Faculty

Vivek Shetty, D.D.S., Dr.Med.Dent.

Shetty

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ivek Shetty, D.D.S., Dr.Med.Dent. is a professor in the Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Division of Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences at the UCLA School of Dentistry.

Contact Information

UCLA School of Dentistry
23-009 CHS
10833 Le Conte Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668

Phone: (310) 825-5170
vshetty@dentistry.ucla.edu

Educational and Professional Background

  • 1981       D.D.S., University of Bombay, India
  • 1988       Certificate, University of Regensburg, Germany (Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery)
  • 1989       Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts (Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery)
  • 1990       Fellowship, University of California, Los Angeles (Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery)
  • 1992       Dr.Med.Dent., University of Regensburg, Germany (Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery)

Patient Care

Dr. Shetty provides patient care in the Faculty Group Dental Practice and the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic.

Teaching Activities

  • DS463b Advanced Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • CL403.06 Oral Surgery Rotation (for 3rd-year students)
  • CL 404.06 Oral Surgery Rotation (for 4th-year students)
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Track, Director

Research/Creative Activities/Honors

  • NIH/NIDA U01 (DA023815) (PI), 2007-2011
    • A Portable Saliva Biosensor of Psychosocial Stress

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • American Association for Dental Research
  • Editorial Board, Head and Face Medicine
  • Chair, Academic Senate, University of California, Los Angeles

Recent Publications

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