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.
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Longtime professor, alumnus Dale Baur named interim dean of CWRU School of Dental Medicine
National search continues for permanent dean
Recent News
December 04, 2015
Thomas Montagnese, assistant professor of endodontics in the School of Dental Medicine, gave multiple presentations around the world this year on minimal and moderate sedation techniques. He presented at: The annual meeting of the American Association of Endodontists in Seattle The Egyptian…
December 01, 2015
Pediatricians test their powers of persuasion to deliver more children to dentist Suchitra Nelson Convincing more parents and caregivers to take young children to the dentist begins with persuasive pediatricians—that’s the belief behind a new Case Western Reserve University research project…
November 24, 2015
The year was 1967. Thurgood Marshall was confirmed as the first African-American justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Here in Cleveland, Carl Stokes became the first African-American elected mayor U.S. city. And at Case Western Reserve, Jefferson J. Jones, Ohio’s first African-American endodontist,…
November 19, 2015
Students and faculty at Case Western Reserve University’s School of Dental Medicine are treating Cleveland-area seniors in a dentist’s office on wheels—a 38-foot van, in fact, renovated to provide full-service oral care. The “Lifelong Smiles” van—believed to be the first of its kind in Northeast…
October 01, 2015
Designed by London’s Foster + Partners architects, building to offer state-of-the-art technology, innovative interprofessional education Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic broke ground Thursday on a four-story, 485,000-square-foot Health Education Campus (HEC) that its leaders…
October 01, 2015
This year, Case Western Reserve University will celebrate 23 classes whose graduation years end in zeros and fives, giving each class the chance to reunite. See a full list of reunion events at case.edu/alumni/homecoming/. Some reunion events include: Law School’s All Alumni Reception and…
September 15, 2015
Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine is offering free dental exams and X-rays for first-time adult patients at the school’s Comprehensive Care Clinic on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Such basic dental services typically cost about $90. To be eligible for the free service, you must be…
September 01, 2015
Case Western Reserve scientists show how sugar-derived molecules can weaken infection-fighting antimicrobial beta-defensin peptides Case Western Reserve University scientists may have uncovered a molecular mechanism that sets into motion the dangerous infection in the feet and hands that often…
August 21, 2015
Laura Martin, a rising fourth-year student in the School of Dental Medicine, won an essay contest for her ability to write about oral health in a way that the layperson can understand. In her essay, titled “Diabetes and Your Smile,” Martin clearly conveyed her message about oral health awareness,…
August 13, 2015
Physicians and dentists sharing information about rarely seen diseases can help future health-care specialists when patients seek help with unusual symptoms. Dental professionals recently received information from periodontists from Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine and the…