The first students in the new DDS/PhD program at Columbia University's College of Dental Medicine and School of Engineering will be welcomed this fall.
An experimental gel developed by arthritis researchers at Columbia's College of Dental Medicine can reduce osteoarthritis in animals when injected into the joints.
For Black History Month, read about a neurologist educating the children and grandchildren of individuals at risk for stroke and a dentist who took care of generations of Harlem patients.
Columbia's dental school has received another Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award recognizing the school's commitment to diversity and inclusion.
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 not see it as part of their professional role.
Thanks to the decades-long work of Dennis Mitchell and others, the College of Dental Medicine has led efforts to bring underrepresented minorities into the dental profession.