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“Raise your hand if you’ve seen a dentist that looks like you,” asked Dr. Laila Hishaw in the UCLA School of Dentistry’s simulation lab, upon which three or four arms sheepishly extended into the air.

***Explore this interactive timeline of the UCLA School of Dentistry's first 60 years on TimelineJS.

The UCLA School of Dentistry’s 60th Anniversary Celebration will be held on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at UCLA's Geffen Hall! The event – welcoming students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the wider UCLA and dental communities –  will showcase the four pillars of excellence on which the School was founded in 1964: