2008-2009 Annual ReportAn Education of Exceptional Value

A Leader in Oral Health Research

A Resource for Our Community

An Employer of Choice

A Foundation for the Future

An Invitation to Join Us in Our Mission

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The UCLA School of Dentistry has published an annual report since 1999. During the past decade, the report has grown (from four pages to as many as 72) to

Indisputably, an annual report serves as a powerful historical record of an organization’s accomplishments. This year, we hope it is that and much more: a meaningful tool for analyzing our activities as measured against the goals we outlined in our 2008-2013 strategic plan.

at right do not merely give shape to this report; they

each section of this report demonstrates both how well we have met our objectives at the end of year one, and the areas to which we will be turning our attention more closely in the next four years in order to bring our

Editor's Note

Excerpted from the UCLA School of  Dentistry 2008-2013 Strategic Plan

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Goal 1: Offer an education of exceptional value. Demonstrate, by innovation and action, the

and residents will become broadly educated and humanistic dentists, teachers, scientists, leaders,

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international research agenda by leveraging our strengths and maximizing opportunities to

our research experience translate to the public at large and help educate the next generation of dentists, scientists, teachers and leaders.

Goal 3a: Serve as a resource for the local community. Use our strengths, in collaboration with other United States institutions, to advance educational, economic, social and cultural opportunities for all citizens.

Goal 3b: Serve as an opinion leader on the national and international stages. Selectively expand our international impact on a global basis by building on existing strengths in order to seek mutually

Goal 4: Provide an amazing place to work. Demonstrate to current and potential faculty and staff that the UCLA School of Dentistry is an ideal work environment for professional growth and development, and that the interactions in this humanistic, multicultural community are based upon mutual respect and collegiality.

Goal 5: achieve our mission and position us for opportunities as they arise. Develop a plan to improve our infrastructure and explore opportunities to increase departmental space.

A Message from the Dean

An Education of Exceptional Value

A Resource for Our Community

An Employer of Choice

A Foundation for the Future

An Invitation to Join Us in Our Mission

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This past year was one marked by many changes, perhaps

more so than any other during my tenure as dean. We experienced some of those changes, admittedly, as serious challenges.

A par t of the University of California system, our dental school is not immunized against the sweeping changes that have taken place in the global economy and their effects within our state. In fiscal year 2008-09, we needed to take real action to trim budgets, to do more with less even as we remained devoted to providing education and patient experiences of the highest quality.

Yet we could also say that some of the changes we experienced this past year served as morale boosters and as powerful harbingers of good things to come.

Despite the loss of state support that we sustained, we have found a way, in our predoctoral clinic in Westwood, to continue providing affordable care to low-income adults who suffered when the state cut the Denti-Cal program.

Our visionar y donors have remained loyal, committed to our mission whether they are supporting the day-to-day student experience or establishing new endowed chairs.

And tough economic times prompted economic stimulus initiatives which will have tangible effects on our ability to advance our research programs in the years to come.

I could elaborate, but the report that follows is truly the best way to do so. My overarching message is this: as a school, we are doing our best to work together to find new ways of doing things. Driven by necessity, we’re getting better at achieving our goals. How? By facing our challenges head-on, embracing the new and taking immediate actions.

Faced with a threat of upcoming cuts in state suppor t, we implemented cost-cutting measures throughout the school. As an example, we moved to a predominantly online publication of this report to be more

environmentally friendly and to save on paper, ink and the cost of mailing.

To mark the completion on June 30, 2009 of the first year of our new, five-year strategic plan cycle, we seized the opportunity to make this annual report more than just the school’s eleventh such document. In its place, we are offering a true progress report

for all our interested audiences. The intent is to invite our constituents to take a look at all that we are doing even in the midst of all this change and—we hope—feel inspired to join us in our mission.

No-Hee Park, DMD, PhDDean

A Message from the Dean

As a school, we are doing

our best to work together to

find new ways of doing things.

Driven by necessity, we’re

getting better at achieving

our goals.

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“The mission of the UCLA School of

Dentistry is to improve the oral health of

the people of California, the nation and

the world. To accomplish this, the school

will serve our students and residents by

providing educational programs and clinical

experiences of the highest caliber; serve our

patients by offering accessible, high quality,

patient-centered clinical programs; serve

society by establishing research programs

that generate new knowledge, promote oral

health and investigate the cause, prevention,

diagnosis and treatment of oral disease;

and provide service to the community and

state as a healthcare provider, collaborative

partner, continuing education center and

academic resource. All of these activities will

derive from a firm commitment to quality,

ethical behavior, problem-solving, mutual

respect and effective leadership.”

Revised by the Faculty Executive CommitteeJune 10, 2009

UCLA School of Dentistry Mission Statement

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An Education of Exceptional Value

When they visit the UCLA School of Dentistry for the first time, prospective students quickly learn

that our faculty and staff are committed to providing them with an education of exceptional value, one that will launch professional careers and serve as the foundation for lifelong learning. Our goal is to produce broadly educated and humanistic dentists who will have a significant impact as leaders in the profession of dentistry and in their communities.

Over the years, we have had the privilege to see firsthand how an exceptional educational program attracts exceptional students. Our students are among the brightest and most academically qualified in the country, and they bring a wide range of life experiences to the classrooms, the clinics and the labs which enriches the academic environment.

We are extremely proud of our diverse and accomplished entering class, selected from 1,918 applicants, our second-highest number on record.

Carol Bibb, PhD, DDSAssociate Dean of Student Affairs

Bruce Sanders, DDSAssistant Dean of Outreach & Diversity

The Class of 2012 at a Glance

88 Students

Female 31

Male 57

Degree

Bachelor’s 85

Master’s 2

PhD 1

GPA

Overall GPA 3.61

Science GPA 3.56

Majors Include

DAT Scores

Academic Average 21

PAT 22

Total Science 22

anthropology, biology, biochemistry, business administration, chemistry, computer science, economics, engineering, exercise science, Japanese, materials science, microbiology, molecular and cellular biology, music, neuroscience, nutritional science, pharmacology, philosophy, physiology, planetary science, psychobiology, psychology and Spanish

Attracting Academic Excellence

DDS Program Application Statistics by Class Year

Admissions Statistics 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Total # of Applicants 1,239 1,294 1,192 1,272 1,362 1,465 1,743 1,987 1,802 1,918

# of Entering Students 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 86

DAT Academic Average 21.5 22 22 22 21.5 21.6 22 22 21 21

DAT Perceptual Ability Average 19 21 20 19 19 18.5 20 20 21 21

GPA Overall Average 3.58 3.61 3.64 3.57 3.58 3.56 3.65 3.62 3.65 3.62

GPA Science Average 3.5 3.65 3.71 3.61 3.51 3.5 3.6 3.58 3.6 3.59

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Total Aid From All Sources

Aid From the University and Outside Sources $2,400,035

Aid From University Sources

Dentistry and Dean's Scholars Grants (Professional School Fees) $1,457,579 UC Student Aid Program Health Science Grant $327,882

UC Regents Scholarship $58,500

Dental School Scholarship Committee Awards $44,500

Total Aid From University Sources $1,888,461

Aid From Outside Sources

Health and Human Services Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students $261,333

ADA Foundation Dr. Robert B. Dewhirst Scholarship $2,500

CDA Foundation Dental Scholarship $6,000

CDA Foundation, Latinos for Dental Careers Scholarship $5,000

Delta Dental Hispanic Initiative $30,000

UCLA Affiliates Scholarship $3,000

Navy Scholarship $28,092

National Health Service Corps $30,896

Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education $36,735

The Foundation of the Pierre Fauchard Academy $1,500

MedPro RX Scholarship $500

The Indian-Tribal Full Support Scholarship $54,964

Indian Health Service Corp. $30,205

Office of Navajo Nations Scholarship $5,000

American Indian Graduate Center $4,000

Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara $3,575

Governor's Scholarship Program $5,174

California State Chapter PEO $3,100

Total Aid From Outside Sources $511,574

Scholarships, Fellowships and Grants to DDS Students 2008-09

Reading the dental students' pledge

Dr. Ronald Mito and Courtney Naten

at the White Coat Ceremony

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India Jasmine Sethi Rashi Vohra

ChinaJianghua WangWeiWei Lu

EgyptMarianna Ibrahim

IranPayam Behradnia Razmik Galustian Mohammad HabibzadehEvlyne HerselParshan Namiranian

Peru Maria Karina Oberteicher

Since 2002, the UCLA School of Dentistry’s Professional Program for International Dentists has offered foreign-trained dentists a path toward licensure in the United States. In May of 2008, 12 students

enrolled in this intensive, two-year advanced-standing program. These seven women and five men from six countries on three continents are a diverse group who round out the Class of 2010.

KoreaYe Joon Suh

PPID Class of 2010

The UCLA School of Dentistry could not train the next generation of dentists without them—fine teachers who have recently been recognized for their meaningful contributions to dental education.

Richard G. Stevenson 111, clinical professor and chair of restorative dentistry, won the American Dental Association’s 2009 Golden Apple Award—a national, annual honor that recognizes a dental educator who has made a commitment to mentoring students, especially those interested in academic careers. Dr. Stevenson was nominated by dental school students, faculty and staff.

The Academic Senate’s Committee on Teaching recently selected 14 Senate and non-Senate faculty

members and teaching ass i s tant s for i t s prestigious Distinguished Teaching Awards. Dr. Fariba Younai, clinical professor of oral medicine, was among those so honored.

Great Teachers for Great Students

Fariba Younai

Richard G. Stevenson III

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Since 1964, the UCLA School of Dentistry has educated some of the best dental students in the nation.

Following the example set by the school’s founding dean, Dr. Reidar Sognnaes, the dental school’s faculty have always strived to provide these exceptional students with a cutting-edge education, one that integrates the latest findings in dental medicine research with advances from the world of evidence-based clinical practice. In 2004, the faculty recognized the need to reconsider the DDS curriculum and resolved to revise it.

Four years later, in September 2008, the dental school launched a revised predoctoral curriculum which represents the collaborative work of faculty from the School of Dentistry and the David Geffen School of Medicine. This innovative academic program incorporates our current understanding of how to best organize and present content so that students learn, retain and apply new material most effectively.

In developing the revised curriculum, faculty were guided by the following priorities:

• The improved integration of the basic and clinical sciences;

• The formation of a culture of lifelong learning; • The more effective use of technology to enhance

and deepen the educational experience; and •Increased flexibility in student scheduling to

facilitate advanced clinical experience, leadership development and research during the predoctoral years.

The revised curriculum presents content in six thematic tracks:

• Cariology;• Growth, Development and Aging;• Oral and Systemic Disease;• Periodontics;• Professionalism and Doctoring; and• Restoration of Form, Function and Esthetics.

Integration of basic and clinical sciences In Cariology, students learn that caries is an infectious,

transmissible disease and unite its treatment and prevention through the process of caries management by risk assessment. They begin learning how to conduct risk assessments in the clinic during the summer quarter of their first year.

In the Oral and Systemic Disease track, the basic sciences of biochemistry, physiology, histology,

and pathology are combined within courses organized in a “systems” approach. System One is comprised of the cardiovascular, respiratory and renal systems; System Two consists of the gastrointestinal, endocrine and reproductive systems; System Three includes hematology and immunology; and System Four covers the neurological and musculoskeletal systems. The System courses, each of which is co-chaired by a clinician and a basic scientist, highlight the dental implications of the diseases relevant to each system group through lectures and the use of case presentations discussed in small groups.

Faculty developed the Growth, Development and Aging track around the bio-psycho-social model for understanding health and disease. The first-year course examines the biological processes at work in the developing embryo, craniofacial anomalies, and the impact of teratogens during pregnancy.

Formation of a culture of lifelong learning A hallmark of the revised curriculum is the

incorporation of clinical cases as important learning tools in each of the tracks. The cases not only help to link the theoretical and the clinical, but they also encourage students to formulate questions and use the professional literature to find background information and solutions. These activities model continuous learning as part of the

Improving the Educational Experience

Some DDS classes meet in small groupsSince 1964, dental school

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responsibilities of a professional dentist. For instance, the Growth, Development and Aging course poses questions that the parents of a child with cleft lip/palate might have and asks the students to read several research articles before discussing how they would respond.

Using technology to enhance and deepen the educational experience

The School has expanded the electronic delivery of course content through the use of the ANGEL course management system. Each student and member of the teaching faculty is provided with an ANGEL account. Students access course syllabi, lecture presentations, research articles and study questions online. Faculty in the Oral and Systemic Disease courses have used ANGEL for weekly student self-assessments providing the students with feedback about their understanding of the course concepts. Faculty in Growth and Development use ANGEL to post their cases prior to class discussions.

Flexibility in student scheduling facilitates clinical experience, leadership development and research

Student input is an important part of the curriculum revision process. A key issue identified by students was the need for time during school hours to make a commitment to a research mentor. The new curriculum schedule provides students with two half-days per week of unscheduled time which they can use to gain research experience. Other students are able to use the time to assist or observe in the clinic, pursue involvement in

community-related activities, or take leadership positions in organized dentistry through the student branch of the American Dental Association.

At the end of academic year 2008-09, the first-year medical and dental school faculty, joined by the leadership of the Class of 2012 (the first to experience year one of the revised curriculum), held a one-day “mini-retreat” to review the successes and discuss areas where improvements could be made. The relaxed atmosphere facilitated open discussion and problem-solving which will result in an even stronger first-year curriculum for the Class of 2013, and will guide the second-year curriculum for the Class of 2012.

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Lauren Victoria AdamsShahrouz Shawn Akhavan Thomas AnKevin H. Andrus Summa Cum LaudeKinberly Kiku AntrimSalim Mohammad AqilBrian Joseph Asbury Magna Cum LaudeLe Tien Duong AuTeodik BaghdasarianMagnolia BeckerJillian Celeste BoettcherFarinaz BokhourSamantha E. BrennerMichael Siazon Capio

Nini ChaichanasakulAndrew A. ChangFouy K. ChauVincent Phong ChauDebbie Pei Chen Jennifer A. ChiangJeffrey ChungKeith William CowheyMegan Elizabeth DietzSujain DissanayakeJonathan H. DoAlfonse Doan

Jennifer Lynn Egli Cum LaudeAline Ekizian Cum LaudeSiamak EshaghianMarissa Valmonte FaeldanJoseph Peyman FahrLauren N. Fleischner Cum LaudeElaine FokPeter Jonathan GabbayAdrienne Vera HechtLexi Me HerThúy Trân Thiên HoàngRyan Joseph Hodges Magna Cum LaudeJamie Ja-Young HongMona HoushiarAnnie HsuAndrew Maxwell HwangMita N. JethwaniGrace Mi Jin KimJung Hyuk KimNuri KimShanna Kyungmi KimMadhuri KothapalliRyan M. KriwanekJason C. S. KungVivien LaoPeter Joohak LeeYen-yo LiaoCarrie Leanne LoewenKristen Michelle LoweDuy Tri LyRichard Isaac Manwaring Cum LaudeSilva MegerdichianJuan-Carlos Partida MendozaJulio Gerardo MorenoWin Papa NaingPejman NasibiMelanie NgovJulie Chau NguyenNiloufar Nouri Mahdavie Magna Cum LaudeMichael Oluwamayowa OladubuJenessa Zin-Mar OoSharone PazookyJustin McClure PfaffingerMichelle Kelly PhillipsTania Rebecca PouratAarti PuriKimberly Cruz Quilao

Richard James Rauth Cum LaudeAnne Foster ReevesJane Alfonse RefelaLeedia Malik RimanStephen Thomas Rusó Cum LaudeSam SaadatBahareh SafaieJonathan Richard SavageFarnaz ShadpourAdam Matthew Ito ShafferSherry ShafighiKristi Renee ShamburgRobert Nashaat SharobiemMark Thomas SkinnerGrant Kimball StuckiEdward F. SurgerAldrich Anthony Ling SyIsrael J. TrujilloManjusha TummalaDelia TuttleSumanpreet K. WaliaGregory R. Werner Cum LaudeJelson Jonathan YalungSarah Aye-Swe YangMaria Laura Ybarra

Producing Academic Exellence DDS Degree Recipients

Justin Pfaffinger and family

Niloufar Nouri Mahdavie and Farnaz Shadpour

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34 Private Practice

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2 Endodontics Residency

29 General Practice Residency

5 Oral Surgery Residency

1 Orofacial Pain Residency

13 Orthodontics Residency

9 Pediatric Dentistry Residency

3 Periodontics Residency

1 PhD Program

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Advanced Educationin General Dentistry - VeniceSarah Bahar BehmaneshLacy Lynn HolzingerJerry LauMichael James O’NeilFarshid SiamiAlina Tiraspolskaya

Advanced Education in General Dentistry - WestwoodDilshad AbtinTara Elizabeth EllerJae Lyung HurSonia Jooyoung LeeErick Suryadi LukmanColby Steven SmithChristina Louise Stahlheber

Advanced ProsthodonticsSil ParkValentina ReddenJaijam Suwanwela

Dental AnesthesiologyAndrea M. Pearson

EndodonticsRon C. BellDaniel Smart FifeCharles Thomas Maupin

General Practice ResidencyJane Elizabeth-Michelle CaballeroHarjot Singh ChawlaRachel L. HollanderKimberly Anne KleinWilson Kenneth LeungChing Lan Lim

Maxillofacial Prosthetics Michael Gary LumRïanna RomanowskiAndrea L. Smith

Oral & Maxillofacial SurgeryWen S. FanRichard H. Ting

Orofacial Pain & DysfunctionEugene Hyunyoung KimBrigitte Victoria Lovell

OrthodonticsHwa Sung ChaeBrett Michael GrubeEnoch Seung Chun KimJeffrey Norman NagelBenjamin Robert WalderRichard Benjamin Webster

Pediatric Dentistry/Orthodontics (Combined)Irma Pérez-Martínez

Pediatric Dentistry - Venice CHATRuth Wauqua Bol

Pediatric Dentistry - WestwoodJames Wing Tuc ChanEdna Turla ConcepcionStacey LamDiana ReyesShiny Rachel Thomas

PeriodonticsSarvenaz AnghaDeborah Arezu Termeie

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Recipents of the PhD or MS in Oral Biology

PhDHye Won Choi – PTH Regulation of Primary Response Gene Expression in OsteoblastsMentor: Dr. Sotirios Tetradis

Bau-Lin Huang – Elucidating Mechanisms of Connective Tissue Growth Factor (CTGF) Gene Expression and Function in Skeletal DevelopmentMentors: Dr. Sotirios Tetradis & Dr. Karen Lyons

Jaijam Suwanwela – Integrative Genomic Analysis of Cartilage Gene ExpressionMentor: Dr. Aldons J. Lusis

MSRuth Alvarez – The Effects of pH on the Antimicrobial Activity of Pomegranate Polyphenol Extract (POMx) Lozenges in a Saliva-Derived Biofilm ModelMentors: Dr. Renate Lux & Dr. Wenyuan Shi

Kevin Heber Andrus – Fulfilling the Need for Dentist-Scientists: A Student and Faculty Evaluation of the UCLA DDS/MS Articulated ProgramMentor: Dr. Francesco Chiappelli

Hobie H. Arasteh – Monocytes Protect Dental Pulp Stromal Cells from Natural Killer Cells’ Mediated Cytotoxicity: Potential Role of CD16+ MonocytesMentor: Dr. Anahid Jewett

Hwasung Chae – NELL-1 Binding Protein: Membrane PortionMentors: Dr. Kang Ting & Dr. Robert Chiu

Insoon Chang – Synergistic Antitumor Activity by the Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) Inhibitor and the Proteasome Inhibitor, Bortezomib, is Mediated by Noxa and PumaMentor: Dr. Cun-Yu Wang Brett M. Grube – The Role of Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycan in NELL-1 Binding to OsteoblastsMentor: Dr. Kang Ting

Enoch Seung Chun Kim – Impact of Intermittent Hypoxic Exposure on the Early Pancreas – Role of GABAA receptorsMentor: Dr. Eung-Kwon Pae

Theodore Ko – Phenotype of ENU-Induced NELL-1in Knock Out & Wild Type MiceMentor: Dr. Kang Ting

Jason Kung – Evaluating Discordant Systematic Reviews in Clinical DentistryMentor: Dr. Francesco Chiappelli

Jeffrey Norman Nagel – A Normative Craniofacial Skeletal Growth Analysis and Associated Landmark Identification Reliability Study of Mouse Strain C57BL/6 Utilizing Micro-Computed Tomography and Clinical Imaging SoftwareMentor: Dr. Jeanne M. Nervina

Irma Pérez-Martínez – Parathyroid Hormone-Induced Expression of Chemokine GRO-α (CXCL1) in Primary Mouse OsteoblastsMentor: Dr. Jeanne M. Nervina

Richard Rauth – M180 KI Mouse Enamel: Simply HardMentors: Dr. Sotirios Tetradis & Dr. Shane White

Saba Saadat – Monocytes Protect Oral Tumors Via NFkB Dependent and Independent Mechanisms: Potential Role of CD16+ MonocytesMentor: Dr. Anahid Jewett

Benjamin Robert Walder – NELL-1 Induces Saos-2 Cell Mineralization Through the JNK PathwayMentor: Dr. Kang Ting

Richard Benjamin Webster – Assessing the Stability of Different Designs of Mini-Implants After Application of Orthodontic-Like ForcesMentors: Dr. Jeanne M. Nervina & Dr. Won Moon

Gregory Werner – Maxillary Expander Stress GenerationMentors: Dr. Jeanne M. Nervina & Dr. Shane White

Michelle Wu – Genetic Diversity in Outer Membrane Proteins of Fusobacterium nucleatumMentor: Dr. Susan Kinder Haake

Kyle Allen Yoshiaki Yamamoto – Utilizing Micro-Computed Tomography to Track Craniofacial Growth in Female C57BL/6 MiceMentor: Dr. Jeanne M. Nervina

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This Year in Research

Among dental schools, the UCLA School of Dentistry occupies a unique position as part of one of the

major academic research institutions in the country. Research is woven tightly into the fabric of our academic culture; scholarly activities—and their impact on dental practice—have been integral to the mission of the school since its founding in 1964. Our goal is to transform clinical practice and dental education around the globe to meet the oral health challenges of the 21st Century.

Academic year 2008-09 was another strong year for the school’s research enterprise. Collectively, our faculty’s grants from the National Institutes of Health and other funding agencies amounted to total extramural funding of nearly $13.9 million (see bar graph page 13). Contributing to this figure were the 26 new grants that our faculty won during the past fiscal year (see table page 15). A total of 32 faculty served as principal or co-principal investigators (see list page 18).

A distinctive highlight of the year was the school’s inaugural Research Day, the theme of which was “Basic and Translational Research in Oral/Head and Neck

Cancer" (see page 14). Dr. Wuan Ki Hong, an eminent clinician-scientist from MD Anderson Cancer Center, gave the keynote address, and four UCLA professors presented their recent work in a faculty symposium. The event culminated in a poster competition for the school’s DDS and graduate students who are very capably beginning their scientific careers (see table page 20).

In the spring, our students, residents and faculty members shared their latest findings with the larger scientific community (see page 21). In April, the school had a very strong showing at the annual meeting of the International/American Association for Dental Research (I/AADR) in Miami Beach, Florida where both

faculty and students showcased their research activities in oral presentations and poster competitions. In May, our students and residents tasted success again at the research competitions at the annual meetings of the California Dental Association and the California Society of Periodontics.

Returning our thoughts to internal developments, the school created two endowed professorships for research faculty this year. In August, we announced the Felix & Mildred Yip Endowed Professorship in Dentistry, and in December, we saw the establishment of the Dr. No-Hee Park Endowed Chair in Dentistry. As the first individuals to hold these chairs, Dr. Cun-Yu Wang and I are grateful to our school’s visionary donors, and take seriously our charge to serve as role models for the dentist-scientists and oral health researchers of the future. During these challenging economic times for the University of California, it is the hope of our faculty engaged in research that the school’s accomplishments in this area will serve to elevate morale and encourage continued investigation of the causes, treatments and prevention of oral diseases.

David Wong, DMD, DMScAssociate Dean of Research

A Leader in Oral Health Research

The UCLA School of

Dentistry occupies a unique

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major academic research

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Bo Yu '11, Dr. Cun-Yu Wang, Dr. No-Hee Park and

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Aasia Rehman in the lab

Eric Tang and Dr. No-Hee Park

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Keynote Address “Personalized Targeted Chemoprevention in Head and Neck Cancer” Waun Ki Hong, MD, Chair Division of Cancer Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston

Faculty SymposiumModerated by Anahid Jewett, PhD, MPHAssociate Professor of Oral Biology

“Saliva Detection of Oral Cancer: Scientific and Clinical Frontiers”David Wong, DMD, DMSc

“Proteasome: An Emerging Target for Oral Cancer Therapy?”Cun-Yu Wang, PhD, DDS

“The Control of Herpesvirus Reactivation” Ren Sun, PhD, Professor of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

“Radioprotection by Bmi-1: Possible Therapeutics for Prevention of Oral Mucositis in Cancer Patients”Mo Kwan Kang, MS, PhD, DDS

Poster Competition WinnersPredoctoral CategoryFirst Place: Aasia Rehman, Mentor: Dr. Cun-Yu WangSecond Place: Shaoying Lee, Mentors: Dr. Hongyu Deng &Dr. Ren SunThird Place: Anna Kreymer, Mentor: Dr. Susan Kinder Haake

Postdoctoral CategoryFirst Place: Eric Tang, Mentor: Dr. Cun-Yu WangSecond Place: Akishige Hokugo, Mentor: Dr. Ichiro NishimuraThird Place: Cristiane Mengatto, Mentor: Dr. Ichiro Nishimura

Inaugural Research DayBasic and Translational Research in Oral/Head and Neck CancerOctober 22, 2008

Dr. Waung Ki Hong,

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New Grants 2008-09

Principal Investigator Project Funding Source Period Total Award

Tara Aghaloo Effects of Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 (BMP-2) and Platelet Derived Growth Factor (PDGF) on Ectopic Bone Formation in Rats

Medtronic 07/01/08-06/29/10 $89,158

Tara Aghaloo Enhancing Calvarial Bone Regeneration Using Demineralized Bone Matrix Putty (DBX) with Osteoinductive Factors, BMP2 and Nell-1

Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation

01/01/09-12/31/09 $124,620

Tara Aghaloo Alveolar and Long Bone Response to Bisphosphonates In Vitro and In Vivo

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation

03/01/09-02/28/10 $74,000

James Crall The Oral Health Baseline NeedsAssessment Project

USC-California Endowment

09/01/08-08/31/09 $36,000

James Crall The Oral Health Baseline Needs Assessment Project

USC-Annenberg Foundation

12/10/07-01/31/09* $10,560

James Crall The Oral Health Baseline Needs Assessment Project

USC-California Wellness Foundation

10/01/07-12/31/08* $10,560

James Crall The Oral Health Baseline Needs Assessment Project

USC-FIRST 5 LA 04/01/08-06/30/09* $10,560

Neal Garrett An Exploratory Study of the Quality of Life of Denture Wearers

GlaxoSmithKIine 02/27/09-09/04/09 $64,545

Shen Hu Serum Proteome Analysis of Oral Cancer Metastasis

NIH/NIDCR 06/01/09-10/31/09 $20,377

Shen Hu Quantitative Salivary Proteomics for Human Oral Cancer

NIH/NIDCR 06/02/09-05/31/10 $19,096

Hao-Fu Lee Orthodontic Faculty Development Fellowship Award

American Association of Orthodontists Foundation

07/01/08-06/30/09 $15,000

Hao-Fu Lee Full-Time Faculty Teaching Fellowship Program

American Association of Orthodontists

06/01/09-05/31/11 $60,000

Diana Messadi Recruiting, Mentoring, and Empowering the Next Generation of Academic Dentists

NIH/NIDCR 09/01/08-08/31/12 $647,811

Diana Messadi Optical Sensor for Photodynamic Detection of Oral Pathology

UCI (USAMRAA) 10/17/08-05/15/09 $30,000

Francisco Ramos-Gomez

San Francisco Maternal and Child Oral Health “PRIME” Project

NIH/NIDCR 06/10/08-08/31/09 $313,345

Francisco Ramos-Gomez

Center to Address Disparities in Children’s Oral Health-GIFT

UCSF (NIH PRIME) 09/24/08-05/31/15 $2,093,513

Nancy Reifel Community Dental Health Coordinator Training Program Pilot-Native American Site

American Dental Association

02/01/09-07/31/12 $1,335,000

Nancy Reifel Mono County Oral Health Project Mono County 03/16/09-06/30/09 $8,749

Igor Spigelman Development of Peripherally-Acting Cannabinoid 1 Receptor Ligands

NIH/NIDA 02/15/09-01/31/11 $447,510

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Principal Investigator Project Funding Source Period Total Award

Cun-Yu Wang NF-KB Signaling in Osteociastogenesis and Osteolytic Bone Metastasis

NIH/NCI 02/01/09-01/31/10 $1,540,000

Cun-Yu Wang Immune Cytokines Promote Oral Bone Loss Through IKK

NIH/NIDCR 09/08/08-06/30/12 $1,540,000

David Wong SPIT DX: A Universal Platform for Salivary Biomarker Detection

IADR/GSK 07/01/08-07/31/10 $75,000

David Wong Molecular Determinants of Oral Tongue Cancer Metastatis

NIH/NCI 09/08/08-07/31/13 $1,724,166

David Wong Collection, Stabilization, and Storage of Saliva Samples for Cancer Research

NIH/NCI 04/01/08-03/31/10* $381,150

David Wong Systems Approach to Sjögren’s Syndrome Pathogenesis (SASSP)

NIH/NIDCR 05/01/09-04/30/11 $1,765,036

David Wong UCLA Dentist-Scientist & Oral Health Scientist Training Program

NIH/NIDCR 07/01/08-06/30/12 $2,741,089

New Grants 2008-09 continued

Grants by Funding Source 2008-09 NIH Grants by Agency 2008-09

87% Federal $12,033,359

<1% State/Local Government $8,749

12% Foundations $1,687,038

1% Private/Industry $153,703

10% National Cancer Institute (NCI)

$1,129,511

78% National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) $8,920,580

3% National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) $343,855

6% National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) $693,037

3% National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and

Alcoholism (NIAAA) $308,000

87%

<1%12% 1%

78%

10 %6%3%

3%

Total of New Grants: $15,176,845

* Although the award period predates July 1, 2008, award funding was processed during the 2008-09 fiscal year.

Additional funding for an existing grant made possible through a successful American Recovery and Reinvestment Act competitive supplement application.

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Publications 2008-09Aita H, Att W, Ueno T, Yamada M, Hori N, Iwasa F, Tsukimura N, Ogawa T. Ultraviolet light-mediated photofunctionalization of titanium to promote human mesenchymal stem cell migration, attachment, proliferation and differentiation. Acta Biomater 2009;5(8):3247-57.

Aita H, Hori N, Takeuchi M, Suzuki T, Yamada M, Anpo M, Ogawa T. The effect of ultraviolet functionalization of titanium on integration with bone. Biomaterials 2009;30(6):1015-25.

Aita H, Tsukimura N, Yamada M, Hori N, Kubo K, Sato N, Maeda H, Kimoto K, Ogawa T. N-acetyl cysteine prevents polymethyl methacrylate bone cement extract-induced cell death and functional suppression of rat primary osteoblasts. J Biomed Mater Res A 2009.

Amantea CM, Kim WK, Meliton V, Tetradis S, Parhami F. Oxysterol-induced osteogenic differentiation of marrow stromal cells is regulated by Dkk-1 inhibitable and PI3-kinase mediated signaling. J Cell Biochem 2008;105(2):424-36.

Andersen RM, Atchison KA, Hewlett ER, Grant-Mills D. The pipeline program at Howard University College of Dentistry. J Dent Educ 2009;73(2 Suppl):S70-81; discussion S81-2.

Andersen RM, Davidson PL, Atchison KA, Crall JJ, Friedman JA, Hewlett ER, Thind A. Summary and implications of the dental pipeline program evaluation. J Dent Educ 2009;73(2 Suppl):S319-30.

Anderson MH, Shi W. 2008. Treating dental caries as an infectious disease. Beacon. Vol. 2. p15-18.

Arellanno-Garcia M, Hu S, Wang J, Henson B, Zhou H, Chia D, Wong D T. Multiplexed immunobead-based assay for detection of oral cancer protein biomarkers in saliva. Arch. Oral Biol., 2008; 14: 705-712.

Arellano M, Jiang J, Zhou X, Zhang L, Ye H, Wong DT, Hu S. Current advances in identification of cancer biomarkers in saliva. Front Biosci (Schol Ed) 2009;1:296-303.

Arumugaswami V, Sitapara R, Hwang S, Song MJ, Ho TN, Su NQ, Sue EY, Kanagavel V, Xing F, Zhang X, Zhao M, Deng H, Wu TT, Kanagavel S, Zhang L, Dandekar S, Papp J, Sun R. High-resolution functional profiling of a gammaherpesvirus RTA locus in the context of the viral genome. J Virol 2009;83(4):1811-22.

Atchison KA, Friedman JA, Freed JR. The pipeline program at the University of Washington School of Dentistry. Journal of Dental Education 2009; 73(2 Supplement):S148-S160.

Atchison KA, Hewlett ER, Friedman JA, Evans CA, Bolden AJ, Hryhorczuk C. The pipeline program at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry. J Dent Educ 2009;73(2 Suppl):S120-32; discussion S32-4.

Atchison KA, Thind A, Nakazono TT, Wong D, Gutierrez JJ, Carreon DC, Andersen RM. Community-based clinical dental education: effects of the pipeline program. J Dent Educ 2009;73(2 Suppl):S269-82.

Att W, Hori N, Iwasa F, Yamada M, Ueno T, Ogawa T. The effect of UV-photofunctionalization on the time-related bioactivity of titanium and chromium-cobalt alloys. Biomaterials 2009;30(26):4268-76.

Att W, Hori N, Takeuchi M, Ouyang J, Yang Y, Anpo M, Ogawa T. Time-dependent degradation of titanium osteoconductivity: an implication of biological aging of implant materials. Biomaterials 2009;30(29):5352-63.

Att W, Takeuchi M, Suzuki T, Kubo K, Anpo M, Ogawa T. Enhanced osteoblast function on ultraviolet light-treated zirconia. Biomaterials 2009;30(7):1273-80.

Att W, Yamada M, Kojima N, Ogawa T. N-Acetyl cysteine prevents suppression of oral fibroblast function on poly(methylmethacrylate) resin. Acta Biomater 2009;5(1):391-8.

Att W, Yamada M, Ogawa T. Effect of titanium surface characteristics on the behavior and function of oral fibroblasts. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 2009;24(3):419-31.

Baer H, Coulter I. Taking stock of integrative medicine: broadening biomedicine or co-option of complementary and alternative medicine? Health Sociology Review, 2008 17(4):331-342.

Bauer J, Spackman S, Chiappelli F, Prolo P. The changing nature of treating frail and functionally dependent older adults: paucity of best evidence. In: Chiappelli F. The Science of Research Synthesis: A Manual of Evidence-Based Research for the Health Sciences – Implications and Applications in Dentistry. Chapter 12, NovaScience Publisher, Inc. 2008, pp. 231-246.

Bauer JG, Spackman S, Edwards W. The clinical decision tree of oral health in geriatrics. In: Weiss JW, Weiss DJ, eds. A Science of Decision Making, the Legacy of Ward Edwards, Oxford University Press, 2009; 34:461-475.

Beauchamp J, Caufield PW, Crall JJ, Donly KJ, Feigal R, Gooch B, Ismail A, Kohn W, Siegal M, Simonsen R. Evidence-based clinical recommendations for the use of pit-and-fissure sealants: a report of the American Dental Association Council on Scientific Affairs. Dent Clin North Am 2009;53(1):131-47, x.

Brooks MN, Wang J, Li Y, Zhang R, Elashoff D, and Wong D. Salivary protein factors are elevated in breast cancer patients' molecular medicine reports, 2008; 1: 375-378.

Cacalano NA, Le D, Paranjpe A, Wang MY, Fernandez A, Evazyan T, Park NH, Jewett A. Regulation of IGFBP6 gene and protein is mediated by the inverse expression and function of c-jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and NFkappaB in a model of oral tumor cells. Apoptosis 2008;13(12):1439-49.

Calhoun CC, Lu YC, Song J, Chiu R. Knockdown endogenous CypA with siRNA in U2OS cells results in disruption of F-actin structure and alters tumor phenotype. Mol Cell Biochem 2009;320(1-2):35-43.

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Camargo PM, Lekovic V, Weinlaender M, Divnic-Resnik T, Pavlovic M, Kenney EB. A surgical reentry study on the influence of platelet-rich plasma in enhancing the regenerative effects of bovine porous bone mineral and guided tissue regeneration in the treatment of intrabony defects in humans. J Periodontol 2009;80(6):915-23.

Chandra A, Marshall GN, Shetty V, Paddock SM, Wong EC, Zatzick D, Luo G, Yamashita DD. Barriers to seeking mental health care after treatment for orofacial injury at a large, urban medical center : concordance of patient and provider perspectives. J Trauma 2008;65(1):196-202.

Chang J, Wang Z, Tang E, Fan Z, McCauley L, Franceschi R, Guan K, Krebsbach PH, Wang CY. Inhibition of osteoblastic bone formation by nuclear factor-kappaB. Nat Med 2009;15(6):682-9.

Chiappelli F, Angeli A, Calzone F, Cajulis E, Iribarren J, Kaslow J, Liu Y, Manfrini E, Moradi D, Neagos N, Prolo P. Insulin-like growth factor regulation of cell proliferation. In: Columbus F, ed. Cell Cycle Control: New Research. Nathan H. Leroy & Noah T. Fournier, Eds. Chapter 2, NovaScience Publisher, Inc. 2008.

Chiappelli F, Cajulis O, Newman M. Comparative effectiveness research in evidence-based dental practice. J Evid Based Dent Pract 2009 9:57-8.

Chiappelli F, Cajulis OC, Oluwadara O, Ramchandani MH. Evidence-based decision making - implications for dental care. In: Taggart JC, ed. Dental Care: Diagnostic, Preventive, and Restorative Services. Chapter 5, NovaScience Publisher, Inc. 2009.

Chiappelli F, Cajulis OS. Transitioning toward evidence-based research in the health sciences for the XXI Century. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2008 5:123-8.

Chiappelli F, Prolo P, Iribarren J. Alzheimer’s disease: new frontiers for the XXI Century. In: Victor K. Olkhov and Sandra N. Rayburn, eds. Advances in Psychology Research, Progress in Alzheimer’s Disease Research. Chapter 2, Nova Science Publisher, 2008.

Chiappelli F, Shapshak P, Commins D, Singer E, Kangueane P, Minagar A, Oluwadara O, Prolo P, Pellionisz AJ. Molecular epigenetics, chromatin, and neuroAIDS/HIV: immunopathological implications. Bioinformation 2008, 3:47-52.

Chiappelli F. The science of research synthesis: a manual of evidence-based research for the health sciences - implications and applications in dentistry. NovaScience Publisher, Inc., 2008,1-327.

Chow A, Lee HF, Trahar M, Kawamoto H, Vastardis H, Ting K. Cephalometric evaluation of the craniofacial complex in patients treated with an intraoral distraction osteogenesis device: a long-term study. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2008;134(6):724-31.

Principal Investigators (PIs) and Co-PIswith Active Grants 2008-09

Tara Aghaloo

Kathryn Atchison

Angelo Caputo

James Crall

Hongyu Deng

Daniel Fife Mentor: Susan Kinder Haake

Earl Freymiller

Neal Garrett

Melanie Gironda

Susan Kinder Haake

Shen Hu

Mo Kang

Reuben Kim

Perry Klokkevold

Haofu Lee

Karen Lefever

Renate Lux

Carl Maida

Marvin Marcus

Diana Messadi

Viswanathan Palanisamy Francisco Ramos-Gomez

Nancy Reifel

Vivek Shetty

Wenyuan Shi

Igor Spigelman

Sotirios Tetradis

Kang Ting

Cun-Yu Wang

David Wong

Ting-Ting Wu

Tara Aghaloo

Neal Garrett

Carl Maida

Shen Hu

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Coppe JP, Boysen M, Sun CH, Wong BJ, Kang MK, Park NH, Desperz PY, Campisi J, Krtolica A. A role for fibroblasts in mediating the effects of tobacco-induced epithelial cell growth and invasion. Mol Cancer Res., 2008 6:1085-1098.

Coulter I, Hilton L, Ryan G, Ellison M, Rhodes H. Trials and tribulations on the road to implementing integrative medicine in a hospital setting. Health Sociology Review, 2008; 17(4):368-385.

Coulter ID, Khorsan R. Is health services research the Holy Grail of complementary and alternative medicine research? Altern Ther Health Med 2008;14(4):40-5.

Coulter ID, Khorsan R. Through the rear view mirror: a content evaluation of the journal of Chiropractic & Osteopathy for the years 2005-2008. Chiropr Osteopat 2008;16:14.

Coulter ID, Walsh JP. Randomized controlled trials as evidence in legal disputes about the benefit of CAM. Alternative Therapies Health Med. 2008; 14(2):60-64.

Crall JJ, Davidson PL, Nakazono TT, Gutierrez JJ, Bai J, Andersen RM. Involvement in health policy regarding oral health and dental education: effects of the pipeline program. J Dent Educ 2009;73(2 Suppl):S308-18.

Crall JJ, Friedman JA, Atchison KA, Goodacre CJ. The pipeline program at Loma Linda University School of Dentistry. J Dent Educ 2009;73(2 Suppl):S175-85.

Crall JJ, Hewlett ER, Friedman JA, Mascarenhas AK, Freilich S, Henshaw M, Jones JA, Mann M, Frankl S. The pipeline program at Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine. J Dent Educ 2009;73(2 Suppl):S58-68; discussion S68-9.

Crall JJ. Coverage and reimbursement for salivary diagnostic tests. In: Wong DT, ed. Salivary Diagnostics, Wiley-Blackwell, 2008, pp. 255-262.

Cruz MA, Stevenson RG, 3rd. Academy of operative dentistry award of excellence. Dr. Warren K. Johnson. Oper Dent 2009;34(2):238.

Culjat MO, Choi M, Singh R, Grundfest WS, Brown ER, White SN. Ultrasound detection of dental implants through soft tissue. J Prosthet Dent 2008;99:218-24.

Deshpande AM, Dai YS, Kim Y, Kim J, Kimlin L, Gao K, Wong,D T. Cdk2ap1 is required for epigenetic silencing of Oct4 during murine embryonic stem cell differentiation. J Biol Chem, 2009; 284: 6043-6047.

Di Bartolo DL, Hyjek E, Keller S, Guasparri I, Deng H, Sun R, Chadburn A, Knowles DM, Cesarman E. Role of defective Oct-2 and OCA-B expression in immunoglobulin production and KSHV lytic reactivation in primary effusion lymphoma. Journal of Virology 2009; 83: 4308-15.

Díaz-Cintra S, Xue B, Spigelman I, Van K, Wong AM, Obenaus A, Ribak CE. Dentate granule cells form hilar basal dendrites in a rat model of hypoxia-ischemia. Brain Res 2009;1285:182-7.

El-Ghareeb M, Moy PK, Aghaloo TL. The single-tooth dental implant: practical guidelines for hard tissue augmentation. J Calif Dent Assoc 2008;36(11):869-84.

Fan Z, Du J, Liu H, Zhang H, Dlugosz AA, Wang CY, Fan M, Shen Y, Wang S. A susceptibility locus on 1p32-1p34 for congenital macrostomia in a Chinese family and identification of a novel PTCH2 mutation. Am J Med Genet A 2009;149A(3):521-4.

Fan Z, Yamaza T, Lee JS, Yu J, Wang S, Fan G, Shi S, Wang CY. BCOR regulates mesenchymal stem cell function by epigenetic mechanisms. Nat Cell Biol 2009;11(8):1002-9.

Felsenfeld AL. Beyond the tooth. J Calif Dent Assoc 2008;36(10):721-2.

Felsenfeld AL. The business of dentistry. J Calif Dent Assoc 2008;36(7):473-4.

Felsenfeld AL. This is America…get in the game. J Calif Dent Assoc 2008;36(9):645-6.

Felsenfeld AL. Yet another test? J Calif Dent Assoc 2009;37(1):5-6.

Foschi FG, Lanzi A, Emiliani F, Quercia O, Chiappelli F, Cajulis KD, Stefanini GF. Alternative and complementary medicine for treatment and diagnosis of allergic diseases: relevance to translational evidence-based clinical decisions. In: Chiappelli F. The Science of Research Synthesis: A Manual of Evidence-Based Research for the Health Sciences – Implications and Applications in Dentistry. Chapter 14, NovaScience Publisher, Inc. 2008.

Freudenberger S, Santos Díaz M, Bravo, JM, Sedano HO. Intraoral findings and other developmental conditions in Mexican neonates. J Dent Child (Chic). 2008;75:280-6.

Friedman JA, Hewlett ER, Atchison KA. The pipeline program at West Virginia University School of Dentistry. Journal of Dental Education 2009; 73(2 Supplement):S161-S174.

Fritts M, Crawford CC, Quibell D, Gupta A, Jonas WB, Coulter I, Andrade SA. Traditional Indian medicine and homeopathy for HIV/AIDS: a review of the literature. AIDS Research and Therapy 2008, 5:25.

Gao K, Zhou H, Zhang L, Lee JW, Zhou Q, Hu S, Wolinsky LE, Farrell J, Eibl G, Wong DT. Systemic disease-induced salivary biomarker profiles in mouse models of melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer. PLoS One 2009;4(6):e5875.

Giannobile WV, Beikler T, Kinney JS, Ramseier CA, Morelli T, Wong DT. Saliva as a diagnostic tool for periodontal disease: current state and future directions. Periodontol 2000 2009;50:52-64.

Gift HC, Andersen RM, Davidson PL, Thind A, Yamamoto JM, Maida CA, Marcus M. The pipeline program at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry. J Dent Educ 2009;73(2 Suppl):S186-97.

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Gironda MW, Der-Martirosian C, Belin TR, Black EE, Atchison KA. Predictors of depressive symptoms following mandibular fracture repair. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2009; 67(2):328-34.

Gong D, Qi J, Arumugaswami V, Sun R, Deng H. Identification and functional characterization of the left origin of lytic replication of murine gammaherpesvirus-68. Virology 2009; 387: 285-295.

Gu F, Li Y, Zhou C, Wong DT, Ho CM, Qi F, and Shi W. 2009. Bacterial 16S rRNA/rDNA profiling in the liquid phase of human saliva. Open Dent. J. Vol. 3, p80-84.

He J, Anderson MH, Shi W, Eckert R. Design and activity of a ‘dual-targeted’ antimicrobial peptide. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2009;33(6):532-7.

He X, Wu C, Yarbrough D, Sim L, Niu G, Merritt J, Shi W, Qi F. The cia operon of Streptococcus mutans encodes a unique component required for calcium-mediated autoregulation. Mol Microbiol 2008;70(1):112-26.

He J, Eckert R, Anderson MH, and Shi W. Design and activity of a “dual-targeted” antimicrobial peptide. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents 2009; Vol. 33, p532-537.

He X, Shi W. Oral Microbiology: Past, present and future. International Journal of Oral Science 2009; Vol. 1, p47-58.

He X, Wu C, Yarbrough Y, Sim L, Niu G, Merrit J, Shi W, Qi F. The cia operon of Streptococcus mutans encodes a unique component required for calcium-mediated autoregulation. Mol Microbiol 2008; Vol. 70, p112-126.

Hersh EV, Moore PA, Papas AS, Goodson JM, Navalta LA, Rogy S, Rutherford B, Yagiela JA, and the Soft Tissue Anesthesia Recovery Group. Reversal of soft tissue local anesthesia with phentolamine mesylate in adolescents and adults. J Am Dent Assoc 2008(8);139:1080-93.

Hewlett ER, Andersen RM, Atchison KA, Strauss RP. The pipeline program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry. J Dent Educ 2009;73(2 Suppl):S135-45; discussion S45-7.

Hewlett ER, Andersen RM, Atchison KA, Bird W. The pipeline program at the University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry. J Dent Educ 2009;73(2 Suppl):S199-209.

Hewlett ER, Davidson PL, Nakazono TT, Carreon DC, Gutierrez JJ, Afifi A. Revisions to dental school curricula: effects of the pipeline program. J Dent Educ 2009;73(2 Suppl):S259-68.

Hori N, Att W, Ueno T, Sato N, Yamada M, Saruwatari L, Suzuki T, Ogawa T. Age-dependent degradation of the protein adsorption capacity of titanium. J Dent Res 2009;88(7):663-7.

Name Category Mentor

Thawinee “Nini” Chaichanasakul DSTP Sotirios Tetradis

Jeff Kim DSTP David Wong

Anna Kreymer DSTP Susan Kinder Haake

Shebli Mehrazarin DSTP Mo Kang & No-Hee Park

David Bae Predoctoral Cun-Yu Wang

Romie Littrell Predoctoral Ben Wu

Ian McHardy Predoctoral Wenyuan Shi

Prasanna Ramchandran Predoctoral Joseph Loo

Ron Siu Predoctoral Kang Ting & Ben Wu

Chris Kaplan Postdoctoral Fellow Wenyuan Shi

Yu-Haing “Leo” Lee Postdoctoral Fellow David Wong

Saipiroon “Fon” Maksaeekkul Postdoctoral Fellow David Wong

Christopher Ryan Postdoctoral Fellow Julian Whitelegg

Linda Soo Hoo Postdoctoral Fellow David Wong

Eric Tang Postdoctoral Fellow Cun-Yu Wang

Participants in the NIH/NIDCR T32 Training Program 2008-09

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Prior to the American/International Association for Dental Research conference in April, the dental school received word that Anna Kreymer (MS in oral biology ’08), a first-year student in the combined DDS-PhD program, and third-year predoctoral student Deema Saad had won AADR Bloc travel grants enabling them to present their research.

In Miami, Cristiane Mengatto, a former visiting scholar in the Weintraub Center (2008), received the First Place Arthur Frechette Award for her work in the biological sciences and tissue engineering. Shebli Merhazarin, a first-year DDS/PhD student, won the First Place Jonathan Ship Award for the best poster presentation in geriatric oral health research. Bo Yu, who is enrolled in his second year of predoctoral study and is also working toward a PhD, took First Place in the junior category of the AADR/Johnson & Johnson Oral Health Products Hatton Awards Competition. Bo also earned Second Place in the prestigious IADR/Unilever Hatton Competition. Dr. Cun-Yu Wang received the Distinguished Scientist Award in the field of Oral Medicine and Pathology Research. In addition, one of his research publications earned the William J. Gies Award for Biological Research. Dr. Mo Kwan Kang was honored with the prestigious Young Investigator Award.

UCLA made a big impact at the California Dental Association meeting in Anaheim in May 2009: three Bruins tied for First Place in the student research competition. Congratulations are due to Jelson Yalung and his mentor, Dr. Ichiro Nishimura, as well as to the team of Deema Saad and Rana Mehr and their mentor, Dr. Shane White. In addition, Chanel McCreedy and Lindsay Costantino took Second Place in the community category for their poster on the Basic Dental Principles Teaching Apprenticeship Program.

Award-Winning Researchers

Three residents from the postgraduate program in periodontics won awards from the California Society of Periodontics in May. Deborah Termeie won the Outstanding Periodontal Graduate Student Research in Implantology Award for 2009. Evelyn Huaman won the 2009 Robert L. Merin Student Leadership Award. Sarvenaz Angha was a finalist in the same award (which is named for a UCLA School of Dentistry alumnus). Sarvenaz won the 2009 Outstanding Periodontal Graduate Student Research in Chemotherapy Award.

Deema Saad & Rana Mehr

Shebli Merhazarin

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Hori N, Kimoto K, Kubo K, Suzuki T, Yamada M, Ogawa T. Time-dependent degradation of protein absorption and cell attachment capacities of titanium. J Jpn Soc Oral Implant 2009;22(9):97-105.

Hsu CC, Chung HY, Hagerman EM, Shi W, Yang JM, Wu B. Effects of hardness and elastic modulus for DSS-8 peptide treatment on remineralization of human dental tissues. Mate. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 2009;Vol. 1132, 1132-Z09-05.

Hu K, Li SL, Gan YH, Wang CY, Yu GY. Epiregulin promotes migration and invasion of salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma cell line SACC-83 through activation of ERK and Akt. Oral Oncol 2009;45(2):156-63.

Hu S, Arellano M, Boontheung P, Wang J, Zhou H, Jiang J, Elashoff D, Wei R, Loo JA, Wong DT. Salivary proteomics for oral cancer biomarker discovery. Clin Cancer Res 2008;14(19):6246-52.

Hu S, Zhou M, Jiang J, Wang J, Elashoff D, Gorr S, Michie SA, Spijkervet FK, Bootsma H, Kallenberg CG, Vissink A, Horvath S, Wong DT. Systems biology analysis of Sjögren’s syndrome and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma in parotid glands. Arthritis Rheum 2009;60(1):81-92.

Jain NK, Ishikawa TO, Spigelman I, Herschman HR. COX-2 expression and function in the hyperalgesic response to paw inflammation in mice. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2008;79(6):183-90.

Jewett A, Teruel A, Romero M, Head C, Cacalano N. Rapid and potent induction of cell death and loss of NK cell cytotoxicity against oral tumors by F(ab’)2 fragment of anti-CD16 antibody. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2008;57(7):1053-66.

Jiang J, Park NJ, Hu S, Wong DT. A universal pre-analytic solution for concurrent stabilization of salivary proteins, RNA and DNA at ambient temperature. Arch Oral Biol 2009;54(3):268-73.

Kamyab S, Uijtdehaage S, Gordon C, Ross KP. Cardiovascular simulation cases for dental students. MedEdPORTAL Jan 2009.

Kang X, Chen W, Kim RH, Kang M, Park N-H. Regulation of the hTERT promoter activity by MSH2, the hnRNPs K and D, and GRHL2 in human oral squamous cell carcinoma cells. Oncogene 2009;28(4):565-74.

Kang JKR, Choi JH, Merrill RL, Kim ST. Application of ICHD-II criteria for headaches in a TMJ and orofacial pain clinic. Cephalalgia, 2009.

Kangueane P, Kayathri R, Kishore Sakharkar M, Flower DR, Sadler K, Chiappelli F, Segal DM, Shapshak P. Designing HIV Gp120 peptide vaccines: rhetoric or reality for neuroAids. In: K. Goodkin, P Shapshak & Verma A, Eds. The Spectrum of Neuro-AIDS Disorders: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment, Chapter 9, ASM Press, 2008.

Kaplan CW, Lux R, Haake SK, Shi W. The Fusobacterium nucleatum outer membrane protein RadD is an arginine-inhibitable adhesin required for inter-species adherence and the structured architecture of multispecies biofilm. Mol Microbiol 2009;71(1):35-47.

Kelly J, Lin A, Wang CJ, Park S, Nishimura I. Vitamin D and bone physiology: demonstration of vitamin D deficiency in an implant osseointegration rat model. J Prosthodont 2009;18(6):473-8.

Kenney MK, Kogan MD, Crall JJ. Parental perceptions of dental/oral health among children with and without special health care needs. Ambul Pediatr 2008;8(5):312-20.

Kim RH, Kim R, Chen W, Hu S, Shin KH, Park NH, Kang MK. Association of hsp90 to the hTERT promoter is necessary for hTERT expression in human oral cancer cells. Carcinogenesis 2008;29(12):2425-31.

Kim RH, Yochim JM, Kang MK, Shin KH, Christensen R, Park N-H. HIV-1 Tat enhances replicative potential of human oral keratinocytes harboring HPV-16 genome. Int J Oncol. 2008 Oct;33(4):777-82.

Kim WK, Meliton V, Park KW, Hong C, Tontonoz P, Niewiadomski P, Waschek JA, Tetradis S, Parhami F. Negative regulation of hedgehog signaling by liver X receptors. Mol Endocrinol 2009;23(10):1532-43.

Kim Y, McBride J, Kimlin L, Pae EK, Deshpande A, Wong DT. Targeted inactivation of p12, CDK2 associating protein1 leads to early embryonic lethality. PLoS One 2009;4(2):e4518.

Kim Y, Deshpande A, Dai Y, Kim JJ, Lindgren A, Conway A, Clark A, Wong DT. Cyclin-dependent kinase 2-associating protein 1 commits murine embryonic stem cell differentiation through retinoblastoma protein regulation (2009). J Biol Chem 2009; 284:23405–23414.

Kimoto K, Kimoto K, Suzuki T, Ohno M, Ogawa T. Nano-structure-mediated functionalization of titanium: effects of nanonodular structuring on protein adsorption and cell attachment capacities. Jpn J Oral Implant, 22: 21-27, 2009.

Kitamura Y, MatsukaY, Spigelman I, Ishihara Y, Yamamoto Y, Sonoyama W, Kuboki T, Oguma K. Botulinum toxin type a (150 kDa) decreases exaggerated neurotransmitter release from trigeminal ganglion neurons and relieves neuropathy behaviors induced by infraorbital nerve constriction. Neuroscience 2009;159(4):1422-9.

Kojima N, Yamada, M, Paranjpe A, Tsukimura N, Kubo K, Jewett A, and Ogawa T. Restored viability and function of dental pulp cells on poly emthylmethacrylate (PMMA)-based dental resin supplemented with N-acetyl cysteine (NAC). Dent. Mater. 2008 Dec;24(12):1686-93.

Kubo K, Att W, Yamada M, Ohmi K, Tsukimura N, Suzuki T, Maeda H, Ogawa T. Microtopography of titanium suppresses osteoblastic differentiation but enhances chondroblastic differentiation of rat femoral periosteum-derived cells. J Biomed Mater Res A 2008;87(2):380-91.

Kubo K, Tsukimura N, Iwasa F, Ueno T, Saruwatari L, Aita H, Chiou WA, Ogawa T. Cellular behavior on TiO2 nanonodular structures in a micro-to-nanoscale hierarchy model. Biomaterials 2009;30(29):5319-29.

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Lanktree CB, Gilbert AM, Briere J, Taylor N, Chen K, Maida CA, Saltzman WR. Multi-informant assessment of maltreated children: convergent and discriminant validity of the TSCC and TSCYC. Child Abuse Negl 2008;32(6):621-5.

Laviola M, McGavin SK, Freer GA, Plancich, G, Woodbury SC, Marinkovich S, Morrison R, Reader A, Rutherford RB, Yagiela JA. Randomized study of phentolamine mesylate for reversal of local anesthesia. J Dent Res 2008;87(7):635-9.

Lee S, Deng H, Yu F, Melega WP, Damoiseaux R, Bradley KA, Sun R. Regulation of Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus reactivation by dopamine receptor-mediated signaling pathways. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2008;48(5):531-40.

Liang J, Spigelman I, Olsen RW. Tolerance to sedative/hypnotic actions of GABAergic drugs correlates with tolerance to potentiation of extrasynaptic tonic currents of alcohol-dependent rats. J Neurophysiol 2009;102(1):224-33.

Liao HI, Olson CA, Hwang S, Deng H, Wong E, Baric RS, Roberts RW, Sun R. mRNA display design of fibronectin-based intrabodies that detect and inhibit severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus nucleocapsid protein. J Biol Chem 2009;284(26):17512-20.

Liu PF, Haake SK, Gallo RL, Huang CM. A novel vaccine targeting Fusobacterium nucleatum against abscesses and halitosis. Vaccine 2009; 27(10):1589-95.

Lum MG, Shah KC. A multidisciplinary approach to treatment planning the single-implant restoration: interdisciplinary coordination. J Calif Dent Assoc 2008;36(11):837-48.

Magyar CE, Aghaloo TL, Atti E, Tetradis S. Ostene, a new alkylene oxide copolymer bone hemostatic material, does not inhibit bone healing. Neurosurgery 2008;63(4 Suppl 2):373-8.

Maida CA. Pathways Through Crisis: Urban Risk and Public Culture. AltaMira Press, Lanham, MD, 2008.

Marchack BW, Futatsuki Y, Marchack CB, White SN. Customization of milled zirconia copings for all-ceramic crowns: a clinical report. J Prosthet Dent 2008;99:169-73.

Matsuka Y, Ono T, Iwase H, Mitrirattanakul S, Omoto KS, Cho T, Lam YYN, Snyder B, Spigelman I. Altered ATP release and metabolism in dorsal root ganglia of neuropathic rats. Mol Pain 2008;4:66.

Melnick PR, and Camargo PM. Alveolar bone preservation following tooth extraction in the esthetic zone. In: Paul A. Fugazzotto, ed. Implant and Regenerative Therapy in Dentistry. Wiley-Blackwell, 1st ed., 2009, pp. 272-293.

Messadi D, Le A, Mirowski GW, Sedano H. Biology and pathology of the oral mucosa. In: Taylor and Kelly, eds. Dermatology For Skin Of Color. McGraw-Hill,1st edition, 2009.

Minagar A, Commins D, Alexander SJ, Hoque R, Chiappelli F, Singer EJ, Nikbin B, Shapshak P. NeuroAIDS characteristics and diagnosis. Mol Diag Ther 2008 12:25-43.

Moldovan SM, Nervina JM, Tetradis S, Camargo PM. Regulation of Nur77 gene expression by prostanoids in cementoblastic cells. Arch Oral Biol 2009;54(5):412-9.

Moore PA, Hersh EV, Papas AS, Goodson JM, Yagiela JA, Rutherford B, Rogy S, Navalta LA. Pharmacokinetics of lidocaine with epinephrine following local anesthesia reversal with phentolamine mesylate. Anesth Prog 2008 Summer;55(2):40-8.

Murphy DA, Shetty V, Resell J, Zigler C, Yamashita DD. Substance use in vulnerable patients with orofacial injury: prevalence, correlates, and unmet service needs. J Trauma. 2009 Feb;66(2):477-84.

Ng MW, Glassman P, Crall J. The impact of Title VII on general and pediatric dental education and training. Acad Med 2008;83(11):1039-48.

Nguyen T, Zhang Z, Huang IH, Wu C, Merritt J, Shi W, Qi, F. 2009. Genes involved in the repression of mutacin I production in Streptococcus mutans. Microbiology. Vol. 155, p551-556.

Ogawa T, Suzuki T, Att W, Hori N, Iwasa F, Ueno T, Kubo K, Maeda H. UV treatment overcomes time-related degrading bioactivity of titanium. tissue Eng Part A 2009.

Oluwadara OO, Chiappelli F. Biomarkers for early detection of high risk cancers: from gliomas to nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Bioinformation 2009 3:332-9.

Pae EK, Quas C, Quas J, Garrett N. Can facial type be used to predict changes in hyoid bone position with age? A perspective based on longitudinal data. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2008;134(6):792-7.

Palanisamy, V, Park, N J, Wang, J, and Wong, D T. AUF1 and HuR proteins stabilize interleukin-8 mRNA in human saliva. J Dent Res, 2008; 87: 772-776.

Palsdottir H, Remis JP, Schaudinn C, O’Toole E, Lux R, Shi W, McDonald KL, Costerton JW, Auer M. Three-dimensional macromolecular organization of cryofixed Myxococcus xanthus biofilms as revealed by electron microscopic tomography. J Bacteriol 2009;191(7):2077-82.

Paranjpe A, Sung EC, Cacalano NA, Hume WR, Jewett A. N-acetyl cysteine protects pulp cells from resin toxins in vivo. J Dent Res 2008;87(6):537-41.

Paranjpe A, Cacalano NA, Hume WR, Jewett A. Mechanisms of N-acetyl cysteine-mediated protection from 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate-induced apoptosis. J Endod 2008;34(10):1191-7.

Paranjpe A, Cacalano NA, Hume WR, Jewett A. N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) mediates protection from 2-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) induced apoptosis via NFkappaB dependent and independent pathways: Potential involvement of JNK.Toxicol Sci. 2009 Apr;108(2):356-66.

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Pirih FQ, Abayahoudian R, Elashoff D, Parhami F, Nervina JM, Tetradis S. Nuclear receptor profile in calvarial bone cells undergoing osteogenic versus adipogenic differentiation. J Cell Biochem 2008;105(5):1316-26.

Quinonez R, Crall JJ. Caries-risk assessment in early childhood. In: Berg JH, Slayton RL, eds. Early Childhood Oral Health, Wiley-Blackwell, 2009, pp. 170-197.

Ramchand R, Marshall GN, Schell TL, Jaycox LH, Hambarsoomians K, Shetty V, Hinika GS, Cryer HG, Meade P, Belzberg H. Alcohol abuse and illegal drug use among Los Angeles County trauma patients: prevalence and evaluation of single item screener. J Trauma. 2009 May;66(5):1461-7.

Ramos-Gomez FJ. Latinos and access to dental care: an urgent case for diversity. Global Health Nexus 2008 Winter.

Reeves II JL, Merrill RL. The complex orofacial pain patient: a case for collaboration between the orofacial pain dentist and the clinical health psychologist. In: Kessler R and Stafford D, eds. Collaborative Medicine Case Studies: Evidence in Practice. Chapter 19, Springer, 2008.

Rehman AO, Wang CY. SDF-1alpha promotes invasion of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by activating NF-kappaB. J Biol Chem 2008;283(29):19888-94.

Roumanas ED. The social solution-denture esthetics, phonetics, and function. J Prosthodont 2009;18(2):112-5.

Salhani D, Coulter ID. The politics of interprofessional working and the struggle for professional autonomy in nursing. Social Science and Medicine. 2009:1221-1228.

Schoenbaum TR. Establishing your practice in cyberspace: getting started. Dent Today 2008;27(7):150-1.

Schoenbaum TR. Getting your practice into cyberspace: real world dentistry meets the virtual world, part 2: creating your website. Dent Today 2008;27(11):150, 52-3.

Schoenbaum TR. Getting your practice into cyberspace: real world of dentistry meets the virtual world. Dent Today 2009;28(3):134-5.

Schoenbaum TR. Real world of dentistry meets the virtual world, part 4: advanced techniques. Dent Today 2009;28(6):96-7.

Sedano H. Genetics and syndromes for dental hygienists. In: Phelan JA, Ed. Oral Pathology for Dental Hygienists, 5th edition. Saunders Co. (Elsevier) 2009.

Sedano H, Messadi DV, et al. Biology and pathology of the oral mucosa. In: Kelly AP & Taylor SC, eds. Dermatology for Skin of Color. McGraw Hill, New York, 2009.

Sedano HO, Ocampo-Acosta F, Naranjo-Corona RI, Torres-Arellano ME. Multiple dens invaginatus, mulberry molar and conical teeth: case report and genetic considerations. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. 2009;14:E69-72.

Shah KC, Lum MG. Treatment planning for the single-tooth implant restoration - general considerations and the pretreatment evaluation. J Calif Dent Assoc 2008;36(11):827-34.

Shapshak P, Chiappelli F, Commins D, Singer E, Levine AJ, Kangueane P, Somboonwit C, Minagar A, Pellionisz AJ. Molecular epigenetics, chromatin, and neuroAIDS/HIV - translational implications. Bioinformation 2008, 3:53-7.

Shapshak P, Rodriguez HE, Kayathri R, Levine A, Chiappelli F, Minagar A. Alzheimer’s disease and HIV associated dementia related genes: location and function. Bioinformation. 2008, 2:348-57.

Shapshak P, Somboonwit C, Drumright LN, Frost SSDW Commins D, Tellinghuisen TL, Scott WK, Duncan R, McCoy C, Page JB, Giunta B, Fernandez F, Singer E, Levine A, Minagar A, Oluwadara O, Kotila T, Chiappelli F, Sinnott JT. Molecular and contextual markers of hepatitis C virus and drug use. Mol Diag Ther 2009 13:153-79.

Shetty V, Atchison K, Leathers R, Black E, Zigler C, Belin TR. Do the benefits of rigid internal fixation of mandible fractures justify the added costs? Results from a randomized controlled trial. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2008 Nov;66(11):2203-12.

Shetty V, Murphy DA, Zigler C, Resell J, Yamashita DD. Accuracy of data collected by surgical residents. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2008;66(7):1335-42.

Shim J, Nakamura H, Ogawa T, Gupta V. An understanding of the mechanism that promotes adhesion between roughened titanium implants and mineralized tissue. J Biomech Eng 2009;131(5):054503.

Shin KH, Kang MK, Park NH. Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein G, nitric oxide, and oral carcinogenesis. Nitric Oxide 2008;19(2):125-32.

Shin KH, Kim RH, Kang MK, Park NH. HnRNP G elicits tumor-suppressive activity in part by upregulating the expression of Txnip. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2008;372(4):880-5.

Singh RS, Culjat MO, Brown ER, Grundfest WS, White SN. Tissue mimicking materials for dental ultrasound. Journal of Acoustic Society of America, 2008;123: EL39-44.

Sitko JC, Yeh B, Kim M, Zhou H, Takaesu G, Yoshimura A, McBride WH, Jewett A, Jamieson CA, Cacalano NA. SOCS3 regulates p21 expression and cell cycle arrest in response to DNA damage. Cell Signal 2008;20(12):2221-30.

Sondej M, Denny PA, Xie Y, Ramachandran P, Si Y, Takashima J, Shi W, Wong DT, Loo JA, Denny P. Glycoprofiling of the human salivary proteome. Clinical Proteomics, 2009; 5: 52-68.

Southward LH, Robertson A, Edelstein BL, Hanna H, Wells-Parker E, Baggett DH, Eklund NP, Crall JJ, Silberman SL, Parrish DR. Oral health of young children in Mississippi Delta child care centers: a second look at early childhood caries risk assessment. J Public Health Dent 2008;68(4):188-95.

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Srivastava A, Wang J, Zhou H, Melvin JE, and Wong DT. Age and gender related differences in human parotid gland gene expression. Arch Oral Biol, 2008; 53: 1058-1070.

Sung EC, Chung EM. Dental treatment for the transplant patient. In: Barry Briskman, ed. A True Story, Dancing with Angels, a Transplant Odyssey. Follow Your Dreams Publications, California, 2008. Tan W, Sabet L, Li Y, Yu T, Klokkevold PR, Wong DT, Ho CM. Optical protein sensor for detecting cancer markers in saliva. Biosens Bioelectron 2008;24(2):266-71.

Tang ED, Wang CY. MAVS self-association mediates antiviral innate immune signaling. J Virol 2009;83(8):3420-8.

Tavares M, Goodson JM, Studen-Pavlovich D, Yagiela JA, Navalta LA Rogy S, Rutherford B, Gordon S, Papas AS, and the Soft Tissue Anesthesia Recovery Group. Reversal of soft tissue local anesthesia with phentolamine mesylate in pediatric patients. J Am Dent Assoc 2008;139(8):1105-12.

Thakor DK, Lin A, Matsuka Y, Meyer EM, Ruangsri S, Nishimura I, Spigelman I. Increased peripheral nerve excitability and local NaV1.8 mRNA up-regulation in painful neuropathy. Mol Pain 2009;5:14.

Thind A, Atchison KA, Andersen RM, Nakazono TT, Gutierrez JJ. Reforming dental education: faculty members’ perceptions on the continuation of pipeline program changes. Journal of Dental Education, 2008; 72(12)1472-80.

Thind A, Atchison KA, Nakazono TT, Gutierrez JJ, Carreon DC, Bai J. Sustainability of dental school recruitment, curriculum, and community-based pipeline initiatives. Journal of Dental Education 2009; 73(2 Supplement):S297-S307.

Thind A, Hewlett ER, Andersen RA. The pipeline program at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry: oral health improvement through outreach (OHIO) project. J Dent Educ 2009;73(2 Suppl):S96-106; discussion S06-7.

Tong H, Chen W, Shi W, Qi F, Dong X. SO-LAAO, a novel L-amino acid oxidase that enables Streptococcus oligofermentans to outcompete Streptococcus mutans by generating H2O2 from peptone. J Bacteriol 2008;190(13):4716-21.

Tsukimura N, Yamada M, Aita H, Hori N, Yoshino F, Chang-Il Lee M, Kimoto K, Jewett A, Ogawa T. N-acetyl cysteine (NAC)-mediated detoxification and functionalization of poly(methyl methacrylate) bone cement. Biomaterials 2009;30(20):3378-89.

Venkatachalam B, Goldstein GR, Pines MS, Hittelman EL. Ceramic pressed to metal versus feldspathic porcelain fused to metal: a comparative study of bond strength. Int J Prosthodont 2009;22(1):94-100.

Waage NS, Baker S, Sedano HO. Pediatric conditions associated with compromised airway: part I−congenital. Pediatric Dentistry 2009;31:117-28.

Wang CJ, Iida K, Egusa H, Hokugo A, Jewett A, Nishimura I. Trabecular bone deterioration in col9a1+/- mice associated with enlarged osteoclasts adhered to collagen IX-deficient bone. J Bone Miner Res. 2008, Jun 23 (6): 837-49.

Wang Q, Zheng JY, Kreth J, Yan X, Kamata M, Campbell RA, Xie Y, Chiu R, Berenson JR, Shi W, Chen IS, Pang S. Regulation of prostate-specific antigen expression by the junctional adhesion molecule A. Urology 2009;73(5):1119-25.

Wei F, Liao W, Xu Z, Yang Y, Wong DT, Ho CM. Bio/abiotic interface constructed from nanoscale DNA dendrimer and conducting polymer for ultrasensitive biomolecular diagnosis. Small 2009;5(15):1784-90.

Wei F, Patel P, Liao W, Chaudhry K, Zhang L, Arellano-Garcia M, Hu S, Elashoff D, Zhou H, Shukla S, Shah F, Ho CM, Wong DT. Electrochemical sensor for multiplex biomarkers detection. Clin Cancer Res 2009;15(13):4446-52.

Wilder-Smith P, Lee K, Guo S, Zhang J, Osann K, Chen Z, Messadi D. In vivo diagnosis of oral dysplasia and malignancy using optical coherence tomography: preliminary studies in 50 patients. Lasers Surg Med 2009;41(5):353-7.

Wu TT, Park T, Kim H, Tran T, Tong L, Martinez-Guzman D, Reyes N, Deng H, Sun R. ORF30 and ORF34 are essential for expression of late genes in murine gammaherpesvirus 68. Journal of Virology 2009; 83:2265-73.

Yagiela JA. The pediatric patient and nitrous oxide. Dimensions Dent Hygiene 2008;6(7):20-2.

Yamada M, Kojima N, Att W, Hori N, Suzuki T, Ogawa T. N-Acetyl cysteine restores viability and function of rat odontoblast-like cells impaired by polymethylmethacrylate dental resin extract. Redox Rep 2009;14(10):13-22.

Yamada M, Ogawa T. Chemodynamics underlying N-acetyl cysteine-mediated bone cement monomer detoxification. Acta Biomater 2009;5(8):2963-73.

Yamada M, Ueno T, Hori N, Kimoto K, Ogawa T. Cell biological consideration of the mechanism underlying polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) dental resin cytotoxicity in oral mucosal cells. J Jpn Prosthodont Soc. 2009;1(7):123-129.

Yamada M, Kojima N, Paranjpe A, Att W, Aita H, Jewett A, Ogawa T. N-acetyl cysteine (NAC)-assisted detoxification of PMMA resin. J Dent Res. 2008 Apr;87(4):372-377.

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October 13, 2008Anahid Jewett, PhD MPHEric C. Sung, DDS“Novel Strategies to Enhance Function, Survival and Regeneration of the Pulp”

November 3, 2008Ian Coulter, PhD“Evaluating Integrative Medicine Using Qualitative Research Methodology”Francesco Chiappelli, PhD, MA“Science of Research Synthesis: Implications for CAM & CAD”

December 1, 2008Eung-Kwon Pae PhD, DDS, MScRobert Chiu, PhD“Hypoxia-Key Regulating Factor for Tumor Growth and Muscle Fiber Type Change”

February 2, 2009David Wong, DMD, DMScCun-Yu Wang, DDS, PhD“The Frontiers of Oral Cancer Research”

March 2, 2009Anahid Jewett, PhD, MPH“Mechanisms of NK Cell Inactivation in Oral Cancer”Nicholas Cacalano, PhD“Regulation of the DNA Damage Response by SOCS3”

May 4, 2009 Ki-Hyuk Shin, PhDReuben Kim, DDS, PhD“The Role of hnRNP G in Oral Cancer”

Yamaguchi M, Tahara Y, Kosaka S, Shetty V. Synthesis of a glucose oxidase-cortisol conjugate used for electrochemical biosensor for cortisol analysis. Proceedings of International Conference on Electrical Engineering, 2008.

Yamaza T, Miura Y, Bi Y, Liu Y, Akiyama K, Sonoyama W, Patel V, Gutkind S, Young M, Gronthos S, Le A, Wang CY, Chen W, Shi S. Pharmacologic stem cell based intervention as a new approach to osteoporosis treatment in rodents. PLoS One 2008;3(7):e2615.

Yan W, Apweiler R, Balgley BM, Boontheung P, Bundy JL, Cargile BJ, Cole S, Fang X, Gonzalez-Begne M, Griffin TJ, Hagen F, Hu S, Lee CS, Malamud D, Melvin JE, Menon R, Mueller M, Qiao R, Rhodus NL, Sevinsky JR, States D, Stephenson J, James L, Than S, Yates, I, John R, Yu W, Xie H, Xie Y, Omenn GS, Loo JA, Wong DT. Systematic comparison of the human saliva and plasma proteomes. Proteomics, 2009; 3(19):116-134.

Yang Z, Tang H, Huang H, Deng H. RTA promoter demethylation and histone acetylation regulation of murine gammaherpesvirus 68 reactivation. PLoS One, 2009;4(2):e4556.

Yong LT, Moy PK. Complications of computer-aided-design/computer-aided-machining-guided (NobelGuide) surgical implant placement: an evaluation of early clinical results. Clin Implant Dent Relat Res 2008;10(3):123-7.

Zhang L, Henson BS, Camargo PM, and Wong DT. The clinical value of salivary biomarkers for periodontal disease. Periodontology, 2009;1(13):25-37.

Zhao B, Ye X, Yu J, Li L, Li W, Li S, Lin JD, Wang CY, Chinnaiyan AM, Lai ZC, Guan KL. TEAD mediates YAP-dependent gene induction and growth control. Genes Dev 2008;22(14):1962-71.

Zhou X, Messadi DV. Transcriptional regulation of connective tissue growth factor and its role in keloid. Expert Review of Dermatology 2008;Vol. 3, No. 1:31-35.

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This Year in Patient Care

During the past fiscal year, the UCLA School of Dentistry’s clinical operations provided new training

experiences for the next generation of dentists and expanded the range of services for the community.

Most notably, the school’s roster of pediatric dentistry postgraduate training programs now extends to San Diego County. In partnership with the San Ysidro Health Center and in affiliation with the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center, the dental school now operates a two-year, community-based health and advocacy training (CHAT) program in pediatric dentistry at two clinic sites in San Diego and San Ysidro.

At the Wilson-Jennings-Bloomfield UCLA Venice Dental Center, Dr. Linda Chen became the director of the Advanced Education in General Dentistry program in December 2008. In the spring of 2009, the Venice Dental Center expanded its adult dental care services to welcome residents of Upward Bound House, a Santa Monica-based transitional living facility for homeless families. Mr. Bob Wilson and the Schutz-Engel Trust have provided $50,000 in support for this important patient care initiative.

A Resource for Our Community

This year, through the support of the Apollonian Society, the school installed Isolite systems in all predoctoral clinic cubicles, enabling students to work more efficiently while unassisted by providing a mouth prop, tongue and cheek retraction, a light and a vacuum.

Isolite systems are commonly found in private practices, but UCLA is the first dental school in the country to make them available for use by DDS students, and our students rate their addition as another significant

improvement that enhances their educational experience. Regrettably, not all our news was positive this year. The announcement of the State of California’s intention to cut funding for adult Denti-Cal benefits effective July 1, 2009 was just another dramatic indication of our troubled economic times. This patient pool is critical to our ability to teach dental procedures and provides our students with a personal understanding of the importance of service to underserved populations. In response to this loss, in fiscal year 2009-10 the Westwood predoctoral clinic will offer Medi-Cal patients a courtesy fee rate schedule similar to that previously provided to Denti-Cal. While this does not replace the loss of Denti-Cal benefits for these patients, it does buffer their out-of-pocket costs.

The ongoing recession challenges all UCLA School of Dentistry clinics in their ability to fulfill their mission to improve oral health and train new dentists. The school’s many student, resident and faculty clinics held admirably steady in productivity and efficiency during 2008-09, conducting more than 160,000 patient visits. In the lives of our patients and our trainees, we know we are making a difference.

Ronald S. Mito, DDS, FDS RCSEDAssociate Dean of Clinical Dental Sciences

In the lives of our patients

and our trainees, we know we

are making a difference.

Drs. Earl Freymiller and Raquel Ulma

examine a patient in the

oral surgery clinic

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Dr. Fariba Younai speaks with a new

patient in the oral diagnosis clinic

Location # of Visits

Advanced Education in General Dentistry – Venice

4,721

Advanced Education in General Dentistry – Westwood

7,476

Anesthesiology Faculty Practice 610

Center for Esthetic Dentistry 2,794

Children’s Dental Center of Greater Los Angeles

1,528

Endodontics 4,220

Faculty Group Dental Practice – Westwood 27,734

Faculty Practice – Venice 386

Harbor-UCLA Medical Center 2,845

Klotz Student Health Center, CSU Northridge 433

Maxillofacial Prosthetics – Hospital Dentistry Group

9,400

Mission Community Hospital 1,936

Oral Diagnosis 1,839

Oral Pathology 5,000

Oral Radiology 6,947

Oral Surgery 15,873

Orofacial Pain Graduate Clinic 1,147

Orofacial Pain & Oral Medicine Faculty Practice

1,598

Orthodontics – Venice 654

Orthodontics – Westwood 12,011

Pediatric Dentistry – San Diego CHAT 1,495

Pediatric Dentistry – Venice CHAT 1,452

Pediatric Dentistry – Westwood 8,243

Periodontics (Resident and Faculty Practices) 7,399

Predoctoral Clinic – Venice 4,970

Predoctoral Clinic – Westwood 25,162

Straumann Surgical Dental Clinic 1,191

Sunset Kaiser Permanente Medical Center 1,000

UCLA Craniofacial Clinic 1,440

UCLA Medical Center 646

Total Number of Patient Visits 162,150

Patient Visits 2008-09

Dental students treat a patientin the Westwood predoctoral clinic

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Delivering Oral Health Care to Our Community

Torrance

Inglewood

San Fernando

Venice

Los AngelesWestwood

Northridge

110

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170

101

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Common Ground-The Westside HIV Community Center

Mission Community HospitalSan Fernando Campus

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Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Sunset Kaiser Permanente Medical Center

Wilson-Jennings-Bloomfield UCLA Venice Dental Center

VA HealthcareWest Los Angeles Center

UCLA Medical Plaza

Klotz Student Health Center at California State University Northridge

VA Sepulveda

Saban Free Clinic

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

The Children’s Dental Center of Greater Los Angeles

VA Long Beach

UCLA Medical Center

UCLA School of Dentistry

LonBeach

North Hills

West Los Angeles

Santa Monica

5805

San Ysidro

San Diego Children's Dental Clinic

San Diego

Maternal and Child Health Center

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Michael AcasioAlisha AielloAkbar AliMaria AriasBobby AsemSanaz AshrafianRaisa AvezovaAtiya BahmanyarGabriella BakosBhavik BhaktaMorgan BisbasEarl BlancheAshley BokhoorSteve BossStephanie CappielloMarisol CeballosAlan ChanWai Yin “Franky” ChanAlbert ChangAlexander ChangDiana ChangMichael ChangJessica ChenJoan ChenDavid ChengLaurie ChewChristine ChoiMichael ChungSohrab DahialianMona DerentzChristine Dimaano

Thein DoDaniel EbramiBrian EdickBehnaz EnayatiShervin FoladpourGrant GabrelowCamille GannamIrene GhozalliBlake GilmoreDeepika GognaKory GrahlMohammad HabibagahiNesim HasonSara HamedKaitlynn HamiltonSaman HarouniElham HedayatyPayam HedayatyMona HerariKrystle HolfordAllison InouyeSho IzumiDane JohnsonAlex KandelCatherine KimChristine KimJeff KimIsaac KempePang KoEcho LaiVickie Lai

Eric LavinKent LauCarrou LeeChanghyun LeeElizabeth LeeRobin LeeRobert LeeDong Kook LimHae Gyun LimAlyssa LocsoPaulino LomboySteven LuIveta MarkovaHumann MatoriDoug MillIrina MkchyanSanaz MohseniJanet MyungEvan NahigianMarichris NarioAvishan NasiriChristopher NguonPhuc NguyenTeddy NguyenYvonne NguyenSharona NoghreianMark OrtegaSarah PajeYeganeh ParhizkarSioneh PariaAngela Park

Seong Hyun ParkAmit PatelSophia PengNancy SaghianMatthew SandrettiJasman SedaghatpourSami ShahhalNeel ShahAlexander ShauJohn ShepherdAmrotal SohalChen SunJennifer SunSumeet SundhoOmid TaghaviSimon ToCourtney TranAsthik TumanyanTed UotaniAnthony WangEric WangChung Yu WengRonnie WooHeather WongCynthia YoungEmily YoungHolly YuenShima ZanjaniCindy ZavalaJennifer Zinberg

Participants in the Clinic Volunteer Program 2008-09

Give Kids a Smile Day at the Wilson-Jennings-Bloomfield UCLA Venice Dental CenterAndrew Huynh '12 at the

Wilson-Jennings-Bloomfield UCLA

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A commitment to community service is fundamental to a UCLA School of Dentistry education. Each year,

our dental students (closely supervised by faculty) enthusiastically embrace the tradition and make it their own. At the rate of one to two events per month, they venture into the community–to malls, banks and civic centers and to health clinics, schools and parks–to educate the public and provide much-needed oral health screenings and basic dental care.

In early November, UCLA dental students traveled to the Hispanic Dental Association’s annual meeting in Arizona for a contest with 27 other dental schools. They brought home First-Place honors–an “Orgullo Award”–in recognition of their devotion to improving oral health in the lower income community in Greater Los Angeles.

Once again this year, the UCLA School of Dentistry's students made a huge contribution to the health fair held in conjunction with the Santa Monica Civic Center's Thanksgiving dinner. Thirty-two dental students came to the aid of 300 traditionally underserved and very appreciative people by providing oral hygiene instruction

and products and making referrals for free and low-cost dental services.

Give Kids a Smile Day is an annual, nationwide effort to provide free dental care to children. As in years past, in February 2009 the UCLA School of Dentistry hosted the event at its Wilson-Jennings-Bloomfield UCLA Venice Dental Center and also provided student, staff and faculty

volunteers at the Children’s Dental Center in Inglewood. We were joined in our efforts by volunteer dentists affiliated with the Western Los Angeles Dental Society.

Through their par ticipation in these events and many others, close to three-quar ters of graduating students exceeded the minimum of

eight units of required service credit. The students averaged 18 units. Stand-outs this year included: Eddie Surger (74 units); Adrienne Hecht (50 units); Jonathan Do (42 units); Thuy Tran Hoang (40 units); Elaine Fok (35 units); and Vivian Lao (35 units).

Serving the Public

A group of dental students at a

health fair

Students and faculty

reach out to the community

to provide much-needed oral

health screenings and basic

dental care.

Delia Tuttle '09 & Mona Houshiar '09 at the Children's

Dental Center in Inglewood

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PresidentKeith Cowhey

Vice PresidentsRyan HodgesGrant Stucki

SecretaryNiloufar Nouri Mahdavie

Treasurer/Admissions Committee RepresentativeRichard Manwaring

ADEA Representative/Health Science Committee RepresentativeAnne Reeves

Patient Care Committee RepresentativeAldrich Sy

Student Equipment/Supply RepresentativeJason Kung

Student Performance Committee RepresentativeBrian Asbury

UCLA dental students exhibit the capacity for effective leadership within the school, in the community and

in the dental profession.In August 2008, UCLA dental students won the

Crest/Oral-B American Student Dental Association (ASDA) Community Dentistry Award for the second year in a row. ASDA Community Service Chair Nancy Chen '10 wrote the group’s award-winning essay. Our students also won “Ideal ASDA Chapter” awards for their publication of an outstanding newsletter, The Diastema News, and for their implementation of automatic chapter enrollment. In addition, Eddie Surger '09 won the District 11 (it includes all five CA dental schools) Delegate of the Year Award.

In February, nine DDS students traveled to Washington, DC for ASDA's National Dental Student Lobby Day. They met face-to-face with Senate health aides, congressional legislative assistants, and California Representatives to discuss issues related to oral health policy and education.

The 2008-09 Dean’s Leadership Institute came to a conclusion on April 23. Twelve students—Brian Asbury, Sara Asgari, Samantha Brenner, David Feller, Carl Jones, Jason Kung, Kristen Lowe, Rick Rauth, Michael Shoff, Aldrich Sy, Delia Tuttle and Jelson Yalung—received certificates in recognition of their participation in the program, designed to identify and encourage leaders in patient care, education, research, organized dentistry and community service.

A Community of Leaders

Class of 2009 Officers

Dr. Park and the graduates of the 2009

Dean’s Leadership Institute

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At the UCLA School of Dentistry, education does not end with the receipt of the DDS degree or the

culmination of a postgraduate training program. We are committed to providing our graduates and other dentists, from California and around the world, with access to lifelong learning.

Continuing education courses enable dentists, hygienists and assistants to maintain their licensure and acquire new skills. They constitute a crucial component in the school’s ability to fulfill its mission to improve oral health care in California.

During 2008-09, the dental school’s Continuing Education program, one of the largest and most popular in the country, offered 135 courses ably taught by 265 instructors from across numerous specialty areas. The program hosted courses in California and Hawai’i and provided 1,735 hours of instruction to 3,250 participants.

William Yancey, DDS Assistant Dean and Director of Continuing Education & Alumni Affairs

Providing Opportunities for Lifelong Learning

Dr. Todd Schoenbaum assists CE course participantsFollowing the live demo, course

participants work on their veneersContinuing Education instructor Dr. Brian LeSage demonstrates a veneer preparation

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SMDEP

Promoting Diversity

Nationwide, dental schools are looking for ways to increase their diversity. The reasons for doing so

are numerous and clear : a more diverse dental student body enriches the educational experience for everyone, and a more diverse group of practicing dentists will be better poised to meet the needs of a changing population. At the UCLA School of Dentistry, our outreach efforts are designed to augment the diversity of our own predoctoral student classes and also to increase the number of individuals in the dental school pipeline around the country.

Since 2003, UCLA’s arm of the Southern California Regional Dental Post-Baccalaureate Program (or Post-Bacc program, funded by The Cal i fornia Endowment) has focused its effor ts on assisting college graduates—through a combination of mentoring, coursework, volunteer and research experiences, and admissions advising—to prepare for successful admission to dental school. To date, UCLA’s Post-Bacc program has accepted 34 individuals. Thus far, 22 students have applied to dental school, and 17 have gained admission (for a 77 percent success rate). The UCLA School of Dentistry accepted 11 students; the dental schools at UCSF, UOP, Colorado, Baylor, Columbia and Howard admitted the other six. Four students—two who attended UCLA and one each from UCSF and UOP—have already graduated. At the time of this report’s publication, 2009-10 is the last year that the Post-Baccalaureate program will have funding.

In association with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, the dental school continues to participate in the Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Enrichment Program (PREP) as well as the Summer Medical/Dental Educational Program (SMDEP, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation), both of which target college students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have expressed interest in the health professions. Each

year, Dr. Nancy Reifel also conducts informal outreach at the college level, offering mentoring, test preparation tutoring and admissions counseling to Native American pre-

dental students, some of whom she accompanies to the annual Society of American Indian Dentists conference.

UCLA’s earliest organized intervention efforts are made even earlier in the dental school pipeline timeline, and are already off to an impressive start. During academic year 2007-08, the school launched the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Pre-College Pipeline Program for Dentistry to encourage high school students to consider careers in dentistry and scientific research. The first cohort, a group of 12 Hispanic and African-American teenagers from communities across Greater Los Angeles, has been 100 percent successful in gaining college admission. In fact, UCLA admitted five of them. The program’s directors, Drs. Marvin Marcus and Carl Maida, eagerly look forward to following the college careers of the “first-year” undergraduate students as well as the admissions season that awaits the second cohort.

Bruce Sanders, DDSAssistant Dean of Outreach and Diversity

Diversity Efforts Along the Pipeline Timeline

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High school students meet in The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology

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This Year in Academic Personnel

The Office of Academic Personnel is dedicated to ensuring that the UCLA School of Dentistry is an

ideal environment for faculty members' professional growth and development.

On a day-to-day basis, our office assists faculty by providing dossier consultation as well as training for the division and section administrators to ensure correctly submitted dossiers. We make every effort to handle all academic actions in the most efficient and effective manner possible in response to administrative deadlines.

In addition, the Academic Personnel Office provides educational sessions for the school’s academic review committees and conducts the in-house orientation for new faculty. Our annual faculty retreat affordsus the opportunity to formulate an action plan for the next year.

The ongoing support of alumni and other donors enabled the dental school to add three new endowed chairs during fiscal year 2008-09 to bring our total number to seven (see table below). These are powerful tools for recruitment and retention that enable us to assemble a top-flight group of faculty. Our office made three chair appointments during the year (see table page 38).

We are proud to report that despite the UC system’s overall budget challenges, we have not only been able to maintain our number of FTE faculty but also recruit new

faculty members whom we look forward to welcoming in the coming academic year.

Lawrence Wolinsky, PhD, DMDAssociate Dean of Academic Programs and Personnel

An Employer of Choice

The UCLA School

o f D e n t i s t r y i s a n

ideal environment for

professional growth and

development.

Endowed Chairs at the UCLA School of Dentistry

Dr. Mo Kwan Kang,Jack A. Weichman Chair in Endodontics

Endowed Chair Name Chair Holder Created

Thomas K. Barber Endowed Term Chair in Pediatric Dentistry Vacant February 2009

Dr. No-Hee Park Endowed Chair in Dentistry Cun-Yu Wang December 2008

Felix and Mildred Yip Endowed Professorship in Dentistry David Wong August 2008

Nobel Biocare Endowed Chair in Surgical Implant Dentistry Vacant November 2006

Dr. Thomas R. Bales Endowed Chair in Orthodontics Kang Ting June 2004

Jack A. Weichman Chair in Endodontics Mo Kwan Kang August 2003

Tarrson Family Endowed Chair in Periodontics E. Barrie Kenney November 2000

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New AppointmentsName Title Academic Section Effective Date

Tumouh Al Allaq Lecturer Oral Biology 07/01/08

Yazdan Alami Lecturer Pediatric Dentistry 04/07/09

Charles Alexander Adjunct Associate Professor Public Health 10/01/08

Crystal Angelopoulos Lecturer Pediatric Dentistry 06/01/09

Jonathan Armstrong Assistant Researcher Oral Radiology 01/21/09

David Arnold Lecturer Pediatric Dentistry 03/03/09

James Baker Lecturer Restorative Dentistry 02/18/09

Bradley Baum Lecturer Orthodontics 01/01/09

David Scott Berrios Lecturer Endodontics 09/01/08

Natasha Brambila-Braga Lecturer Pediatric Dentistry 06/01/09

Joseph Chang Academic Administrator/Group Director Restorative Dentistry 11/17/08

Tina Chang Lecturer Oral Surgery 08/01/08

James Chen Lecturer Endodontics 01/07/09

Linda Chen Assistant Clinical Professor Restorative Dentistry 12/01/08

Catherine Chien Lecturer Pediatric Dentistry 07/09/08

Otis Chong Lecturer Endodontics 10/24/08

Anna Lynn De Guzman Lecturer Pediatric Dentistry 03/26/09

Stephen Dickins Lecturer Pediatric Dentistry 06/01/09

Steven Flesch Lecturer Oral Surgery 11/18/08

Rostam Forooghi Lecturer Endodontics 10/01/08

Donald Goodman Lecturer Oral Medicine & Orofacial Pain 07/01/08

Angela Hsiao Lecturer Endodontics 08/25/08

Shen Hu Assistant Professor Oral Biology 10/01/08

Wei Hu Visiting Assistant Researcher Oral Biology 11/01/08

Robert Jacob Lecturer Pediatric Dentistry 06/01/09

Michele Jehenson Lecturer Oral Medicine & Orofacial Pain 10/06/08

Hyun Jung Lecturer Restorative Dentistry 01/22/09

Barbara Kabes Lecturer Pediatric Dentistry 06/01/09

Shiva Kashanian Lecturer Restorative Dentistry 10/01/08

Michelle Kelman Lecturer Pediatric Dentistry 01/12/09

Kaitlyn Jinsun Kim Lecturer Restorative Dentistry 10/14/08

Jung Lim Assistant Clinical Professor Endodontics 04/01/09

Joanna Lipari Lecturer Oral Medicine & Orofacial Pain 07/28/08

Sandra McLaren Lecturer Restorative Dentistry 02/11/09

Alexei Mizin Lecturer Oral Surgery 10/13/08

Aaron Molen Lecturer Orthodontics 07/01/08

Michael Nguyen Lecturer Endodontics 01/15/09

Daniel Nobel Lecturer Pediatric Dentistry 11/05/08

Elana Norman Lecturer Orthodontics 04/01/09

Michael Okuji Academic Administrator/Group Director Restorative Dentistry 09/01/08

Semiha Ozkan Visiting Assistant Researcher Oral Biology 11/06/08

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Jason Pair Lecturer Orthodontics 01/09/09

Bae Park Visiting Assistant Researcher Oral Biology 02/09/09

Holly Park-Nah Lecturer Endodontics 04/30/09

Ryan Pendleton Lecturer Pediatric Dentistry 08/26/08

Khoi Phan Lecturer Removable Prosthodontics 07/01/08

Mike Pirbazari Lecturer Endodontics 02/23/09

Anjali Rajani Lecturer Pediatric Dentistry 06/01/09

Andrew Rastegar Lecturer Restorative Dentistry 10/01/08

William Rawlings Lecturer Pediatric Dentistry 06/01/09

Oscar Rivera Lecturer Pediatric Dentistry 06/01/09

Donald Salem Lecturer Orthodontics 07/01/08

Todd Schoenbaum Assistant Clinical Professor Restorative Dentistry 04/01/09

Bahram Shahangian Lecturer Restorative Dentistry 03/30/09

Michael Shin Lecturer Removable Prosthodontics 08/01/08

Justin Shuffer Lecturer Pediatric Dentistry 08/01/08

Demetra Sifakis Lecturer Hospital Dentistry 07/22/08

Maria Elena Tapia Lecturer Restorative Dentistry 08/01/08

Amy Tran Lecturer Restorative Dentistry 10/01/08

Patrick Tsai Lecturer Restorative Dentistry 08/01/08

Gregory Urfrig Lecturer Oral Surgery 10/08/08

Thuha Vinh Lecturer Hospital Dentistry 10/01/08

Robert Virata Lecturer Pediatric Dentistry 11/05/08

An Vuong Lecturer Oral Surgery 11/10/08

Yair Whiteman Lecturer Restorative Dentistry 05/21/09

Patricia Wilkes Lecturer Restorative Dentistry 01/12/09

Jason Wong Lecturer Endodontics 01/22/09

Jung Yoon Lecturer Pediatric Dentistry 10/28/08

Bertina Yuen Lecturer Periodontics 09/01/08

Yigal Zibari Lecturer Endodontics 07/01/08

PromotionName Title Academic Section Effective Date

Thomas Lee Associate Clinical Professor Restorative Dentistry 07/01/08

Expanded RolesName Title Academic Section Effective Date

Edmond Hewlett Director of Knowledge Management Restorative Dentistry 07/01/08

Sotirios Tetradis Chair of the Section of Oral Radiology Oral Radiology 07/01/08

Name Title Academic Section Effective Date

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Name Title Academic Section Effective Date

Mo Kwan Kang Jack A. Weichman Chair in Endodontics Endodontics 07/01/08

Cun-Yu Wang No-Hee Park Endowed Chair in Dentistry Oral Biology 01/01/09

David Wong Felix and Mildred Yip Endowed Professorship in Dentistry

Oral Biology 01/01/09

New Endowed Chair Appointments

Exceptional MeritsName Title Academic Section Effective Date

Marvin Marcus Distinguished Professor Public Health 07/01/08

Henry Takei Distinguished Clinical Professor Periodontics 07/01/08

Donald D. Weissman, DDS, a member of the dental school faculty from 1967 until his retirement in 1980, passed away in Sherman Oaks, California on February 18, 2009.

During his long career, Weissman published numerous professional articles on dental radiology and served as president and fellow of the American Academy of Dental Radiology, founding president and Diplomate of the American Board of Maxillofacial Radiology, fellow of the American College of Dentists, and a member of the scientific research society Sigma Chi.

He is survived by his sons Dr. Albert M. Weissman of Rancho Mirage, California and Bruce J. Weissman; his daughter Carol Day and son-in-law Carl of Malibou Lake; and five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife of 72 years, Ruth Sarah Weissman, on December 31, 2008.

Services and interment were conducted at Mt. Sinai Cemetery in Los Angeles. The family suggests that donations be made to your favorite charity.

Group practice directors play an instrumental role in the operation of the predoctoral clinic. Each director, a licensed dentist, supervises a team of DDS students to approximate as closely as possible the patient care delivery experience in private practice. During academic year 2008-09, predoctoral students provided care under the leadership of:

Gary Herman,SupervisorSidney BrownsteinJoe ChangShadi KamyabSteve LeeMichael OkujiMichelle Rappeport

Recognizing Group Practice Directors 2008-09 In Memoriam

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The UCLA School of Dentistry’s Staff Human Resources

strives to foster a professional environment based upon mutual respect and collegiality in which employees can grow their careers.

In light of our strategic plan goal to make our school “an amazing place to work,” this past year we were more aggressive in encouraging all employees to pursue campus training and development opportunities, and in encouraging supervisors to participate in campus stewardship roundtable events hosted by Corporate Financial Services. Staff signed up for more than 60 training sessions ranging in their time commitment from between three to 40 hours per session. Additionally, we saw an increase in the number of individuals who applied for campus programs such as the Staff Enrichment Program, the Professional Development Program and the Business Officer Institute.

In-house, we enhanced our focus on environmental health and safety issues in the laboratories. We also conducted in-service trainings regarding the academic personnel process and dossier preparation, as well as workers compensation/injury prevention.

In response to the recent financial crisis and its impact on the UC system, we sought to keep open the lines of communication between school administration and staff. When budget cuts were looming in the fall, Dean Park held a town hall meeting to discuss the school’s financial health, seeking to assuage fears. And when Chancellor Block hosted a town hall meeting at Pauley Pavilion in the spring, we broadcast the meeting in our lecture hall for those employees who were unable to attend.

We were very limited in our ability to forward compensation actions this year in light of UCLA’s budget shortfall. Alternately, we sought more staff accountability within teams with the goal of improving overall morale. We also encouraged our staff members to participate

in various UCLA-sponsored sessions for personal enrichment including the Work-Life Balance Series, a smoking cessation program, Weight Watchers, an on-site exercise program and retirement planning seminars. The school also sponsored various holiday events to promote a friendlier environment such as the door decorating contests. We look forward to future events such as these to foster a greater sense of community and to demonstrate the value that UCLA and the dental school have to offer employees.

Michelle Popowitz, JD, MPHAssistant Dean of Administration & External Affairs

Bella Heidari retired from theFaculty Group Dental Practice in 2009

The UCLA School

of Dentistry fosters a

professional environment

based upon mutual

respect and collegiality.

Rosa Hernandez

completed the UCLA

Supervisor Certificate Program

Outstanding Staff Member Bradley Chin and Supervisor of the Year Rochelle Bache

This Year in Staff Personnel

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Staff Personnel Actions 2008-2009 New HiresName Title Unit Effective Date

Mindy Abel General Clinic Cashier Cashier & Chartroom – General Clinic 09/02/08

Rachel Alex Administrative Assistant Faculty Group Dental Practice 12/15/08

Gladys Alvarado Clinic Receptionist Venice Dental Center 10/23/08

Teresa Avila Registered Dental Assistant Orthodontics Clinic 11/17/08

Karla Cea Registered Dental Assistant Periodontics Faculty Practice 08/25/08

Adrian Conanan Dental Assistant Oral Radiology Clinic 02/02/09

Derrick Dickens Clinic Assistant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic 02/19/09

Deborah Herrera Financial Analyst & Acad. Program Coord. Venice Dental Center 12/15/08

Susan Lee Section Administrator Endodontics 08/11/08

Lidia Leyva New Patient Services Coordinator New Patient Services – General Clinic 03/16/09

Julie Malmquist Pediatric Dentistry Administrator Pediatric Dentistry 08/19/08

Diana Molina Registered Dental Assistant Venice Dental Center 07/08/08

Jennifer Morales Clinic Scheduler Venice Dental Center 11/03/08

Mario Orozco Senior Project Coordinator Clinical Trial – Pediatric Dentistry 04/06/09

Cindy Samayoa Clinic Assistant Pediatric Dentistry 05/06/09

Aja Stanley Clinic Assistant and Custodian of Records Cashier & Chartroom – General Clinic 05/06/09

Korine Suess Dental Hygienist Faculty Group Dental Practice 07/14/08

Debra Tom-Salgado Research Assistant Clinical Trial – Pediatric Dentistry 10/20/08

Joanna Vasquez Dental Assistant Venice Dental Center 09/22/08

Jacquilla Wallace Registered Dental Assistant Venice Dental Center 08/20/08

Susana Zamora Registered Dental Assistant Orthodontics Clinic 01/26/09

Name Title Unit Effective Date

Marisol Camacho Registered Dental Assistant Venice Dental Center 09/01/08

Josyel Castellon Chief Assistant Dental Research Institute 06/11/09

Anet Haratunian Supervisor of Patient Records & Cashiering Cashier & Chartroom – General Clinic 02/13/09

Elizabeth Perez Patient Biller Billing Office – General Clinic 09/08/08

Laura Pescatore Assistant Director of Development Development 01/01/09

Elizabeth Wilcox Registered Dental Assistant Center for Esthetic Dentistry 10/01/08

New and Expanded Roles

For more than sixteen years, Bella Heidari (pictured on previous page) was an important member of the Faculty Group Dental Practice (FGDP) team. Her years of experience, energy, and incredible work ethic helped the practice meet its goal of providing excellent dental care to the UCLA community and private sector.

The FGDP doctors and staff looked forward to working with Bella each day. Her nurturing and caring ways helped patients to feel at ease, and they were always thrilled to see her.

She was viewed as a leader in the practice; those she trained and passed her knowledge onto received a valuable gift.

Although Bella has retired, her smile and “we can do it” attitude is carried on by us — her co-workers and friends. We wish her a happy retirement.

Rochelle BacheManager, Faculty Group Dental Practice

Farewell to a Retiring Staff Member

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Advanced Prosthodontics, Biomaterials & Hospital Dentistry

BiomaterialsTom Kalili, LecturerBrian Williams, LecturerBenjamin Wu, Assoc. ProfessorRobert Wylie, Lecturer

Hospital DentistryRamsey Amin, LecturerWilliam Chen, LecturerTerrie DeBord, LecturerMorton Futterman, LecturerTracy Golden, LecturerVeronica Greene, Adj. Asst. ProfessorKen Harada, LecturerBrian Huang, LecturerKatsumi Kawakami, Adj. Asst. ProfessorMadeline Kurrasch, LecturerIrving Lebovics, LecturerBrian LeSage, LecturerKathy Nuckles, LecturerAmanda Okundaye, Lecturer

Kari Lyn Sakurai, LecturerBradley Seto, LecturerDemetra Sifakis, LecturerThuha Vinh, LecturerDiana Zschaschel, Lecturer

Removable ProsthodonticsStephen Ancowitz, LecturerMelody Balobalo, LecturerEdward L. Baxley, LecturerFrank Brajevic, LecturerAria Davodi, Adj. Assoc. ProfessorRandy Diener, LecturerRobert Duell, LecturerRobert Faulkner, LecturerMichael Hamada, Asst. ResearcherRonald Koslowski, LecturerJane Kwon, LecturerJoseph Lim, LecturerMichael Lum, LecturerSheldon Maiman, LecturerEdward McLaren, Adj. Assoc. ProfessorHal Millstone, LecturerWilliam Pagan, LecturerShahriar Parvizpour, LecturerGeorge Perri, LecturerKhoi Phan, LecturerMaria Rodriguez, LecturerDonald Salk, LecturerMichael Shin, LecturerPooneh Soltani, LecturerSeung Son, LecturerB. Chia Soo, LecturerDevin Stewart, LecturerRyan Wallace, LecturerEric Yamaura, Lecturer

Associated Clinical Specialties

EndodonticsDavid Berrios, LecturerGiselle Betser, LecturerStephen Buchanan, LecturerJohn Buoncristiani, LecturerGary Carr, LecturerIrene Chang, Lecturer

James Chen, LecturerOtis Chong, LecturerHirbod Etessami-Azam, LecturerFarshid Fahid, LecturerStephen Ferraro, LecturerRostam Forooghi, LecturerAlexander Hakim, LecturerDavid Han, LecturerAngela Hsiao, LecturerGrace Hsiao, LecturerHeidi Kamrath, LecturerKourosh Keikhanzadeh, LecturerBernice Ko, LecturerJung Lim, Asst. Clinical ProfessorClark Martin, LecturerMichael Nguyen, LecturerHolly Park-Nah, LecturerMike Pirbazari, LecturerAnthony Potente, LecturerFred Tsutsui, LecturerJason Wong, LecturerFanny Yacaman-Vidjak, LecturerYigal Zibari, Lecturer

OrthodonticsMarc Ausubel, LecturerThomas Bales, LecturerBradley Baum, LecturerRobert Bergman, LecturerLuAnne Chang, LecturerHarry Dougherty, LecturerDonna Eteson, LecturerVacharee Fell, LecturerRichard Grossman, LecturerBarney Hom, LecturerKathleen Hwang, LecturerPeter Jeon, Lecturer

Recognizing Part-Time and Volunteer Faculty

Dr. Demetra Sifakis

Hospital Dentistry

Dr. Jason PairOrthodontics

The UCLA School of Dentistry owes a debt of gratitude to the individuals who generously shared their time and expertise in the service of educating dental students and residents during academic year 2008-09. The school could not successfully operate its teaching and patient care programs without the involvement of part-time and volunteer faculty. Thank you.

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John Jones, LecturerRobert Kuhn, LecturerJames Lim, LecturerEric Loberg, LecturerRaymond Lubberts, LecturerLuis Martinez, LecturerMartin Martz, LecturerElizabeth McNabb, LecturerAaron Molen, LecturerHong Moon, Adj. Asst. ProfessorJames Mulick, LecturerNeal Murphy, LecturerDouglas Nguyen, LecturerAtoosa Nikaeen, LecturerElana Norman, LecturerJason Pair, LecturerLeon Rossman, LecturerDonald Salem, LecturerMichael Sales, LecturerAllan Sheridan, LecturerJulian Singer, LecturerGregory Sue, LecturerRonald Wolf, LecturerShaul Yehezkel, Lecturer

Pediatric DentistryYazdan Alami, LecturerDavid Arnold, LecturerMarc Auerbach, LecturerNazanine Barcohana, Lecturer

Catherine Chien, LecturerEunha Cho, LecturerJohn Davis, LecturerAnna Lynn De Guzman, LecturerGordon Dixon, LecturerHoward Dixon, LecturerMargorie Domingo, LecturerLily Ghafouri, LecturerSetareh Ghafouri, LecturerKenneth Greenstadt, LecturerEmmanuel Gross, LecturerTodd Hillyard, LecturerScott Jacks, LecturerMichelle Kelman, LecturerHugh Kopel, LecturerLeslie Latner, LecturerMichael McCartney, LecturerDaniel Nobel, LecturerDorothy Osman, LecturerJac Pedersen, LecturerRyan Pendleton, LecturerAna Planells, LecturerCorina Ramirez, LecturerHila Robbins, Adj. Asst. ProfessorRobert Ruby, LecturerElena Rumack, LecturerConrad Sack, LecturerShahrzad Sami Dowlatshahi, LecturerMary Shannon, LecturerJustin Shuffer, LecturerRobert Virata, LecturerJames Yee, LecturerAudrey Yoon, Lecturer

Pediatric Dentistry - San DiegoCrystal Angelopoulos, LecturerNatasha Brambila-Braga, LecturerShay Brannan, LecturerStephen Dickins, LecturerRobert Jacob, LecturerBarbara Kabes, LecturerAnjali Rajani, LecturerWilliam Rawlings, LecturerOscar Rivera, Lecturer

PeriodonticsAracely Aguiar, LecturerSarvenaz Angha, LecturerTricia Bato, LecturerJaime Bulkacz, Lecturer

Mario Caballero, LecturerPaul Campbell, LecturerLeshin Chen, LecturerSam Chui, LecturerCarmen Dones, LecturerNatalie Ferrigno, LecturerSam Gilani, LecturerGary Green, LecturerMartyn Green, LecturerMarc Gross, LecturerKimberly Grueneisen, LecturerThomas Han, Adj. ProfessorEva Hogan, LecturerDuke Huang, LecturerRobert Jones, LecturerLisa Kamibayashi, LecturerGary Kitazawa, LecturerDonna Klauser, LecturerDonna Lee Lawrence, LecturerClaudia Lemus Duarte, LecturerStephen Levine, LecturerMark Lieberman, LecturerSatenik McDaniel, LecturerPhilip Melnick, LecturerJoan Otomo-Corgel, Adj. Asst. ProfessorRicardo Raschkovsky, LecturerAfshin Salamati, LecturerFrank Satinover, LecturerThomas Sims, LecturerJay Sison, LecturerPeiman Soleymani, LecturerDeborah Termeie, LecturerHongnga Vo, LecturerMichael Whang, LecturerTodd Yamada, LecturerBertina Yuen, Lecturer

Dr. Yazdan Alami

Pediatric Dentistry

Dr. Bertina Yuen Periodontics

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Diagnostic & Surgical Sciences

AnesthesiologyAndreia Minasian, LecturerLeonard Naftalin, Lecturer

Oral PathologyHope Wettan, Lecturer

Oral RadiologyJonathan Armstrong, Asst. ResearcherGilbert Kwong, LecturerClara Magyar, Asst. ResearcherEmily Mangohig-Wenzel, LecturerMartha Pollak, LecturerElham Radan, LecturerElbert Tom, LecturerRaphael Yeung, Lecturer

Oral SurgeryOscar Alonzo, LecturerWilliam Arnett, LecturerGabriel Aslanian, LecturerSteven Barney, LecturerRalph Buoncristiani, LecturerTina Chang, Lecturer

Steven Flesch, LecturerArthur Friedlander,

Professor in ResidenceGabriel Gabbaypour, LecturerDouglas Galen, LecturerGerald Gelfand, LecturerNora Kahenasa, LecturerLindon Kawahara, LecturerSteven Kupferman, LecturerAhn Le, Adj. Asst. ProfessorRichard Leathers, Adj. Asst. ProfessorAzizollah Maghen, LecturerJoseph McQuirter, Adj. Asst. ProfessorSteven Meltzner, LecturerAlexei Mizin, LecturerThomas Omoto, LecturerHoward Park, LecturerKeith Radack, LecturerSanford Ratner, LecturerRobert Relle, LecturerFrederick Rutherford, Adj. Asst. ProfessorDavid Salehani, LecturerBruce Sanders, Adj. ProfessorJerold Schneider, LecturerHarry Schwartz, Adj. ProfessorRamin Shabtaie, LecturerDonald Sze, LecturerGregory Urfrig, LecturerAn Vuong, LecturerBenjamin Walline, LecturerMonty Wilson, LecturerRonald Yueh, Lecturer

Oral Biology & Medicine

Oral BiologyJian He, Asst. ResearcherJing Liang, Assoc. ResearcherGregory Prince, Adj. ProfessorBernard Sarnat, Adj. ProfessorJay Sison, LecturerTing-Ting Wu, Adj. Asst. Professor

Oral Medicine & Orofacial PainNancy Adachi, LecturerCharles Aragon, LecturerDennis Bailey, LecturerDan Botoaca, LecturerJoseph Cohen, Adj. Asst. ProfessorJacob Fleischmann, Clinical ProfessorEd Fort, LecturerDonald Goodman, Lecturer

Steven Graff-Radford, Adj. ProfessorBernadette Jaeger, Adj. Assoc. Prof. Michele Jehenson, LecturerHyung T. Kim, LecturerSteven Kleinman, LecturerIvan Lapidus, LecturerJoanna Lipari, LecturerChangriu Liu, Academic Admin. Ali Makki, LecturerAlan Newman, LecturerDonald Primack, LecturerReza Radmand, LecturerJohn Reeves, Adj. ProfessorJeffrey Rosenberg, LecturerMichael Simmons, LecturerLan Su, LecturerTracey Tajima, LecturerAbraham Urbach, LecturerMaurice Vahedifar, LecturerDouglas Wall, LecturerChonghao Zhao, Lecturer

Dr. Raphael Yeung

Oral Radiology

Dr. Joanna Lipari Oral Medicine & Orofacial Pain

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Public Health & Community Dentistry

Charles Alexander, Adj. Assoc. ProfessorJorge Alvarez-Gomez, LecturerAlexis Gutierrez, LecturerBarry Josselson, LecturerKenneth Mazey, Asst. ResearcherBruce Sanders, Adj. ProfessorJames Stewart, Adj. ProfessorGary Wolfe, Lecturer

Restorative Dentistry

Fariba Ahmadzadeh, LecturerPaul Avolese, LecturerJames Baker, LecturerGilda Banta, LecturerPayam Behroozan, LecturerJames Callahan, LecturerCary Charlin, LecturerCurtis Chen, LecturerLeshin Chen, LecturerMark Cruz, Lecturer

Joseph Dautremont, LecturerIsabel David-Lynch, LecturerEmmanuel Delegrammaticas, LecturerVictor Diamond, LecturerSacha Dybnis, LecturerNaomi Ellison, LecturerJacob Esagoff, LecturerDave Famili, LecturerAdrienne Fang, LecturerI. Mete Fanuscu, LecturerEvgueni Goncharov, LecturerJennifer Graves, LecturerKen Harada, LecturerMarilyn Hewitson, LecturerConnie Ho, LecturerAllen Inouye, LecturerPhilip Jen-Kin, LecturerAnthony Jong, LecturerBijal Joshi, LecturerHyun Hee Jung, LecturerShiva Kashanian, LecturerEmma Kim, LecturerKaitlyn Kim, LecturerLucio Kim, LecturerKambiz Kohani, LecturerPhilip Kroll, LecturerCristina Lopez, LecturerRichard Maitin, LecturerLaurie Malter, LecturerFrederic Mandell, LecturerBabak Manesh, LecturerFirouzeh Manesh, LecturerPezhman Mansourian, LecturerM. Dianne McLain, Adj. Asst. ProfessorSandra McLaren, LecturerMitra Mogharabi, LecturerRussell Moon, LecturerMichael Okuji, Academic AdministratorMark Ozaki, LecturerRay Padilla, LecturerHyon-Young Park, LecturerHarold Perlaza, LecturerJames Peyton, LecturerDorina Popescu, LecturerCynthia Quan, LecturerAndrew Rastegar, LecturerSaeid Razi, LecturerDavid Sanchez, LecturerTodd Schoenbaum, LecturerParizad Seraj, LecturerByoung Suh, LecturerThomson Sun, LecturerMaria Elena Tapia, Lecturer

Amy Tran, LecturerPatrick Tsai, LecturerAbraham Urbach, LecturerRyan Vahdani, LecturerGreg Vigoren, LecturerYair Whiteman, LecturerPatricia Wilkes, LecturerEva Yancey, LecturerJoseph Yoon, LecturerSol Michael Zira, Lecturer

Dr. Hyun Hee JungRestorative Dentistry

Dr. Bruce Sanders

Public Health and

Community Dentistry

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A Foundation for the Future

The Financial Status of the School

During fiscal year 2008-09, dental school administrators focused much of their energies on preparing for

expected budget shortfalls. The worst financial crisis that the state has faced since the Great Depression resulted in a cut in state funding for fiscal year 2008-09 and further, unprecedented cuts in 2009-10. As UCLA Executive Vice Chancellor Scott Waugh announced in a July 2009 letter to the campus, “in 2009-10 the University of California will suffer a budget cut of at least $637 million, or about 20% of the general funds the university receives from the state.” Of this amount, more than $117 million represents UCLA’s share. Including $14 million in cuts carried forward from the previous fiscal year, the total reduction for the campus for fiscal year 2009-10 is projected to be $131 million.

The UC system has already increased student fees to address some of this shortfall. Registration fees for all students will increase by 10% for fiscal year 2009-10, and professional school fees for dental students are increasing by at least 23% over the three-year period ending in fiscal year 2010-11.

The Regents approved across-the-board salary reductions through a combination of pay cuts and/or furloughs for faculty and staff. This could reduce the dental school’s ability to retain or recruit highly-skilled personnel. Another action being taken by the campus is a dramatic

reduction in the hiring for open ladder faculty positions. The Chancellor has approved only 25 searches campus-wide for fiscal year 2009-10.

In addition, UCLA is implementing a 5% cut in state funds for all schools and administrative units. This represents a loss of approximately $643,000 in the School of Dentistry’s state support. UCLA will achieve an additional $40 million in savings through a combination of targeted cuts, new and increased revenue, and administrative efficiencies and reductions.

Despite the budget outlook, Chancellor Block reminded the campus

that “this university has gone through challenging times” in the past but “UCLA has nevertheless emerged from these downturns a great public institution.” The support of alumni and friends through donations and endowments will ensure that the School of Dentistry maintains its excellence in education, research and public service.

Rick Valdivia, CPAAssistant Dean of Finance & Chief Financial Officer

The worst financial crisis

that the state has faced since

the Great Depression has

resulted in unprecedented

cuts in state funding for the

University of California.

Fund Source Fiscal Year 1999 % Fiscal Year 2004 % Fiscal Year 2009 % State Support 13,310,196 35.9% 14,431,418 31.4% 13,572,787 25.0%

Student Fees 1,623,299 4.4% 3,189,148 6.9% 5,516,810 10.2%

Contracts & Grants 4,714,282 12.7% 8,002,518 17.4% 9,190,947 16.9%

Gifts & Endowments 1,703,803 4.6% 1,848,855 4.0% 2,085,528 3.8%

Clinics, Faculty Practice Groups, & Continuing Education

15,686,909 42.4% 18,541,517 40.3% 23,953,300 44.1%

Total Expenditures $37,038,489 100.0% $46,013,456 100.0% $54,319,372 100.0%

School Expenditures by Fund Source 1999, 2004 & 2009

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Ongoing improvements to the dental school’s physical infrastructure are an important part of building our

foundation for the future. During fiscal year 2008-09, the Facilities Office

managed several projects intended to enhance the student experience including the refurnishing of four A-level seminar rooms, the renovation of the locker rooms, the creation of a seminar room for oral and maxillofacial surgery residents, and, with the generous support of Peggy Schaefer, the refurnishing of the student lounge.

To improve the patient care experience, Facilities renovated the front office area of the Wilson-Jennings-Bloomfield UCLA Venice Dental Center and worked closely with faculty group dental practice manager Rochelle Bache to renovate the office in the Medical Plaza. Facilities also installed new cabinetry in the periodontics clinic and renovated academic offices in the section of pediatric dentistry.

Throughout the school, there are a number of general improvements that are the result of the efforts of multiple administrative offices. Visitors are now welcomed, on the first floor, by an “electronic bulletin board”—a

flat-screen monitor that displays the school’s directory as well as notices of general interest (see photo next page). A new donor wall situated in the elevator bay on the fifth floor recognizes the generosity of individuals, groups and corporations that join us in our mission to improve oral health. We also updated the front-office reception area in the Dean’s Suite with new carpet and

furniture and renovated the men’s and women’s restrooms on the third floor. In addition, the school expanded its recycling program—operated from the mailroom on the B level—to accept more items including colored paper and used batteries.

Looking to the future, several important updates are being planned

for 2009-10 including the replacement of selected flooring throughout the dental school building, the construction of closets to accommodate improvements to our information technology network, and a major renovation of our research space on the seventh floor.

Michelle Popowitz, JD, MPHAssistant Dean of Administration & External Affairs

This Year in Facilities

Visitors are now welcomed by

an “electronic bulletin board”—a

flat-screen monitor that displays

the school’s directory as well as

notices of general interest.

Geraldine and Dr. Jack Weichman, Esq. in frontof the new donor wall

A new refrigerator for the Jim and

Peggy Schaefer Student Lounge

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This Year in Technology

The UCLA School of Dentistry enthusiastically embraces technology-driven solutions that enhance

the patient care and educational environments. In our approach to the adoption of new technologies, we make the most of our unique position as a dental school that is part of a major public university and research institution.

Dental school administrators and information technology staff, faculty from oral and maxillofacial radiology and other disciplines, and a digital radiography vendor are working together in earnest to complete the transition from film to digital radiography in our predoctoral clinics (digital radiography is already in use in the postgraduate training programs for all extraoral imaging and for intraoral image capture). Staff training is scheduled to begin in fall 2009; training for students, the installation of necessar y infrastructure upgrades, and the implementation of the new digital radiography workflow will occur during the 2009-2010 academic year. The move from film to digital reflects a profession-wide trend at both the private practice and dental education levels. Digital

radiography provides numerous advantages over film, such as immediate viewing of images, ability to enhance images, efficient image storage and retrieval, and the need for less radiation. Digital imaging is also consistent with the trend toward electronic patient records (EPRs) or “paperless charts,” and the School of Dentistry’s EPR system (GSD Academic—formerly known as SOE) has

already been configured for automatic upload of digital radiographs at the time of image capture.

Dur ing winter quar ter 2009, the School of Dentistry was invited to par ticipate in UCLA’s license of Elluminate software, making this useful resource available to all faculty and staff.

Elluminate is a collaborative communications framework that enables activities such as interactive distance learning via webcasting and archiving of lectures, web-based virtual meetings and videoconferencing, virtual office hours for faculty, one-on-one instructor or peer-based tutoring, and collaborative teaching with remote guest lecturers. We anticipate that Elluminate also will facilitate faculty development and staff training (areas of growing

We embrace technology

solutions that enhance the

patient care and educational

environments.

An electronic bulletin board

displays the school's directory

and event notices

Mark Terry ’10 logs onto ANGEL from the Schaefer

Student Lounge

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need given our ever-increasing use of new media in day-to-day operations) by enabling interactive remote “attendance” at these sessions. Moreover, Elluminate could allow for continuity in our educational operations in the event, for example, of a major outbreak of swine flu.

ANGEL, the online curriculum management system operated by the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and the Louise Darling Biomedical Library and shared with the School of Dentistry, is now integral to the operation of our predoctoral educational program. ANGEL facilitates the distribution of course materials (syllabi, multimedia presentations, handouts, articles, etc.); the monitoring of students’ progress on assignments; the administration of examinations and other assessments of students’ learning; and personalized communication between instructors and students. The use of ANGEL by dental school faculty has increased significantly during the past year as more and more students have recognized its helpfulness and encouraged their professors to adopt it (see graph page 7). Since the dental school implemented ANGEL in fall 2006, faculty and students have become more sophisticated in the way they use the software. In the beginning, they saw ANGEL as a way to “go paperless”

with their course materials. Today, they see it as a study guide and a collaborative learning tool that is integral to the educational experience.

In conclusion, our most exciting technology project will also, paradoxically, be the least visible once it is complete. The dental school is participating in the campus-wide information technology initiative known as Technology Infrastructure for Education and Research, or TIER, which involves the planning and installation of a next-generation regional network that will support the school for ten years. Working together, the dental school facilities and IT groups as well as the David Geffen School of Medicine, Communication Technology Services, and Capital Programs anticipate beginning construction in early 2010 and transitioning the dental school from the current network to the new, more efficient one by the end of next year. Faculty, staff and students alike are especially looking forward to the added convenience of wireless internet connectivity throughout the school.

Edmond Hewlett, DDSDirector, Knowledge Management

Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT ) is used to generate bone, soft tissue and combined images of a patient's facial structures; intraoral, extraoral and CBCT images facilitate fast, accurate and comprehensive

diagnosis and treatment across multiple disciplines

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This Year in Development

Despite an uncer tain economic environment during the past

fiscal year, the alumni and friends of the UCLA School of Dentistry made charitable gifts of nearly $3 million to advance the institution’s mission of excellence in teaching, research and patient care. We are deeply grateful for this continued dedication as it makes an important difference in the lives of our students, faculty and patients.

Most notably in fiscal year 2008-09, the school announced the creation of three new endowed chairs—the Felix and Mildred Yip Endowed Professorship donated by Dr. & Mrs. Felix C. Yip; the Dr. No-Hee Park Endowed Chair in Dentistry donated by the Shapiro Family Foundation; and the Dr.Thomas K. Barber Endowed Chair in Pediatric Dentistry donated by alumni of the pediatric dentistry residency program and friends of Dr. Barber (see page 55 for a list of contributors). Endowed chairs provide a permanent source of financial support for the scholarly activities of our outstanding faculty members; they are among the most prestigious honors on campus and ser ve as powerful recruiting and retention tools.

The Apollonian Society has now marked its fifth year as a membership organization dedicated to enhancing the student experience and continues to attract broad support from alumni, faculty and friends. Participation rose significantly during the last fiscal year as more than 500 supporters contributed a total of $220,000. Gifts to the Apollonian Society are a critical means of funding the White Coat Ceremony, the patient care subsidy fund, The Explorer journal of student research, evening workshops, and many other activities that have a meaningful impact on student morale and achievement.

Scholarships continue to be another crucial component of student support, and this year several members of the Board of Counselors made significant contributions in this area. Dr. Margaret Pan Quon ’68 —the newest alumni member of the Board—and her husband, Ronald Quon, established the Quon Family

Endowed Scholarship. In addition, the Board revised the selection criteria for its scholarship and increased the endowment principal to $250,000 to make it possible to award larger scholarships in the future.

Finally, as part of an enduring tradition of providing high quality care to underserved communities in West Los Angeles, a new partnership between the Wilson-Jennings-Bloomfield UCLA Venice Dental Center, the Wilson Family Foundation and the Schutz Engel

Trust will broaden access to dental care for adult clients of Upward Bound House’s transitional housing shelters in Santa Monica and, soon, Culver City.

All these initiatives—and many others—made possible by the loyalty and generosity of our supporters provide a strong foundation for the future success of the dental school and the improvement of oral health.

Thomas H. Mitchell, PhDDirector of Development

Laura PescatoreAssistant Director of Development

Your continued dedication

makes an important difference

in the lives of our students,

faculty and patients.

Dr. Felix & Mildred Yip

Dr. David Wong,Felix and Mildred Yip Endowed Professor in Dentistry

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$1,801,054

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Donation by Source

Donations by Source 2008-09

6% Non-Alumni $179,445

61% Alumni $1,758,796

9% Independent Foundations $249,070

21% Corporations $604,499

3% Other Organizations $81,200

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Donations by Purpose 2008-09

8% Students $225,400

2% Faculty $58,920

29% Programs/Research $821,291

50% Capital $1,452,012

11% Unrestricted $315,387 (includes Apollonian Society funds)

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Honor Roll of Donors July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009

$500,000 and aboveRalph J. Shapiro, JD & Shirley L. Shapiro

$100,000 to $499,999BIOMET 3iJapan Medical Materials Corporation David Y. Lee, MD, MPH, MBA &

Miki M. Nam, DDS ’83 Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation

$25,000 to $99,9993M Unitek Corporation Bisco Charitable Foundation Delta Dental Plan of CaliforniaNaomi L. Ellison, DDS ’81 &

William J. Ellison International Association

for Dental Research Nobel Biocare USA Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation Phiten Co., Ltd. POM Wonderful, LLC Margaret C. Pan Quon, MS, DDS ’68 & Ronald Quon Thomas J. Rauth, DDS ’73, MS &

Patricia A. Rauth Sally and Dick Roberts Coyote Foundation Schutz Engel Trust Straumann USA, LLC Tech 101-Arcus, Inc. Jane M. & Jerry WeintraubRobert S. & Marion L. Wilson

$10,000 to $24,999American Association of

Orthodontists Foundation

California Dental AssociationHoward Y. Chen, DDS DRP, Co., LTD Satoru Hojo, DDS, PhDMark S. Lisagor, DDS ’73, Ct. ’77 (PD) Hal C. Millstone, DDS &

Rosalind S. Millstone Nara Bank Peggy Schaefer Toshihiro Suzuki, DDS, PhD

$5,000 to $9,999Biolase Technology, Inc. Ronald J. Bills, DDS, Ct. ’72 (PD)Lisa D. Brennan, DDS ’77, Ct. ’77 (PD)

& Albert E. Cosand Ceremed, Inc. A. Roy Cleghorn Discus Dental Impressions, Inc. Ernst & Young Foundation Stephen T. Finger, DMD, MPH, Ct. ’85 (PD)Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children Henry Schein, Inc. Implant Innovations Japan, Inc. Scott T. Jacks, DDS, Ct. ’76 (PD) Alison K. Jackson, DDS, Ct. ’00 (PD)Calman Kurtzman, DDS, DRPH Oariona Lowe, DDS, Ct. ’84 (PD) Stephen T. Moriguchi, DDS, Ct. ’80 (PD) & Susan A. Moriguchi Joan Otomo-Corgel, DDS ’76, MPH & Richard T. Corgel, MS The Richmond Foundation Elliot P. Schlang, DDS ’74 &

Setha E. Schlang, JD Toshiro Sugai, DDS

Kenneth G. Szymanski, DDS, Ct. ’76 (PD) UCLA School of Dentistry Class of 2009 Delonne R. Valens Felix C. Yip, MD, MBA & Mildred Yip

The UCLA School of Dentistry wishes to recognize and thank the following individuals, corporations and foundations whose extraordinary generosity

enables us to pursue our mission of excellence in teaching, research, community service and patient care. Each gift is deeply appreciated and represents an investment in the future of the oral health profession.

Restricted Gifts and GrantsRestricted gifts and grants are directed at the donors’ request to a specific departmental priority, project or initiative. Through their generosity, the donors below have made a lasting contribution to the School by giving to endowed chairs, student scholarships, faculty research, clinical operations, memorial funds and academic centers.

KeyThis honor roll lists all financial commitments made to the UCLA School of Dentistry between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009. Donors’ academic degrees (at the master’s level and above) are noted as recorded in the UCLA External Affairs database. Donors’ UCLA School of Dentistry degrees (DDS, MS in oral biology, PhD in oral biology, and cer tificates) are recognized by the inclusion of the specific class year in which they were conferred.

Certificate (Ct.) Abbreviations:(AP) Advanced Prosthodontics (DA) Dental Anesthesiology (E) Endodontics (GP) General Practice (includes Hospital Dentistry) (MP) Maxillofacial Prosthodontics (O) Orthodontics (OS) Oral Surgery (P) Periodontics (PD) Pediatric Dentistry (PO) Pedo-Orthodontics

The Development Office makes every effort to ensure the accurary of this report. If you note an error or omisssion, please accept our apologies and notify us by writing to the Development Office, UCLA School of Dentistry, CHS 53-038, Box 951668, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668; calling (310) 206-0215; or sending email to lpescatore@support.ucla.edu.

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$2,500 to $4,999The Affiliates of the University of California, Los AngelesAmerican Dental AssociationCalifornia State Chapter, P.E.O.The Dental Foundation of CaliforniaJohnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Stephen S. Kallaos, DDS ’95 Jonathon E. Lee, DDS, Ct. ’00 (PD) Neil I. Park, DMD The Procter and Gamble Company Sukhjit S. Purewal, DDS ’95 Jose A. Sanchez, DDS ’95Scholarship Foundation of Santa BarbaraStryker Craniomaxillofacial Don L. & Cynthia D. Waters Yeung & Yeung Dental Corporation

$1,000 to $2,499Ann T. Azama, DDS, Ct. ’86 (PD), MS ’87 & Randall J. Lee, MD, PhD Madeleine D. Brandli Vera Brown Eunha Cho, DDS ’03, Ct. ’05 (PD) Wanda I. Claro, DDS, MS ’87, Ct. ’87 (PO) Coastal Implant Technologies, Inc. Robert M. Cuenin, DDS, MS ’90, Ct. ’90 (O)Dental EZ GroupHoward R. Dixon, DDS, MSDonald F. Duperon, DDS, MS &

Donna J. Duperon The Gerald M. and

Elizabeth A. Jennings Foundation Nathan Golden Roxana C. & John L. Graves F. Isaac Hakim, DMD, Ct. ’79 (O) &

Shirley A. Hakim Dr. Norio Hori Peter D. Jeon, MS, DDS ’98, Ct. ’00 (O) Andrew J. Kapust, DDS, Ct. ’96 (PO) Lonnie R. Lovingier, DDS ’73, Ct. ’74 (PD) & Janet LovingierLarry S. Luke, DDS, Ct. ’87 (O)Margaret A. Maimes Stephen J. McAuliff, DDS, MS ’75,

Ct. ’76 (O) & Beth McAuliff Virginia M. Melmed, DDS ’04 Son Nguyen, DDS No-Hee Park, DMD, PhD & Yu Bai Park Pierre Fauchard AcademyAna M. Planells, DDS ’01, Ct. ’04 (PD) Yvonne M. Rochon, DDS & Robert R. Ruby, DDS, Ct. ’82 (PD)

Gerald P. Roodzant, DDS ’79 Melvin L. Rowan, DDS Brian Jay Saunders, DDS, Ct. ’00 (PD) Janet Young Schrodi, DMD, Ct. ’03 (PD) Robert E. Sheffield, DDS ’95, Ct. ’98 (PO) Ronald L. Singer, DDS, Ct. ’81 (PD)Martin R. Steigner, DDS ’73, Ct. ’75 (PD) & Carlyn D. Steigner JunJi Suzuki, DDSUCLA School of Dentistry Class of 2008 Cynthia L. Weideman, DDS, Ct. ’94 (PD)James M. Yee, DDS ’88, Ct. ’90 (PD) & Lillian Yee

$500 to $9993M Company KLS Martin, L.P. MedPro Rx, Inc.Orapharma, Inc. Neophytos L. Savide, DDS, Ct. ’77 (PD)

Below $500AnonymousAstra Tech Marilyn Crocker Donald J. DalPorto Marjorie Fennelly Lynn Y. Goldman Sullivan & Robert Sullivan

John N. Groper, DDS & Marilyn GroperMilly A. Hammeraas Lindon Ken Kawahara, MD, DMDElaine D. Kim, DDS Hugh M. Kopel, DDS Richard M. Maitin, DDS & Harriet Maitin Stephen P. Merritt, DDS ’76, Ct. ’78 (GP) Thomas H. Mitchell, PhD Michael J. Moratto & Kathleen Boone, PhD Gregory K. Rabitz, DDS, Ct. ’03 (PD) Elena S. Rumack, DDS ’02, Ct. ’05 (PD) Donald H. Salk, DDSRobert S. Schenkman, CPA &

Diana J. SchenkmanHeddie O. Sedano, DDS Marie Sievert Paul J. Styrt, DMD, MPH, MS ’88, Ct. ’88 (O) Suter Dental Manufacturing Company The Walt Disney Company Foundation Charles L. & Marjorie Z. Wright

Shirley and Ralph Shapiro

Dr. Cun-Yu Wang,Dr. No-Hee Park Endowed

Chair in Dentistry

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Benefactors ($5,000 and above)Alain G. Gabbay, DDS & Myra R. GabbayStephen Y. Lee, DDS ’75 & Tracy Lee Hark-Lim Ngan, PhD, DDS ’78 Thomas J. Rauth, DDS ’73, MS

Sponsors ($2,500 to $4,999)Kathryn A. Atchison, DDS, MPH &

C. Bryce Benjamin, MBA Mitchell C. Austin, MD & Julene C.

and Alison C. Austin John P. Ducar, DDS ’87 & Julia R. Ducar Naomi L. Ellison, DDS ’81 &

William J. Ellison Leslie R. Fish, DDS ’82, Ct. ’87 (OS) Warren E. Kaufman, DDS Sandra Krause Roger L. Lent, DDS ’73 & Brenda J. Lent Jung Lim, DDS ’02, MS ’02 Mark S. Lisagor, DDS ’73, Ct. ’77 (PD) &

Dr. Terri E. Lisagor David C. Lu, DDS ’78 & Christine and

Kevin C. Lu Kathy R. Mulligan, DDS ’83 Steven K. Okamoto, DDS ’84, Ct. ’85 (GP),

Ct. ’88 (AP) & Cheryl B. OkamotoGerald P. Roodzant, DDS ’79 Thomas N. Sims, DDS ’72 Richard G. Stevenson III, DDS ’86 Russell I. Webb, DDS ’78, Ct. ’81 (OS) & Kathleen L. Webb

Patrons ($1,000 to $2,499)Todd M. Arndt, DDS ’97 Benjamin Louie’s Mammoth

Mountain Self Storage

Samuel S. Berro, DDS ’80 Carol A. Bibb, PhD, DDS ’78 &

John D. Bibb, MD Margaret M. Bloomfield Mark S. Bowles, DDS ’94 George W. Brazeal, DDS ’77 &

Angela T. Brazeal, DDS ’77 Harry C. Brown, DDS ’82 Michael W. Burke, DDS ’86 David M. Butsumyo, DDS ’84 Manuel A. Carin, DDS ’89 &

Cynthia A. Carin Dana A. Carlton, DDS, Ct. ’79 (P), MS ’82 Gregory V. Chew, DDS ’80 Jean Chu, DDS ’82 Kay N. Cooney, DDS ’84 Ian D. Coulter, DDS, PhD &

S. Adelaide Coulter Terrie K. DeBord, DDS ’82 Stevan P. Dumas, DDS ’80 Diane L. Edge, DDS ’83 Richard J. Ewing, DDS ’79 Patrick D. Garcia, DDS ’84 Melanie J. Gullett, DDS ’83 &

George A. Maranon, DDS ’83 Suzanne B. Honeyman, DDS ’83 Gregory A. Hong, DDS ’86 &

Rosellen D. Hong, DDS ’86 Michael Z. Hopkins, DDS ’84, Ct. ’85 (GP) J.P. Hurley, DDS ’81 &

Patricia Tonelli-Hurley, MS ’83 Johnson & Johnson Contribution FundKenneth S. Lam, DDS ’77 George T. Lin, DDS ’99 Afsaneh Malaekeh, DDS ’93 &

Brian LeSage, DDS

Randall O. Mallett, DDS ’79 Marvin Marcus, DDS, MPH &

Norma L. Pariewski, MD Kenneth R. Marti, DDS ’78 Robert L. Merin, DDS ’70, MS &

Barbara A. Merin Diane J. Milberg, DDS ’73 Ronald S. Mito, DDS ’76, FDS RCSEd & Millicent Mito Russell F. Moon, DDS ’80 William W. Morgan, DDS ’73 &

Teresa Morgan Stephen T. Moriguchi, DDS, Ct. ’80 (PD) Kathleen J. Nuckles, DDS ’81 &

Richard J. Hoard, DDS Eleanor R. Padnick, MA, DDS ’80 No-Hee Park, DMD, PhD &

Yu Bai Park William C. Patterson, DDS ’69 Robert L. Pike, DDS ’68, MS Margaret C. Pan Quon, MS, DDS ’68

& Ronald Quon Berge Roubinian, DDS ’73 Nancy S. Schort, DDS ’77 &

Donald R. Schort, Jr., MS, MBA Karl A. Smith, DDS ’81 &

Jayne Delaney, DDS Gregory W. Staffon, DDS ’84 Gregory Y. Sue, DDS ’79, Ct. ’85 (PO), MA & Julie Sue, DDS ’84 James A. Tamborello, DDS ’70 John A. Tomaich, DDS ’96Theresa Tsai, DDS ’86 &

David G. Milder, DDS ’86, MD David J. Wolfe, DDS ’79 & Joanna Wolfe David T.Wong, DMD, DMSc &

Dr. Sharon Wong Robert S. Wylie, DDS ’79, Ct. ’81 (P) & Christina M. Varwig, DDS ’81 John A. Yagiela, DDS ’71, PhD

Members ($500 to $999)Chad D. Arthur, DDS ’97 Janice C. Chou, DDSMary C. Cooke, DDS ’02 Mark A. DaRe, DDS ’85 & Susana DaRe Laurence A. Darrow, DDS, Ct. ’82 (PD) Donald M. DeVincenzi, DDS ’77 &

Kristin DeVincenzi, DDS ’77Gordon H. Dixon, DDS ’75, Ct. ’78 (PD)

& Cathie C. Dixon Donald F. Duperon, DDS, MS &

Donna J. Duperon Susan C. Fredericks, DDS ’81

The Apollonian SocietyIn the early 1970s, a small group of alumni and faculty members dedicated to ensuring the success of the UCLA School of Dentistry created the Apollonians; thirty years later, the membership-based Apollonian Society was established with the primary mission of enhancing the student experience. The School’s annual fundraising campaign received $220,000 in gifts and pledges in FY 2008-09, and owes its success to the generosity of loyal supporters and new donors.

KeyRenewing donors from FY 2007-08 are identified by . Apollonian Society Founding Members are noted in bold text. Recent graduates attain the status of Member with a gift of $100 or more.

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John W. Given, DDS, Ct. ’80 (OS) & Margaret D. Given Emanuel Gottlieb, DDS ’80 Gary N. Herman, DDS ’73 Thomas M. Hood, DDS ’83 Scott W. Huseth, DDS ’83 &

Sandy Huseth Isolite Systems George E. Janeway, Jr., DDS ’70 &

Lynn M. Janeway David H. Kiesling, DDS ’79 Karen H. Lefever, MA, MS, PhD &

James P. Lefever Edward K. Lew, DDSJohn Lombardi, DDS ’86 &

Deborah H. Lombardi Oariona Lowe, DDS, Ct. ’84 (PD)Jerry K. Maa, DDS ’84 Kaustubh K. Marathe, DDS ’03 Wayne T. Matsuura, DDS ’79 Jared D. Mccune, DDS ’02 Jesse T. McVay, DDS ’79 Dennis D. Miller, DDS ’79 Robert E. Murphy, DDS ’79 Lawrence H. Ota, DDS ’78 Mitchell B. Poiset, DDS ’84 &

Jennifer Poiset Joseph G. Rimio, DDS ’76 Anthony H. Savage, DDS ’74 Brian M. Smith, DDS ’70 Diane C. Tarica, DDS ’97

Samuel R. Tarica, DDS & Miryam H. Tarica Kenneth D. Uslan, DDS ’70 &

Julia Z. Uslan Warren P. Vallerand, DDS ’84 &

Dr. April A. Vallerand

Members ($300 to $499)Bijan Afar, DDS ’86, MS Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity

Regency 14 AnonymousSarah F. Aylard, DDS ’85 &

Steven Aylard, DDS Arnold R. Balber, DDS ’80 Michael R. Becker, DDS ’74 Lisa Beck-Uhl, DDS ’89 Lynda J. Benedetto, DDS ’93 George W. Bernard, DDS, PhD &

Ellie Bernard John S. Bettinger, DDS ’68 Robert G. Bleier, DDS Rod M. Blenderman, DDS ’88 Kerry A. Booth, DDS ’75 Brett C. Brazeal, DDS ’06 Jonathan S. Brown, DDS ’84 Amy G. Burrin, DDS ’04 Marilyn R. Calvo, DDS ’79 & John Kritch Tonia L. Cantrell, DDS ’04 Fermin A. Carranza, Jr., DDS Joseph W. Chang, DDS ’75, Ct. ’76 (GP) Christine L. Chung, DDS ’08

Stephen S. Chung, DDS ’71 Michael A. Clarke, DDS ’75 Terrell Cohen, DDS ’75 & Cafi M. Cohen Richard J. Cook, DDS ’72 Joseph P. Cooney, MS, BDS & Rita Cooney Frank B. Cortez, DDS ’83 Larry B. Crawford, DDS ’84, MSD John T. Czochanski, DDS ’88 Gary M. DaVirro, MA, DDS ’74, Ct. ’76 (O)Robert C. Daby, DDS ’72 Joseph L. Dautremont III, DDS ’82 Jessica R. DeBord, DDS ’07 Victor J. Diamond, DDS, MS ’94 Patrick H. Dillon, DDS ’70 Charles R. Dobeck, DDS ’79 &

Sharon H. Dobeck Laurene K. Duke, DDS ’84 Richard H. Duong, DDS ’08 David A. Eikrem, DDS ’74 Jeremy I. Factor, DDS ’03, MPH &

Pauline FactorAlan L. Felsenfeld, DDS ’74, MA Stephen Ferraro, DDS Douglas S. Field, DDS ’83 Roger P. Fieldman, DDS ’77 Henry W. & Jane Fong Neal E. Fong, DDS ’80 William A. Frasersmith, DDS ’97 &

Linh Y. Frasersmith, MPHJames R. Freed, DDS Norman D. Fuller III, DDS ’90 Daniel N. Galaif, DDS ’87 Robert E. Gandin, DDS ’75 Sam Gilani, DMD, Ct. ’87 (P), MS ’88 Roger L. Gillespie, DDS ’83 &

Brenda Gillespie Jeffrey M. Goldstein, PhD, MBA Douglas J. Gordon, DDS ’76 Barbara A. Grace, MPH, DDS ’82 &

Charles A. Grace Kenneth D. Greenstadt, DDS ’74,

Ct. ’80 (PD) Frank D. Grossman, Jr., DDS ’76,

Ct. ’78 (GP) James Y.D. Hahn, DDS ’95 & Yun S. Hahn Randall W. Halliday, DDS, Ct. ’76 (OS) Richard J. Halpin John L. Hammonds, DDS ’75 Arthur R. Hand, DDS ’68 Andrew T. Harner, DDS ’02 William D. Harrison, Jr., DDS ’69 Randall K. Harwood, DDS ’74 Lawrence J. Hashimoto, DDS ’85

Apollonian Society

Apollonian Society Donors 2008-09

81% Alumni $177,136

11% Friends $25,148

6% Faculty/Staff $12,550

2% Corporation/Foundations $4,371

81%

11%6%

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Members ($300 to $499) continuedEddie K. Hayashida, DDS ’76 Dr. Eugenio G. Herbosa Edmond R. Hewlett, DDS ’80 Bich-Thuy Hoang, DDS ’90 John Q. Holcomb, DDS ’80 Jerald M. Hong, DDS ’75 &

Candis L. Hong Gary B. Jacobsen, DDS ’76

Stanley M. Jitsumyo, DDS ’78 David L. Jolkovsky, DDS, MS ’89 Anthony Y. Jong, DDS ’90 John Jow, DDS ’76 Fred W. Kamansky, DDS ’72 Jerome S. Kamei, DDS ’76 Gary K. Kanemura, DDS ’81 &

Liza I. Kanemura Mark N. Katz, DDS ’88

Kim B. Keller, DDS ’93 Arthur A. Kezian, DDS ’83 &

Narine Tashjian, DDS ’86 Kevin N. Kieu, DDS ’88 Daniel P. Kiley, DDS ’77 Quy P. Kim, DDS ’95, Ct. ’97 (PD) &

Andrew C. Kim, DDS ’95Reuben H. Kim, DDS ’03, PhD ’08 Roger S. Kingston, DDS ’71

Ann T. Azama, DDS, Ct. ’86 (PD), MS ’87 & Randall J. Lee, MD, PhD

Stephen S. Berger, DDS, Ct. ’75 (PD)Ronald J. Bills, DDS, Ct. ’72 (PD)Stephen M. Blain, DDS, Ct. ’72 (PD), MSMadeleine D. Brandli Lisa D. Brennan, DDS ’77, Ct. ’77 (PD) & Albert E. Cosand California Society of Pediatric Dentistry Foundation Peter C. Chiang, DDS ’89, Ct. ’91 (PD)Eunha Cho, DDS ’03, Ct. ’05 (PD) Wanda I. Claro, DDS, MS ’87, Ct. ’87 (PO) Donald J. Dal Porto Gordon H. Dixon, DDS ’75, Ct. '78 (PD)Howard R. Dixon, DDS, MSDonald F. Duperon, DDS, MS & Donna J. Duperon Stephen T. Finger, DMD, MPH, Ct. ’85 (PD)Lynn K. Fujimoto, DDS, Ct. ’81 (PD)John N. Groper, DDS & Marilyn GroperScott T. Jacks, DDS, Ct. ’76 (PD) Alison K. Jackson, DDS, Ct. ’00 (PD)Jonathon E. Lee, DDS, Ct. ’00 (PD) Mark S. Lisagor, DDS ’73, Ct. ’77 (PD) Lonnie R. Lovingier, DDS ’73, Ct. ’74 (PD) & Janet LovingierOariona Lowe, DDS, Ct. ’84 (PD) Larry S. Luke, DDS, Ct. ’87 (O)Stephen T. Moriguchi, DDS, Ct. ’80 (PD) & Susan A. Moriguchi Steven J. Niethamer, DDS, Ct. ’79 (PD)Dr. Robert W. OliverDr. David M. Perry Ana M. Planells, DDS ’01, Ct. ’04 (PD) Gregory K. Rabitz, DDS, Ct. ’03 (PD) Yvonne M. Rochon, DDS & Robert R. Ruby, DDS, Ct. ’82 (PD) Melvin L. Rowan, DDS Elena S. Rumack, DDS ’02, Ct. ’05 (PD) Brian Jay Saunders, DDS, Ct. ’00 (PD) Neophytos L. Savide, DDS, Ct. ’77 (PD) Janet Young Schrodi, DMD, Ct. ’03 (PD) Robert E. Sheffield, DDS ’95, Ct. ’98 (PO)Marie Sievert

Andreia M. Silvera, DDS ’88 Ronald L. Singer, DDS, Ct. ’81 (PD)Lynn Y. Goldman Sullivan & Robert Sullivan Martin R. Steigner, DDS ’73, Ct. ’75 (PD) & Carlyn D. Steigner Paul J. Styrt, DMD, MPH, MS ’88, Ct. ’88 (O) Kenneth G. Szymanski, DDS, Ct. ’76 (PD) Patricia N. Turley, DDS, Ct. ’94 (PD) Cynthia L. Weideman, DDS, Ct. ’94 (PD)James M. Yee, DDS ’88, Ct. ’90 (PD) & Lillian Yee

Dr. Thomas K. Barber (1937-2008)

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Members ($300 to $499) continuedGeorge Kinney Bernice T. Ko, DDS ’92, Ct. ’95 (E) Daniel T. Kus, DDS ’77 Maurina L. Kusell, DDS ’79, PhD John D. LaJoy, DDS ’83 Barbara J. Lack, DDS ’76 Kevin G. Landon, DDS ’74 I. Mark Leavitt, DDS ’74 Lewis H. Leavitt, DDS ’73 &

Martha B. Leavitt Sue D. Lehoang, DDS ’83 Brett P. Lent, DDS ’07, MS ’07 &

Dr. Shana L. Ballow Stephen D. Levine, DDS Mark B. Lieberman, DDS Robert A. Lindemann, DDS, MS ’85, MA Ed Charles C. Low, DDS ’86, Ct. ’88 (PD) & Brenda Q. Low Dennis E. Lowe, DDS ’69 Deborah L. Lyon, DDS ’79, Ct. ’80 (GP)Robert W. Magnuson, DDS ’77 Carl A. Maida, PhD, MA Randall L. Malan, DDS ’88 Richard A. Mandel, DDS ’70, Ct. ’73 (OS) Raymond J. Mangigian, DDS ’80 Richard Massoth, DDS, PhD ’80Virginia E. Meek, DDS ’76 Jack C. Melvin, DDS ’80 Alexander K. Molayem, DDS ’08 Lynda A. Molstad, DDS ’03Robert M. Miyasaki, DDS ’86 Larry A. Moe, DDS ’74 Aaron D. Molen, DDS, MS ’08, Ct. ’08 (O)Ryan J. Monti, PhD, DDS ’06 George A. Moraga, Jr., DDS ’90 Wilson S. Morishita, DDS ’74 Robert L. Muckey, DDS ’70 Craig R. Mundy, DDS ’82 Martin S. Nahigian, DDS ’74 Arthur T. Nakahara, DDS ’87 Kenneth Y. Natsuhara, DDS ’82 Tuan H. Nguyen, DDS ’01 Susan S. Nimmo, MPH, DDS ’85 &

Arthur Nimmo, DDS, Ct. ’83 (AP) Gary U. Okamoto, DMD, Ct. ’88 (PD)Larry A. Okmin, DDS ’71 Dr. Michael Papademetriou, Ct. ’89 (O) Lisa Y. Park Choi, DDS ’94 Oscar M. Pena, DDS ’99 Phuoc H. Phan, DDS ’98 Jeffrey R. Prager, DDS ’78 Lisa Rowe Quinn, DDS ’81 James M. Raymer, DDS ’77

Straty Righellis, DDS ’71 Creed Rowan, DMDGail T. Sakamoto, DDS ’82 Douglas T. Sakurai, DDS ’88 Kenneth H. Sakurai, DDS ’85 Bruce Sanders, DDS Puneet Sandhu, DDS ’04 William W. Savage, Jr., DDS ’74 &

Cynthia Savage Todd R. Schoenbaum, DDS ’05 Harry C. Schwartz, MD, DMD &

Mei-Ling Schwartz, MPH Norman Senzaki, DDS ’79 Asha Sethu-Madhavan, DDS ’08 Bradley G. Seto, DDS, Ct. ’79 (GP) &

Marla P. Seto Mark W. Shamburg Robert E. Sheffield, DDS ’95, Ct. ’98 (PO) & Cristie I. Sheffield, MBASteven Y. Shiba, DDS ’93 Brian K. Sibbald, DDS ’73 & Katherina R. Sibbald Lee J. Slater, DDS ’75 Douglas L. Smith, DDS ’75 Stephen F. Smith, DDS ’70 & Kriseda Smith Thomas O. Smith, DDS ’94 Carol W. Snow, DDS ’81 Warren A. Steiner, DDS ’72 Marwood M. Stout, DDS ’88, Ct. ’92 (OS) Eugene I. Sugita, MPH, DDS ’83 Robert A. Sunstein, DDS ’95 Henry H. Takei, DDS, MSRichard J. Tannyhill, DDS ’96 & Elizabeth Tannyhill Darrell T. Teruya, DDS ’83 Lloyd G. Thompson, DDS ’78 Donald C. Tillman, DDS ’74 Vivian Tom, DDS ’91 & Elbert Tom, DDS Amy Thu Tran, DDS ’99 & Loc Tran, DDS ’98 Ronald D. Tremmel, MA, DDS ’69 Lawrence S. Trudgeon, DDS ’72 Ray Tsuyuki, Jr., DDS ’78 Alma M. Vilkas-Stockus, DDS ’80 Terry L. Vincent, DDS ’71 Michael F. Whelan, DDS ’88 Mark E. White, DDS ’78 Stuart C. White, DDS ’68, PhDStephen D. Willens, DDS ’77 Robert S. & Marion L. WilsonLawrence E. Wolinsky, PhD, DMD & Amerian D. Sones, DMD, MS ’85 Carol M.K. Wong, DDS ’91, MS ’91

Jeffrey Y. Yamashiro, DDS ’88 Raffi Yessayantz, DDS ’87 & Yvette Yessayantz Chunyi Yin, DDS, MS ’04 & Xuetao LiuWesley N. Young, DDS ’75 & Dianne T. Young

Other Gifts (below $300)Cathy Ai Michael G. Allard N.J. Allston Eric M. Alltucker, DDS ’94 Leslie Aranoff-Hirschman, MSW Joan L. Armstrong, DDS ’83 &

Douglas V. Armstrong, PhD Thomas F. Armstrong, DDS ’80 Ruth M. Becker, DDS, Ct. ’81 (PD), MS ’82 Jim Bennett Theodore Berg, Jr., DDS Arthur T. Berke, DDS & Lois Berke Robin H. Berrin, DDS ’75 &

Susanne Leitner Shantu K. & Usha BhatiaJason BidwellSophia & Chia-Teh Bien Anne W. Birnbaum, DDS ’76 Urs P. Birrer David W. Black, Jr., DDS ’70 & Betty Black Kenneth H. Bleifer, MD The Boeing Company Lois A. Bohnsack Lisa D. Brennan, DDS ’77, Ct. ’77 (PD) Truc X. Bui, DDS ’88 Cesar D. & Rosemille S. Capio Daniel W. Cardon, DDS ’70 Christopher W. Carrington, DDS ’84 Luis A. Castaneda Peter L. Ceccotti, DDS ’75 Helen Chan Soo-Ling Q. Chan Alexander V. Chang Catalina & Peter Chang Catherine L. & William K. ChangChristine A. Chang, DDS ’02 Mariel C. Chetcuti, DDS, MS ’84 Tamara L. Clauson, DDS ’84 Matthew S. Cowman, DDS ’93 Ian M. Croll, PhDMichael L. Curiel, DDS ’81 Robert C. Curreri, DDS ’68 &

Sharon K. Curreri, CPA Robert E. Darnell, Jr., DDS ’79 Huong T. Davidsson, DDS ’93 Alfred Doi

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Other Gifts (below $300) continuedMichael K. Dote, DDS ’00 Charles L. Duchscher, Jr., DDS ’73 Erick J. Eklund III, DDS ’88 Vincent Estrada Mitra E. Evans, DDS ’86 &

Jonathan H. Evans, DDS ’85 Benjamin & Rosie FanJoyce N. Fang, DDS ’94 & Darren Inouye Sherry Faust, DDS ’78 Traci R. Fernandes, DDS ’94 James M. Finley, DDS ’75 & Evelyn Finley Maurice Firouz, DDS ’87 Jordan B. Fischer Elliott H. Fishlyn, DDS ’75 &

Laura A. Green, JD William A. Fong, DDS ’76Gary L. France, DDS ’80 Lauren R. Friedman, DDS ’77 Robert A. Gandola, DDS ’85 James D. Garol, DDS ’73 Rose M. & William H. Gee Paul R. Genasci, DDS ’88 Harry R. & Judith Gewertz Marilyn & Gilbert Giacomelli Teri A. Gibson, DDS ’81 Roland & Myrice R. Goldberg Juan M. Gonzalez, DDS ’76 Patricia Gonzalez-Templeton, DDS ’96 Dorothy M. Good Susan L. Gordon, DDS ’79 Kenneth R. Greenbaum, DDS ’69 Miriam E. Griffin Frank P. Gussman, DDS ’72 Christoph F. Haar, DDS, Ct. ’92 (O) Harold W. Hargis, DMDAnna Harmandarian, DDS ’91 Shannon O. Hawkins Dennis & Claudia Heaps Robert T. Higashiyama, DDS ’80 Elsie Y. Ho Bonita C. Hornstein, DDS ’83 Shirley R. HsuT. Gordon Hum, DDS ’84 Jane E. Huntington Altha E. & John J. Husband Jeffrey S. Jang, DDS ’85 D. Barton Johnson, DDS Michael T. Johnson, DDS ’75 Takumi J. Kagawa, DDS ’74, Ct. ’76 (GP),

Ct. ’79 (MP) Jesse C. Kim, DDS ’01Sony H. Kim Robert & Marietta Kin

Peter G. Kremp, DDS ’84 Hisaye S. & Sojo Kuroda Vlad Kustanovich, PhDCau A. Lao Jaime Lau, DDS ’03 &

Zachary E. Held, DDS ’03Alisa Le Clara E. Lee, DDS ’97 Eugene K. & Lucy Y. Lee John W. Lee, MD & Mary LeeMarjorie Lee, MA, MLS Stephen R. Lee, DDS ’86 Valerie R. Lee, DDS ’78 Alan M. Leon, DDS ’74 Roger R. Li, DDS ’87 Galen K. & Linda J. Lowe Tracey L. Lysander, DDS ’84 Jan A. Manning, DDS ’84 James F. Mattson, DDS ’78 Patricia A. McDonald Ann M. Mendez, DDS ’97 Linda J. Merksamer, DDS ’78 Robert L. Merrill, DDS, MS ’94 Donald B. Mikami, DDS ’72 &

Patricia Mikami Vicente O. Miramon, DDS ’83 Michael C. Montgomery, DDS ’80 &

Judith K. Montgomery Harriet C. Moore Noushin Morshed, DDS, Ct. ’74 (PD) & Mani Morshed, DDS, Ct. ’76 (PD) Shahriar Motamed, DDS ’03 George Naidus, DDS ’71 John D. Neuenswander, DDS ’84 Rick & Kathy A. New Jack T. Nguyen William D. Nguyen, DDS ’97 Cynthia L. Novak, DDS ’84 Rees M. Olson, DDS ’02 Cecilia B. Ordonez, DDS ’77 Jason M. Pambrun, DDS ’03 Byung Joo Park Wendy J. Parker-Harris, DDS ’83 Gladys & Sophia Peng Rex J. Peterson, DDS ’79 Jeffrey J. Petron, DDS ’84 Richard J. Phillips, Jr., DMD, Ct. ’87 (DA) Charles R. Pillsbury Nancy R. & Douglas S. Poyourow R.E.O. Services, Inc. Robert S. Rhodes, DDS ’83 &

Mary W. Rhodes Margo M. Ricard Richard A. Riemann, DDS ’69

Alan R. Rissolo, DDS, Ct. ’88 (GP) Nadine M. Ritter, DDS ’91 Maria E. Rodriguez, DDS ’00 Paul C. Ross, DDS ’74 Roberta Z. Rule, DDS ’79 Harold R. Rush, PhD, DDS ’79 Dana H. Russell, DDS, Ct. ’81 (GP) Cherri M. Sakamoto Johnny K. & Grace M. SakiokaBetty Savage Bruce J. Schwartz, DDS Robin A. Sera, DDS ’84 Judy D. Sherman Michael L. Sherman, DDS ’92 Sandra N. Short Richard S. Silvera, DDS ’72 Ronald L. Singer, DDS, Ct. ’81 (PD) Arthur L. Solomon, DDS ’73 Daniel J. Sones, DDS ’92 Edward N. St. George, DDS ’70 Kathleen A. Stambaugh, DDS ’84 Eileen StanleyJack H. Stansfield, DDS ’74 Martin R. Steigner, DDS ’73, Ct. ’75 (PD) Gayane Stepanyan Gary L. Stevens, DDS, Ct. ’77 (O) James E. Stich, DDS ’88 &

Angela B. Stich, MS Steven M. Stoecklein, DDS ’79 Paul J. Styrt, DMD, MPH, MS ’88,

Ct. ’88 (O) Pamela G. Swenson, DDS ’82 David J. Taft, DDS ’82 & Amy Taft Sotirios Tetradis, DDS, PhD Martin H. Thurston, DDS,

Ct. ’85 (O), MS ’86 Robert P. Thye, DMD, MA &

Joan F. Thye Jack H. Tolin, DDS ’71 James W. Tsai, DDS ’91 Unishippers Global Logistics, LLC Unitrin, Inc. Alvaro (Ivar) Vasco, DDS ’75 &

Dawn L. Vasco Michael T. Vehawn, DDS ’77 George H. Ward, DDS, Ct. ’72 (O)Joseph E. Wheatley, DDS ’82 &

Janine A. Welch, DDS ’84 Bruce E. Williams, DDS ’70 Patricia J. Williamson, DDS ’80 Jerard Wilson, DDS ’70 Gerd S. Wolman, DDS Allen K. Wong, DDS Evelyn S. & Howard Y. Wong

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Principal Value of Gifts and Endowments 2003-2009Robert L. Wong, DDS ’73 Margaret C. Wu Vida Yaghmai, DDS ’98 Rick K. Yamada, DDS, Ct. ’86 (OS)Tamiko N. Yamaga, MAFrances A. Yamamoto Roger R. Yang, DDS ’89 Betty G. & Arthur Yee Yellowstone Enterprises, Ltd. Ron Yeo, F.A.I.A. Architect, Inc. Robert Y. Yoshimura, MS &

Sachi K. Yoshimura Diana Zinberg, DDS ’91 Sol M. Zira, DDS ’77

Paula Wilson, Margaret Bloomfield, Robert Wilson, Dr. Lillian Cheng,

Marion Wilson, Thomas Wilson and Dean No-Hee Park at Commencement 2009

03-04

04-05

05-06

06-07

07-08 $20,517,044

08-09

$18,301,579

$12,954,165

$15,036,665

$11,244,690

$21,012,369

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The UCLA Dental Alumni Association welcomed 169 new members this year—the 100 DDS graduates,

18 recipients of the MS degree in oral biology, three recipients of the PhD in oral biology, and 48 individuals who earned postgraduate certificates in general and specialty dentistry at Commencement 2009.

Since 1964, our school has yielded 3,953 alumni with a DDS, MS or PhD degree, and upwards of 700 alumni who received a postgraduate certificate. During their time at UCLA, these individuals contributed in innumerable ways to the productivity, direction and culture of the school. As graduates and practicing dentists, educators and scientists, they uphold and further the school’s excellent reputation. As lifelong members of the dental school family, they participate in events, mentor students, supervise patient care in the predoctoral clinics, and provide much-needed financial support.

It is the goal of the UCLA Dental Alumni Association to host events and activities that foster a sense of community for our alumni, providing opportunities for

them to reconnect with each other as well as to remain involved in the lives of professors and students at the school. Annual events, such as the alumni breakfast and lecture and the all-school picnic in the fall, the alumni golf tournament every spring, and alumni day during the annual California Dental Association meeting, draw crowds. To encourage interaction on a more intimate scale, we invite alumni to return as guest lecturers in special evening presentations geared to current students.

Our growing base of dedicated alumni is a crucial component of the dental school’s strong foundation now and in the future.

William Yancey, DDS Assistant Dean & Director ofContinuing Education & Alumni Affairs

David Altman, DDSAssistant Director of Alumni Affairs

The Alumni Community: Our Past and Our Future

Alumni gather at the annual luncheon

A time for reunions: Dr. Robert Krasny

and Ann Beech, former assistant dean

of student affairs

PresidentWilliam Morgan, DDS ’73

President-ElectAfsaneh Malaekeh, DDS ’93

Vice PresidentEmily Letran, DDS ’93

Secretary/TreasurerDavid Altman, DDS ’78

Members-at-LargeSteven Lee, DDS ’94Elliott Schlang, DDS ’74Todd Schoenbaum, DDS ’05

Alumni Board 2008-09

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The UCLA School of Dentistry’s Alumni Reunion and Luncheon held May 16, 2009 celebrated our co-alumni of the year, Drs. Melanie Gullett and her husband George Maranon, as well as our honorary alumnus of 2009, Dr. Harold Hargis.

Drs. Gullett and Maranon have a long history of service to the school and the dental profession. They graduated as classmates from the UCLA School of Dentistry in 1983, and have been very active in the Alumni Association and the Apollonian Society. George, an oral surgeon, practices in Tarzana. Melanie, a breast cancer survivor, sold her practice in Santa Monica and is very involved in fundraising for a cure.

In selecting Dr. Hargis as honorary alumnus this year, the UCLA Dental Alumni Association took its cue from the California Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons,

which recognized his lifelong contributions to the specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery in 2006. Although Dr. Hargis officially retired from the dental school 15 years ago, you’d never know it from the schedule he keeps.

Dr. Robert J. Tovsrud, DDS, of Los Angeles, California, passed away July 16, 2009 while visiting his farm near Leeds, North Dakota.

Bob was born in 1944 in Rugby, North Dakota, to Peter and Esther Tovsrud, and attended grade school in a one-room schoolhouse near the Tovsrud home in York Township, ND. He attended high school in Leeds, and then North Dakota State University, Grand Forks, where he obtained a BS in engineering. He followed this up with a master’s degree in civil engineering from Purdue. He then migrated to southern California, and spent the first years of his career as an engineer at McDonnell-Douglas and Hughes Aircraft, working at plants in Downey, Canoga Park, and Fullerton, where he made friends he has kept all through the years.

He decided in 1972 to leave engineering and entered the dental school at UCLA, from which he graduated in 1976. He spent a year in post-doctorate orthodontic training at USC, and then entered the practice of orthodontics in southern California, beginning with his own practice in Brentwood and extending later to part-time practices as a contract orthodontist at various

locations throughout the southland. He built up a faithful cadre of patients and friends from all walks of life in this second career.

Bob was an interesting and multi-talented man. He was an expert ham operator, a runner, a gun collector, hunter, and Civil War buff. Every year he would return to North Dakota to hunt, work on his farm, and visit friends.

He is survived by an uncle, Russell Iverson, of Portland, Oregon; aunts, Edna Tandberg and Irene Tandburg of Louisiana; and several cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents. Services were in Leeds, North Dakota on July 24, 2009. Bob will be missed by his many relatives, friends, patients and acquaintances, who knew him as an excellent dentist, but more than that—as a friendly, intelligent man who was vitally interested in the world around him and was always ready to help a friend as well as be one.

Reprinted from the Los Angeles Times

Alumni of the Year

In Memoriam

Dr. Harold Hargis

Drs. George Maranon

& Melanie Gullett

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Our mission: To improve the oral health of the

An Invitation to Join Us in Our Mission

The UCLA School of Dentistry is one of the premier dental schools in the world, and we’re always looking for the students who will uphold our reputation for excellence. Visit us on the web at http://www.dentistry.ucla.edu/Admissions/index.asp.

From dental ethics and infection control to aesthetic dentistry and advanced implant therapy, we offer the courses that keep dentists’ skills current. See all our course listings online at http://www.dentistry.ucla.edu/ContinuingEducation/index.asp.

• Participate firsthand in the work of the school. Apply for an academic appointment at http://www.dentistry.ucla.edu/Employment/Prospective.html or a staff position (select organization code "2100") at https://hr.mycareer.ucla.edu.

• Supervise the clinical care that our dental students and residents provide. Contact the following specialty areas:

Endodontics: Dr. Mo Kang at (310) 825-8048Periodontics: Dr. Paulo Camargo at (310) 825-0928Removable Prosthodontics: Dr. Ting-Ling Chang at (310) 206-8515Restorative Dentistry: Dr. Richard Stevensonat (310) 794-4387

• Volunteer in our clinics—whether you are a retiree or a pre-dental college student. Send email to Marissa Heredia at mheredia@dentistry.ucla.edu.

• Host UCLA dental students on visits to your practice. Write to Dr. Jeff Goldstein at jgoldstein@dentistry.ucla.edu.

Dr. Robert Duell and dental studentsin the Westwood predoctoral clinic

Apply to be a student, resident or preceptor

Enroll in a continuing education course

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people of California, the nation and the world.

The UCLA School of Dentistry has giving opportunities for everyone at every level, from the Apollonian Society annual student support fund and endowments for faculty to charitable remainder trusts and estate gifts. Your generosity helps to ensure that our school remains at the forefront of excellence in teaching, research and patient care. Visit us online athttp://www.dentistry.ucla.edu/Development/waystogive.html.

The UCLA School of Dentistry’s 4,000 alumni (and growing) constitute an impressive network of leaders in the dental field. The alumni association hosts regular events, publishes quarterly newsletters and offers professional services to our graduates. Learn more on the web athttp://www.dentistry.ucla.edu/alumni/index.html.

Whether it’s at the campus, state, or national levels, we need you to spread the word about UCLA’s role as a vital engine for opportunity, possibility and leadership. We invite you to:

• Serve on the alumni board to support the dental school in campus meetings; please contact Dr. William Morgan at bmorgan@dentistry.ucla.edu;

• Volunteer with the Bruin Caucus to ensure that our voice is heard from city hall to Sacramento to Washington D.C. Read about the Bruin Caucus at http://www.advocacy.ucla.edu/bruincaucus1.asp; or

• Simply make referrals to our educational programs and clinical services.

Julia Becherer ’13 and her parents at the White Coat Ceremony

Make a gift

Get involved in the alumni association

Be an advocate

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Dr. Naomi L. Ellison, ’81Chair

Dr. Russell I. Webb, ’78Vice Chair

Mr. Craig I. Bloom

Mr. Jae Min Chang

Daniel W. Douglass, Esq.

Mrs. Roxana C. Graves

Mr. Benjamin Hong

Dr. David Y. Lee

Mr. Harold M. Matheson

Dr. Elizabeth G. McNabb, ’75

Dr. Hal Millstone

Professor Jun Miyata

Dr. Joan Otomo-Corgel, ’76

Dr. Margaret C. Pan Quon, ’68

Dr. Neil I. Park

Dr. Thomas J. Rauth, ’73

Dr. Gerald P. Roodzant, ’79

Dr. Elliot P. Schlang, ‘74

Dr. Byoung I. Suh

Ms. Linda Tarrson

Mr. Don L. Waters

Dr. Jack A. Weichman

Mr. Robert S. Wilson

Dr. Felix C. Yip

Dr. No-Hee Parkex officio

No-Hee Park, DMD, PhDDean

Lawrence Wolinsky, PhD, DMDAssociate Dean of Academic Programs & Personnel

Carol Bibb, PhD, DDSAssociate Dean of Student Affairs

Ronald Mito, DDS, FDS RCSEdAssociate Dean of Clinical Dental Sciences

David Wong, DMD, DMScAssociate Dean of Research

Michelle Popowitz, JD, MPHAssistant Dean of Administration& External Affairs

Bruce Sanders, DDSAssistant Dean of Outreach & Diversity

Rick Valdivia, CPAAssistant Dean of Finance & Chief Financial Officer

William Yancey, DDSAssistant Dean and Director of Continuing Education & Alumni Affairs

Thomas H. Mitchell, PhDDirector of Development

Sandra Shagat, MASpecial Assistant to the Dean/Director of Communications

Edmond R. Hewlett, DDSDirector of Knowledge Management

Administrative Team 2008-09 Board of Counselors 2008-09

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ChancellorGene Block

DeanNo-Hee Park

EditorSandra Shagat

Guest EditorsSophia HsuMichelle Popowitz

DesignersBrian LozanoSandra Shagat

PhotographersDavid AltmanRochelle BacheBob Knight PhotoChris Chau Scot KawanoBrian LozanoThomas MitchellNo-Hee ParkLaura PescatoreDeema SaadSandra ShagatSotirios TetradisDelia TuttleLawrence Wolinsky

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The annual report is published for the alumni and friends of the UCLA School of Dentistry. Send questions and/or comments to sshagat@dentistry.ucla.edu.

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