Research Projects & Grants

Federal

  • LLU Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Grant, Role: PD/PI, Bureau of Health Professions/Health Resources and Services Administration/DHHS, (09/2017 - 08/2023) Status: Closed

For Profit Organization

  • A phase 3, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, parallel-groups clinical trial comparing the efficacy and safety of intranasally administered kovacaine mist to placebo for anesthetizing maxillary teeth in pediatric patients, Role: Investigator, St. Renatus, LLC, (05/2013 - 05/2014) Status: Completed

Internal

  • The Effects of BMI on General Anesthesia Emergence in Pediatric Dental Patients, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, (01/2023) Status: Approved
  • The predicting factors for ideal second permanent molar substitution after early first permanent molar extraction, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, (07/2022) Status: Approved
  • Clinical Evaluation of Patients who received 3-in-1 GPP Surgery in comparison with 2-step Surgery, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, (04/2022) Status: Approved
  • Comparison of using teledentistrv between dental students and general dentists, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, (04/2022) Status: Approved
  • The Safety and Efficacy of Using Four Medication Regimens for Oral Conscious Sedation in a Pediatric University Setting, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, (10/2021) Status: Approved
  • An international study of molar incisor hypomineralisation and its association with dental anomalies, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, (07/2021) Status: Approved
  • Using Multimedia Intervention to Reduce the Psychosocial Impact of Bullying among Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, (03/2021) Status: Approved
  • A comparison of oral sedation-related events for three multi-agent oral sedation regimens in pediatric dental patients, Role: PI, LLU Center for Dental Research, (11/2019 - 11/2024) Status: Completed
  • Comparison of clinical and radiographic success among: Formocresol (FC) Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) and Ferric Sulfate (FS) pulpotomies in primary molars, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, (11/2019) Status: Approved
  • Staging radiographic development of third molars with the modified Demirjian method to estimate chronological age in California Hispanics, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, (09/2019) Status: Approved
  • Trend in dental maturation in a Hispanic children population over the past ten years, Role: PI, LLU Center for Dental Research, (06/2019) Status: Approved
  • Teachers and laypersons first impressions of unilateral cleft lip and palate versus normal children, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, (02/2017 - 02/2018) Status: Completed
  • A study of oral microbial changes associated with the use of the presurgical nasoalveolar molding appliance, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, (11/2016 - 10/2017) Status: Completed
  • How does increase in BMI correlate with pediatric caries?, Role: PI, LLU School of Dentistry, (12/2011) Status: Completed
  • Methemoglobin levels in generally anesthetized pediatric dental patients receiving Prilocaine versus Lidocaine, Role: PI, LLU Center for Dental Research, (07/2011 - 07/2012) Status: Completed
  • The association between parenting style and parental acceptance of behavior management techniques, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, (11/2010) Status: Completed
  • Comparison of clinical effectiveness among different age groups of children by using a combination of oral and submucosal sedation: a ten year retrospective study, Role: PI, LLU School of Dentistry, (05/2010) Status: Completed
  • The relationship between knowledge of caries transmissibility and caries rate in healthy children, Role: PI, LLU School of Dentistry, (12/2008 - 12/2009) Status: Completed
  • Comparison of learning efficacy of breathing sound diagnosis between conventional and Artificial Intelligence aids precordial stethoscope in dental students, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, (10/2024) Status: Approved

Non-Profit Organization

  • Teaching Health Center Planning and Development Program- Peds Dentistry, Role: PD/PI, Social Action Corp Health System, (12/2021 - 11/2024) Status: Closed
  • Overconsumption of sugar & caries prevention, Role: Investigator, Kaiser (Henry J.) Family Foundation, (06/2015 - 06/2016) Status: Completed