Spring 2023 Magazine: Serving Our Communities

The School's Spring 2023 magazine is all about serving our communities and highlighting some of the most altruistic individuals who call Westwood home.

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By School of Dentistry Communications
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Click here to view and download the UCLA School of Dentistry's Spring 2023 Magazine (PDF file)

In this issue:

  • A Culture of Caring (page 2)
    • Timeline tracing the School's longstanding commitment to community service
       
  • Marginalized No More (page 6 | link to story + video)
    • A collective effort allows UCLA Dentistry to provide compassionate care to thousands of patients living with HIV and AIDS
       
  • Unbreakable Bonds (page 10 | link to story + video)
    • Special Patient Care Club President Tiffany Kim is driven by her brother’s autism and Dr. Eric Sung’s mentorship
       
  • Seeing the Smiles Once Again (page 12)
    • Photo essay of the School community reconnecting in a post-pandemic world
       
  • Training the Next Generation (page 14 | link to story)
    • Through NIH grants, early-career researchers are making important discoveries and gaining leadership skills
       
  • Joan and Naomi: In Conversation (page 16 | link to story)
    • The current and past Board of Counselors’ chairs discuss how the seeds of service were planted in them from a young age
       
  • From Mentee to Mentor (page 18 | link to story)
    • Double Bruin Yi-Ling Loo thrives in Basic Dental Principles course
       
  • One Final Send-Off (page 20)
    • Recent faculty and staff retirements
       
  • Always in Our Hearts (page 22)
    • Remembering faculty members who recently passed away