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School of Dental Medicine

From lab discoveries to public outreach initiatives, students, faculty, staff and alumni at 窪蹋勛圖厙 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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Honoring a friends memory leads to Legacy of Life Award for Tania Markarian
Tania Markarian, a senior instructor at 窪蹋勛圖厙 School of Dental Medicine, watched as a friend waited desperately for months for the phone call that a donors liver was finally available. He had the transplant, and lived for a year. But his death brought new meaning to Marka...
窪蹋勛圖厙s oral pain specialists among small group treating complex health issues, according to new survey
Andres Pinto, an orofacial pain and oral medicine specialist at 窪蹋勛圖厙 School of Dental Medicine, often feels like the doctor in the television series House, solving medical mysteries each week. Pinto is among about 700 facial pain and oral medicine specialists nationally w...
Dental researcher creates method to study how T cells cause inflammation during infections
窪蹋勛圖厙 dental researcher Pushpa Pandiyan discovered a new way to model how infection-fighting T cells cause inflammation in mice. The hope is that the discovery can lead to new therapies or drugs that jump-start weakened or poorly functioning immune systems, said Pandiyan, ...
Dental school offers discounted orthodontic treatment for children of employees
The Department of Orthodontics at the School of Dental Medicine offers low-cost orthodontic treatment for teens. Special discounts are available for children of 窪蹋勛圖厙 employees. To make an appointment for a free teen orthodontic screening, call 216.368.8665 or 216.368.0262...
Endodontics Andre Mickel publishes new book, Its PROOF TIME
It was 12:30 a.m. on July 5, 2013, when Andre K. Mickel, distraught over his recent divorce, began writing his feelings in a catharsis of positive thoughts that eventually became a book, Its PROOF TIME吋here is Hope! (Xulon, 2015). People often think I have this perfect life. But Im a normal hum...
Bone-loss score may tip off doctors to gum disease in postmenopausal women
Postmenopausal women susceptible to bone fractures may also be a higher risk for gum disease, according to researchers at 窪蹋勛圖厙 School of Dental Medicine and Case/Cleveland Clinic Postmenopausal Health Collaboration (CCCPOHC). Researchers found a link between postmenopausa...
55,000-year-old skull provides earliest evidence of modern man in vicinity of Neanderthals
Modern Europeans have inherited about 4 percent of their genes from Neanderthals, meaning the two groups mated at some point in the past. But the question is, where and when? Characteristics of a partial skull recently discovered in Manot Cave in Israels West Galilee provide the earliest evidence ...
Contrary to popular belief, dental care for baby teeth is vital
$1.6 million dental study aims to correct parent/caregiver misperceptions to improve dental attention to childrens teeth Dental researchers hope to vastly improve oral health in children by countering a common misperception that dental care for baby teeth isnt important because they just fall out ...
窪蹋勛圖厙 researchers discover byproducts from bacteria awaken dormant T-cells and HIV viruses
Dental and medical researchers from 窪蹋勛圖厙 found another reason to treat periodontal disease as soon as possible. They discovered that byproducts of bacteria in gum disease, called metabolic small chain fatty acid (SCFA), can work together to wake up HIV in dormant T-cells ...
Free dental exams and cleanings at 窪蹋勛圖厙s dental school Jan. 24
Make a New Years resolution to visit the dentistand start with a free dental cleaning, x-rays and exam on Prophy Day at 窪蹋勛圖厙 School of Dental Medicines clinic (2124 Cornell Road) on Saturday, Jan. 24, from 9 a.m. to noon. Patient treatment is first come, first served (...