Welcome

June 2007
Dear Students, Alumni, Faculty and Staff,

As you all know, thanks to the generosity of longtime friends of the UCLA School of Dentistry, the Wilson and Bloomfield families, we broke ground on a major renovation at the Wilson-Jennings-Bloomfield UCLA Venice Dental Center in . The School also broke new ground in many other areas this spring. On June 4, 2007, we celebrated our 40th annual commencement ceremony. And for the first time in our history, on February 22, 2007, faculty members hosted a poster night to "advertise" their projects to dental students interested in research. The newsletter shares this and other stories of the diverse ways we are meeting the challenges of dental medicine in the 21st Century.
Sincerely,

Dean No-Hee Park, DMD, PhD

40th Commencement Ceremony

• Congratulations, Graduates! Meet the Historic Class of 2007 and learn their plans for the future
• Read Dr. Gerald Levey's Address to the Graduating Class

New Frontiers in Public Service and Patient Care

Donors Break New Ground at Venice Clinic

The Promotoras Program: Successful Conclusions and a New Beginning

UCLA School of Dentistry Goes South of the Border

Lights, Camera, Action! KCET Visits the Venice Clinic

Alumni Spotlight

Meet the Alumnus of the Year 2007

The Title of Honorary Alumnus Goes To. . .

They're alumni. They're also faculty. Do you know who they are? Play the latest game in the ongoing UCLA School of Dentistry history series in honor of the 40th commencement.

Research Highlights

• Straumann Surgical Fellow Dr. Doina Panaite Wins

• Faculty Exhibit, Students Shop at Inaugural Event

• Updates from the 2007 ADEA and AADR Conferences

• The Dental Research Institute Speaker Series

• New Grants

Student Stories

Inside the Dean's Leadership Institute

Meet the Scholarship Recipients

About the Hispanic Student Dental Association

Faculty Announcements

• New Hires and Promotions

• In Memoriam: Dr. Maggiore

• Other News

Staff News

It's Time to Say Goodbye to Three Staff Members

New Hires and Promotions

Staff Employment Program Graduate Michelle Felix

In Memoriam: Joseph Matyas