School of Dental Medicine
Dental Students Perform Free Oral Screenings in Norwich
Students in the School of Dental Medicine were able to get hands on experience while serving the community during a free health event in Norwich, Connecticut.
UConn Funds Five COVID-19 Research Projects, Announces Additional Funding
The Office of the Vice President has announced five awards to researchers as part of its new internal funding program to address the urgent needs presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
After Developing CRISPR-based Diagnostic Test for Infectious Diseases, UConn Researchers Validate Clinical Feasibility for COVID-19 Testing at Point of Care
A simple, low-cost method of detecting infectious disease is one step closer to being a cutting-edge diagnostics technology used by clinicians.
UConn Health Remembers 9/11 Nineteen Years Later Virtually
This year on September 11 the UConn Health community gathered virtually together online to mark the 19th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The remembrance ceremony was livestreamed of the event participants and guest speakers social-distancing in-person in the large Academic Rotunda at UConn Health paying their annual tribute to the thousands of lives lost that day.
UConn Researcher Developing ‘Blood-to-Answer’ Method for Early HIV Detection
UConn Health professor of biomedical engineering Changchun Liu, Ph.D., has received a $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a simple, rapid, affordable HIV testing device.
Meet the Researcher: Tannin Schmidt, Biomedical Engineering
UConn researcher Tannin Schmidt is constantly pursuing discoveries that could lead to new opportunities.
UConn Faculty Receive Federal Funding to Develop Self-Administered Microneedle COVID-19 Vaccine Technology
UConn researchers have developed a single-use microneedle technology they hope will help keep patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bright White Coats and Futures: 160 UConn Medical and Dental Students Arrive
The annual White Coat ceremonies for UConn School of Medicine and UConn School of Dental Medicine's Class of 2024 were still held on Aug. 21 with social-distancing precautions and live-streamed video broadcasts to faculty, family and friends. Not even a pandemic stopped the medical and dental schools from safely celebrating the time-honored tradition.
Faculty Receives NIH Grant to Study Oral Infection Through 2025, One of the Longest Running Grant Renewals in School of Dental Medicine History
Oropharyngeal candidiasis, or oral thrush, continues to be a clinically significant problem for patients with weakened immune systems.
Tip of the Iceberg: The Oral-Overall Health Link
The interprofessional nature of the education and research at the UConn School of Dental Medicine is part of a growing trend to better prepare every member of the health care team to treat the overall health of the patient.