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School of Dental Medicine

From lab discoveries to public outreach initiatives, students, faculty, staff and alumni at ϳԹ prove their dedication to advancing oral health in Cleveland and around the world. Read the latest news that highlights the innovation, care and community impact at the heart of our efforts to advance clinical excellence and service across populations.

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“A Passion for Dentistry”
Members of the ϳԹ community are invited to hear from Erica Chambers, a third-year student at the School of Dental Medicine, as she gives a presentation titled “A Passion for Dentistry” Wednesday, Oct. 12, from 3 to 4 p.m. in Rockefeller Building, Room 221. LIFT (Local I...
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New ϳԹ undergraduate, graduate programs launch
Case School of Engineering program becomes first of its kind to be accredited in the U.S. With a new academic year comes new program offerings at ϳԹ—and in the case of the university’s engineering school, new accomplishments on a national stage. Case School of Enginee...
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ϳԹ recognizes four Faculty Distinguished Research Award winners during Innovation Week
At ϳԹ, faculty, staff and students are driven to create change through their work in creative and inspiring ways. During Innovation Week, the institution has celebrated the spirit our faculty, staff and students bring to their research and other scholarly pursuits. In a...
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It's Women's Equality Day—what does equality look like to you?
Exactly 102 years ago today, Congress certified the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution to ensure voting rights for women—though full electoral equality for women of color didn't come until decades later. After decades of activism by suffragists to achieve this right, many thought the i...
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Get to know Black business owners and entrepreneurs from ϳԹ: Week 4
August is National Black Business Month, a time that celebrates and promotes the support of Black-owned businesses in the United States. In honor of this month, The Daily sat down with several ϳԹ students, alumni, faculty and staff members who double as business owners a...
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Recent School of Dental Medicine staff member Gladys Ina passes away
It is with deep sadness that ϳԹ School of Dental Medicine announces the passing of Gladys Ina on Friday, Aug. 19. Ina was a dedicated staff member for the School of Dental Medicine from 2013 to 2022, working closely with Professor Emeritus Ronald Occhionero. Always lea...
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Dental medicine’s Ronald L. Occhionero retires after 58 years
In popular culture, it’s a feat to be well known by one name. Yet at ϳԹ School of Dental Medicine, one faculty member managed to build an impressive reputation on just one letter: Known to decades of students, staff and faculty as “Dr. O,” Professor Emeritus and Former A...
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New $3.25M NIH grant to support research in oral manifestations of HIV, including mouth cancer
Researchers at ϳԹ School of Dental Medicine will use a $3.25 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to better understand how HIV impacts the human body, from mouth lesions to oral cancer. HIV is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system and inter...
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ϳԹ dental school researcher awarded NIH grant to study oral health disparities among older adults in primary care settings
Northeast Ohio a significantly high rate of oral disease—including cavities and periodontitis—as well as a low rate of dental appointment attendance among low-income older adults. Through a new study, Suchitra Nelson, associate dean of clinical and translational research at ϳԹ U...
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Dental medicine researchers pen paper that garners award
From left: Sherif Elkordy, Tarek ElShebiny, Noha Orabi, Juan Martin Palomo and Carlos Flores-Mir A paper written by ϳԹ School of Dental Medicine researchers was recently selected for the 2022 David L. Turpin Award for Evidence-based Research from the American Journal of...