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Three dental professionals wearing protective gowns, gloves, and masks are performing a dental procedure on a patient lying in a chair. One person is operating a suction device, another is assisting, and the third is observing closely. The setting is a modern dental clinic with large windows, overhead lights, and dental equipment visible in the background.

Patient Care

Clinically Distinct

Open cardboard box filled with nonperishable food items, including canned goods, bottled oil, rice, pasta, lentils, oats, and dried beans, neatly packed together.

Students

RSDM Establishes New Student Emergency Fund

Wooden blocks arranged to show the year changing from 2025 to 2026, with a hand flipping the last block from the number 5 to 6. Warm, blurry lights glow in the background.

Community

Dental Experts Offer New Year's Resolutions

A person uses a craft knife to cut out a large, white, cartoon-style molar shaped tooth on a work table.

Alumni

Alumnus Leaves Remarkable Art Collection to Rutgers

A woman with brown hair pressing against her cheek with her eyes closes, looking like she is in dental pain.

Research

Non-Prescription Pain Meds Work Equally Well for Men and Women After Tooth Extraction

Two paintings side by side. The left painting shows a stone building with a rounded tower and tall cypress trees under a bright blue sky, casting long shadows on a grassy hill. The right painting depicts a wooden dock extending into a calm lake, with green hills and trees in the background under a partly cloudy blue sky.

Students

Dentistry: Art Meets Science

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The Hill

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The Washington Post

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