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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School of Dental Medicine Celebrates DMD Class of 2025 at Maltz Performing Arts Center
The Class of 2025 at ϳԹ School of Dental Medicine marked a significant milestone on Saturday, May 17, as they received their Doctor of Dental Medicine degrees during a heartfelt diploma ceremony held at the Maltz Performing Arts Center. Family, friends, faculty and…
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February 09, 2022
The African American Alumni Association, in partnership with the Office for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity, invites members of the community to the next Profiles of Inclusive Excellence event featuring Kristin Williams (DEN '89; GRS '05, public health), assistant dean for admissions and ...
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January 21, 2022
Rui Amaral Mendes, adjunct professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences in the School of Dental Medicine, penned an article titled Translation of the Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Mucositis Secondary to Cancer Therapy, published on MASCC...
December 14, 2021
Lessons learned by alumni navigating the highs and lows of leadership during the COVID-19 crisis
Kari Cunningham, DMD (pictured here with her niece), owns Panther Pediatric Dentistry in Euclid, Ohio.
Kari Cunningham, DMD (DEN ‘10, ‘12), has a h...
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November 30, 2021
Program/Major: Doctor of Dental MedicineClass Year: 2023
Sometimes life allows for second chances. For third-year Doctor of Dental Medicine student Ty Hearns, that is a mantra he lives by—understanding how granting second, or even third or fourth, chances can change lives.
During his first two y...
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November 10, 2021
The global coronavirus pandemic put a hold on ϳԹ School of Dental Medicine’s celebration of Veterans Day with free dental care for veterans and military personnel, but the school is bringing back the annual veteran-outreach effort on Thursday, Nov. 11, and Friday, Nov. 1...
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November 05, 2021
Pushpa Pandiyan, associate professor of biological sciences in the School of Dental Medicine, and a team of researchers have been working to discover the cause behind residual systemic inflammation and dysfunction of the oral cavity in people living with HIV. Their study, “Oral immune dysfunction is...
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November 02, 2021
ϳԹ’s School of Dental Medicine researchers lead multi-disciplinary national study to develop guidelines for patients on blood thinners
While researching how to preemptively manage patients on blood thinners for endodontic surgery last year, dental medicine professor Ani...
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August 05, 2021
ϳԹ’s two newest classes of School of Dental Medicine students will have the chance to don their trademark white coats in two separate ceremonies today.
The ceremonies—postponed for last year’s incoming class due to the COVID-19 pandemic—mark “the transition of coming in...
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July 28, 2021
New research from ϳԹ shows that cell receptors, responsible for anti-fungal immunity, are attacking tumors
Microscopic fungus may have more to do with oral cancer and aging than first thought, according to new research from ϳԹ.
Researchers ...
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July 02, 2021
Rui Amaral Mendes, adjunct professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine at the School of Dental Medicine, recently served as a corresponding author on a piece published by the British Medical Journal.
Titled “SARS-Cov-2 variants in India - a call for genomic surveillance,” the pap...