A periodontology trainee makes stem cell science inroads at Pitt

Pitt Dental Medicine’s Bold Plan to Bring Dental Care to Rural Pennsylvania

Pitt dental students collected more than $22,000 worth of dental supplies from graduating students’ locker cleanouts for redistribution to current and incoming students.

Mark J. Wrigley, a clinical instructor at Pitt’s School of Dental Medicine and a 1989 graduate, took care of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ dental needs in the early 2000s.

Researchers at Pitt’s Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine are working to understand what connects oral and heart health and perhaps develop strategies for prediction and prevention.