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Happy #ValentinesDay! For a second straight year Dental Bruins shared how they found love in the halls of CHS, from couples still going strong after 50 years to a pair of D2s who have been inseparable since day one...

Tiffany Chen ’19, D.D.S. ’27, is one of 15 graduate student finalists in the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research’s fourth annual Health Equity Challenge, sponsored by The MolinaCares Accord (MolinaCares), in collaboration with Molina Healthcare of California (Molina), and the California Health Care Foundation.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $20.6M million grant over five years to establish one of five Human Virome Characterization Centers (HVCC), leveraging UCLA leadership and the collective expertise of interdisciplinary scientists nationwide to advance understanding of the virome's role in human health and disease across the oral–gut–brain axis.
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The UCLA School of Dentistry's annual Research and Clinical Excellence Day celebrates innovation in both the laboratory and patient care.
The full-day program includes:

Enjoy an evening mingling with fellow UCLA Dentistry alumni and Dean Paul Krebsbach. Food and beverages will be served, while the 2025 Alumnus of the Year Award recipient will also be announced. A special reunion hour for all class years ending in 0 and 5 will be held from 5 to 6 p.m.

The UCLA School of Dentistry's 58th commencement exercises. Degrees will be conferred upon D.D.S., M.S., and P.h.D. candidates, as well as postgraduate residents completing their certificate programs.

The second biennial Dr. Henry H. Takei Endowed Periodontal Symposium will bring together the UCLA Periodontics community and friends across the globe biannually to learn from world-renowned experts in the field, and to encourage the pursuit of postgraduate periodontal training among UCLA Dentistry students.