By School of Dentistry - October 30, 2012
So Ran Kwon, DDS, PhD, MS, associate professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, received the VITA Award for excellence in research related to color and appearance in esthetic dentistry by the Society for Color and Appearance in Dentistry (SCAD) at its annual meeting held September 28-29, 2012, in Chicago.
The Society for Color and Appearance in Dentistry (SCAD) was founded in 2008 as a consortium of dental professionals and other experts interested in this area of aesthetic dentistry specifically related to scientific investigation and application of color and appearance in dentistry.
Dr. Kwon joined the LLUSD faculty in the summer of 2011 as an associate professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry. One of her major achievements is authorship of the textbook, Tooth Whitening in Esthetic Dentistry, published in 2008 by Quintessence.