Spring 2025 Magazine | Meeting the Challenge

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In this issue:

• The Power of Grants
  • From the desk of Dr Paul H. Krebsbach, Dean and Professor.
• Welcome, Chancellor Frenk! (p. 2)
  • Julio Frenk brings kindness and a public health perspective to his role as UCLA’s new chancellor.
• Meeting the Challenge (p. 3)
  • Special Patient Care at the UCLA School of Dentistry will increase exponentially, thanks to a $4.2M state grant.
• Welcoming the World to Westwood (p. 7)
  • Drs. Ausama Gargoum and Audrey Yoon reflect on their experiences in the Professional Program for International Dentists.
  • Map Inset: Dental Bruins, Spanning the Globe (p. 8)
• A Year of Holistic Student Support (p. 11)
  • Inside the new Integrative Mind-Body Wellness Initiative.
• Embracing and Integrating AI (p. 12)
  • A new calibration system helps students learn the intricacies of oral radiology
• Meet our Endowed Chairholders (p. 14)
  • The School’s philanthropic champions empower elite faculty members to teach, research, and mentor others.
• One Final Send-Off (p. 17)
  • Recent faculty and staff retirements.
• Always in Our Hearts (p. 18)
  • Remembering Dental Bruins who passed away over the past year.