Faculty
Marc Hayashi, D.M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.D, F.I.C.D., a health sciences associate clinical professor in the UCLA School of Dentistry, has been selected by the California Dental Association (CDA) Foundation Board of Directors as its 2023 recipient of the
Honors presented to two faculty members and case competition awards for a pair of residents punctuated the UCLA School of Dentistry’s presence at the American Academy of Periodontology’s 2023 Annual Meeting, Nov. 9 to 12 in Austin, Texas.
Igor Spigelman, Ph.D., chair of the Section of Biosystems and Function at the UCLA School of Dentistry, has received a $5 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for research aimed at developing a non-addictive cannabis-based pain medication for oral cancer patients.