Accomplishments: School of Dental Medicine
Victoria Symonds (Dental) accepted a three-year appointment to the American Dental Association’s (ADEA) Associated American Dental Schools Application Service advisory group. The advisory group supports ADEA staff in reviewing and revising questions in the application, suggesting changes for data in WebAdMIT, and other essential items related to…
Dr. Jessica Immonen (Dental) and Jason Ciccotelli (Physical Therapy) worked with a team of healthcare professionals with expertise in human anatomy to publish an article on anatomy education as a community outreach opportunity. The article titled "Anatomical Outreach is Within Reach: Contemporary and Diverse Approaches" followed a panel discussion…
Katherine Howard, Karl Kingsley, Conner Belnap and Tyler Divis (all Dental) published "Differential Expression of MicroRNA MiR-145 and MiR-155 Downstream Targets in Oral Cancers Exhibiting Limited Chemotherapy Resistance" in latest edition of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
Arpita Basu (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), Leigh Ann Richardson (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), Alicia Carlos (Dental), Neamat Hassan (Dental), Robin Weltman (Dental), and Jeffrey Ebersole (Dental) conducted an interdisciplinary collaborative research published in Nutrients. The publication is titled, "The Associations of…
Dr. Hassan Ziada (Dental) co-authored a multi-center and interdisciplinary collaborative study, including contributions from several countries in Peer Journal (Life & Environment). The publication is titled, "Further Development of the Reflective Practice Questionnaire."
Dr. James Mah (Dental) co-authored "The Impact of Buccopalatal Translation and Trimline Design on Clear Aligners: An In Vitro Study of the Upper Central Incisor," which published in the Journal of Aligner Orthodontics. The study focused on the biomechanical dynamics of clear aligners in managing translational movement, and its findings underscored…
Dr. Sonal Shah (Dental) accepted an invitation to join the American Dental Education Association’s (ADEA) task force for revising the competencies for the new general dentist. This document was last updated and approved by the ADEA House of Delegates in 2008. The yearlong project will culminate with pre-doctoral curriculum and competency…
Dr. Christina Demopoulos (Dental) was elected to the board of directors of the Nevada Tobacco Control & Smoke-free Coalition. During her initial one-year term, Dr. Demopoulos will work to promote the coalition’s mission of improving the health of all Nevadans by advocating for the elimination of exposure to secondhand smoke and vape emissions…
Dr. Sonal Shah (Dental) accepted an invitation to join the American Dental Education Association’s (ADEA) task force for revising the competencies for the new general dentist. This document was last updated and approved by the ADEA House of Delegates in 2008. The yearlong project will culminate with pre-doctoral curriculum and competency…
Dr. Jyoti Mago (Dental) presented a poster with Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) during the American Public Health Association meeting titled "Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and Threats Analysis of ChatGPT in Oral Health Education." The authors concluded ChatGPT has the promise to augment the oral healthcare…
Dr. Maryam Tabrizi (Dental) gave a presentation about geriatric oral health during the Gerontological Society of America annual meeting in collaboration with the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV NIHAN and University of Nevada, Reno Medical School ICECAP programs. Both programs are Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) funded…
Dr. Tina Brandon Abbatangelo and Dr. Christina Demopoulos (both Dental) earned the 2023 Community Service Award from the Southern Nevada Dental Society for their exceptional dedication to bettering the health and the lives of Southern Nevada, and for going beyond the call to serve and enrich the dental community and the lives of her patients.