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Dentistry Staff and Faculty Recognized at First Annual Recognition Celebration
April 15, 2015UCSF Dentistry staff and faculty gathered at the Millberry Union Conference Center on Tuesday, April 7 for a celebration honoring those who have served the school for 10, 15, 20, 25 and...
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Reyna-Blanco Wins Henry Schein Cares Foundation Global Outreach Grant
April 14, 2015Third-year dental student Oscar Humberto Reyna-Blanco has received a Henry Schein Cares Foundation Global Outreach Grant. The grant will support oral health screenings and fluoride...
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In New Video, Orofacial Pain Patient Shares Her Positive Experience at UCSF
April 27, 2015Denise Ramsey developed a stiff jaw and difficulty opening her mouth following a root canal last year, eventually diagnosed as Trismus, or lockjaw. She saw several practitioners before...
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Stuart Gansky Wins 2015 UCSF Academic Senate Distinction in Mentoring Award
April 28, 2015Stuart Gansky, MS, DrPH, Professor of Oral Epidemiology and Dental Public Health, is the recipient of the UCSF Academic Senate’s 2015 Distinction In Mentoring Award for faculty at the...
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Ophir Klein Appointed Chair of the Division of Orthodontics
April 28, 2015Ophir Klein, MD, PhD, Larry L. Hillblom Distinguished Professor in Craniofacial Anomalies, Chair of the Division of Craniofacial Anomalies in the Departments of Orofacial Sciences and...
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UCSF Dentistry at National Dental Student Lobby Day
April 28, 2015By Cassie Thu-Ha Truong, Class of 2017UCSF Dentistry’s chapter of the American Student Dental Association (ASDA) sent seven students to National Dental Student Lobby Day in Washington,...
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Nicole LaMantia Wins Pierre Fauchard Academy Foundation Scholarship Award
April 28, 2015Nicole Renee LaMantia, Class of 2016, has been selected by the school scholarship committee to receive the 2015 Pierre Fauchard Academy Foundation Dental Student Scholarship Award. The...
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In Memoriam: William Valdez, D'77
May 13, 2015Dr. William Valdez, D’77, passed away at home on April 24 following a battle with cancer. He was 64 years old and a resident of Chino Hills, Calif., where he practiced dentistry for 20...
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Dr. Sheila Brear Appointed Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at UCSF School...
May 13, 2015Dr. John D.B. Featherstone, Dean of the UCSF School of Dentistry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Sheila Brear to the position of Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Dr....
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Patient Experience: Chennie Castañon, Student Dental Implant Program
May 13, 2015Chennie Castañon is glad she found her way to UCSF Dental Center.The Oakland resident worked with a private dental practitioner while an insured student at UC Berkeley several years ago,...
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Fifth Annual Global Oral Health Symposium Attracts Inter-Professional Audience
May 13, 2015The UCSF School of Dentistry’s Program in Global Oral Health sponsored the Fifth Annual Global Oral Health Symposium on Monday, May 4. The 2015 symposium brought together more than 150...
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First-Year Dental Students Inaugurate Dental Summer Camp Program in China
May 13, 2015Four first-year dental students have been selected to represent UCSF at the International Dental Summer Camp hosted by the West China College of Stomatology (WCCS) in July 2015. The...
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Large Turnout for ASDA Admit Day
May 13, 2015UCSF Dentistry’s American Student Dental Association (ASDA) chapter hosted its third annual ASDA Admit Day on Saturday, May 3 to welcome incoming dental students, and more than half of the...
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Dr. George Taylor Appointed Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at...
May 13, 2015Dr. John D.B. Featherstone, Dean of the UCSF School of Dentistry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. George Taylor to the new position of Associate Dean for Diversity and...
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60th Anniversary Gift Establishes Gazarian Presidential Professorship
May 20, 2015Like so many other graduates from the UCSF School of Dentistry, Arnold Gazarian, DDS, (’55) is grateful for the education he received. For the 60th anniversary of his graduation and the...
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UCSF Dentistry at Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Celebration of Service
May 21, 2015UCSF dental students were prominent among the honorees at the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship – San Francisco Bay Area’s Celebration of Service on Friday, May 15 at the Berkeley City Club.UCSF...
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Daniel Ramos and Tiffany Hsu Honored by American College of Dentists
May 21, 2015Daniel Ramos, DDS, PhD, Professor in the Department of Orofacial Sciences, Director of the Oral Medicine Clinical Center and Faculty Director of the Post-Baccalaureate Program, and...
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Harvey Brody, UCSF Dentistry Alum and Professor, Named Alumni Regent
May 22, 2015The Alumni Association of UC San Francisco has appointed Harvey A. Brody, DDS '63, to serve as alumni regent-designate to the UC Board of Regents, effective July 1, 2015.A clinical...
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Dean Featherstone Delivers US Public Health Service Surgeon General David...
May 27, 2015UCSF Dentistry Dean John D. B. Featherstone delivered the Surgeon General David Satcher Keynote Lecture to 2015 the US Public Health Service (USPHS) Professional Conference and Symposium in...
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Outstanding WREB Results Show Strengths of Students, Staff
May 28, 2015UCSF dental students are among the best-prepared in the nation as they leave school and enter the dental profession and postgraduate studies, indicated by a strong 94 percent pass rate on...
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