Accomplishments: School of Dental Medicine
The School of Dental Medicine's oral pathology biopsy service, the only one of its kind in Nevada, is in complete compliance with all regulations in accordance with Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) and is receiving no recommendations and/or suggestions, according to the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services. The鈥
Dr. Sonal Shah (Dental) has been appointed to the Joint Commission on National Dental Exams (JCNDE) as a member of the Integrated National Board Dental Examination (INBDE) test construction team. Her roles include using her subject matter expertise to develop exams and exam questions. She also will participate in JCNDE meetings and strategic鈥
Dr. Christina Demopoulos (Dental) accepted an invitation to discuss the findings of 鈥淗PV Vaccine Trends and Role of the Dental Provider in HPV Vaccination: Gaps and Opportunities for Cancer Prevention鈥 during a webinar hosted by the Texas Oral Health Coalition. The webinar shared findings from the national Oral Health Equity survey, conducted by鈥
Dr. Tina Brandon Abbatangelo (Dental) has been honored by the Peter Emily International Veterinary Dental Foundation (PEIVDF) with its annual Foundation Award acknowledging her outstanding contributions to the organization. According to the announcement, 鈥淒r. Tina Brandon-Abbatangelo has been a dedicated volunteer with PEIVDF for 13 years and is鈥
Residents from the Advanced Education Program in Pediatric Dentistry Class of 2021 (Dental) who took Part I of the qualifying exam in May earned some of the highest scores in the country, the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry reports. That places 51吃瓜网万能科大 School of Dental Medicine's program among the top 20 percent in the nation.
Dr. Christina Demopoulos (Dental) presented 鈥淭he Use of Caries Risk and Smoking Assessment Tools in the Implementation of Intervention Strategies in a US Dental School鈥 during the STAR-ICON Conferences鈥 Global Summit on Women Empowerment, Surgery, Telehealth Care & Medicine, which had attendees from South America, the U.S., Canada, and Europe.
Dr. Robin Weltman (Dental) co-authored 鈥淎ltered Human Alveolar Bone Gene Expression in Type 2 Diabetes 鈥 A cross-sectional Study,鈥 which appeared Nov. 15 online ahead of print in the Journal of Periodontal Research.
Sonal Shah (Dental) gave two presentations during the American Dental Association鈥檚 annual national meeting in October.
The first was titled "Oral Pathology: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" and the second, which was given on behalf of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, was titled "Specialty Spotlight: The Spectrum of鈥
Dr. Tina Brandon Abbatangelo (Dental) accepted an invitation by the American Dental Association to speak at its annual meeting during the first SmileCon event.
Modeled after the popular TED Talks, SmileCon featured three speakers who shared insight from their lives and careers. Brandon Abbatangelo, after completing a preparation course led by鈥
Dr. Linh Nguyen, Dr. Karl Kingsley and co-authors Tommy Le, Eunice Chun, and Ivan Lopez (all Dental School) recently published their research "Screening for Selenomonas Noxia and Akkermansia Muciniphila from the Oral Cavity of Pediatric Patients" in Microbiology Research Journal International
Dr. Steven Saxe (Dental) received the Fae Ahlstrom award from the Southern Nevada Dental Society in recognition of his career-spanning commitment of service to organized dentistry and the citizens of Nevada.
During his more than 30 years in practice, Saxe has served as delegate for the Clark County Dental Society (now the Southern Nevada Dental鈥
Dr. Lily T. Garcia (Dental) co-authored Physical Evaluation and Treatment Planning in Dental Practice, 2nd Edition, which includes information pertinent when considering comprehensive treatment planning and specialists' perspectives for a wide variety of dental procedures. The book was published in July 2021.