Faculty

The UCLA School of Dentistry had a robust presence at the recently concluded 2024 American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) Annual Meeting in San Diego, highlighted by faculty, residents, graduates, and researchers bringing numerous awards back to Westwood.

The American Dental Association (ADA) has announced that Dr. Yvonne Hernandez-Kapila, the UCLA School of Dentistry’s associate dean for research and holder of the Felix and Mildred Yip Endowed Chair, has been awarded the Norton M. Ross Award for Excellence in Clinical Research.

Dr. William Solberg, a UCLA School of Dentistry faculty member for 27 years and a significant contributor to the study of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders and orofacial pain, passed away on Sept. 2 in Los Angeles. He was 88.

UCLA will lower the flag at Dickson Court to half-mast on Thursday, Nov. 7 in his memory.

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.

***These profiles appear in the UCLA School of Dentistry's Spring 2024 Magazine***

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In this issue:

• A Parallel Existence
  • Dean Krebsbach's message

Five UCLA School of Dentistry faculty members have been selected as fellows by the American College of Dentists (ACD). The quintet – Drs. Beatriz Bezerra, Esteban Bonilla, Ting-Ling Chang, Yusuke Hamada, and Alireza Moshaverinia – were formally conferred as fellows during the ACD Annual Session in New Orleans on Oct. 18.