Dr. Paul Krebsbach has served as the dean of the UCLA School of Dentistry since 2016. He is also a professor of Biosystems and Function.
Dr. Krebsbach did his undergraduate work in Biology at the College of St. Thomas and earned his DDS at the University of Minnesota before getting his PhD in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Connecticut Health Center.
Dr. Krebsbach’s research focuses on the cell and molecular biology of mineralized tissues and self-renewal of adult and pluripotent stem cells.
Before his appointment as dean at UCLA, Dr. Krebsbach was a professor of Dentistry and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan and served as the Chair of the Department of Biologic and Material Sciences and Division of Prosthodontics.
A Daily Bruin article dated July 5, 2020, at https://dailybruin.com/2020/07/05/ucla-school-of-dentistry-fails-to-implement-many-covid-19-mitigating-practices on the subject of whether the School of Dentistry was adequately implementing many COVID mitigation practices reported on Dean Krebsbach’s response to the pandemic.
Dr. Christine Hong currently serves as an associate professor and interim chair of the Division of Orthodontics at University of California at San Francisco. She is also the Graduate Orthodontics Program Director in the Division of Orthodontics.
Dr. Hong received her DMD from Harvard University and earned an MS in Oral Biology at UCLA, where she became a faculty member after graduating.
Dr. Hong’s clinical and research work focused on craniofacial bone regeneration as well as improving orthodontic appliances and techniques.
In 2013, the Dental Orthodontics Laboratory in Anaheim, California sent a memo to the UCLA Section of Orthodontics about the alteration of Dr. Hong’s patient post-treatment dental models. These post-treatment dental models are part of the patient’s medical records. When questioned about the charges, the manager of the Dental Orthodontics Laboratory explained, “…we had to reconstruct anatomy of the models that were broken, and we had to reset several teeth on the study model to her exact instructions so she can score highly on her board exam.” The manager goes on to say, “…we usually get impressions and make the study model”, but in this instance the lab did “a lot of work to make this Doctor happy.” When the UCLA finance staff for the Orthodontic Program asked the Lab manager why the work was so costly, he replied, “…her impressions were distorted and she would not take a new impression…” and Dr. Hong “…requested us to reset 4 teeth to her specific needs for her exam grade.”
An article on the website https://forbetterscience.com/2019/05/02/naughty-dentists-or-how-ucla-hunts-a-whistleblower/ published on May 2, 2019, reported on alleged irregularities in the conduct of UCLA researchers related to stem cell research. The article included references to Dr. Christine Hong, Dr. Paul Krebsbach, and Dr. Sotirios Tetradis and the responses of a whistleblower, Dr. Eric Kang Ting
Dr. Sotirios Tetradis serves as the Senior Associate Dean of the School of Dentistry at UCLA and Professor in the Division of Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences. He also serves as an advisor to the combined D.D.S./Ph.D. program in oral biology.
Dr. Tetradis earned his DDS at the University of Athens before getting his Ph.D. at the University of Connecticut Health Center.
A resident at the UCLA School of Dentistry lodged claims in a Title IX lawsuit filed against the Regents of the University of California in 2019 that is publicly available. Some of the allegations in the publicly filed document are shown below: More information about the lawsuit can be found at https://uclahuntswhistleblowers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Exhibit-18-Justine-Tanjaya-vs-UCLA_230505_072411.pdf
In 2020, Dr. Eric Kang Ting filed a lawsuit alleging he had been damaged by actions of others reacting to his whistleblowing activities while at UCLA. Some of the allegations in the publicly filed document are shown below. More information about the lawsuit can be found at: https://uclahuntswhistleblowers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/FILED-COMPLAINT-FOR-1-RETALIATION-IN-VIOLATION_230505_072324.pdf.
Articles mentioning the lawsuit are found on the website https://www.thecollegefix.com/ucla-official-filed-false-title-ix-complaint-on-behalf-of-student-who-refused-to-accuse-professor-lawsuit/ published on May 28, 2020, as well as the website https://www.dailywire.com/news/ucla-professor-testified-against-dean-in-sexual-harassment-case-the-dean-filed-a-false-title-ix-complaint-on-behalf-of-his-accuser-to-frame-professor published on May 29, 2020.