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. 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. 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. 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.  

Dr. Tanya Al-Talib and Dr. Neamat Hassan (both Dental) accepted invitations to lead webinars for the Saudi Dental Education Society. In April, Al-Talib presented "The Importance of Sleep Disordered Breathing in Adults — Why include in Dental Education."  In May, Hassan presented “Potential of Qualitative Research in Dentistry." Each webinar…

Dr. John Colombo (Dental) received a $25,000 Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) pilot grant to test his team’s hand-held tool that uses drug-free oxidant-generating technology to remove biofilms from dental pulp. Unlike other electrochemical-driven devices that have metal or boron-doped diamond electrodes, Colombo’s tool generates…

Drs. Jeffrey Ebersole, David Cappelli, Christina Demopoulos, Antonina Capurro, Brian Chrzan, Karl Kingsley, Katherine Howard, and Nathaniel Clark co-authored “Harmful Chemicals Emitted from Electronic Cigarettes and Potential Deleterious Effects in the Oral Cavity,” which appeared last month in the online issue of Tobacco Induced Diseases.…