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Reuben Kim is a Professor and Chair of the Division of Preventative and Restorative Sciences at UCLA School of Dentistry. He holds the Naomi Jim Ellison Endowed Chair and serves as the Director of Collaborative Research Programs. Professor Kim is actively involved in dental education, chairing several courses in Direct Restoration for dental students. He is a practicing restorative dentist in the UCLA Faculty Group Dental Practice. His extensive research interests focus primarily on osteomucosal healing related to bisphosphonate and denosumab effects, epigenetics and aging in the context of HPV-associated oral carcinogenesis, and pulp regeneration mechanisms linked to reparative dentin formation. His laboratory employs various models and biochemical techniques to investigate the underlying pathophysiology of oral diseases, including oral cancer and bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw. His research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and includes multiple projects examining oral epithelial responses and the implications of inflammation in oral health.
Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.