Students & Residents
Four CDA Journal Articles Highlight Faculty-Student Research Collaborations
UCLA School of Dentistry names were well-represented in the Journal of the California Dental Association this fall, with D.D.S. students and residents partnering with primary investigators and other researchers on four peer-reviewed publications.
These collaborations reinforce UCLA Dentistry’s ongoing commitment to providing unique opportunities for dental, undergraduate, and graduate students to participate in a wide range of important oral health research while under the mentorship of some of the world’s most prolific investigators.
Work Out, Don’t Stress Out: ASB Clubs Keep Dental Students Healthy
For UCLA School of Dentistry students, it’s not just their minds that are constantly flexing but also their muscles. Two Associated Student Body-affiliated groups – the Dental Golf Club at UCLA and Flossin' and Fitness – are taking the dental students out of scrubs and into their athlete personas.
Lectureship, Awards, and Networking Abound for UCLA Orthodontics this Fall
A busy autumn season of professional networking and continuing education for the UCLA School of Dentistry’s Section of Orthodontics included November’s Western Orthodontic Conference (WOCON) and October’s Consortium for Orthodontic Advances in Science and Technology (COAST) Biennial Meeting.
Dental Public Health Selective Course
During the spring 2024 academic quarter, the UCLA School of Dentistry's Section of Public and Population Health began offering a course titled Selective in Dental Public Health, chaired by Dr. Paula Ortega-Verdugo.
Twenty-two D.D.S. students during the recent fall 2024 quarter received a certificate of completion after presenting their literature review projects on Dec. 6.
Meet the D.D.S. Class of 2028
Members of UCLA School of Dentistry's D.D.S. Class of 2028 arrived on campus Monday, Sept. 16 for four full days of orientation activities, and officially began their collective journey as future oral health care practitioners with the start of fall quarter on Monday, Sept. 23. Stay connected with the class by following their Instagram account.
IMBWI Ushers in a New Era of Student Self-Care
by Shruthi Aravindan, Communications Student Assistant
As one of five group practice directors at the UCLA School of Dentistry, Dr. Sheila Yaghmai plays a key role in introducing dental students to the clinical environment.
Embracing the Entire Experience: Sima Habrawi, D.D.S. ‘24
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.
SPRINGing into Action: Student Organization Outreach
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.
A MINDFUL Approach to Compassionate Community Care
***This story appears in the UCLA School of Dentistry's Spring 2024 Magazine***
By Nancy Sokoler Steiner
Wonder Women: From the Margins to the Majority
***This story appears in the UCLA School of Dentistry's Spring 2024 Magazine***
By Cyndy Lee Calverly