Accomplishments: School of Dental Medicine
Dr. Tina Brandon Abbatangelo (Dental) authored 鈥淐arceral Systems and Oral Health Access," which explores the high proportion of incarcerated people suffering from untreated dental caries, periodontal disease, and other oral pathologies. The article was published in the April issue of the American Association of Public Health Dentistry within its鈥
Dr. Jeffrey Ebersole (Dental) co-authored 鈥淪alivary Biological Responses to Nonsurgical Periodontal Treatment in Type 2 Diabetics,鈥 which published May 5 in the JDR Clinical & Translational Research journal. The investigation evaluated the predictive capacity of the oral microbiome and host salivary biomarkers specific to treatment outcomes鈥
Stephanie Andrade and Dr. Tanya Al-Talib (both Dental) presented a poster titled "Do we refer who we screen?" at the 2026 American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine Annual Meeting in Chicago on May 2, 2026.
Dr Hassan Ziada (Dental) has been invited to join and has accepted a position on the Editorial Board of BMC Medical Education, a peer-reviewed journal published by Springer Nature that considers articles on all aspects of education and training for healthcare professionals.
Dr. Sonal Shah and fourth-year dental student Jace Porter (both Dental) co-authored and presented a poster abstract titled "What's Behind the Red Spots? A Rare Case of Mucocutaneous Telangiectasias" during the American Academy of Oral Medicine annual meeting last month. The case centered on a female with facial, lip, palatal, tongue, and fingertip鈥
Congratulations to Dr. Melissa Shotell (Dental) who appears on the cover of Dentistry Today magazine and wrote the April issue鈥檚 feature story. Her article, 鈥淒igital Workflows for Adult Orthodontic鈥揜estorative Treatment鈥 will also be offered as a complimentary webinar on June 16 at 5 p.m., which will explore the importance of selecting an aligner鈥
Dr. Neamat Hassan (Dental) has been appointed as associate editor to the editorial board of Odontology. Published by Springer Nature, Odontology is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research and review articles in dentistry and craniofacial research.
Dr. Ken Reed and Dr. Amanda Okundye (both Dental) represented 性视界传媒 School of Dental Medicine during the 2026 Annual Scientific Session of the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists.
Okundaye gave a lecture titled, 鈥淭he Changing Landscape of Street Drugs.鈥 Reed accepted his re-election as president of the American Dental Board of鈥
Dr. Christina Demopoulos (Dental) led a webinar titled, 鈥淗PV and Oropharyngeal Cancer 鈥 The Need for Greater Action,鈥 during a Spotlight series sponsored by the Association of State & Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD), which identified updates to the ASTDD policy about HPV and oropharyngeal cancer. HPV now accounts for 60% to 70% of鈥
Minh Chae Pham, Dr. Seung Hyup Lee, and Dr. Moni Ahmadian, D.M.D (all Dental) co-authored and presented an abstract titled, "Symmetric Erythematous Mucosal Lesions with Histological Psoriasiform Pattern as the Presenting Sign of Psoriasis," as a poster in 2026 annual meeting of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (AAOMP) in鈥
Dr. Sonal Shah and Dr. Jyoti Mago (both Dental) presented "What Lies Beneath? An Aggressive Expansile Lesion in a 16-year-old Male" during the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology鈥檚 annual meeting earlier this month. The poster abstract highlighted the clinical, radiographic, and microscopic features of an unusual case of juvenile鈥
Dr. Jyoti Mago (Dental) accepted a request to serve as a guest editor for a Cureus article collection titled 鈥淏ridging Clinical Practice and Research Through Case Reports.鈥 The collection aims to highlight how clinical case reports can connect real-world clinical practice with research insights that ultimately enhance patient care and advance鈥