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School of Dental Medicine

From lab discoveries to public outreach initiatives, students, faculty, staff and alumni at Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine 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.

Recent News

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Dental medicine’s Fady Faddoul to lead Department of Comprehensive Care
Professor Fady Faddoul has been named chairman of the Department of Comprehensive Care at the School of Dental Medicine. In addition to housing the clinical components of the school’s Doctor of Dental Medicine program, the department includes the Advanced Education in General Dentistry Program, whic...
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New Research Center to Focus on Prostate, Bladder, Kidney Cancer
Cleveland Clinic has formed a new Center for Genitourinary (GU) Malignancies Research, which will focus on advancing discoveries to better understand, diagnose and treat cancer of the prostate, bladder and kidney. The center will be a cross-institute partnership with members from the Lerner Researc...
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School of Dental Medicine offers discounted orthodontic treatment
The School of Dental Medicine’s Department of Orthodontics is seeking patients between ages 10 and 26 who need braces. Dentists studying to become specialists in orthodontics will treat patients. The Department of Orthodontics provides high-quality care by licensed dentists, supervised by experienc...
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Case Comprehensive Cancer Center earns ‘exceptional’ rating, $31.9 million in grants for research and education from National Cancer Institute
Collaboration across Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals celebrates 30th anniversary as one of nation’s elite cancer centers Northeast Ohio’s coordinated effort to combat cancer has earned an extraordinary endorsement from the National Cancer Institute (NCI): ...
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What’s next? A few members of the Class of 2018 share their stories
With commencement just a few days away, many on campus are preparing to walk across the stage and start the next phase of their life after years of hard work. We talked with graduating students from each school to see how they got here, what their time was like on campus and where they’re heading ne...
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Dental student Erinn Enany wins ADA Health Literacy Essay Contest
Erinn Enany, a third-year student at the School of Dental Medicine, won the American Dental Association’s Health Literacy Essay Contest. Her essay, titled “Small Smiles: What You Need to Know About Baby Teeth,” communicated to new parents what baby teeth are for and how to take care of them. The es...
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Study: Ibuprofen, acetaminophen more effective than opioids in treating dental pain
Opioids are not among the most effective—or longest lasting—options available for relief from acute dental pain, a new examination of the results from more than 460 published studies has found. Ibuprofen and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) alone or in combination with acetaminoph...
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Four Case Western Reserve University medtech research projects selected for State of Ohio’s focused commercialization training
I-Corps@Ohio program aims to advance research into products for medical treatments or surgeries Four medical-technology research teams at Case Western Reserve University will participate in focused entrepreneurial training through I-Corps@Ohio, an Ohio Department of Higher Education initiative creat...
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$3.6 million grant aims to improve access to dental care for low-income children
Case Western Reserve researchers encouraging family doctors to include dental-health screenings, referrals during wellness checkup visits Researchers from the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine will expand an effort to improve the dental health of low-income children with a ne...
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CWRU and Cleveland dentists team up for annual “Give Kids a Smile” event
Case Western Reserve University dental students will use their training and talents to make a positive impact in the community as part of the annual Give Kids a Smile Day on Friday, Feb. 2. The dental students will team up with local professional dentists to provide free oral care for hundreds of C...