High school students get hands on experience at UCLA School of Dentistry

High school students get hands on experience at UCLA School of Dentistry
By Yasmeen Al-Shawwa

While other 17-year-olds are lounging at the pool or hanging out with friends this summer, San Fernando High School senior Emilio Frias is assisting science researchers at the UCLA School of Dentistry. Frias is part of UCLA’s pre-college science education program, which exposes gifted urban youth to careers in oral healthcare.

San Fernando High School Senior Emilio Frias works in a UCLA School of Dentistr

The program is funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute [HHMI] Biomedical Research Institutions Initiative Grant. The award, a total of $748,337 over five years, is only conferred upon 31 programs each year. The UCLA School of Dentistry is the only dental program in the country to receive that grant.
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