Atousa Azarbal, D.M.D., M.D.S.

About

Dr. Atousa Azarbal is a Health Sciences Clinical Assistant Professor in the Section of Prosthodontics within the Division of Regenerative and Reconstructive Sciences. Her work focuses on digital and esthetic dentistry, full mouth rehabilitations, curriculum development, and clinical and didactic training in fixed, removable, and implant prosthodontics. With nearly a decade of experience in academic dentistry and predoctoral and advanced prosthodontic education, she joined the UCLA School of Dentistry to support innovation in predoctoral prosthodontics and to enhance student and resident learning and clinical competency.

Research and Interests:

Digital Dentistry
Implant and fixed prosthodontics
Clinical education and curriculum design

Education and Degree(s)

M.S.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, 2015
Certificate in Advanced Education in Prosthodontics, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, 2015
D.M.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, 2016
D.D.S., Shahid Beheshti University, Faculty of Dentistry, 2010

Publications

Prasad S, Koseoglu M, Antonopoulou S, Huber HM, Azarbal A, Kurniawan S, Sukotjo C. Assessing readability and accuracy of content produced by the American College of Prosthodontists and large language models for patient education in prosthodontics. J Prosthodont. 2025 Aug 22. doi: 10.1111/jopr.70022. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40846670.

Azarbal, A., Azarbal, M., Engelmeier, R. L., & Kunkel, T. C. (2018). Marginal Fit Comparison of CAD/CAM Crowns Milled from Two Different Materials. Journal of Prosthodontics, 27(5), 421-428. doi:10.1111/jopr.12683

Abdo Tabrizi, Azarbal, A., M., Ghasemi, A., Sadeghian, S., & Torabzadeh, H. (2011). Efficacy of Two Coating Agents on the Surface Hardness of Fuji II and Fuji IX. J Iran Dent Assoc 2011;23(11): 49-56