Giving Back

Dental student performing care on an elderly patient
Front Page, Giving Back, Patient Care

$1.67 million Delta Dental Community Care Foundation Gift Empowers New School of Dentistry initiative

$1.67 million Delta Dental Community Care Foundation gift empowers new School of Dentistry initiative

4 min read
Dental care to a patient in a wheelchair
Magazine, Giving Back, Patient Care, Students & Residents

A MINDFUL Approach to Compassionate Community Care

A MINDFUL Approach to Compassionate Community Care

6 min read
UCLA Royce Hall
Alumni and Friends, Giving Back

Centennial Campaign Honor Roll

Centennial Campaign Honor Roll

30 min read
Dr. Philip Trask and pediatric resident with patient
Faculty, Front Page, Giving Back, News Hero

Dr. Philip Trask Finds Wealth In Giving Back

Dr. Philip Trask Finds Wealth In Giving Back

6 min read
Jim Ellison and Dr. Dr. Naomi Ellison, UCLA DDS Class of 1981
Alumni and Friends, Giving Back, Leadership

Ensuring the Continued Growth of Restorative Dentistry

Ensuring the future growth of restorative dentistry

2 min read
Outside of the Wilson-Jennings-Bloomfield UCLA Venice Dental Center
Giving Back, Patient Care, School

Lighting the Way

Lighting the Way

2 min read
Two UCLA Dentistry students pose in masks with Dr. Edmond Hewlett, at right
Giving Back, Students & Residents

School of Dentistry Volunteers Moored in Care Harbor Once Again

School of Dentistry Volunteers Moored in Care Harbor Once Again

1 min read
collage of four photos, all containing people in dental scrubs
Giving Back, Students & Residents

SPRINGing into Action: Student Organization Outreach

Bridging communities and fostering future leaders with UCLA Dentistry’s student organizations in action.

3 min read
Large group of people in front of UCLA Dentistry backdrop
Alumni and Friends, Giving Back, Students & Residents

Twelve Students Complete Board of Counselors' Leadership Institute 2025

Five-month career development program empowers future oral health leaders

1 min read
Three dentists in blue scrubs, treating a sedated patient
Faculty, Front Page, Giving Back, School

UCLA Dentistry Awarded $4.2M for Tenfold Expansion to Special Patient Care Clinic

The UCLA School of Dentistry’s $4.2 million grant from the State of California will fund a multi-faceted expansion.

3 min read
Group of six people
Alumni and Friends, Faculty, Giving Back

UCLA Hosts Second Takei Symposium, Highlighting Innovation in Periodontal Regeneration

Nearly 200 periodontists, faculty, residents, alumni, and friends gathered on Sept. 20, 2025, for the second Dr. Henry H. Takei Endowed Periodontal Symposium

2 min read
Dentist treating a child patient, who is holding a mirror
Giving Back, Patient Care, Students & Residents

UCLA Pediatric Dentistry Secures Fourth Consecutive HRSA Grant to Advance Oral Health Equity and Workforce Training

Five-year Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant will expand UCLA's innovative postdoctoral training in pediatric and public health dentistry

2 min read
Volunteer providing oral care patient.
Front Page, Giving Back, Patient Care

What goes well with tacos? Toothbrushes!

What goes well with tacos? Toothbrushes!

4 min read
dentist instructing a high school student in the simulation lab
Giving Back, Students & Residents

Youth Summit Aims to Diversify Dentistry

50 high school students from Santa Monica High School and Westchester High Schools experienced a day in the life of a UCLA dental student.

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