Victoria Sullivan, Karl Kingsley, Brennan Truman, Linda Ma, and Samuel Stewart (all Dental) recently published "Assessment of Endocyn on Dental Pulp Stem Cells (DPSCs): A Pilot Study of Endodontic Irrigant Effects" in the MDPI journal Methods and Protocols.  

Dr. Sonal Shah (Dental) accepted an invitation to present a virtual lecture titled “Velscope and Advanced Technologies for the Early Detection of Oral Precancers and Cancers” for the International Oral Cancer Congress held in India on Feb 7-9, 2025. During the presentation, she discussed the use of the Velscope autofluorescence device, salivary…

Katherine M. Howard, Karl Kingsley, Dustin Hunsaker, and James Landon Moore (all Dental) recently published "Vitamin D Receptor and CYP450 Enzyme Dysregulation May Mediate Oral Cancer Responsiveness" in the MDPI journal Targets.

James Mah (Dental) co-authored the article, "In Vitro Biomechanics of Attachment Use and Their Placement for Extrusive Tooth Movement by Aligner Mechanotherapy" in the Journal of Orthodontics & Craniofacial Research.

Dr. Linh Nguyen and Dr. Jeffrey Ebersole (both Dental), along with fourth-year students An-Vinh Tran and Porter Kincheloe, co-authored “Serum Nutrients, Periodontitis and Biological Ageing,” which published January 13 in Journal of Clinical Periodontology.

Hassan Ziada and Neamat Hassan (both Dental) recently co-authored a systematic review titled, "Orthodontic Management of Different Stages and Grades of Periodontitis According to the 2017 Classification of Periodontal Diseases," and published in the Dentistry Journal. This publication is the outcome of an international, multi-center…

Dr. Sonal Shah (Dental) accepted an invitation to join the Nevada Cancer Coalition's newly established Head and Neck Cancer Early Detection Task Force that will develop the state’s cancer plan for 2026-2030. In this role, Shah will help to create the plan’s narrative and content for the early detection of oral and oropharyngeal cancers including…

Dr. Neamat Hassan (Dental) has been formally recognized by the United Arab Emirates Department of Health for her valuable contributions and dedicated efforts in revising the "General Dentist and Specialist Dentist Scope of Practice," which was published on Nov. 21, 2024.

Jordan Jacobs, Eugene Chon, and Karl Kingsley (all Dental) recently published their manuscript, Longitudinal Screening for Oral High-Risk Non-HPV16 and Non-HPV18 Strains of Human Papillomavirus Reveals Increasing Prevalence among Adult and Pediatric Biorepository Samples: A Pilot Study, in the MDPI journal, Vaccines.

Austin Galbraith and Neamat Hassan (all Dental) recently published their research titled, "Evaluation of the Effects of Thermal Aging on the Surface Roughness of Novel Tooth-Colored Restorative Materials," in the Dentistry Journal. The results of this research were presented at the 29th Hinman Student Research Symposium in Memphis,…

The Southern Nevada Dental Society bestowed awards to UNLV School of Dental Medicine faculty members as part of its Gala and Awards Night in October. Dr. Jon Roxarzade earned the “SDM Faculty Member Award” for going above and beyond in teaching to shape the minds of future dentists and foster their growth, and Dr. Tina Brandon Abbatangelo earned…

Dr. Jyoti Mago (Dental) delivered a continuing education course for the Academy of General Dentistry titled "Interesting Cases from Oral Radiology Practice" featuring some of our school’s challenging radiology cases. Mago also presented a poster with Vishal Sharma (Healthcare Administration and Policy) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral…