Dentistry as the Front Door to Precision Medicine and Personalized Health
A Lecture by Dr. David Wong
Join the October 2026 installment of the Division of Oral and Systemic Health Sciences' Seminar Series. All are welcome, and no RSVP is required. One unit of continuing education credit is available for attendees! Learn how advances in molecular diagnostics, salivaomics, liquid biopsy, biosensors, and artificial intelligence are expanding the role of dentistry.
David T.W. Wong, D.M.D., D.M.Sc., is a professor in the Section of Biosystems and Function in the Division of Oral and Systemic Health Sciences. He is the director of the UCLA Center for Oral/Head and Neck Oncology Research. An active scientist in oral cancer and saliva diagnostics research. He has authored over 320 peer-reviewed scientific publications. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS), a past member of the ADA Council of Scientific Affairs, and the past president of the American Association of Dental Research (AADR). He is chair of the NIH CSR MCDC (Molecular Cancer Diagnosis and Biomarkers) Study Section. He also chairs the NCI Liquid Biopsy Consortium.
