Faculty
Faculty awards, honors, achievements and promotions.
Reflections from Our Retirees
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.
Kim, Hayashi, and Ramos-Gomez Take on Leadership Roles in Preventive and Restorative Sciences
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.
One Final Send-Off: Recent Faculty and Staff Retirements
***These profiles appear in the UCLA School of Dentistry's Spring 2024 Magazine***
Spring 2024 Magazine: Six Decades of Transformative Excellence
Click here to view and download the UCLA School of Dentistry's Spring 2024 Magazine (PDF file)
In this issue:
- A Parallel Existence
- Dean Krebsbach's message
Four Faculty Members Named American College of Dentists Fellows
Four UCLA School of Dentistry faculty members have been selected as fellows by the American College of Dentists (ACD). The quartet – Drs. Beatriz Bezerra, Ting-Ling Chang, Yusuke Hamada, and Alireza Moshaverinia – will be formally conferred as fellows during the ACD Annual Session in New Orleans, Oct. 16-17.
Building a Smile, and So Much More
***This story appears in the UCLA School of Dentistry's Spring 2024 Magazine***
By Nancy Sokoler Steiner
School of Dentistry Research Contingent Heads to New Orleans
The UCLA School of Dentistry will have a robust presence at the world’s biggest annual gathering of dental, orofacial, and craniofacial researchers, taking place this week in New Orleans.
Drs. Flavia Pirih and Bo Yu Co-Edit CDA's "Dental Student Research Highlight 2023"
A pair of UCLA School of Dentistry faculty members served as guest editors of the California Dental Association Journal's Dental Student Research Highlight 2023, which includes a pair of peer-reviewed publications authored by members of the Bruin scholarly community.
Have Cheese-Chasing Mice Unlocked a New Oral Cancer Remedy?
A five-year clinical trial led by UCLA School of Dentistry researchers and colleagues at UC San Francisco aims to test whether nisin, an antimicrobial molecule found in cheese, can be used to treat oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).
Dr. Fariba Younai Installed as Bob and Marion Wilson Endowed Chair
Fariba Younai, D.D.S., Chair of the UCLA School of Dentistry’s Division of Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, has been selected as the new Bob and Marion Wilson Endowed Chair.
“This prestigious appointment reflects Dr. Younai’s outstanding contributions to the discipline of oral medicine, dedication to research and community service, and commitment to academic excellence,” said School of Dentistry Dean Paul H. Krebsbach.