Dr. Lakmali Silva, assistant professor of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity (OMII), has been honored with an Eleanor and Miles Shore Fellowship. Established in 1995, the fellowship program is a cornerstone for supporting junior faculty at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) and Harvard Medical School (HMS)... Read more about Dr. Lakmali Silva honored with Shore Fellowship

Dr. Chukwuebuka Ogwo, a faculty member in Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology and director of the Dental Public Health Program at Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM), has received a Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program award ... Read more about Dr. Chukwuebuka Ogwo awarded prestigious Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program Award

William V. Giannobile, DDS, DMSc96, PD96, Dean and A. Lee Loomis, Jr. Professor of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity at Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) was chosen as the recipient of the American Dental Association’s 2024 Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Dental Research.... Read more about Dean Giannobile Honored with Prominent Dental Research Award

Dr. Vicki Rosen, professor and longtime chair of Harvard School of Dental Medicine’s Department of Developmental Biology, has been named the first incumbent of the Doctors Samuel and Ida Gelfand Professorship. The endowed professorship recognizes an eminent scholar whose work focuses on new or emerging areas of scientific inquiry.... Read more about Dr. Vicki Rosen Honored With an Endowed Professorship

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning tools have begun changing the course of dental medicine, helping providers identify patients at heightened risk of oral disease,... Read more about AI, Dentistry, and Ethics: Prioritizing Transparency and Equitable Access

Regular visits to the dentist are not only good for a routine examination and cleaning, but also for the detection of oral cancer – cancer that develops in areas in and around the mouth, such as the tongue, mouth lining, lips, gums, or in the back of the throat. ... Read more about Understanding Oral Cancer: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments

As artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used in many facets of health care including dentistry, the authors of a recently-published opinion piece in JAMA Health Forum discuss ways AI can help level the playing field to achieve greater oral health equity.

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The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has elected Yingzi Yang, associate dean for Research and professor of Developmental Biology at Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM), to the 2023 cohort of AAAS Fellows, a distinguished group of 502 scientists, engineers, and innovators across 24 disciplines.... Read more about Dr. Yingzi Yang Named AAAS Fellow

Artificial intelligence applications and tools for dentistry emerging in the marketplace today have, for the most part, been designed for use in dental practices and by dentists in the field. However, AI tools designed for learning dentistry are an area less explored.

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In one of the first clinical trials to explore treatment of an aggressive form of oral precancer with immune checkpoint therapy (ICT), researchers from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and other collaborators found promising results for treating a high-risk oral precancerous disease with ICT.... Read more about Researchers Explore Immune Checkpoint Therapy to Treat Aggressive Form of Oral Precancerous Disease

For immigrants who have just arrived in Boston, a critical oral health concern may be one of the first issues that leads them to seek care within the U.S. healthcare system. Navigating their options for dental care can be extremely difficult for many refugee families with language barriers and cultural differences. Nearly 7,500 immigrant households live in shelters or hotel rooms throughout Massachusetts’ shelter system, compounding the growing need for care.... Read more about Addressing Immigrant Oral Health: HSDM Effort Meets Growing Needs

Sang Park, MMSc01, associate professor of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials Sciences and associate dean for Dental Education at Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) has received one of the highest honors from the American Dental Education Association (ADEA)—the Centennial Presidential Award. The award, given during ADEA’s 100^th anniversary year, recognizes Park’s outstanding contributions as a dental educator on a national stage.

“I am truly humbled and honored by this life-changing acknowledgment of my work and research. It has meaning for me that goes...

Tien Jiang, DMD14, instructor in Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, has been honored with an Eleanor and Miles Shore Fellowship. Established in 1995 to help junior faculty at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) and Harvard Medical School (HMS), the fellowship program offers financial support during a critical time in a faculty member’s academic career.... Read more about Dr. Tien Jiang Receives Shore Fellowship to Further Her Work in Oral Health Literacy