Resident Research

Third Year Residents

Joshua M. Connolly, DDS, MPH

Research: "Retrospective Clinical Success of Indirect Pulp Therapy versus Formocresol Pulpotomy". 
Mentor: Thuan Q. Le, DDS, PhD

Niki Fallah, DDS

Research: "Caries Management by Risk Assessment in Children." 
Mentor: Ling Zhan, DDS, PhD 

Shirin Mullen, DDS

Research: "Public Health Surveillance of Pediatrc Dentistry via Twitter."
Mentor: Janice Tsoh, PhD

Sheila Nguyen, DDS

Research: "Geosocioeconomic Factors and Childhood Caries Severity at Community Health Centers in Hawai'i: ACA Implications"
Mentor: Stuart Gansky, DrPH

Wendy Yang, DDS, MS

Research: "The efficacy of OraVerse (Phentolamine Mesylate) in the reversal of soft tissue anesthesia with Lidocaine HCl 2% with epinephrine 1:100,000 in dental patients 2 to 5 years old."
Mentor: Brent Lin, DMD
   
Research: "The effect on early childhood caries of incorporating fluoride varnish and preventive oral health education into immunization clinics in Roatan, Honduras."
Mentor: Ling Zhan, DDS, PhD

Second Year Residents

Shasan William Liou, DMD

Research: "Sprocare Perio-project- Fluorescence detection of dental plaque and gingival inflammation- a clinical pilot study." 
Mentor: Peter Rechman DMD, PhD

Alexandra Malebranche, DDS

Research: "Under represented minority dental specialists: practice characteristics and motivations."
Mentor: Elizabeth Mertz, PhD

Amita Ruehe, DDS

Research: "Text Messaging to improve Oral Health."
Mentor: Susan Hyde, DDS

Julio Sotillo, DDS, PhD

Research: "Three-diensional characterization of facial clefting pre- and post- surgical intervention."
Mentor: Ralph Marcucio, PhD

Chad Zillich, DDS

Research: "Preliminary evaluation of Cad Cam restorations on anterior primary teeth."
Mentor: Brent Lin, DMD

First Year Residents

Neha Das

Research: "Text Messaging to improve Oral Health."
Mentor: Susan Hyde, DDS

Gina Graziani, DDS

Mentor: Ling Zhan DDS, PhD

Brett Martin, DDS

Mentor: Ralph Marcucio, PhD

Krunal Sherathiya, DDS

Research: "Smooth Surface Caries prevention in children by pulsed CO2 laser and fluoride."
Mentor: Peter Rechman, DMD, PhD

Anuhya Uppula, DMD

Mentor: Ling Zhan, DDS, PhD