When Army veteran Gilberto Rivera arrived for his Columbia dental appointment, he didn’t expect he and his provider would share such a close military connection.
CUMC hosted 177 students this year in summer programs designed to expose minorities to opportunities in medical, scientific, and public health careers.
Researchers at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine (CDM) recently extended the use of teledentistry to remote parts of the world, serving the most vulnerable populations—AIDS orphans in Africa.
The Columbia University College of Dental Medicine is being honored by the ADEAGies Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the American Dental Education Association, for its Community DentCare program.
Taking care of your gums could help keep heart disease at bay. Mailman School researchers have shown that as gum health improves, progression of atherosclerosis slows to a clinically significant degree.