NYU College of Dentistry

UPDATE: We will be open on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, and patient appointments on Friday will proceed as scheduled. Teledentistry services are available by calling 212-998-9458. If you have a dental emergency, please proceed to the nearest emergency room.... Please stay safe.

UPDATE: PATIENT APPOINTMENTS ARE CANCELLED THROUGH THURSDAY, DEC. 17, 2020. Due to inclement weather, NYU College of Dentistry has suspended all clinical activities from 2:00 pm Wednesday, December 16th through Thursday, December 17th. All dental appointments scheduled during this period are cancelled. Patients will be contacted to reschedule their appointments. If you have a dental emergency, please proceed to the nearest emergency room.... All class schedules, including exams, remain in effect and will be conducted remotely. Faculty and staff should plan to work remotely. We are continuing to monitor the storm. This message will be updated on Thursday, December 17th. Please stay safe.

Due to the impending storm, NYU College of Dentistry will suspend all clinical activities as of 2:00 pm today, Wednesday, December 16th. All dental appointments are cancelled, and patients will be contacted to reschedule their appointments. Teledentistry services will be available by calling 212-998-9458. If you have a dental emergency, please proceed to the nearest emergency room. Please note: All other activities will continue as scheduled. Faculty, staff, and student sched...ules remain in effect. We are continuing to monitor the storm and will provide an update later this evening. Please stay safe.

Thanks to Straumann Group North America, which is providing funding & implant products, dental implant treatment will be within reach for more of our patients in need. https://www.nyu.edu//nyu-dentistry-to-increase-access-to-d

Is this tooth enamel or artwork -- or both? With the help of a scanning electron microscope, Dr. Timothy Bromage shows the structure of human tooth enamel, revealing crack-resistant properties. The image was selected as a winner of the 2020 FASEB BioArt competition, which celebrates the beauty of biological research and aims to inspire curiosity about science. dental.nyu.edu/aboutus/news/articles/381

Congratulations to Drs. Lorel Burns and Cheryline Pezzullo, recipients of the 2020 Making A Difference Awards! Drs. Burns and Pezzulo are being recognized for their work with Saturday Academy, which works to increase diversity in the health care professions by introducing underrepresented high school students to the profession of dentistry while preparing them for the college application process.

Is the gut microbiome the key to improved pancreatic cancer treatment? Drs. Deepak Saxena and Xin Li receive funding to create and test probiotics that alter the microbiome, with the aim of enhancing immunotherapy efficacy for treating PDA. dental.nyu.edu/aboutus/news/articles/380 #research #nyu

Welcome to NYU Dentistry, Cindy!

Aligning medical & dental care under one roof: Metro Community Health Center at NYU Dentistry opens Oct. 1, providing coordinated care for complex patients and interprofessional education for dental students. We welcome MCHC! bit.ly/3cpXxtv

Friday, Oct. 2: Join us for AHEAD: Achieving Health Equity through Access for All with Disabilities, a virtual symposium bringing together experts in the areas of health care advocacy, access, & funding at the state and federal levels for people with disabilities. Learn more and register bit.ly/2H4sSXb

Using Botox for TMJD pain? New research from NYU Dentistry’s Dr. Karen Raphael and team finds that while low-dose Botox use for TMJ pain may not lead to bone loss in the short term, further studies on higher dose, long-term use are needed. bit.ly/2FM1fBG

Please join us: 8-session CE series, New Treatment Paradigms for Managing the Oral Health Needs of Patients with Disabilities, starts next Thursday, Sept. 24. Dr. Ron Kosinski is joined with special guests Dr. Steven Perlman and Ms. Barbie Vartanian for session 1: "Facing the Problem: Fulfilling the Dentist’s Obligation." 7:008:30 p.m. EDT Register: https://dental.nyu.edu/ce/seminars/disabilities-ce.html

Dentists like NYU College of Dentistry alumna Tammy Chen are seeing an uptick in cracked teeth, which might be brought on byyou guessed it!COVID-related stres...s, along with insomnia and poor work-from-home posture. "You’d be surprised how many people are unaware that they’re clenching and grinding," Chen says. See more

Stay informed, take care, and let's keep each other safe! As more of our community reconvenes onsite this September, please be sure to check the following information portals regularly: NYU Returns web hub: bit.ly/2ETVml7 Dental COVID-19 Resources: bit.ly/31KHWRv Dental FAQ page: bit.ly/2QIJrcN... #NYUDentistry #NYUReturns

Connecting the microbiome, aging, and inflammation: Dr. Xin Li, associate professor of molecular pathobiology, has received a $2.4 million #NIH grant to study inflammaging, which plays an important role in the rate of aging and age-related conditions such as diabetes and heart disease. #ProgressThroughResearch bit.ly/32eQQWv

Whether or not they plan to return to campus this semester, ALL students and employees of NYU in NYC are required to watch this video outlining our COVID-19 saf...ety rules and protocols for Fall 2020. Students and employees must watch and attest after viewing at the links below. Students: http://spr.ly/6185GlegJ Faculty, staff, and administrators: http://spr.ly/6186GlegK

Now more than ever, we're responsible not only for our own health, but for the health of one another as well. Here are some simple daily actions we can all take... to keep ourselves and our communities safe: Wear a mask over your face and nose. Maintain 6ft (2m) distance from others. Stay home if you don't feel well. More tips and information about the fall semester: http://spr.ly/6188Gi58n See more

Last week, NYU leadership issued an important communication about testing and quarantining as part of the return to campus. Today's update includes details on s...everal follow-up items, including: A survey regarding return plans that ALL students are required to complete Appointments for undergraduates moving in to residence halls Testing locations for students and employees More: http://spr.ly/6180GgzCO

NYU leadership has issued an important communication on COVID-19 testing, quarantining, and early arrival procedures for the Fall 2020 semester: http://spr.ly/6...183Gjagf Key takeaways for students All students coming from or having spent time in the 14 days prior to departure in states designated by NY State (in conjunction with NJ and CT) as restricted or coming from international points of departure must arrive on August 18-19 and must quarantine in New York for two weeks before entering any NYU academic or administrative buildings. For those in undergraduate housing, we will open the residence halls early (August 18-19) and deliver two meals per day at no additional cost. We strongly recommend that students coming from outside the tri-state area (NY, NJ, CT) but not from restricted states also arrive on August 18-19 and quarantine for two weeks We strongly recommend that students coming from outside the tri-state area be tested before beginning their travel to New York All students arriving early from outside the tri-state area must be tested within 24 hours of arrival, and then will be tested again 7-10 days later. Students from the tri-state area must be tested and submit the results no more than 14 days before they plan to first enter any NYU academic or administrative building. Full message for students: http://spr.ly/6184GjagA Procedures for full-time faculty: http://spr.ly/6185Gjag7 Procedures for adjunct faculty: http://spr.ly/6186GjagC Procedures for administrators, researchers, and staff: http://spr.ly/6187Gjagh