Accomplishments: School of Dental Medicine
Philip Hyunbae Son, Ah Reum Yoo, Fiona Britton, and Karl Kingsley (all Dental) published their research, "Differential Effects of Methylisothiazolinone (MIT) on Dental Pulp Stem Cells (DSPC)" in the upcoming issue of the Journal of Medical Discovery. Son and Yoo both are students who plan to graduate in 2021.
Andrew Graves and Karl Kingsley (both Dental), along with Sukdeep Sandhu, '20 DMD, published their research "Expression of miR-720 is Correlated with DNMT3 in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas" in the journal ExRNA. Graves will graduate from the DMD program with the class of 2021.
Dr. James Mah (Dental) co-authored 鈥淓ffect of Botulinum Toxin Injection on Asymmetric Lower Face with Chin Deviation,鈥 which appeared in Toxins as part of a special issue addressing the application of botulinum toxin in clinical medicine.
Jeffrey Ebersole (Dental) co-authored 鈥淕ingival Tissue Autophagy Pathway Gene Expression Profiles in Periodontitis and Aging,鈥 which appeared online ahead of print in the Journal of Periodontal Research.
Jeffery Coon, Karl Kingsley and Katherine Howard (all Dental) published their work "miR-365 (microRNA): Potential Biomarker in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Exosomes and Extracellular Vesicles" in the latest issue of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Coon is a dental student who is planning to graduate in 2021.
Dr. Stanley Nelson (Dental) authored the 11th edition of Wheeler鈥檚 Dental Anatomy, Physiology & Occlusion, which is part of the vital source packet for School of Dental Medicine students. Nelson has been a co-author of the textbook since 2003, updating and adding new content to the previous three editions. The book is used for national board鈥
Dr. Lily T. Garcia (Dental) and Angela Amar (Nursing) accepted an invitation by 51吃瓜网免费App City Councilman Brian Knudsen to appear on the city鈥檚 Access City Council program and share their thoughts about Southern Nevadans returning to their health care providers. They also discussed the multiple steps medical offices take to ensure safety during鈥
Dr. Linh Nguyen (Dental) is a former infectious disease epidemiologist for the Southern Nevada Health District. She is a member of a dedicated team at UMC and has been analyzing COVID-19 test swabs since late May. The UMC COVID-19 testing laboratories have the capacity to conduct 10,000 tests each day, which contributes to the preparation of鈥
Dr. Tanya Al-Talib (Dental) accepted an invitation by the University of Mosul College of Dentistry in Iraq to present 鈥淎dult Sleep Disordered Breathing: The Role of the Dentist鈥 during a webinar July 9.
Dr. Antonina Capurro, Dr. Civon Gewelber, Shelley Williams, and Dr. Jeffrey Ebersole (all Dental) co-authored a poster, "Relationship between Plasma CRP and Fibrinogen Measured Using Dried Blood Samples and Vascular Complications in Type 2 Diabetes," that was presented during the American Diabetes Association 80th Scientific Sessions held (鈥
Dr. Lily T. Garcia (Dental) authored an editorial,鈥淭he ACP Parameters of Care,鈥 that appeared in the July issue of the Journal of Prosthodontists. She also co-authored 鈥淭he Changing Role of Dental School Deans,鈥 which appeared in the spring issue of the 鈥淛ournal of the American College of Dentists
The School of Dental Medicine received donated lunches from Lucille鈥檚 Smokehouse Bar-B-Que restaurant earlier this month to recognize the dedication of faculty, staff, and residents in the school鈥檚 Emergency Room who screened and treated patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lucille's said it was pleased to support the 51吃瓜网万能科大 School of Dental鈥