Daniel Orr (Dental) earned the 2016 Alumnus of the Year recognition for the College of Life Sciences at Brigham Young University. Each year, the university honors outstanding alumni from each college who have made significant contributions to their profession, community, nation, family, church, or university. Prior to the recognition ceremony, Dr…

Antonina Capurro (Dental Medicine) has been named Nevada state dental health officer. In her role, Dr. Capurro will provide clinical and public health leadership to Nevada’s oral health program, and will be the state’s spokesperson for oral health. Her office will be housed within the School of Dental Medicine.

Michael Sanders (Dental) accepted Gov. Brian Sandoval’s three-year appointment to the Nevada State Board of Dental Examiners. Sanders is the first academic dentist appointed to the board in its history. The board protects the dental health interest of Nevadans by developing and maintaining programs that ensure only qualified professionals are…

Karl Kingsley (Dental) is the senior author of a new study, "Screening of a Pediatric and Adult Clinic Population for Caries Pathogen Scardovia Wiggsiae," published in the Journal of Clinical and Pediatric Dentistry.       

The School of Dental Medicine Class of 2019 participated in the school’s 14th White Coat Ceremony. Seventy-seven second year students were welcomed into the profession, marking the transition from preclinical training to treating actual patients. During the event, the school presented an honorary white coat to John Hunt, '79 BS Accounting, legal…

Tina Brandon Abbatangelo (Dental Medicine) and Ms. Nevada 2016, represented the Silver State during the 2017 Ms. America Pageant, which was held during the Labor Day weekend. She won the “Power of the Crown” award acknowledging the positive impact that winning the state title has made in her life. In addition to continuing her community service…

Peter Balle, Michel Daccache, Edward Herschaft, William Leavitt, Ronald Lemon, Robert Lockhart, George McAlpine, Jeff Moxley, Daniel Orr, Michael Sanders, Michael Saxe, Steven Saxe, and Rick Thiriot (all Dental) have been named by Desert Companion magazine as being among Southern Nevada’s Top Dentists for 2016. Winners are nominated by their…

Dr. Wenlian Zhou and Dr. Rick Thiriot (Dental Medicine) met with faculty and students at Nankai University’s School of Medicine and Dentistry in Tianjin, China, to discuss comprehensive dental care and treatment planning. During the two-week visit, the professors presented five to six hours of classroom education each day, which included…

The School of Dental Medicine hosted a tour for Dr. Marianela Garza Enriquez, director for accreditation and certification, and several other faculty members from the University of Nuevo Leon School of Dentistry (UANL), located in Monterrey, Mexico. UANL School of Dentistry is the third largest dental school in Mexico with approximately 3,000…

The School of Dental Medicine has hosted “Give Kids a Smile” since 2006. The program provides free dental examinations, X-rays, cleanings, treatments, and oral hygiene instructions to children who have limited or no access to dental care. During the past decade, the school has partnered with the Southern Nevada Dental Society to provide nearly $…

The School of Dental Medicine has been recognized by Vegas Seven magazine for its Sgt. Clint Ferrin Memorial Veterans Dental Clinic. The clinic was selected as a "Best of the City" award winner as the "Best Service for Veterans" within the community & culture category. The clinic offers free dental services to qualified veterans of any branch…

Dr. Karl Kingsley, Allison Tomlin, and Michael Sanders (all Dental) recently published the manuscript "The Effects of Cryopreservation on Human Dental Pulp-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells" in the journal, Biomaterials and Biomechanics in Bioengineering.