Centers ADVANCING SCIENCE, EDUCATION, PATIENT CARE

Center for Integrative Global Oral Health (CIGOH)

The School’s first policy center, the CIGOH is devoted to finding innovative solutions to transform the way educators, practitioners, and policymakers address the challenges of achieving equitable oral health, developing and examining evidence-informed interventions, guidelines, and policies to improve oral health care services locally and globally. In 2023, the Cochrane Oral Health Collaborating Center at Penn Dental Medicine was established within CIGOH – the first oral-health-oriented Cochrane review group in the world outside the UK.

Center for Clinical & Translational Research

Advancing clinical and translational studies within the School, the Center provides centralized support to researchers within Penn Dental Medicine who conduct human subjects research. The highly specialized team provides clinical research support and services spanning the full spectrum of a study from conceptualization to closeout for industry, federal, and foundation sponsors.

Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry (CiPD)

A partnership between Penn Dental Medicine and Penn’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the CiPD is focused on leveraging cutting-edge yet affordable approaches to accelerate discovery and translation of new therapies, diagnostics, and devices to address unmet oral health needs. Also central to its mission is training the next generation of leaders in dental, oral, and craniofacial research and oral health care innovation.

Care Center for Persons with Disabilities

Designed to meet the oral health care needs of people with physical and intellectual disabilities, the Care Center not only provides a home for treating patients and educating students, but is also a site for developing new products and approaches to care. Penn experts are collaborating with scientists on the design and implementation of products to enhance oral care in people with disabilities.

Digital Design and Milling Center & Center for Virtual Treatment Planning

Digital dental technologies are fully integrated at Penn Dental Medicine with both of these centers outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment and technology for training students, conducting research, and delivering seamless and cutting-edge patient care. The Digital Design Center focuses on chairside CAD/CAM applications with the Center for Virtual Treatment Planning addressing complex cases and full-mouth restorations.