Accomplishments: School of Dental Medicine
Drs. Hassan Ziada, Marcia Ditmyer and Neamat Hassan (all Dental) published a paper, "Reflections of Psychomotor Skill Development in Preclinical Simulation: A Qualitative Analysis," in the European Journal of Dental Education, that appeared online on this month. The paper investigated dental students' insight of their progression…
Sejin Bae, Bueonguk Kang, Hyungbin Lee, Harrison Luu, and Eric Mullins, along with Karl Kingsley (all Dental) authored “Characterization of Dental Pulp Stem Cell Responses to Functional Biomaterials Including Mineralized Trioxide Aggregates,” which appeared in the Journal of Functional Biomaterials in February. All except Kingsley are students.
Dr. Jeffrey Ebersole (Dental) co-authored “Gingival Transcriptomics of Follicular T Cell Footprints in Progressing Periodontitis,” which appeared Feb. 10 online ahead of print in the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Immunology.
Fiona Britton (Dental) co-authored “Effect of β 1/ β 2 -adrenoceptor Inhibition on β 3 -adrenoceptor Activity in the Rat Cremaster Muscle Artery,” which appeared online in January ahead of print in the British Journal of Pharmacology.
Dr. Christina Demopoulos (Dental) has been recognized by Vegas Inc. magazine as a 2021 Health Care Headliner runner-up in the Dentistry category. For 15 years, the publication has recognized local medical professionals for their tireless efforts, innovations, and leadership to advance the quality of health care in Southern Nevada. This is the…
Student Diversity & Social Justice hosted the 3rd Annual Black Carpet Awards. The Black Carpet was designed as a means to celebrate and recognize the contributions of Black students, staff, faculty, and community members. What started as one of the premier events during Black History Month, the Black Carpet is now an annual campus…
Dr. Lily T. Garcia (Dental) co-authored “Dentists’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Professional Behavior Toward the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multisite Survey of Dentists’ Perspectives,” which appeared as the cover story in the January issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association.
Dr. Neamat Hassan and Dr. Hassan Ziada (both Dental) co-authored a collaborative work, “The Motivation and Confidence in Choosing Dentistry as a Career among Dental Students: A Mixed‐Methods Study,” which appeared online on Jan. 29 in the European Journal of Dental Education. The article evaluated the career choice influences, motivation, and…
Dr. James Mah (Dental) co-authored “Modern 3D Cephalometry in Pediatric Orthodontics — Downsizing the FOV and Development of a New 3D Cephalometric Analysis within a Minimized Large FOV for Dose Reduction,” which appeared January 25 in Clinical Oral Investigations.
Dr. Jeffrey Ebersole (Dental) co-authored “Oral Microbiome Interactions with Gingival Gene Expression Patterns for Apoptosis, Autophagy and Hypoxia Pathways in Progressing Periodontitis,” which appeared December 14 in Immunology.
Dr. Linh Nguyen and Dr. Karl Kingsley (both Dental) published the manuscript "qPCR Screening of Pediatric Saliva Samples to Evaluate Effects of Dental Sealants on Cariogenic Bacteria Streptococcus Mutans and Scardovia Wiggsiae" in the latest issue of Enviro Dental Journal, along with three dental students Olivia Tsang, Kevin Major and Sonia…
Dr. Neamat Hassan and Dr. Hassan Ziada (both Dental) were awarded the International College of Dentists' Fellowship (USA section, 2020). The International College of Dentists is the Preeminent Global Dental Honor Society that recognizes outstanding professional achievements and meritorious services while advocating for humanitarian and educational…