College Of Dental Medicine Faculty And Students Honored
NEW YORK, NY, April 12, 2007 – Students and faculty of Columbia University’s College of Dental Medicine (CDM) recently were honored for their significant contributions to the fields of dentistry and...
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Jiwon Lee, College of Dental Medicine ’14 Elected President of ASDA
Jiwon Lee, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine ’14, was elected president of the American Student Dental Association (ASDA) in March, after serving as speaker of the House of Delegates...
View ArticleDentists Tapped for New Role: Drug Screenings
A Mailman School of Public Health study looked at the role of dentists in screening for substance use disorders. While many view the dental visit as as an opportunity to identify drug misuse, others do...
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Gum Disease Genes Identified by Columbia Researchers
Credit: Thinkstock NEW YORK, NY (Oct. 4, 2016) — Researchers at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine (CDM) Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have identified 41 master regulator genes...
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Stem Cells from Jaw Bone Help Repair Damaged Cartilage
Identification of fibrocartilage stem cells (blue) from the TMJ that spontaneously regenerate cartilage (red) when transplanted in vivo. (Source: Mildred C. Embree, DMD, PhD, Columbia University...
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Gene Mutations May Increase Adverse Event Risk in Older Adults Taking...
Credit: Thinkstock NEW YORK, NY (Nov. 2, 2016)— Gene mutations that affect drug metabolism may explain higher hospitalization rates for some older adults taking multiple medications, according to...
View ArticleChildren’s Oral Health Disparities Persist Despite Equal Access to Care
The oral health of children on Medicaid lags behind their privately insured peers, even though they receive the same amount of dental care.
View ArticleFrequent Cannabis Users More Likely to Have Gum Disease
Frequent users of cannabis—including marijuana and hashish—are more likely to have gum disease, Columbia University dental researchers have found.
View ArticleThe Data Revolution is Reshaping the Dental Profession
Columbia is leading the way toward personalized dentistry, using digital technology and information science to stretch the boundaries of dental research and education.
View ArticleDennis Mitchell Elected to National Diversity Leadership Role
Dennis Mitchell, DDS, was elected to the board of directors of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, the most pre-eminent voice for diversity in higher education in the...
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