School of Dental Medicine
Creating an “Adult-like” Mature Human Cardiac Tissue
Model developed by UConn and UCSF researchers to be used for myriad of applications, most notably to evaluate safety and efficacy of drugs on the cardiovascular system
’22 Coast to Coast Comes Home
Dustin Moore, Julia Neri, and Brian Legato, the students making up the UConn Health’s 17th Coast to Coast for a Cause team, pedal for seven weeks and more than 3,000 miles to complete this year’s cross-country bicycle tour for charity.
UConn Orthodontics Program Recognized Nationally for Research Activity
Since 1997, UConn has received at least 38 awards from the American Association of Orthodontists, with a total research funding of approximately $660,000
Strong Smiles for Special Olympics Athletes
For the past two decades, UConn dental students have volunteered their time to provide dental care to Special Olympics athletes during the Summer Games.
Podcast: Cycling Coast to Coast to Help Kids
A UConn dental student and two medical students are spending their last free summer pedaling cross-country to raise money for the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. Hear their thoughts from the day before they left in early June.
Dental Students Help Beautify Hartford
UConn’s chapter of the American Student Dental Association once again spends its Spring Service Day helping preserve the city’s green space.
UConn Researchers Team Up to Unravel Mysteries of Puzzling Bacterial Signals in Our Blood
A 'Goldilocks Phenomenon' that could be good or bad, depending on a range of factors
Teaching Children About Good Oral Hygiene
“These are excellent opportunities for students to be in the community providing prevention education and being role models for the younger students to learn about oral health care and also about how to be a dentist," said Dr. Sarita Arteaga, associate dean for students at the School of Dental Medicine.
Blood-cell Lens Enables High-Quality Imaging with Blu-ray Technology
Guoan Zheng's latest technological innovation combines the power of a Blu-ray player with a blood-coated sensor, creating the potential to dramatically improve imaging for clinical applications
The School of Dental Medicine Celebrates the Class of 2022
“On behalf of the entire School of Dental Medicine community, I congratulate each of our soon to be new graduates for completing, arguably, the most challenging and rigorous dental education program anywhere,” Dean Dr. Steven Lepowsky said.