Mo Kwan Kang, M.S., Ph.D., D.D.S.

Mo Kwan Kang, M.S., Ph.D., D.D.S. is a professor in the Section of Orthodontics who also holds a dual appointment with the Section of Oral Biology and was the first person to hold the Dr. Jack A. Weichman Chair in Endodontics.

Additional Information

Patient Care:

• Dr. Kang practices endodontics in the Faculty Group Dental Practice.

Teaching Activities:

• DS462, Endodontic Technique (Laboratory Instructor)
• DS2310.14, Biological Basis for Periradicular Therapy (Lecturer)
• DS320.44, Endodontic Research for Postgraduate students (Course Chair)
• DS413c, Advanced Endodontic Diagnosis and Treatment (Lecturer)
• AS104, Clinical Review Course for PPID Students (Course Chair)
• DS309.081, Molecular Biology of Oral Diseases for Periodontics Postgraduate Students (Lecturer)
• CL403.01, Endodontic Clinic (Course Co-Chair)
• CL404.01, Endodontic Clinic (Course Chair)
• Introduction to Endodontics (Course Chair)

Research & Interests

The current research in Dr. Kang's laboratory is focused on oral mucosal diseases, including oral cancer, chemical- and radiation-induced oral mucositis, and aging-associated oral epithelial dysfunction. These studies were developed in his laboratory from extensive investigations of the mechanisms underlying cellular senescence (aging) and immortalization of normal human oral keratinocytes (NHOK).

08/01-07/08, NIDCR/NIH (R01) Park, No-Hee (PI), Kang, Mo (Investigator)  

• HPV, Genetic Instability, and Oral Cancer

08/03 Ð 08/08, NIDCR/NIH (K22) Principal Investigator  

• Oxidative Stress, DNA Damage, and Cellular Aging

03/07 - 02/12, NIDCR/NIH (R01) Principal Investigator  

• Effects of Antiretroviral Therapy on Telomerase Function in Human Oral Epithelium

07/07 - 06/12, NIDCR/NIH (K08) Kim, Reuben (PI), Kang, Mo (Co-Mentor)  

• Combined Effect of HIV and HPV in Oral Cancer

09/07 - 08/12, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI #5100610) Marcus, Marvin (Program Director), Kang, Mo (Faculty Mentor)  

• Pipeline for Dentist/ Scientists

03/08 - 03/09, NIAID/NIH & UCLA Center for Biological Radioprotectors (CBRP) Principal Investigator  

• Radioprotection of mucosal and cutaneous tissues by Bmi-1

06/08 - 05/13, NIDCR/NIH (K02) Principal Investigator  

• Phenotypic and genetic effect of antiretroviral therapy on human oral epithelium

07/08 - 06/10, American Association of Endodontists Principal Investigator  

• Role of Bmi-1 in Regulation of Dental Pulp Stem Cell Differentiation