Researchers at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine have engineered exosomes to carry CRISPR, significantly enhancing the delivery of genome editing components to specific cells and tissues.
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.
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.
College of Dental Medicine assistant professor George Jenkins, one of The Three Doctors, speaks in Michigan as part of an initiative funded by Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees.
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.