Category: 2020

As the largest elementary school in the city of San Francisco, Gordon J. Lau Elementary School (GJL) presented an ideal opportunity to reach out to many children in the Chinatown neighborhood and provide education, screenings, and fluoride varnish. SCOPE hopes to not only offer these services to the students of GJL on a regular basis but also to expand its outreach to more elementary schools throughout the San Francisco.

Investigating whether asymmetrical vertical linear and angular dimensions of condyles and mandible contribute to skeletal asymmetry in patients with Class II subdivision utilizing 3-dimensional images.

Evaluating the shear bond strength of Glass Ionomer Cement (GIC) to dentin versus composite to dentin over a one-year period.

A review of recent studies on the mesenchymal stem cells,
with a focus on the effect of cigarette smoke on dental stem cells.

Evaluating the concurrent hard tissue
changes of the nasal cavity as a result of palatal skeletal expansion using MARPEs.

Reporting an expression of ErbB family of RTKs and TLR 4 on OSCC cells. The goal is to elucidate how oral bacteria influence the clinical outcome of the EGFR-targeted therapy in OSCC.

Evaluating whether subjects with Angle Class II subdivision malocclusions have a significant skeletal contribution to the asymmetric malocclusion utilizing
3-dimensional analysis with cone-beam computed
tomography (CBCT).

Investigating the effectiveness of scaling/root planing (SRP) plus 1064 XLASE (Fotona LLC, Dallas, TX) diode laser therapy (SRP+LASER) compared to SRP only (SRP ONLY) in the treatment of moderate-to-severe (Stage II–III) chronic periodontitis by comparing clinical crown lengths (CCL), probing depths (PD), bleeding on probing (BOP), and bone level (CBCT scans) at pre-treatment and 12 to 18 months post-treatment.