NYU Dentistry in the News

A Sampling of Recent Media Coverage

• CRAIN’S NEW YORK ran a story titled NYU Dentistry launches pain research center backed by $45M in funding. 
• CRAIN’S NEW YORK also ran a story in Health Pulse titled “New York Dentistry College of Dentistry awarded a $1.5 million grant to help dental students prepare to care for underserved populations.” The story was also reported by AEGIS DENTAL NETWORK, BECKER’S DENTAL REVIEW, and ORAL HEALTH.
• NEW YORK TIMES WIRECUTTER interviewed Dr. Leila Jahangiri, Ira E. Klein Professor of Prosthodontics and chair of the Department of Prosthodontics for a story titled “How to Clean a Retainer or Mouthguard.”
• AARP interviewed Dr. Jahangiri for a story titled “8 Surprising Things Your Teeth Can Tell You About Your Health.”
• BLOOMBERG NEWS interviewed Dr. Natalia Elson, clinical assistant professor of cariology & comprehensive care, for a story titled “Do I Really Need That Expensive Deep Cleaning at the Dentist?”
• THE ATLANTIC interviewed Dr. Asgeir Sigurdsson, Presley Elmer Ellsworth Professor and Chair of the Dr. I. N. and Sally Quartararo Department of Endodontics, for an article titled "The Myth of Root Canals."
• WNBC-TV featured NYU Dentistry in a story about the new VOCARE/VETSmile program. The program was also featured in ADA NEWS, BULLETIN OF DENTAL EDUCATION, CRAIN’S NEW YORK, and WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWS.
• NEWSY interviewed Dr. Leila Jahangiri, Ira E. Klein Professor of Prosthodontics and chairman of the Department of Prosthodontics, for an article titled "Stress-related Oral Health Issues Have Spiked During the Pandemic."
• NBC NEWS SELECT interviewed Dr. Amr Moursi, professor and chair of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, for a story on "The Best Floss, According to Experts and the ADA."
• HEALTHLINE interviewed Dr. Kenneth Allen, clinical professor and vice chair of the Department of Cariology & Comprehensive Care, for a story titled  "‘Healthy Coke’ Is Trending on TikTok But Is it Good for You?"
• AARP interviewed Dr. Jahangiri for an article on “What Your Teeth Say About Your Health.” AARP interviewed Dr. Denise Trochesset, clinical professor and chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology and Medicine, for the same article. 
• ADA NEWS published an editorial by Dean Bertolami titled “My View: Achieving Equitable Dental Care for People with Disabilities.” 
• ADA NEWS featured Dr. Dalal Alhajji in a story titled “10 Under 10: New dentist takes the path less traveled with focus on dental oncology.”
• ADA NEWS quoted Dr. Habib Benzian, research professor and co-director of the WHO Collaborating Center for Quality Improvement and Evidence-based Dentistry, for a story titled “WHO emphasizes importance of fluoride in toothpastes.”
• ADA NEWS: Dr. Benzian and colleagues Dr. Eugenio Beltran, adjunct professor of epidemiology & health promotion and co-chair of the WHO Collaborating Center, and Dr. Richard Niederman, professor and chair of the Department of Epidemiology & Health Promotion, have been invited by the editor of the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA), to provide a bimonthly commentary on global health and to guest-edit contributions from other authors related to global oral health. Their first piece appeared in the July 2022 issue of JADA.
• ADA NEWS featured Dr. Anabella Oquendo, clinical assistant professor of cariology & comprehensive care, for a story titled  “SmileCon to offer courses in Spanish.” 
• DIMENSIONS OF DENTAL HYGIENE ran a story titled “Dental Students Perform Robot-Assisted Implant Surgery,” which featured Drs. Robert Glickman, professor and chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and Huzefa Talib, clinical associate professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery and clinical director of oral and maxillofacial surgery. The story was also carried by BECKER’S DENTAL REVIEW, DENTAL NEWS (PAKISTAN), DENTISTRY TODAY, and ORAL HEALTH.
• BULLETIN OF DENTAL EDUCATION featured Drs. Mary Kang, clinical assistant professor of periodontology and implant dentistry and Stefanie Russell, clinical associate professor of epidemiology & health promotion, in a story titled “NYU College of Dentistry Earns Honorable Mention in 2022 IPEC COF Award.”
• BULLETIN OF DENTAL EDUCATION featured the partnership between NYU Dentistry and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to provide dental care at no cost to veterans with lung cancer.
  
• CARDIOLOGY ADVISOR  featured Dr. Kenneth Fleisher, clinical professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery, in an article titled “Exploring the Link Between Oral Health and Cardiovascular Disease.”
• GENETIC ENGINEERING & BIOTECHNOLOGY NEWS published a research study by Dr. Nigel Bunnett, professor and chair of the Department of Molecular Pathobiology, and team, titled "Targeting GPCR in Endosomes Could Block Pain and Inflammation in Colon Disorders."
• GENETIC ENGINEERING & BIOTECHNOLOGY NEWS also published a study by Dr. Rajesh Khanna, professor of molecular pathobiology and director of the NYU Pain Research Center, titled "Chronic Pain is Processed Via Sex-Specific Conserved Mechanisms."
  
• VERYWELL HEALTH featured Dr. Leena Palomo, professor and chair of the Ashman Department of Periodontology & Implant Dentistry, in a story on what to look for in an electric toothbrush. 
• NIST BLOG published a study by Dr. Bunnett and team titled "Teeth: From Materials Science to Dentistry and Evolutionary Biology."
• HEALTHLINE interviewed Dr. Robert Glickman, professor and chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and associate dean for clinical affairs and hospital relations, for a story titled "How a Virtual Visit to Your Dentist Can Help Keep Your Smile Bright."
• TECHNOLOGY NETWORKS featured a new study by Dr. Bunnett and team titled "Probing Migraine Pain Signals To Develop New Treatments." GENETIC ENGINEERING & BIOTECHNOLOGY NEWS also ran the story, "Migraine Treatment Brought a Step Closer through Schwann Cell Targeting," and NIDCR’s Spring 2022 E-NEWSLETTER featured the story. 
• BIOWORLD ran a story on a new study by Dr. Bunnett titled "For pain signaling, endocytosis is not the end."
• AARP interviewed Dr. Anabella Oquendo Parilli, clinical assistant professor of cariology and comprehensive care and assistant dean for international programs, for an article titled "6 Ways to Brighten Your Teeth."
• BEST LIFE interviewed Dr. Angela Kamer, associate professor of periodontology and implant dentistry, for an article titled "10 Things You Can Do Today to Lower Your Risk of Dementia."
• EAT THIS, NOT THAT interviewed Dr. Kamer for a story titled “If You Have This in Your Mouth, You May Have Alzheimer's.”
• MASHABLE interviewed Dr. Andrew Spielman, professor of molecular pathobiology and director of the Rare Books Library, for an article titled "How to Beat the Next Pandemic? Start educating kids now."
• DENTAL TRIBUNE featured Dr. Chad Gehani, adjunct clinical associate professor of endodontics, in an article titled “The Dental Profession Speaks with One United Voice.”
• CITY & STATE featured Dean Bertolami in an article titled "The 2022 50 Over 50."
• ADA NEW DENTIST NOW featured an opinion piece by Dr. Dalal Alhajji, clinical instructor in oral and maxillofacial pathology, radiology and medicine, titled "The medicine and dentistry divide in cancer care."
• ADA NEWS interviewed Dr. Habib Benzian, co-director of the WHO Collaborating Center for Quality-Improvement, Evidence-based Dentistry and research professor in the Department of Epidemiology & Health Promotion, for an article titled "WHO includes three dental preparations in list of essential medicines for first time." The news was also reported by DR. BICUSPID, PANAY NEWS, NATURE, CANADIAN DENTAL JOURNAL and the BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL.
• DENTAL TRIBUNE featured Dr. Ilser Turkyilmaz, clinical professor of prosthodontics, in an article titled "Dental Educational Institutions Move with the Tech Revolution."
• LIVESTRONG interviewed Dr. Leena Palomo, professor and chair of the Ashman Department of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, for an article titled "Why Your Oral Health Declines as You Age, and What You Can Do About It."
• HEALTHDAY/U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT interviewed Dr. Palomo for an article titled "When Gums Aren't Healthy, Mind and Body May Follow."
• NEWSY interviewed Dr. Leila Jahangiri, Ira E. Klein Professor and Chair of the Department of Prosthodontics, for an article titled "Stress-related Oral Health Issues Have Spiked During the Pandemic."
• KAISER HEALTH NEWS interviewed Dr. Michael Alfano, Dean-Emertius and professor emeritus of molecular pathobiology, for an article titled "West Virginia Sen. Manchin Takes the Teeth Out of Democrats’ Plan for Seniors’ Dental Care."
• BULLETIN OF DENTAL EDUCATION featured Dr. Michael O’Connor, executive vice dean and co-director of the NYU Dentistry Center for Oral Health Policy and Management, for a story on the College's VETSmile/VOCARE program titled “New Partnership to Provide Comprehensive Dental Services to Veterans.”
• BULLETIN OF DENTAL EDUCATION also featured Dr. Richard Valachovic, clinical professor and director of the NYU Dentistry Center for Oral Health Policy and Management, in an announcement titled “NYU Dentistry Dental Student Leadership Institute Selects Inaugural Class.”
• GENETIC ENGINEERING & BIOTECHNOLOGY NEWS interviewed Dr. Nigel Bunnett, professor and chair of the Department of Molecular Pathobiology, for an article titled "Targeting GPCR in Endosomes Could Block Pain and Inflammation in Colon Disorders."
• CRAIN’S NEW YORK interviewed Dr. Rajesh Khanna, professor of molecular pathobiology and director of the NYU Pain Research Center, for an article titled "NYU Dentistry Launches Pain Research Center Backed by $45M in Funding." The announcement was also covered by BECKER’S DENTAL REVIEW, DR. BICUSPID, DENTISTRY TODAY, and ORAL HEALTH GROUP.
• CRAIN’S NEW YORK featured Dr. Richard Heyman and Amy Slep, both professors of cariology and comprehensive care, and members of the Clinical Translational Research Group, in an article titled "NYU Dentistry Gets $21M to Address Family Maltreatment in Army."
• POD SAVE AMERICA interviewed Dr. Rick Valachovic, clinical professor and director of the NYU Dentistry Center for Oral Health Policy and Management, for an article titled “Darkest Before a Deal,” about the failed Congressional effort to expand Medicare to include dental care.
• WALL STREET JOURNAL interviewed Dr. Valachovic and Dr. Michael Alfano, Dean-Emeritus and professor emeritus of molecular pathobiology, for an opinion piece titled "Medicare, Dental Benefits and the ADA”
• NYU NEWS interviewed Dr. Valachovic for a story on “How Expanding Medicare Could Start Closing the Medical-Dental Divide.”
• AARP interviewed Dr. Stefanie Russell, associate professor of epidemiology & health promotion, for an article titled "Get Your Dental Care Back on Track."
• CONSUMER REPORTS interviewed Dr. Vera Tang, clinical assistant professor and vice chair of the Ashman Department of Periodontology & Implant Dentistry, for an article titled "Should You Use an Electric Toothbrush or a Manual Toothbrush?"
• AARP interviewed Dr. Tang for a story titled “​Get on Top of Your Gums."
• DENTISTRY TODAY ran a story titled "NYU Dentistry Receives Grant from United Concordia Dental Charitable Fund to Support Veterans Oral Care Access Resource."
• WNBC-TV NEWS and many other news outlets ran stories on new research by Dr. Deepak Saxena, professor of molecular pathobiology, titled Evidence Grows for Vaping’s Role in Gum Disease. These included ADA NEWS, MEDICALRESEARCH.COM, DR. BICUSPID, DAILY MAIL, HEALTHDAY, DAILY BEAST, ORAL HEALTH, NBC NEWS CHANNEL 13 ALBANY, COSMOS MAGAZINE, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES, DENTAL TRIBUNE, and NIH RESEARCH MATTERS.
• THE LIST featured Dr. Karen Raphael, professor emerita of oral and maxillofacial pathology, radiology, and medicine, titled "Does Botox Help With Teeth Grinding?"
  
• BUSTLE interviewed Dr. Joanna Forsea for a story titled “How to Care for Your Teeth When You Have Braces.”
• THE DENTAL HEALTH SHOW on SiriusXM radio, hosted by Dr. Amr Moursi, professor and chair of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, interviewed Dr. Michael O’Connor, executive vice dean of NYU Dentistry, about the College’s VOCARE (Veterans Oral Care Access Resource) program.
• ANESTHESIOLOGY NEWS invited Dr. Robert Glickman, professor and chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and associate dean for clinical affairs and hospital affiliations, to comment on a JAMA article titled “Estimation of the Prevalence of Delayed Dispensing Among Opioid Prescriptions from US Surgeons and Dentists.”
• THE DENTAL HEALTH SHOW also featured an interview Dr. Dalal Alhajji, clinical instructor in oral and maxillofacial pathology, radiology and oral medicine, on what cancer patients should keep in mind about their oral health before beginning treatment.
• WNBC-TV featured NYU Dentistry in a story about the VOCARE program. The story was also featured in ADA NEWS, BULLETIN OF DENTAL EDUCATION, CRAIN’S NEW YORK, and WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWS.
• DENTISTRY TODAY also ran a story about the College’s second AHEAD (Achieving Health Equity Through Access for All with Disabilities) Symposium — NYU Dentistry to Host Virtual Event on Disability and Health Policy — April 5, as did DIMENSIONS OF DENTAL HYGIENE, "NYU Dentistry to Host Event on Disability and Health Policy" and DR. BICUSPID, "Traditional Models Won't Work for Patients with Special Needs."
• BECKERS DENTAL REVIEW ran a story titled “Dental Implants More Likely to Fail in Patients with Penicillin Allergy, Study Finds.” ORAL HEALTH ran a story on the same study: "Patients Reporting Penicillin Allergy Less Likely to Have Successful Dental Implants," as did HEALTHDAY, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, UPI, and DIMENSIONS OF DENTAL HYGIENE.
• HEALTH MAGAZINE “Ask an Expert” videos featured Dr. Leena Palomo, professor and chair of the Ashman Department of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, and Dr. Anabella Oquendo, clinical assistant professor of cariology and comprehensive care and assistant dean for international programs. Dr. Palomo was featured in the video “How to Treat Canker Sores, Mouth Disease and Dry Socket, and Dr. Oquendo was featured in “What Your Tongue Tells You About Your Health.”
• DOCTOR RADIO featured Dr. Palomo in a segment on adult dental health, in general, and women’s dental health in particular.
• INVERSE featured Dr. Palomo in an article on the link between periodontitis and Alzheimer’s Disease, titled “Brushing Your Teeth Can Protect Brain Health.”
• DR. BICUSPID featured Dr. Asma Muzaffar, adjunct clinical assistant professor of cariology & comprehensive care, in a story titled “Man Cleared for Treatment after Dentist Hypnotizes Him.”
• VERYWELL HEALTH interviewed Dr. Palomo on what consumers should know when selecting and using toothbrushes.
• THIS WEEK AT AGD featured Dr. Amr Moursi, professor and chair of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Ms. Jillian Kaye, adjunct clinical instructor and registered dietician/nutritionist in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, in a story titled “Whole Body Dentistry: How Nutrition Affects Oral Health”

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