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Penn Dental readies launch of global oral health center

$5M gift to fund endowed professorship, support establishment of Center for Integrative Global Oral Health

Pre-pandemic image: Courtesy of Penn Dental Medicine Penn Dental Medicine has received a major gift that will provide the resources to help build the School’s leadership role in global oral (public) health. A $5 million gift from Penn Dental Medicine alumnus Garry Rayant and his wife, Kathy Fields, will create a new endowed professorship at the School and provide foundational support to establish the Center for Integrative Global Oral Health. “We are immensely grateful to Garry Rayant and Kathy Fields for this exceptional gift,” said Penn President Amy Gutmann. “Penn Dental Medicine has long been a pioneer in advancing innovations that transform dental education, research, and practice here in Philadelphia and throughout the world. This inspired commitment will continue that work by creating the Fields-Rayant Endowed Professorship and allowing us to take significant steps toward launching a new Center for Integrative Global Oral Health.”

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