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Oariona Lowe, D.D.S., P.D. ’84, M.P.H. ’16, commenced her two-year term as chair of the UCLA School of Dentistry’s Board of Counselors on July 1, 2024, with Mitra Mogharabi ‘86, D.D.S. ’90, serving a concurrent tenure as vice-chair.

Three recently-published news stories leaned on the expertise of UCLA School of Dentistry faculty members:

Insoon Chang, M.S. ‘09, D.D.S. ‘13, Ph.D. ‘17, an assistant professor in the UCLA School of Dentistry’s Section of Endodontics, has been selected as one of only 12 nationwide mentees in the fifth cohort of the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research’s (AADOCR) Mentoring an Inclusive Network for a Diverse Workforce of the Future program.

A collective 178 years of experience and dedication to the UCLA School of Dentistry were celebrated during a send-off for seven retiring faculty and staff members on June 26.

Reuben Kim, D.D.S. ’03, Ph.D. ’08, has been appointed chair of the UCLA School of Dentistry’s Division of Preventive and Restorative Sciences, while Marc Hayashi, D.M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.D, F.I.C.D., is the new chair of the Section of Restorative Dentistry.

Sima Habrawi, D.D.S. ’24, spent just over two years at the UCLA School of Dentistry, but more than left her mark on our community during those 25 months. Arriving in May 2022 as a member of the Professional Program for International Dentists – a rigorous two-year curriculum for foreign-trained professionals to obtain certification to practice in the U.S. – marked Dr. Habrawi’s fourth international relocation in the past decade.

The spring 2024 academic quarter saw numerous organizations affiliated with the Associated Student Body at the UCLA School of Dentistry (ASB) engage in outreach initiatives to bring dentistry to the community, throughout Southern California and beyond.

Click here to view and download the UCLA School of Dentistry's Spring 2024 Magazine (PDF file)

In this issue:

• A Parallel Existence
  • Dean Krebsbach's message

During the School’s 57th commencement exercises on June 2, 2024, degrees were conferred to 111 Doctor of Dental Surgery students from 19 countries, seven Master of Science in oral biology candidates, two scholars earning an oral biology Ph.D., and 55 residents completing certificate programs.

Our keynote speaker was Martin Jarmond, the Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Director of Athletics at UCLA.

Mark Ortega ’05, D.D.S. ’15, M.S.D., a dedicated pediatric dentist based in Long Beach, Calif., has earned the UCLA School of Dentistry’s 2024 Alumnus of the Year Award.

The honor was presented Friday, May 17, in Anaheim, Calif., during the School’s annual alumni celebration held in conjunction with CDA Presents the Art and Science of Dentistry.