School of Dental Medicine
New Research Strategies for Study of Oral Complications of Cancer Therapies
A portfolio of scientific research papers in the Journal of the Cancer National Institute edited by Dr. Douglas Peterson addresses the oral complications of cancer therapies.
As We Age, Oral Health Plays Increasing Role in Overall Health
In the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, UConn Health experts cite the role of all health care professionals in working to promote good oral hygiene in the elderly population.
Newly-Patented UConn Technology Alleviates Issues with Dental Implant Bridges
New technology to improve dental implant bridges invented by Dr. Avinash Bidra, associate professor at the UConn School of Dental Medicine, recently received a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Welcome to the UConn School of Dental Medicine
Join Dr. Sharon Gordon, dean of the UConn School of Dental Medicine, for a tour of the school’s state of the art clinical, research, and learning facilities.
Tech to Assist With Medication Compliance
Self-recorded patient videos may unlock the key to improving medication adherence among depression patients, say UConn Health researchers.
164 New White Coats Issued at UConn Health
The Class of 2023, the largest incoming class in UConn Health’s history, is now donning new physician and dentist-to-be white coats.
164 New White Coats Issued at UConn Health
The Class of 2023, the largest incoming class in UConn Health’s history, is now donning new physician and dentist-to-be white coats.
Statewide Public School Student Dental Screening Requirement Ensures No Child Falls Through the Oral Health Gap
With the new school year around the corner, faculty from the UConn School of Dental Medicine are reminding parents about the new law passed last year in the state of Connecticut recommending students have a comprehensive oral health assessment prior to school enrollment. Currently, the law requires that each local Board of Education requests that […]
Two Longtime Dental Faculty Receive Professor Emeritus Title
Dr. Jon Goldberg and Dr. Joseph Piecuch—two longtime faculty at the School of Dental Medicine—retired this summer with the title Professor Emeritus, unanimously approved by the UConn Health Board of Trustees on August 12, 2019.
Back to School: Largest Class Ever Arrives to UConn Health
This August, delivering on the promise of Bioscience Connecticut, the largest incoming class of medical and dental students ever arrived to UConn Health, plus 90 more graduate students.