The School of Dental Medicine has unveiled a new, 40-foot-long mobile dental unit, the second in its fleet of traveling clinics that will expand dental care to thousands of people in Western New York. Operated through UB S-Miles to Go, the new mobile dental unit is equipped with two dental chairs, a state-of-the-art panoramic X-ray unit, digital radiography, a sterilization center, wheelchair lift and electronic health record system. Read more.

NYU College of Dentistry is celebrating the first anniversary of the Veterans Oral Care Access Resource (VOCARE), part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ VETSmile program. VETSmile is a pilot program that is designed to improve access to dental care for veterans who are not eligible for dental benefits through the VA by partnering with community providers like NYU. Read more.

The University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine hosts Dentistry Smiles on Veterans, an annual program that welcomes local veterans to receive a day of free dental screenings, cleanings, extractions, restorations and denture repairs. The program – a partnership between UB Dental and the Eighth District Dental Society – will provide free dental care to nearly 200 Western New York veterans. Read more.

When the young couple found out during a routine ultrasound that their baby would be born with a cleft lip and palate, they were understandably worried about the unknowns. “But that feeling was short lived,” Angelee said, “and we immediately started to research and learn more about it and options for treatment. Read more.

Why would successful dentists take time from their practice or personal life to help Eastman Institute for Oral Health residents? For Dr. Andre Shenouda and Dr. Dimitrios Papadimitriou, two EIOH Periodontology alumni who have been teaching a literature review class part time for more than 10 years, the answer is twofold. Read more.

“Ms. Abad is truly a standout. It is clear that she is skilled and passionate about providing quality care to her patients,” wrote Rene Rodriguez, a Navy veteran, to NYU Dentistry to express his gratitude for dental student Jilaine Abad, Class of 2023. Rodriguez came to NYU Dentistry as part of the Veterans Oral Care Access Resource (VOCARE), a pilot program to increase access to dental care for veterans. Read more.

In a study that appeared in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers, including NYU Dentistry’s Dr. Timothy Bromage, professor of molecular pathobiology, and Dr. Bin Hu, adjunct assistant professor of molecular pathobiology, revealed that female bones permanently change after giving birth. The research, based on an analysis of primates, sheds new light on how giving birth can permanently change the body. Read more.

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research has awarded two grants totaling more than $7.8 million to the University at Buffalo, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine to explore the influence of the oral microbiome on both the risk of developing oral thrush during cancer treatment and the risk of infection with cancer-linked human papillomavirus (HPV) among people with HIV. Read more.

Patricia Swanson, DDS, FACP, clinical assistant professor and director of predoctoral prosthodontics at Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine, has been named Junior Educator of the Year by the American College of Prosthodontists (ACP). She received the award at a ceremony held during the ACP’s annual meeting on November 5 in Austin, Texas. Read more.

On August 17th, Touro College of Dental Medicine welcomed Dr. Ray Cohlmia, Executive Director of the American Dental Association. Dr. Cohlmia met with Touro’s senior leadership and faculty, as well as student leaders and over twenty first-year dental students to discuss developments in dental accreditation standards that will affect the future of dentistry, and to explore their state-of-the-art dental teaching facility and treatment center. Read more.