October 8, 2009

Society of Scholars

During LLUSD’s 50th anniversary commemorative celebration in 2003, 30 charter members were named to the Society of Scholars. Qualification for Society membership is to have at least 50 publications in dentistry-related professional journals. In tangible recognition of their professional publishing accomplishments, current School faculty Society of Scholars received medallions at the Faculty Advance Seminar on September 18, 2009.

Society of Scholars members display medallions awarded at the Faculty
Advance Seminar. Pictured front, left to right: Drs. Wu Zhang,
Mahmoud Torabinejad, Bradley Baum and Marti Baum (receiving
medallion for their absent father, Lloyd Baum), Leif Bakland, and
Joseph Kan; back, left to right: Joni Stephens, and Drs. Alan Herford,
Jaime Lozada, Charles Goodacre, Yiming Li, W. Patrick Naylor, and
Sean Lee.

Newly inducted Society members are Joni Stephens, RDH, EdS, MS, professor, dental hygiene, and Joseph Kan, DDS, MS, implant specialist, Department of Restorative Dentistry. Current LLUSD faculty Society of Scholars members include

• Leif Bakland, DDS, professor (and immediate past chair), Department of Endodontics
• Lloyd Baum, DDS, emeritus professor, International Dentist Program
• Gary Bogle, associate professor, Department of Periodontics
• Charles Goodacre, DDS, MSD, dean
• Alan Herford, DDS, MD, OMS, associate professor and chair, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Joseph Kan, DDS, MS, professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry
• Sean S. Lee, DDS, associate professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, and director, Clinical Research, Center for Dental Research
• Yiming Li, DDS, MSD, PhD, professor and director, Center for Dental Research
• Jaime Lozada, DDS, professor and director, Advanced Education Program in Implant Dentistry
• Carlos Munoz, DDS, MSD, professor, Department of Restorative DentistryW. Patrick Naylor, DDS, MPH, MS, associate dean, Advanced EducationJoni Stephens, RDH, MS, EdS, professor, Department of Dental HygieneMahmoud Torabinejad, DMD, MSD, PhD, professor, Department of Endodontics and director, Advanced Education Program in Endodontics
• Wu Zhang, MD, associate professor, Center for Dental Research and director, Research Service Core