Penn Dental School researcher receives grant for new dental implant technology
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The School of Dental Medicine's Geelsu Hwang received a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to test a new type of bacteria-resistant dental implant.
Credit: Mehak Dhaliwal
Geelsu Hwang, assistant professor in the School of Dental Medicine, has received funding from the National Institutes of Health to test a new type of bacteria-resistant dental implant.
Hwang’s project focuses on developing smart implant technology that prevents infection, addressing the most common reason for implant failure and removal. The five-year...