Accomplishments: School of Dental Medicine
Dr. Lily T. Garcia (Dental) and Angela Amar (Nursing) accepted an invitation by Las Vegas City Councilman Brian Knudsen to appear on the city’s Access City Council program and share their thoughts about Southern Nevadans returning to their health care providers. They also discussed the multiple steps medical offices take to ensure safety during…
Dr. Linh Nguyen (Dental) is a former infectious disease epidemiologist for the Southern Nevada Health District. She is a member of a dedicated team at UMC and has been analyzing COVID-19 test swabs since late May. The UMC COVID-19 testing laboratories have the capacity to conduct 10,000 tests each day, which contributes to the preparation of…
Dr. Tanya Al-Talib (Dental) accepted an invitation by the University of Mosul College of Dentistry in Iraq to present “Adult Sleep Disordered Breathing: The Role of the Dentist” during a webinar July 9.
Dr. Antonina Capurro, Dr. Civon Gewelber, Shelley Williams, and Dr. Jeffrey Ebersole (all Dental) co-authored a poster, "Relationship between Plasma CRP and Fibrinogen Measured Using Dried Blood Samples and Vascular Complications in Type 2 Diabetes," that was presented during the American Diabetes Association 80th Scientific Sessions held (…
Dr. Lily T. Garcia (Dental) authored an editorial,“The ACP Parameters of Care,” that appeared in the July issue of the Journal of Prosthodontists. She also co-authored “The Changing Role of Dental School Deans,” which appeared in the spring issue of the “Journal of the American College of Dentists
The School of Dental Medicine received donated lunches from Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que restaurant earlier this month to recognize the dedication of faculty, staff, and residents in the school’s Emergency Room who screened and treated patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lucille's said it was pleased to support the UNLV School of Dental…
Karl Kingsley, Jason Emett, Roxanne David, Jaydene McDaniel, and Steven McDaniel (all Dental) published their work on oral microbiology in the latest issue of MDPI Methods and Protocols. Both McDaniels will complete graduate certifications in pediatric dentistry in 2021. Emett and David are both dental students who are…
Kenneth Izuora, Amalie Alver, Chad Cross (all Medicine), Arpita Basu, Anthony Salazar (both Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), Antonina Capurro, Civon Gewelber, Shelley Williams, and Jeffrey Ebersole (all Dental) presented a poster, "Relationship between Plasma CRP and Fibrinogen Measured Using Dried Blood Samples and Vascular Complications…
Dr. Georgia Dounis (Dental) co-authored “Regional Variation in States' Naloxone Accessibility Laws in Association with Opioid Overdose Death Rates-Observational Study (STROBE Compliant),” which appeared in the May issue of Medicine (Baltimore).
Dr. James Mah (Dental) co-authored “Mixed-Dentition Treatment with Clear Aligners and Vibratory Technology,” which appeared in the April issue of the Journal of Clinical Orthodontics. Mah also wrote an editorial about clear aligners that appeared in the June issue of the Journal of Aligner Orthodontics.
Dr. David Cappelli (Dental) co-authored “Assessing Oral Health Status, Practices, and Access to Care among War-Affected Refugees Living in San Antonio, Texas,” which appeared May 24 online ahead of print in the European Journal of Dentistry.
Dr. Steven Mann and Dr. Karl Kingsley (both Dental) co-authored “Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine Knowledge, Awareness and Acceptance among Dental Students and Post-Graduate Dental Residents,” which appeared in the May 9 issue of Dentistry Journal.