MS. MARGARET ELIZABETH JUNKIN, a Master of Science in Oral Health Sciences candidate in the Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry, Class of 2027, has recently published a Health Policy Perspectives paper addressing the critical public health issue of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). She is the daughter of Deborah Hunter Junkin, ’95, DMD, and Andrew B....
A Cross-Sectional Study IFEANYI DAVID OKOYE, AN advanced-standing DMD candidate at Temple Dental, is researching the relationship between infant feeding practices, oral hygiene behaviors, and the presence of oral fungal colonization. In this study of 62 caregiver–infant dyads, we evaluated feeding patterns, oral hygiene habits, and history of oral thrush in relation to intraoral fungal...
CHINMAYA AGARWAL RECEIVED an Osteo Science Foundation Research Award which provides $5,000 in funding for one year on the theme of regenerative medicine. His project focuses on developing and evaluating coatings on implants to assess their bone regeneration potential; this work is being conducted at the Smart Dental Biomaterials Lab under the guidance of Dr....
A Conversation with Dr. Loren Toussaint TEMPLE DENTAL’S LEADERSHIP thinks outside the box when it comes to supporting its students’ mental health. One shining example of their innovative approach was the week of programs presented in June by the Humanistic Culture and Wellness Committee which included a zoom presentation on forgiveness. Led by Dr. Loren...
Dean Ismail welcomed and addressed the gathering of family, friends and the Temple Dental community. The keynote address was given by Jennifer Unis Sullivan, DMD, JD, FCLM; Aaron Segal, DDS, offered the faculty address and the student speaker was Dikshitha Shankar, DMD ’25. Ronald D. Silverman, DDS ’72, gave the alumni address. Dean Ismail, Dr....
Dean Ismail and Dr. Ted Rockwell, President of the Pennsylvania Dental Association, welcomed students, families, and guests. The keynote address was delivered by Professor of Law at Temple Law School, Scott Burris, JD. Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Wellness, Ms. Jo Ann Nyquist, read the names of the students as they received their White...
HER INVOLVEMENT WITH university dental clubs? It began in her sophomore year as a Temple University undergrad. That’s when Inna Gorelik, ’26, realized dentistry would be her focus, rather than medicine or engineering. “What better place to meet students with a similar interest than the predental club,” she says. Shadowing a family friend who was...
Amar Sharma
IT’S NOT WHAT WE OFTEN hear about a university class, but what really connects with Charles Stump, ’27, at Temple Dental is the unity of his fellow students. “It means a lot to me that I’m part of a class that is so friendly, kind, and gracious that we’re willing to help each other out...
United Concordia donates $100,000 to support Children’s Dental Clinic at the William D. Kelley School
The clinic, which opened in 2023 and is operated by Temple University’s Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry, and its services are available to North Philadelphia children regardless of their insurance status.
