Our Strategic Plan: Focus on Business
August 23, 2016This month’s look at the School of Dentistry’s strategic plan focuses on business.Even as an educational institution, we have a responsibility to optimize our resources — financial,...
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Salivary Gland Has a Lot of Nerve
August 25, 2016Sarah Knox's research focuses on the salivary gland. Photo by Elisabeth FallBy Andy EvangelistaIn the family of biological fluids, saliva is like a middle child: often underappreciated...
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Research Is Part of His Career Climb
August 25, 2016Manabu ManandharManabu Manandhar loves laboratory research, but the second-year UCSF dental student believes that he’ll love the clinic and treating patients even more.Manandhar is one...
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Remembering Alton M. Lacy
August 30, 2016Dr. Alton LacyAlton M. Lacy, DDS, PhD, passed away unexpectedly of an aortic aneurism on Aug. 25 at the age of 73. Dr. Lacy was a distinguished UCSF faculty member in Preventive and...
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Video Shoot Highlights Prosthodontics
September 9, 2016Dr. Arun Sharma, left, examines patient Lois Martin for a video shoot for the American College of Prosthodontists.By Terri Hunter-DavisDid you happen to spy a video crew this week,...
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Dr. Sara Hughes, MBE, Named Associate Dean for Education and Student Affairs
September 13, 2016Dr. Sara HughesDr. Sara Hughes has been named associate dean for education and student affairs at the UCSF School of Dentistry. She succeeds Dr. Dorothy (Dabby) Perry, who retired...
View ArticleClass of 2020 Celebrates White Coat Ceremony
September 19, 2016UCSF School of Dentistry's incoming Class of 2020 celebrated its first milestone: the white coat ceremony on Sept. 16. Faculty, family and friends were on hand for this landmark...
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Course Spotlight: Scientific Methods 118: Professional & Community Oral...
September 23, 2016This is the first in an occasional series of articles spotlighting courses (and their directors) that have made significant contributions toward excellence in education.Lisa Chung,...
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Dentistry Students Hit Conference Circuit
September 27, 2016A select number of UCSF Dentistry students are privileged to present their research at various conferences and symposia across the country. Many of these events take place in the...
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How School of Dentistry Lab Joined Fight Against Zika
September 27, 2016A Zika virus researcher at the NIAID Vaccine Research Center pipets samples. Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of HealthSidebar: How...
View ArticleResearch Leads From One Virus to Another
September 27, 2016Lenore Pereira’s foray into Zika research has an interesting route of its own. An expert in the biology of the human cytomegalovirus (CMV) — a member of the herpesvirus family —...
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Staff: Key Players on the Dentistry Team
October 3, 2016Dean Featherstone's October columnWithin an academic institution, it’s easy to think just of students and faculty. But in the School of Dentistry, we are well aware that we are nothing...
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Ophir Klein Awarded $8M NIDCR Grant for Dental Stem Cell Research
October 14, 2016Ophir Klein, MD, PhD, has been awarded one of two inaugural grants from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) that are meant to encourage long-term...
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Inspiration at Research and Clinical Excellence Day
October 18, 2016Inspiration and achievement were hallmarks of the School of Dentistry's 14th Research and Clinical Excellence Day. Students and faculty filled Cole Hall and Millberry Union Gym for the...
View ArticleStudents, Faculty Provide Care at Volunteer Events
October 19, 2016Commitment to service was undaunted by rain last weekend, as dozens of dental students and faculty provided care to adults and children alike at two separate events.More than 100 UCSF...
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John C. Greene, DMD, MPH: 1926-2016
October 19, 2016Dr. John C. Greene, dean emeritus of the UCSF School of Dentistry, is pictured in 1985. Photo courtesy of UCSF ArchivesJohn C. Greene, DMD, MPH, dean emeritus of the UCSF School of...
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Mike Sabeti, DDS, MA, to Direct Endodontics Program
October 24, 2016Mike Sabeti, DDS, MA, has been selected to head the Postgraduate Endodontic Specialty Program in the School of Dentistry. He starts Jan. 3, 2017.Dr. Sabeti currently is an assistant...
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UCSF-International Partnership Develops Unified Classification Criteria for...
October 31, 2016Photos courtesy of Sjögren's International Collaborative Alliance (UCSF)Salivary gland histopathology and ocular components of Sjögren's syndrome Four years after initial classification...
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The Long Arm of Research
November 1, 2016Dean John D.B. Featherstone's November 2016 columnResearch — always an essential part of our work in the School of Dentistry — has been a hot topic of late.In October, our associate...
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The Case for UCSF Dental Center
November 1, 2016UCSF Dental Center soon will be a reality. I am sure there are many questions. For example:What is UCSF Dental Center?Why do we have it?Why should we have it?To start answering these...
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