Research at Penn Dental Medicine

Penn Dental Medicine views scholarship as a central component of excellence in instruction and patient care, and places a high priority on research. The presence of both a strong basic science faculty and a top clinical faculty at Penn Dental Medicine has encouraged the development of a strong research program. This strength is demonstrated by the School's continued success in attracting research funding throughout the 1990s in an increasingly competitive funding arena.

The University of Pennsylvania presents a uniquely vibrant environment for research in the biomedical sciences, with schools in each of the health professions - medicine, veterinary medicine, nursing, and dental medicine - all on a single campus, along with strong departments in bioengineering and the basic sciences. Collaborative research relationships involving faculty across the University abound at SDM. In addition, as a WHO-designated Collaborating Center for Oral Infectious Diseases, SDM also has an extensive network of international collaborations.

Further information on the School's research program can be found on the following pages:

Research Overview
Providing a summary of the major areas of research being pursued by SDM faculty.

Student Research
Information on opportunities and support for students to take part in research.

WHO Collaborating Center
Official page of the SDM's WHO Collaborating Center for Oral Infectious Disease: Education, Research and Care.

Penn Dental Medicine Library
Online resource for databases, e-journals, dictionaries, encyclopedia, books, reference guides, data sets, etc.