Students Tyler Pisciotta, Robert Schwartz, and professor Karl Kingsley (all Dental) published their work "Evaluation of Blood Type and Oral Microbial Prevalence Suggests Potential Modulation of Selenomonas noxia but not Scardovia wiggsiae by Oral Antibodies - A Pilot Study" in the latest issue of EC Dental Science 

Dr. Maryam Tabrizi, (Dental) a geriatric oral health specialist, is a now the elected delegate in Southern Nevada Dental Society. She was elected to join the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) for a panel on, "Promoting Age Inclusivity to Foster Geriatric Integration on Social Issues," in Denver, Colorado. She…

Dr. Jyoti Mago (Clinical Sciences, Dental) delivered a Keynote Presentation at the 4th Online Conference on, "Clinical Dentistry and Oral Health," held June 26-27. This was a virtual event on the topic, "Incidental and Interesting Findings on Cone Beam Images from Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Practice."

Dr. Hassan Ziada and Dr. Neamat Hassan (both Dental) presented at the 101st General Session & Exhibition of the International Association of Dental Research, the 9th Meeting of the Latin American Region, and the 12th World Congress on Preventive Dentistry meeting, held in Bogota, Colombia, from June 20-24. Ziada's presentation was in…

Jyoti Mago (Clinical Sciences, Dental) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) in association with Amar Kanekar of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock have published an article titled, “Applications of ChatGPT in oral healthcare: a current and brief overview” in the Global Journal for Research Analysis. The article…

Dr. Robin Weltman (Dental) co-authored “Preclinical teaching of periodontal surgical concepts using common instructional models: A comparative assessment,” which published online ahead of print June 2 in the Journal of Dental Education. The study evaluated and compared the effectiveness of two preclinical instructional surgical models:…

Dr. Robin Weltman (Dental) co-authored “Clinical efficacy of soft-tissue augmentation on tissue preservation at immediate implant sites: A randomized controlled trial,” which published April 13 in Journal of Clinical Periodontology. The study aimed to investigate the efficacy of soft-tissue augmentation (STA) with a subepithelial connective tissue…

Dr. Jyoti Mago (Dental) has been selected as a member of the European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics, within the Dental Imaging special interest group. Founded in 1980, the organization represents more than 9,000 medical physicists and clinical engineers working in the field of medical physics. The mission of the special group is…

Dr. Christina Demopoulos (Dental) co-authored “Managing Dental Anxiety With Advanced Behavioral Techniques,” which published May 1 in the Decision in Dentistry journal, and May 16 in Dimensions of Dental Hygiene. The article explored how using the principles of applied behavior analysis and functional behavior assessment can help allay patients’…

Dr. Jyoti Mago and Dr. Sonal Shah (Dental Medicine) delivered a virtual oral presentation for the International Association of Dento-Maxillofacial Radiology (IADMFR) World Tour in May 2023. Their research, “Incidental Findings in the Paranasal Sinuses and Airway Regions and Their Potential Impacts on Dental Management: A CBCT Retrospective…

Dr. Maryam Tabrizi (Dental Medicine) organized and provided a continuing education course titled “Dentistry and Opioids” for community general dentists in response to opioid crisis in Nevada. The course provided a comprehensive outlook on clinical pain management for dentists, including: Focusing on history of opioids use, culture, the…

Jessica Immonen, Linh Nguyen (both Dental Medicine) and co-authors published the article "An Integrative Review of Remediation Practices for Health Profession Students and Clinicians" in the journal Nurse Education Today. Their findings demonstrated a statistically significant difference between medicine and nursing regarding remediation…