Seven Full-Time Faculty Appointments and One Promotion Highlight Recent Academic Personnel Moves
The UCLA School of Dentistry recently appointed seven scholars to full-time faculty positions, while an eighth has earned a promotion.
“It brings me great joy to welcome these colleagues into the School of Dentistry’s full-time faculty ranks,” Dean Paul H. Krebsbach said. “Several of these scholars completed dental school and/or postgraduate training here in Westwood, reinforcing the strong didactic and clinical curriculum – as well as research opportunities – that exist within the School.”
Meet these eight faculty members below.
Name and Advanced Degree(s)
Title
Academic Section(s)
Payam Afzali, D.D.S., M.D. '13, OMFS '15
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Vinodh Bhoopathi, M.P.H., D.Sc.D.
Associate Professor*
Public and Population Health
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Biosystems and Function
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Restorative Dentistry
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Biosystems and Function
Reeva Mincer, D.D.S., GPR '19
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
Special Patient Care and Maxillofacial Prosthetics
Kelly Vitzthum, D.D.S. '20, GPD '21
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
Public and Population Health, Special Patient Care and Maxillofacial Prosthetics
Yan Wang, Ph.D. '19
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Public and Population Health
*Promoted from assistant professor
