Seven Full-Time Faculty Appointments and One Promotion Highlight Recent Academic Personnel Moves

Eight headshots, stacked four on the top and four on the bottom
Top (l-r): Drs. Payam Afzali, Vinodh Bhoopathi, Yi-Wei Chen, and Mijoo Kim. Bottom (l-r): Drs. Feng Li, Reeva Mincer, Kelly Vitzthum, and Yan Wang.
August 8, 2023

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

Yi-Wei Chen, M.S., Ph.D.

 Adjunct Assistant Professor Biosystems and Function

Mijoo Kim, D.D.S., Ph.D.

 Adjunct Assistant Professor Restorative Dentistry

Feng Li, M.Sc., Ph.D.

 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