Accomplishments: School of Dental Medicine
Karl Kingsley, Melissa Solomon Kornhaber, Taylor Florence, and Trexton Davis (all Dental) recently published their manuscript, "Assessment of Oral Human Papillomavirus Prevalence in Pediatric and Adult Patients within a Multi-Ethnic Clinic Population," in the journal Dentistry.
Dr. Tanya Al-Talib (Dental) has been elected as director-at-large for the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine 鈥 an independent, self-designated, nonprofit testing organization of dentists who treat snoring and obstructive sleep apnea with oral appliance therapy. The board鈥檚 purpose is to test knowledge and clinical proficiency in dental sleep鈥
Jeffrey Ebersole and Linh Nguyen (both Dental) co-authored 鈥淕ingival Transcriptome of Innate Antimicrobial Factors and the Oral Microbiome With Aging and Periodontitis,鈥 which published March 7 in Frontiers in Oral Health.
Dr. Christina Demopoulos and Melissa Argueta (both Dental) surpassed their 10,000th screening within the Early Childhood Caries Prevention Project (ECCPP). Started in 2017, ECCPP aims to reduce the number of children with cavities by the time they enroll in kindergarten by providing preventive dental services in federally funded Early Head Start鈥
Christopher Viravongsa and Karl Kingsley (both Dental) recently published the manuscript 鈥淚nformation Literacy Skills (ILS) Differences between Dental Students and Post-Graduate Dental Residents鈥 in the journal EC Dental Science.
Jeffrey Ebersole (Dental) co-authored 鈥淪treptococcus Gordonii-induced miRNAs Regulate CCL20 Responses in Human Oral Epithelial Cells,鈥 which published in the American Society for Microbiology鈥檚 journal Infection and Immunity on Jan. 31.
Dr. William Leavitt (Dental) accepted a three-year appointment to the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Centralized Application for Advanced Placement for International Dentists Advisory Group. The group supports the ADEA Division of Educational Pathways (ADEA DEP) staff in reviewing and revising data elements, data manipulation, report鈥
Dr. Robin Weltman (Dental) co-authored 鈥淎 Long-term Retrospective Analysis of Single Tooth Implants and Endodontic Therapies in a University Setting,鈥 which published Feb. 20 online ahead of print in the Journal of Periodontology. She also co-authored 鈥淰ertical Ridge Augmentation around Dental Implants with the Use of a Dense PTFE Membrane to鈥
Dr. Lily T. Garcia (Dental) accepted an invitation to serve as a panelist on the PROHmotion (Policy & Research in Oral Health: Moving Forward) blog hosted by NYU Dentistry Center for Oral Health Policy and Management. The discussion, 鈥淟earning from Past Battles,鈥 addressed the topics learning from tobacco, a dental benefit in Medicare, mental鈥
Dr. Neamat Hassan (Dental) gave a virtual presentation, 鈥淩ole of the Additive Technology (3D printing) Materials in Advancing Maxillofacial Prosthodontics,鈥 to graduate students in the department of maxillofacial prosthodontics at Japan's Tokyo Medical and Dental University.
Dr. Amanda Jo Okundaye (Dental) contributed content to chapters 14 and 16 in the third edition of Wright's Behavior Management in Dentistry for Children.
Drs. Neamat Hassan and Hassan Ziada (both Dental) co-authored 鈥淧erspectives of Orthodontists of the Diagnosis, Prevention, and Management of White Spot Lesions: A Qualitative Study,鈥 which appeared Jan. 29 in the Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry.