School of Dental Medicine
From lab discoveries to public outreach initiatives, students, faculty, staff and alumni at ӰƵ 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 ӰƵ 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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May 20, 2015
Researchers hope to improve dental health by changing caregiver behavior
Studies have long associated low-income areas with poor oral health. But dental researchers at ӰƵ and University of Washington sensed that other factors related to income may be at work—in particula...
May 11, 2015
It will be an unforgettable few days for Dante Luis Amelotti.
On Sunday, May 17, he will receive a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree during commencement ceremonies at ӰƵ.
And, shortly after that, Amelotti expects to become a commissioned U.S. Army captain before reporti...
May 01, 2015
Tania Markarian, a senior instructor at ӰƵ School of Dental Medicine, watched as a friend waited desperately for months for the phone call that a donor’s liver was finally available.
He had the transplant, and lived for a year. But his death brought new meaning to Marka...
April 21, 2015
Andres Pinto, an orofacial pain and oral medicine specialist at ӰƵ 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
ӰƵ 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 ӰƵ 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 ӰƵ School of Dental Medicine and Case/Cleveland Clinic Postmenopausal Health Collaboration (CCCPOHC).
Researchers found a link between postmenopausa...
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 ...