School of Dental Medicine
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.
For Two Decades UConn Keeps Migrant Farmers Healthy
Learn more about the powerful impact the volunteer, student-run UConn Migrant Farm Worker Clinic has been having on the underserved migrant farmer population across Connecticut since the summer of 1997.
New Cancer Clinical Practice Guideline for Severe Jaw Condition Stresses Collaboration Between Dentists and Oncologists
A new clinical practice guideline that stresses the importance of collaboration between dentists and medical oncologists to prevent, diagnose, and treat medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw in cancer patients was recently published by a team of experts, including leadership from UConn School of Dental Medicine faculty Dr. Douglas Peterson.
Another Summer of Youth Educational Enrichment Celebrated
Over 200 students and their families celebrated the end of the 2019 Health Career Opportunity Programs summer enrichment programs on Friday—marking a culmination of weeks of research and clinical internships for aspiring physicians, dentists, and scientists.
Six UConn Faculty Named “Top Dentists”
Five UConn Health dentists—who also serve as faculty at the UConn School of Dental Medicine— were named “Top Dentist” in Connecticut Magazine’s August 2019 issue.