Division of Diagnostic & Surgical Sciences

Dr. Earl Freymiller, Chair

The Division of Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences is comprised of the Sections of Dental Anesthesiology, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. As a group, these sections share many common interests with their medical counterparts. Correlating the basic science curriculum with clinical dental practice is a particular strength of the Division's predoctoral curriculum.

Teaching Programs

All Sections of the Division are also heavily involved in postgraduate education, and three sections (Dental Anesthesiology, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) offer residency programs of study.

Research

Faculty members of the Division are strongly engaged in basic and clinical research, often in collaboration with colleagues in the Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, and Engineering.

Patient Care

Patient care is provided in the predoctoral and postgraduate clinics, the Faculty Group Dental Practice, and the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center's main hospital and outpatient surgical center.

Division Full-time Faculty

Section of Anesthesiology

• Dr. Christine Quinn, Clinical Professor (Section Chair)

Section of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology

• Dr. Russell Christensen, Associate Professor (Section Chair)

• Dr. Yi-Ling Lin, Associate Professor

Section of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology

• Dr. Mohammed Husain, Assistant Clinical Professor

• Dr. Sanjay Mallya, Associate Professor

• Dr. Sotirios Tetradis, Professor (Section Chair)

Section of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

• Dr. Tara Aghaloo, Professor

• Dr. Alan Felsenfeld, Professor of Clinical Dentistry

• Dr. Earl Freymiller, Clinical Professor (Section Chair)

• Dr. Joan Pi-Anfruns, Assistant Clinical Professor

• Dr. Vivek Shetty, Professor