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Igor Spigelman, Ph.D., chair of the Section of Biosystems and Function at the UCLA School of Dentistry, has received a $5 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for research aimed at developing a non-addictive cannabis-based pain medication for oral cancer patients.

David T.W. Wong, D.M.D., D.M.Sc., has spent most of his 21 years at the UCLA School of Dentistry conducting pioneering research on the use of saliva as a diagnostic medium for early detection and monitoring of systemic diseases. Now, two recently awarded grants will empower his team at the UCLA Center for Oral/Head and Neck Oncology Research to identify biomarkers for lung and oral cance

Gerald “Jerry” Brundo, a UCLA School of Dentistry faculty member from 1971 to 1984, passed away on Sept. 29 in Omaha, Neb. He was 80.

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.