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....
Research
Association Between Feeding Practices and Oral Fungal Colonization in Infants: A Cross-Sectional Study
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...
Evaluating Implant Coatings
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....


