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Run for Fun ... and Periodontal Health
The running conditions were great, as was the cause…
On a cool, cloudy Sunday morning, the UCLA School of Dentistry periodontics community gathered at Palisades Park in Santa Monica for PerioDash 2022. This virtual 5K organized by the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation raises funds for and awareness about periodontal health.
Support for UCLA Dentistry Community Impacted by Situation in Iran
Dear School of Dentistry Community,
Nationwide Undergraduate Cohort Spends "BIG" Summer in UCLA Dentistry Labs
As summer winds down, a group of 20 college students from across the country is reflecting on their collective experience conducting graduate-level research in the UCLA School of Dentistry for two months.
$1.67 million Delta Dental Community Care Foundation gift empowers new School of Dentistry initiative
The UCLA School of Dentistry will increase access to comprehensive oral health care among geriatric and special needs populations through a new program made possible by the support of the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation’s largest-ever single gift to a dental school. The Community Care Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Delta Dental of California.
In Memoriam: Thomson Sun, D.D.S.
We are saddened to share that Thomson Sun, D.S.S., a continuing lecturer in the UCLA School of Dentistry’s Section of Restorative Dentistry, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2022. He was 83.
Seven Second-Year Students Strive for Dental Equality
Seven is widely considered a lucky number, but for a septet of second-year UCLA School of Dentistry students, self-determination and an intrinsic desire to reduce disparities in oral health care superseded any stroke of good fortune.
Meet Dr. Yvonne Hernandez-Kapila, Associate Dean for Research
A new era of discovery is underway at the UCLA School of Dentistry with the appointment of Dr. Yvonne Hernandez-Kapila as associate dean for research and the Felix and Mildred Yip Endowed Chair.
Beginning her UCLA tenure in May 2022, Dr. Hernandez-Kapila oversees a robust research program with more than $21M in contracts and grants awarded last fiscal year, with approximately 50 active initiatives at any given time.
Introducing Dr. Yusuke Hamada, Program Director in Periodontics
The UCLA School of Dentistry is pleased to welcome Dr. Yusuke Hamada as its new program director in periodontics.
Dr. Flavia Pirih accepted into the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM)
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Dr. Flavia Pirih Associate Professor and Tarrson Family Endowed Chair in Periodontics has been accepted into the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM).
ELAM is a core program of Drexel University College of Medicine dedicated to developing professional and personal skills required to lead and manage in the health care environment. For additional information please visit www.drexel.edu/elam
Editor’s Choice for Vaccine Response Paper
A paper published in the January 17, 2022 online edition of the Journal of Immunology focuses on saliva COVID-19 antibody testing. The paper, "The Kinetics of COVID-19 Vaccine Response in a Community-Vaccinated Population," was selected as an Editor’s Choice. Authors include Michael K. Tu, Samantha H. Chiang, Richard A. Bender, David T. W. Wong and Charles M. Strom.