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The most academically accomplished incoming class in UCLA School of Dentistry history began its Bruin journey with four days of orientation activities from Sept. 17 to 21, and will join the three continuing D.D.S. cohorts for the start of the 2023-24 academic year on Monday, Sept. 25.

Yan Wang, Ph.D., an assistant adjunct professor in the UCLA School of Dentistry’s Section of Public and Population Health, has been selected as one of only ten nationwide mentees in the fourth cohort of the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research’s (AADOCR) Mentoring an Inclusive Network for a Diverse Workforce of the Future (

Dorothy Tu, M.H.A., a UCLA alumna and experienced healthcare executive in the University of California system, has joined the UCLA School of Dentistry as its first associate dean of finance and administration. Her appointment commenced on Sept. 1.

As summer winds down, 27 undergraduate students from across the country are reflecting on their shared eight-week journey of conducting advanced genomics research in UCLA School of Dentistry and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA laboratories.

The UCLA School of Dentistry’s Dental Dynamos series – introducing you to students who are making the most of their dental school experience – concludes with Jay Patel, D.D.S. ‘25. The 2023-24 Associated Student Body (ASB) president, Patel is dedicated to his formal training, as well as opportunities beyond the classroom and clinic, to help position himself as a successful practitioner.

A celebration 50-plus years in the making, the UCLA School of Dentistry’s inaugural Dr. Henry H. Takei Endowed Periodontal Symposium brought together more than 150 colleagues, mentees, and associates of this distinguished emeritus professor on Saturday, Aug. 5.

The UCLA School of Dentistry recently appointed seven scholars to full-time faculty positions, while an eighth has earned a promotion.

This summer’s Dental Dynamos series showcases students who are making the most of their D.D.S. experience! Representing the classes of 2024, 2025, and 2026, these Bruins are not only excelling in their formal training but are pursuing opportunities beyond Westwood to help position themselves as successful practitioners.

This summer, the UCLA School of Dentistry is profiling three Dental Dynamos who are making the most of their D.D.S. student experience! Representing the classes of 2024, 2025, and 2026, these Bruins are not only excelling in their formal training but are pursuing opportunities beyond Westwood to help position themselves as successful practitioners.

UCLA School of Dentistry Dean Paul Krebsbach has announced the appointment of three health sciences assistant clinical professors to director-level positions. Drs. Shahed Al Khalifah and Denny Chao will serve as co-directors of Innovative Digital Dentistry Systems (iDDS), while Dr. Kelly Vitzthum will direct the Community-Based Clinical Education (CBCE) program.