Research
Resident Research Projects
Class of 2026
Dr. Carleen Tse - Clinical Outcomes of Curodont Application in Primary Teeth
Dr. Tuan Danny Do - The Impact of Standardized Preoperative Education on Parental Dental Anxiety for Children Undergoing Elective Dental Surgery under General Anesthesia
Dr. Kayley Neukam - Parental Perception of General Anesthesia in the Dental Setting
Dr. Stephanie Cho - The Association Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Oral Health in Children
Dr. Megan Maher Sandstorm - Clinical Outcomes of Curodont Application in Permanent Teeth
Dr. Angela N. Suryakusuma - The Association Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Oral Health in Children
Class of 2025
Dr. Shaylan Vanmali - Shifting Restorative Treatments by Dentists Pre-COVID Through Post-COVID
Dr. Karolina Brzyska - Hispanic Parents’ Beliefs and Perceptions Regarding Fluoridated Tap Water
Dr. Bernadita Manglona - Efficacy of Tele-dentistry with Dental General Anesthesia in Pediatric Patients
Dr. Jade Christensen - Lifespan of Protective Restorations with and without Permanent Molar Bands
Dr. Payton Richardson- Salivary immunological biomarkers associated with ACEs and dental caries in children
Dr. Eunice Hahm - Impact of Covid on Dental Sedation and General Anesthesia Frequency
Dr. Alexander Han- Sealants Survival Time on First and Second Molars of Adolescents
Class of 2024
Dr. Adam Rodriguez - Association between teledentistry utilization and caries incidence among Medicaid insured US children, 2018-2021.
Dr. Catherine Eshaghzadeh - Food pouch consumption and parental perception of the effects on children’s dental health.
Dr. Ju Yong Lee - Radiographic Evaluation of Spontaneous Space Closure After FPM Extraction
Dr. Yessica Escutia Ponce de Leon - Racial/ethnic variations in the provision of Nitous Oxide, Oral Sedation and General Anesthesia to publically insured children in the US undergoing dental treatment
Dr. Suzanne Kan - Effect of frequent consumption of food pouches on children’s dental health: A prospective cross sectional observational study
Dr. Aundrea Goodman - Pulpotomies in primary teeth: A retrospective evaluation of pulpotomy outcomes with different sedation modalities
Dr. Nisha Choksi - Predoctoral Training in Adverse Childhood Experiences & Children’s Oral Health
Class of 2023
Dr. Wesley Johnson - Explore the oral microbiome in children
Dr. Maurissa Lester - National Health Service Corps Scholar provided care in an underrepresented area of Federally Qualified Health Centers
Dr. Vishnu Reddy - Association between pediatric dental restorative materials and their longitudinal survival
Dr. Mathew Nguyen - Metabolomic insight into early childhood caries among Navajo infants
Dr. Mark Belema Abere - Association between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Caries experience in Children
Dr. Tarek Kassem - Indirect pulp treatment in primary teeth: A retrospective evaluation of occlusal vs. interproximal carious lesion
Dr. Aida Shadrav - Success rate of Pulpotomy in primary molars: A retrospective evaluation
Class of 2022
Dr. Kathleen Nguyen - Parental temperament/Character and approval of aversive behavior guidance technique
Dr. Zach Anderson - Oral Health challenges of foster children under 6
Dr. Eileen Welch - Chronic Rhinisinositis & RPE: RPE may improve signs and Symptoms of Chronic Rhinosinositis
Dr. Jessica E Vargas - The Association between General anesthesia and upstream prevention
Dr. Tarisai Githu - Summary statistics and outcome of primary teeth treated with silver diamine fluoride
Dr. Kaitlin Fusco - Frequency of radiographic signs of dental trauma in patients ages 5 and younger
Dr. Tiffany Holcomb - Adverse Childhood experience and microbiome: A pilot study
Class of 2021
Dr. Lucas Nicholaou - Pain Response in fearful and defiant Children
Dr. Shanelle Shahery Farahi - Parental temperament characteristic: Association with Approval of Advanced BGTs
Dr. Imran Ahmed - The association between age of first oral health examination and dental caries experience in a population of children insured through MediCaid
Dr. S Trahan - Variation in the Utilization of pharmacologic Behavior guidance techniques
Dr. Lizeth Y Correa - Fluoride Hesitancy prevalence at UCLA children’s dental clinic
Dr. Sean McGivern - Association of first oral examination characteristics and dental treatment needs in privately insured children: Claims data Analysis
Dr. R Bashiri - Prevalence of Molar Incisor Hypo-Mineralization among pediatric patients
Dr. Taylor Addison - Prevalence of Developmental Dental anomalies with systemic conditions and ethnicity
Class of 2020
Dr. Carlynn Chappell - Pain response between fearful and defiant children during dental treatment
Dr. Chloe A Meyer - Influence of parents’ temperament on approval of behavior guidance techniques
Dr. Anna L Shahinian - Odontoma Malformation subsequent to trauma to the premaxilla area of an infant
Dr. Dan Truong - Maxillary palatal expansion in preschool age children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
Dr. Neema Moaven - Mycobiome And Early Childhood Caries, Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Dr. Stephanie Vargas - Does Caregiver training translate to better children’s oral health outcomes? A follow-up study for a cohort of COHW
Dr. Donielle Williams - Defining CAMBRA’s role in the caries experience of young children
Class of 2019
Dr. Jennifer Villalta - Developing an Effective Community Oral Health Workers (COHW) Program to Help Reduce Oral Health Disparities
Dr. Zarina Tchinibekova - Sensitivity and Specificity of Dental Exams Screening by Dentist: Face-to-Face vs. Remote
Dr. Melissa Grant - Efficacy of Capnography Monitoring for Moderate Sedation in Pediatric Dentistry
Dr. James Oh - Anatomic and Physiologic Determinants for Sleep Disordered Breathing in Pediatric Mixed Dentition Patients
Dr. Jean Kang - Parents' Perspective on General Anesthesia Use in Pediatric Dentistry: A Critical Analysis of Parents' Online Discussions
Dr. Ogorchuwku Olele - Comparison of Pediatric Patient Return Rates amongst General Dentist vs. Pediatric Dentist
Class of 2018
Dr. Danielle Alarcon - Appearance of New Carious Lesions in Patients Treated Under IVGA
Dr. Ruth Alvarez - Relationship Between Salivary Biomarkers and Caries Experience in Hispanic Children
Dr. Marcus Heffner - Child Behavior and Pre-Injection Dental Chair Time
Dr. Neek LaMantia - Understanding Oral Health within the Child Health and Disability Program
Dr. Catherine Pham - Association between sugary drinks and dental erosion in children
Dr. Ryan Price - Assessment of self-management goal efficacy for infant oral health
Dr. Adriana Ustarez-Oji - Validation of a Reference Data Set (RDS) for Dental Age Estimation in Hispanic Children
Class of 2017
Dr. Nicole Bartosik - Predicting Defiant Child Behavior During Dental Appointments Using WACB-N
Dr. Anna Chamberlain - Influence of Parental Fear on Interruptions During Dental Appointments
Dr. Joshua Lin - Comparison of GumChucks vs. Traditional String Floss
Dr. Alejandra Rivera - Over-the-Counter Mouthrinse Efficacy on Reducing Bacteria in Plaque of Orthodontic Patients
Dr. Gabriela Salcedo - Changes in Caregiver's Knowledge, Attitudes, & Practices After Educational Intervention
Dr. Loliya Stewart - Over-the-Counter Mouthrinse Efficacy on Reducing Bacteria in Plaque of Children
Dr. William Traynor - Mapping S. Mutans Distribution and Impact of Dental Prophylaxis in Children
Class of 2016
Dr. Chelsea Zamudio - Associations Between Number of Dental Visits with Caries Rate and Caries Risk Behaviors
Dr. Eunice Hwang - Parent's Knowledge, Attitudes, Behaviors toward Fluoridated Tap Water & Toothpaste
Dr. Austin Nunez - Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in Children's Oral Health. A Survey of California Pediatricians
Dr. Miguel Padilla - Oxygenation During Open Airway Intravenous General Anesthesia
Dr. Salina Massei - Dental Treatment of Pregnant Adolescents
Dr. Denisse Monroy - Comparison of Pediatric Oral Health Knowledge in Two Populations
Dr. Danny Kalash - Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Caries Risk Status using CAMBRA in Children aged 1-6
Class of 2015
Dr. Arina Hartunian - Dental Anomalies Associated with Unilateral and Bilateral Cleft lip/Palate
Dr. Peter Nguyen - Esthetic Restoration As An Alternative to Stainless Steel Crowns in Primary Molars
Dr. Richard Manwaring - Recall Frequency and Dental Caries in High Caries Risk Children
Dr. Shiva Borukhim - Oxygenation During Open Airway Intravenous General Anesthesia
Dr. Andy Ko - Parenting Style and Dental Caries Risk Factors for Children
Dr. Kendra Farmer - Association Between Infant Feed-Sleep Routines and Cariogenic Feeding Practices
Dr. Julio Escobar - Association Between Parenting Styles, Education, and Preferred Behavior Guidance Techniques
Class of 2014
Dr. Adele Newell - Oral Health Recommendations from Parents and Providers
Dr. Alex R Griego - Regional Odontodysplasia: Report of 3 cases
Dr. Konita Wilks - Maladaptive Behavior Exhibited by Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in a Dental Setting
Dr. John Chen - Factors Related to Children Requiring Retreatment Under IVGA
Dr. Nini Chaichanasakul - Streptococcus Mutans Levels in Saliva versus Dental Plaque in Children
Dr. Jack Yeung - Propylthiouracil Tasters and Non-Tasters on Obesity and Caries Risk
Dr. Patricia McClory - Parents' and Childcare Providers' Oral Health Barriers: A Quantitative Analysis
Class of 2013
Dr. Christine Hwang- Factors Affecting Pulpectomy Success in Primary Maxillary Incisors
Dr. Cicely Smith- Evaluating CI-CARE Communication Training for Dental Students
Dr. Jonathan Chang- Pulpotomy in Primary Molars: Does Base Material Influence Success?
Dr. Kemia Wendfeldt- Factors Affecting Preschool Teachers' Promotion of Children's Oral Health
Dr. Megan Burns- Attitudes of Dentists and Dental Students Regarding Perinatal Oral Healthcare
Dr. Michelle Dean- Caries Experience & CAMBRA Risk Factors of Pre vs Full Term Children
Dr. Natalie Umof- Parenting Style Influence How Parents Accept the Behavior Guidance Techniques used by Dentists?
Dr. Sahar Doostzadeh- Are Disposing Factors to Dental Caries Followed by the UCLA Craniofacial Team?
Dr. Sona Gill- Oral Health Literacy of Childcare Providers in West Los Angeles
Dr. Winston Lin- Comparing Afterhours Call Protocol of Pediatric and General Dentists
Class of 2012
Dr. Francesca Artiga- Oral Health Assessment of Parents of Children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder
Dr. Yvonne Lee- A Healthy Weight Intervention for Children in the Dental Office
Dr. Kathryn Hawn- Addressing Childhood Obesity in the Dental Office
Dr. Alison Grover- Pediatric Dentists Combating Childhood Obesity
Dr. Breanne Reid- Special Needs Patients: Training Occupational Therapists to Perform Oral Health Assessments
Dr. Brett Caranza- Survival Rate of Maxillary Primary Incisor Rehabilitation Performed under IVGA
Dr. Scott Ngai- Caries-Risk Assessment for Patients Undergoing Intravenous General Anesthesia
Dr. Gerardo Martinez- Caries Management in Infants at High Risk for Early Childhood Caries
Dr. Chanel McCreedy- Improving Pediatric Dental Resident & Parent Interactions
Dr. Deyanira Sanchez- California Pediatric Dentists' Knowledge & Attitudes Towards Treatment of Foster Care