School of Dental Medicine
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Less pain, same results? Researchers explore drill-free treatments for cavities in older adults
A trip to the dentist isn’t something people usually look forward to. “Because of all the drilling and injections, it’s not fun,” acknowledged Suchitra Nelson, an associate dean and professor at the ӰƵ School of Dental Medicine. While discomfort can’t be…
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February 12, 2016
Suchitra Nelson never intended to study dental problems. In fact, she didn’t even realize the field involved her specialty of epidemiology, or the study of patterns, causes and effects of health conditions. But as Nelson was completing her PhD at ӰƵ School of Medicine, she…
February 03, 2016
Students from ӰƵ School of Dental Medicine and professional dentists will provide free oral care for hundreds of Cleveland-area children on Friday, Feb. 5. Kicking off the Ohio Dental Association’s (ODA) 14th Give Kids a Smile program, the event at the dental school is…
January 27, 2016
Are you an undergraduate student interested in furthering your career at ӰƵ as a graduate or professional student in the health sciences? If so, make sure to attend the Health Sciences Graduate Fair Friday, Jan. 29, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Tinkham Veale University…
December 17, 2015
Mark Hans’ interest in treating craniofacial deformities was sparked when his mentor, B. Holly Broadbent, invited him on a shadowing experience at the Craniofacial Clinic at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital. It was 1982, and he’d just joined the faculty at ӰƵ…
December 17, 2015
The ӰƵ School of Dental Medicine’s student clinic will provide free dental cleanings, exams and X-rays from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 9, during the clinic’s annual Prophy Day for community service. The dental clinic is located at 2124 Cornell Road. The free…
December 10, 2015
Third-year oral and maxillofacial surgery resident Nikolay Levintov earned the Outstanding Case Report award from the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons at the fourth annual Resident Research Forum in Philadelphia on Nov. 20. He was awarded for his case report, titled “Aggressive…
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 ӰƵ 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 ӰƵ, Jefferson J. Jones, Ohio’s first African-American endodontist,…
November 19, 2015
Students and faculty at ӰƵ’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…