Spring 2025 Magazine | Meeting the Challenge
The UCLA School of Dentistry's annual magazine features in-depth stories on special patient care, the Professional program for International Dentists, and more.
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In this issue:
- The Power of Grants
- From the desk of Dr Paul H. Krebsbach, Dean and Professor.
- Welcome, Chancellor Frenk! (p. 2)
- Julio Frenk brings kindness and a public health perspective to his role as UCLA’s new chancellor.
- Meeting the Challenge (p. 3)
- Special Patient Care at the UCLA School of Dentistry will increase exponentially, thanks to a $4.2M state grant.
- Welcoming the World to Westwood (p. 7)
- Drs. Ausama Gargoum and Audrey Yoon reflect on their experiences in the Professional Program for International Dentists.
- Map Inset: Dental Bruins, Spanning the Globe (p. 8)
- A Year of Holistic Student Support (p. 11)
- Inside the new Integrative Mind-Body Wellness Initiative.
- Embracing and Integrating AI (p. 12)
- A new calibration system helps students learn the intricacies of oral radiology
- Meet our Endowed Chairholders (p. 14)
- The School’s philanthropic champions empower elite faculty members to teach, research, and mentor others.
- One Final Send-Off (p. 17)
- Recent faculty and staff retirements.
- Always in Our Hearts (p. 18)
- Remembering Dental Bruins who passed away over the past year.
