Accomplishments: School of Dental Medicine
Dr. Karl Kingsley (Dental) and Dana Thimons (Libraries) published a research article in the current issue of Modern Research in Dentistry.
Jeffrey Ebersole (Dental) co-authored “Aging Effects on Humoral Immune Responses in Chronic Periodontitis,” which concluded the adaptive immune responses to oral bacteria that chronically colonize the oral cavity appear generally unaffected by age, but clearly are linked to the extent of disease. The article appeared in the Journal of Clinical…
Jeffrey Ebersole (Dental) co-authored “Activation of Notch-1 in Oral Epithelial Cells by P. gingivalis Triggers the Expression of the Antimicrobial Protein PLA2-IIA.” The article, which identifies new mechanistic information concerning the regulation of epithelial antimicrobial and pro-inflammatory responses, appeared in the journal Mucosal…
Christine Ancajas (Dental) received a promotion to lieutenant colonel within the Nevada Army National Guard. Dr. Ancajas has served as the guard’s state dental officer for nearly 10 years and is responsible for the dental readiness of more than 3,200 soldiers. At UNLV School of Dental Medicine, she is the associate dean for admissions and student…
Edward Lynch (Dental) was invited by the Scottish Postgraduate Education Group to present an Evidenced Based Clinical Dentistry eight-hour course earlier this month in Crieff, Scotland. He presented published research from the UNLV School of Dental Medicine, including the results from his research group's clinical trial just published this month…
Edward Lynch (Dental) and co-workers have had another novel paper published in February 2018 in the prestigious journal Scientific Reports, Nature. The title is Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial on Bleaching Sensitivity and Whitening Efficacy of Hydrogen Peroxide versus Combinations of Hydrogen Peroxide and Ozone. This research assessed the…
Ai-Sun "Kelly" Tseng (Life Sciences) and members of the Tseng laboratory recently published a research article titled "A Model for Investigating Developmental Eye Repair in Xenopus" in the journal Experimental Eye Research. This study showed the unexpected finding that frog embryos can fully regrow their eyes after injury. The authors also…
Innovation (Research & Economic Development), the university's research magazine, recently received a Bronze Award of Excellence from District VII of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). CASE Awards of Excellence showcase best practices in alumni relations, fundraising, public/government relations, advancement…
Wenlian Zhou (Dental), Pearl Kim (Health Care Administration), Jay Shen (Community Health Sciences), Joseph Greenway (Center For Health Information Analysis), and Marcia Ditmyer (Dental) recently published an article, “Preventable Emergency Department Visits for Non-Traumatic Dental Conditions: Trends and Disparities in Nevada, 2009-2015," in…
Christina Demopoulos (Dental) leads the Seal Nevada South program for which the School of Dental Medicine has received a $7,500 award from Oral Health America. The program has provided more than 8,500 sealants to 2,500 children since 2010. Many of the children are uninsured and receive free follow-up dental care at the school’s Saturday Morning…
Jeffrey Ebersole (Dental) co-authored “Hypoxia Inducible Transcription Factors, HIF1A and HIF2A, Increase in Aging Mucosal Tissues,” which produced findings that hypoxic stress may exist in aging gingival tissues and may provide an explanatory molecular risk factor for pathogenic microbial challenges. The article appeared in the Jan. 16 issue of…
Dr. Jeffrey Ebersole (Dental) co-authored “Patters of Systemic and Cervicovaginal Fluid Inflammatory Cytokines Throughout Pregnancy,” which determined that differences in cytokine distribution across different biological fluids are evident throughout pregnancy. The findings provide a framework for examining patterns of changes in cytokines…