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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School of Dental Medicine Celebrates DMD Class of 2025 at Maltz Performing Arts Center
The Class of 2025 at Case Western Reserve University 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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April 21, 2015
Andres Pinto, an orofacial pain and oral medicine specialist at Case Western Reserve University 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...
March 11, 2015
Case Western Reserve University 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, ...
March 09, 2015
The Department of Orthodontics at the School of Dental Medicine offers low-cost orthodontic treatment for teens. Special discounts are available for children of Case Western Reserve University employees.
To make an appointment for a free teen orthodontic screening, call 216.368.8665 or 216.368.0262...
March 06, 2015
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, It’s PROOF TIME…There is Hope! (Xulon, 2015).
“People often think I have this perfect life. But I’m a normal hum...
February 24, 2015
Postmenopausal women susceptible to bone fractures may also be a higher risk for gum disease, according to researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine and Case/Cleveland Clinic Postmenopausal Health Collaboration (CCCPOHC).
Researchers found a link between postmenopausa...
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January 28, 2015
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 Israel’s West Galilee provide the earliest evidence ...
January 22, 2015
$1.6 million dental study aims to correct parent/caregiver misperceptions to improve dental attention to children’s teeth
Dental researchers hope to vastly improve oral health in children by countering a common misperception that dental care for baby teeth isn’t important because they just fall out ...
January 12, 2015
Dental and medical researchers from Case Western Reserve University 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 ...
January 06, 2015
Make a New Year’s resolution to visit the dentist—and start with a free dental cleaning, x-rays and exam on Prophy Day at Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine’s clinic (2124 Cornell Road) on Saturday, Jan. 24, from 9 a.m. to noon.
Patient treatment is first come, first served (...
November 25, 2014
State-of-the-art unified campus will allow students to learn team-based health care together
Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic are expanding their health education collaboration to include dental and nursing students on the campus already planned for the institutions’ medical st...