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New Standards to Improve Diagnosis of Sjogren's Syndrome
<p><span>Sjögren's syndrome largely was unknown to the American public until tennis star Venus Williams withdrew from the U.S. Open last year and announced she had the autoimmune disease, in which a person’s white blood cells attack glands that produce tears and saliva.</span></p>
Revealing the Importance of Culture in Latino Dental Health
<p>Maria Orellana, DDS, PhD, assistant professor in the UCSF School of Dentistry, has long observed that Latino parents are often more resistant to having their children get braces or retainers to straighten teeth than parents of other ethnicities. She found out why.</p>
Free Dental Clinic a Huge Success
Children Receive Dental Services and Education at UCSF
Dozens of Kids Get Free Oral Exams at Bayview Sunday Streets
<p><span>UCSF School of Dentistry residents performed free dental screenings for dozens of children during a sunny Bayview Opera House Sunday Streets last weekend.</span></p>
Longtime UCSF Dentistry Leader Dies
<p>William Bird, DDS, DPH, who retired last year after 22 years at the UCSF School of Dentistry, died on Jan. 18, 2012. He was 78.</p>
Global Oral Health Symposium 2012 Draws International Experts
<p>UCSF School of Dentistry's Global Oral Health Symposium 2012 repeated and expanded on the success of last year's inaugural event, bringing greater visibility to vital oral health issues worldwide, and the extraordinary international effort to address them.</p>
Pediatric Dentist Applies Science to Prevent Cavities
<p>Pediatric dentist Ling Zhan, an assistant professor in the UCSF School of Dentistry, is working to better understand the risk factors for cavities, and balance these with proven prevention measures, which has proven to be successful by adults.</p>
Stem Cell Odyssey Leads from Tusks and Teeth to Gut
<p>Medical geneticist Ophir Klein's studies of stem cells in tooth development and of stem cell changes in the gut may lead to new strategies for regenerating teeth and for treating craniofacial abnormalities.</p>