Dental Medicine is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Cortino Sukotjo as chair of the Department of Prosthodontics.
Penn Dental Medicine is building on its international engagement around the globe through its international dental student exchange program.
Editorials 12 August 2024
Combating climate change in the dental field: The UWSOD Climate Action Sustainability Team
While climate change and sustainability are topics that often dominate news headlines, the characters in their stories are typically corporations, politicians, environmentally active non-governmental...
I have always loved to build. What began as obsessively stacking building blocks as a little girl evolved into a love for physics, creation, and design.
Editorials 08 August 2024
Researchers find mutated gene contributes to development of periodontal disease
Adams School of Dentistry researcher Kimon Divaris, DMD, PhD, MS, along with collaborators from the University of Pennsylvania, have found that patients diagnosed with clonal hematopoiesis of...
Adam Lietzan, PhD, DMD, MS, always thought he’d be an educator, just not in dentistry. “I graduated from a small liberal arts college (McDaniel College) where I had fantastic faculty mentors that...
People with special health care needs in long-term care settings may have difficulty accessing oral health care in a traditional dental setting.
Editorials 05 August 2024
Recent dental school grad Leo Merle to compete in 2024 Paralympics in Paris
Leo Merle, a 2024 graduate of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, is heading to Paris as a member of the U.S. Paralympic Track & Field Team that will compete against athletes from...
Editorials 30 July 2024
A collective 178 years of experience and dedication to the UCLA School of Dentistry were celebrated during a send-off for seven retiring faculty and staff members on June 26.
Editorials 29 July 2024
Kim, Hayashi, and Ramos-Gomez Take on Leadership Roles in Preventive and Restorative Sciences
Reuben Kim, D.D.S. ’03, Ph.D. ’08, has been appointed chair of the UCLA School of Dentistry’s Division of Preventive and Restorative Sciences, while Marc Hayashi, D.M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.D,...
A new paper published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows how an amino acid may hold the secrets of oral cancers.
How seizures, epilepsy and other brain malformations develop from genetic variants is not fully understood, but a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) award will pave the way toward understanding...
Editorials 24 July 2024
This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students.
Editorials 23 July 2024
A new gift expands the fund’s name, celebrates friendships, and advances innovative practice
Sebastiano Andreana, DDS, MS, a dentist and dental implantology researcher and educator, has been named inaugural director of the soon-to-open Center for Implant Dentistry at NYU Dentistry, effective...