Accomplishments: School of Dental Medicine
Dr. Sonal Shah (Dental) accepted an invitation to serve as a seminar speaker during the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology annual meeting where she presented two challenging patient cases of oral manifestations of genetic and systemic diseases.
Shah also co-presented an abstract as a poster during the American Academy of Oral…
Katherine Howard, Austin Williams, Karl Kingsley, and Jace Porter (all Dental) published their manuscript "Higher Prevalence of the Periodontal Pathogen Selenomonas noxia among Pediatric and Adult Patients May Be Associated with Overweight and Obesity" in the journal MDPI Pathogens.
Tina Brandon Abbatangelo, Nancy Nguyen, Rachel Kim, Christina Demopoulos (all Dental Medicine) along with Timothy Grigsby (Public Health), Kavita Batra (Medicine) presented their study, "Investigating e-cigarette use perceptions among dental students: A cross-sectional study," at the Nevada Public Health Association Annual Conference on April 17,…
Dr. Moni Ahmadian, D.M.D and Dr. Jeff Moxley, D.D.S. (both Dental) co-authored and presented an abstract titled, "Mandibular Paresthesia Caused by Unifocal Eosinophilic Granuloma-Like Proliferation in an Adult," as a poster in 2024 annual meeting of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (AAOMP) in Orlando, Florida. …
Dr. Tanya Al-Talib (Dental) recently published an article titled "Risk Factors for OSA Observed During Orofacial Examination: A Review" in the Journal of Dental Sleep Medicine. This article was the product of collaboration with faculty at the University of North Carolina- Adams School of Dentistry, Virginia Commonwealth University- School of…
Hahnnah Park, Sandy Hong, Brian Chrzan, Tanya Al-Talib, and Neamat Hassan (all Dental) recently published a study titled, "Resin infiltration for white spot lesions: An in vitro experimental trial," in the Journal of Orthodontics (the official journal of the British Orthodontic Society/ Sage Journals).
Eric Ochoa and Karl Kingsley (both Dental) published their study "Analysis of a Dental School Pediatric Patient Population Reveals Growing Inequality in Utilization of Services among Native Americans and Hispanics" in the Journal EC Dental Sciences.
During the recent American Dental Education Association (ADEA) annual meeting, Dr. Tanya Al-Talib (Dental) led a seminar titled, “Facing a Public Health Crisis: Initiatives in Dental Sleep Medicine,” and Dr. Sonal Shah and Dr. Jessica Owens (also Dental) presented “Road to Residency” to dental students from around the country regarding the…
Hunter Hinton, Lorena Herrera, Sofia Valenzuela, Katherine M. Howard, and Karl Kingsley (all Dental) published their study, "Screening for High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Reveals HPV52 and HPV58 among Pediatric and Adult Patient Saliva Samples," in the MDPI journal, Dentistry.
During a segment on KSNV Channel 3 News about the first Las Vegas oral cancer walk, Cristy Davis Thomas, president of the Nevada Dental Hygienists Association, acknowledged Dr. Sonal Shah (Dental) by name for her persistence in making the awareness event a reality. She also identified Dr. Shah as a faculty member at UNLV and as the state’s number…
Victoria Symonds (Dental) accepted a three-year appointment to the American Dental Association’s (ADEA) Associated American Dental Schools Application Service advisory group. The advisory group supports ADEA staff in reviewing and revising questions in the application, suggesting changes for data in WebAdMIT, and other essential items related to…
Dr. Jessica Immonen (Dental) and Jason Ciccotelli (Physical Therapy) worked with a team of healthcare professionals with expertise in human anatomy to publish an article on anatomy education as a community outreach opportunity. The article titled "Anatomical Outreach is Within Reach: Contemporary and Diverse Approaches" followed a panel discussion…