News: School of Dental Medicine
![Portrait of Jeffrey Ebersole](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D71901_012.jpg?itok=YpO5rTok)
This new associate dean for research at the School of Dental Medicine knows how to milk a mouse. Do you?
Here's a few tales from 2017 sure to make you smile.
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Chocolate is the sweet treat least likely to play tricks on your teeth.
![Dr. Karl Kingsley and Dr. James Mah hold a model of a tooth.](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D71585_022.jpg?itok=Uj81sH-6)
UNLV researchers developed a method for extracting tooth root pulp that quadruples the number of stem cells that can be harvested and replicated to treat a variety of medical conditions.
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From professional reasons to personal connections, faculty across campus share why they’re fond of certain works they penned.
![Dr. Cody Hughes](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D71385_01.jpg?itok=BBDeuewx)
Dr. Cody Hughes, the School of Dental Medicine's Alumnus of the Year, returns to serve its pediatric program.
![Benjamin Barborka](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/nc_D71332_03.jpg?itok=nJwwYWSz)
This dentist's tip for success is to avoid the temptation to take shortcuts since only persistence and hard work are going to get you where you want to be.
![Dr. Tanya Al-Talib](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/nc_D70958_01.jpg?itok=oKRx2lC_)
Always placing patients first is this orthodontist's tip for success for anyone working in a health care field.
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Advice from Dr. Nora Vinh Svihl, School of Dental Medicine Alumna of the Year
![Civon Gewelber](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/nc_D70675_17.jpg?itok=TdjfRk2v)
When she isn't treating patients with disabilities in UNLV's Special Care Dental Clinic, you might find this new faculty member gazing skyward as she pursues her favorite hobby — falconry.
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From law to health to advocacy to science, UNLV professors tackle HIV prevention, education and treatment both domestically and abroad.
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Our Alumni of the Year tell us what the learned when they dealt with deadly viruses, used a crate for a desk, and faced a life-altering medical crisis.