Full-time Faculty

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Photo of Dr. Rowida Adballa
Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor
Group Practice Director
Phone: 1(310) 206-9476
Dr. Payam Afzali
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
Program Director, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Office: 53-076 CHS
Phone: (310) 825-3685
Photo of Tara Aghaloo
Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Office: 53-009 CHS
Phone: (310) 794-7070
Photo of Dr. Shahed Al Khalifah
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
Co-Director, Innovative Digital Dentistry Systems
Office: 23-088E CHS
Picture of Dr. Ghassem Ansari
Health Sciences Clinical Professor (interim)
Program Director, Pediatric Dentistry Residency Program
Office: 23-019 CHS
Phone: 310-206-7597
Dr. Sherwin Arman
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
Director, Orofacial Pain Program
Director, Continuing Dental Education
Office: A3-030 CHS
Phone: (310) 825-8082

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Dr. Beatriz Bezerra
Associate Clinical Professor
Director of the Pre-doctoral Program in the Section of Periodontics
Office: 63-025A CHS
Phone: (310) 825-0200
Photo of Dr. Vinodh Bhoopathi
Associate Professor
Office: 63-007 CHS
Phone: 310-267-1196

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Dr. Paulo Camargo
Professor
Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs
Office: 53-042D CHS
Phone: (310) 825-0928
Picture of Dr. C. Julie Chang
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Office: 33-030 CHS
Phone: (310) 267-3340
Dr. Chang is wearing a light pink blazer over a white shirt.
Assistant Professor
Phone: 310-825-7165
picture of Dr. Jia Chang
Associate Professor
Phone: 310-825-5543
Dr. Ting-Ling Chang
Health Sciences Clinical Professor
Chair of the Section of Prosthodontics
Residency Program Director for Maxillofacial Prosthetics
Office: B3-087 CHS
Phone: (310) 267-2857
Photo of Denny S. Chao
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
Co-Director, Innovative Digital Dentistry Systems
Office: B3-077 CHS
Phone: (310)206-2909
picture of Dr. Yi-Wei Chen
Assistant Adjunct Professor
Office: 33-030 CHS
Phone: 310-825-4607
Dr. Nadia Chugal
Health Sciences Clinical Professor
Residency Program Director (Endodontics)
Office: A3-075 CHS
Phone: (310) 794-4989
Dr. Evelyn Chung
Health Sciences Clinical Professor
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Office: B3-069 CHS
Phone: (310) 825-9282

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Photo of Dr. Yusuke Hamada
Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor
Periodontics Program Director
Dr. Marc Hayashi is wearing a suit
Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor
Chair of the Section of Restorative Dentistry
Alumni and Friends Presidential Endowed Chair
Office: 33-019 CHS
Phone: (310) 825-4855
Dr. Yvonne Hernandez-Kapila
Professor
Associate Dean, Research
Felix and Mildred Yip Endowed Chair
Office: 73-038 CHS | Lab Location: 73-078
Picture of Dr. Edmond R. Hewlett
Professor
Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Office: A0-111 CHS
Phone: (310) 825-7097
Jimmy Hu
Assistant Professor
Office: 73-010 CHS
Phone: (310) 825-7242
Dr. Shen Hu
Professor
Office: 63-070 CHS
Phone: (310) 206-8834
picture of Dr. Mohammed A. Husain
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
Office: 53-076A CHS
Phone: (310) 206-1696

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Dr. Zaher George Jabbour is wearing a suit and tie.
Health Sciences Assistant Professor
Office: 23-088G
 Dr. Don (Jay) Jayanetti is wearing a vest over a light blue shirt with a tie.
Associate Clinical Professor
Associate Residency Program Director for Maxillofacial Prosthetics
Office: B3-077 CHS
Phone: (310) 794-4971
Dr. Anahid Jewett
Professor
Office: B3-068 CHS
Phone: (310) 206-3970
picture of Dr. Luke Deukwon Jo
Clinical Instructor
Director, AEGD Westwood Residency Program
Office: A3-034 CHS
Phone: (310) 825-5891

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Dr. Kaczor-Urbanowicz is wearing an orange top with a burnt orange cardigan.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Office: 73-017 CHS
Phone: (310) 206-8045
Kang, Mo
Professor
Chair of the Division of Constitutive and Regenerative Sciences
Chair of the Section of Endodontics
Jack A. Weichman Chair in Endodontics
Office: 43-007 CHS
Phone: (310) 825-8048
Photo of Dr. Sunil Kapila
Professor
Dr. Thomas R. Bales Endowed Chair of the Section of Orthodontics
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives and Operations
Office: 13-060 CHS
Phone: (310) 825-4705
Picture of Dr. Julie Kim
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
Office: 23-040A CHS
Phone: (310) 206-3416
Dr. Mijoo Kim
Assistant Adjunct Professor
Director of Restorative Dentistry Preceptorship Program
Office: 33-009 CHS
Dr. Reuben Kim
Professor
Chair of the Division of Preventative and Restorative Sciences
Naomi and Jim Ellison Endowed Chair
Office: 43-009 CHS
Phone: (310) 825-7312
Photo of Dr. Yong Kim
Professor-in-Residence
Office: 73-022 CHS
Phone: (310) 825-7210
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Dean
Professor
Office: 53-038 CHS
Phone: (310) 206-6063

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Photo of Dr. Min Lee
Professor
Office: 23-088F
Phone: (310) 825-6674
Dr. Steve Lee
Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor
Associate Dean, Student Services
Director of the Professional Program for International Dentists (PPID)
Director, Meikai and Asahi University International Exchange Program at UCLA
Associate Director for Student Engagement, Community-Based Clinical Education (CBCE)
Office: A0-111 CHS
Phone: (310) 825-2723
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Associate Clinical Professor
Lee Family Endowed Chair
Director, Wilson-Jennings-Bloomfield UCLA Venice Dental Center
Director, AEGD Residency Programs
Director, Restorative Advanced Clinical Training Program
Office: A3-034 CHS
Phone: (310) 825-5891
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Adjunct Assistant Professor
Office: 13-089 CHS
Phone: (310) 825-1955
Dr. Yi Lin
Health Science Assistant Clinical Professor
Office: 13-060B CHS
Phone: (310)825-4384
Photo of Dr. Yi-Ling Lin
Associate Professor
Office: 53-058B CHS
Phone: (310) 206-4731
Photo of Dr. Honghu Liu
Professor
Chair of the Section of Public and Population Health
Office: 63-037A CHS
Phone: (310) 794-0700
picture of Dr. Renate Lux
Professor
Office: 63-032 CHS
Phone: (310) 206-5660

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Photo of Dr. Sanjay M. Mallya
Professor
Chair of the Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
Residency Program Director (Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology)
Office: 53-068B CHS
Phone: (310) 825-1689
Dr. Messadi has medium-length brown hair and is wearing a multi-colored dark purple, orange, and red top.
Professor
Chair of the Section of Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, and Orofacial Pain
Office: 13-082B CHS
Phone: (310) 206-7399
Dr. Reeva Mincer
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
Director, General Practice Residency
Office: B3-069 CHS
Phone: 310-825-5889
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Health Sciences Clinic Professor
Chair for Interdisciplinary Dentistry Section
Director of Dental Student General Clinic
Office: 10-136 CHS
Phone: (310) 794-5565
Peter K. Moy is wearing a suit and red tie.
Professor of Clinical Dentistry (50%)
Nobel Biocare Endowed Chair in Surgical Implant Dentistry
Office: 53-076 CHS
Phone: (310) 825 - 3072

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Photo of Ichiro Nishimura, D.D.S., D.M.Sc., D.M.D.
Professor
Office: B3-087A CHS
Phone: (310) 794-7612

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Photo of Dr. Takahiro Ogawa
Professor
Interim Primary Investigator, Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology
Office: B3-088H CHS
Phone: (310) 825-0727
Photo of Dr. Daniela Orellana
Lecturer
Office: B3-069 CHS
Phone: (310) 794-7796
Dr. Paula Ortega-Verdugo is wearing a blue top
Assistant Professor
Office: CHS 43-085
Phone: (310) 825- 6142
Picture of Dr. Wayne Ozaki
Health Sciences Clinical Professor
Chair of the Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Chief of Dental Services at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Phone: (310) 825-3442

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Photo of Dr. No-Hee Park
Dean Emeritus
Distinguished Professor of Dentistry
Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Office: 43-005 CHS
Phone: (310) 825-7666
Photo of Dr. Joan Pi Anfruns
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
Office: 23-042 CHS
Phone: 310-825-0834
Dr. Flavia Pirih
Professor
Tarrson Family Endowed Chair in Periodontics
Chair of Division of Regenerative and Reconstructive Sciences
Office: 63-045 CHS
Phone: (310) 825-6486

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Photo of Dr. Christine L. Quinn
Health Sciences Clinical Professor
Office: 63-048 CHS
Phone: (310) 206-5982

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Photo of Dr. Francisco Ramos-Gomez
Professor
Director of UCLA Center for Children’s Oral Health (UCCOH)
Director of UCLA Pediatric Dentistry Advanced Clinical Training Program (ACT)
Chair of the Section of Pediatric Dentistry
Office: 23-020B CHS
Phone: (310)825-9460

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Photo of Dr. Kumar Shah
Professor of Clinical Dentistry
Residency Program Director (Advanced Prosthodontics)
Office: B3-068A CHS
Phone: (310) 206-7014 (310) 794-5750
Image of Dr. Vivek Shetty
Distinguished Professor
Office: 23-009 CHS
Phone: (310) 825-0834 (310) 825-5170
Photo of Dr. Ki-Hyuk Shin
Adjunct Professor
Director of Preclinical Laboratory Operations
Office: 43-003 CHS
Phone: (310) 267-2732
Dr. Mitra Elisha Simanian is wearing a white doctors coat over a black top
Clinical Assistant Professor
Group Practice Director
Office: 30-117 CHS
Phone: (310) 825-5278
Photo of Dr. Igor Spigelman
Professor
Chair of the Section of Biosystems and Function
Office: 63-078 CHS
Phone: (310) 825-3190
Photo of Dr. Eric Sung
Professor of Clinical Dentistry
Vice Chair of the Division of Advanced Prosthodontics
Chair of the Section of Special Patient Care
Momentum Endowed Chair in Special Patient Care
Office: B3-069 CHS
Phone: Phone:(310) 206-6407

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Dr. Tetradis is wearing a suit
Senior Associate Dean
Professor
Associate Advisor for the Oral Biology PhD/DDS Program
Office: 53-038 CHS
Phone: (310) 825-5712
Photo of Dr. Elbert Tom
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
Office: 30-118 CHS
Phone: (310) 206-9264
Dr. Ton-That, Professor of Biosystems and Function
Professor
Office: 33-030A CHS
Phone: (310) 267-5910
Photo of Dr. Nini Tran
Assistant Professor
Office: 23-021A CHS
Phone: (310) 825-8578

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Dr. Kelly Vitzthum
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
Director, Community-Based Clinical Education (CBCE)
Office: 53-085 CHS
Phone: 310-206-2743

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Dr. Yan Wang
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Office: 63-050A CHS
Phone: 310-825-8089
Photo of Dr. Fang Wei
Adjunct Associate Professor
Office: 73-090 CHS
Phone: (310) 825-6686
Photo of Dr. Shane White
Professor
Office: 23-010 CHS
Phone: (310) 206-3644
A picture of Dr. David T.W. Wong
Professor
Director of the UCLA Center for Oral/Head & Neck Oncology Research (COOR)
Office: 73-038 CHS
Phone: (310) 206-3048

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Dr. Sheila Yaghmai
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
Group Practice Director
Office: CHS 30-118
Phone: 310-206-3579
Photo of Dr. Fariba Younai
Bob and Marion Wilson Endowed Chair
Professor of Clinical Dentistry
Chair of the Division of Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences
Office: 53-076 CHS
Phone: (310) 794-1093

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Photo of Dr. Xinli Zhang
Adjunct Professor
Office: 2641 MRL / 30-121 CHS
Phone: (310) 794-5479
Photo of Dr. Zhong Zheng
Adjunct Associate Professor
Office: 2641-MRL/30-121 CHS
Phone: (310) 206-5646