Educational and Professional Background
Education:
UCLA College of Letters and Science MS Oral Biology
UCLA School of Dentistry DDS
UCLA School of Public Health MA/MPH
UCLA College of Letters and Science BA Biology
Residency and Fellowship:
Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Hospital-based General Practice Residency (GPR) Certificate
University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT
Postgraduate Studies in Endodontics Certificate
University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT
Veterans Administration, Office of Academic Affairs, Washington, D.C.
Postdoctoral fellowship in dental research
Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Endodontics
Research/Creative Activities
The focus of Dr. Chugal’s research is endodontic prognosis. She has, in collaboration with Dr. Larz Spångberg from the University of Connecticut, recently completed a long-term study on the assessment of the outcomes of endodontic treatment. Her current project focuses on the understanding relationship between Candida infections and root canal infections in HIV+/AIDS patients with the purpose of developing more effective therapies and better endodontic prognosis for this group of patients. Further goal of this study is to extend the research results to general population as well.
Patient Care Activities
Practices Endodontics in the Faculty Group Dental Practice (FGDP)
Courses taught
Predoctoral Courses:
Preclinical Endodontic Laboratory (2nd Year), DS462b Lab course
Introduction to Clinical Endodontic (2nd Year), DS462c Lecture course
Clinical Endodontics (3rd Year), DS 463 s Clinical Introduction
Advanced Clinical Endodontics (3rd Year), DS 413c Lecture course
Endodonic Clinic (3rd Year), CL 403.01 s, a,b,c
Endodonic Clinic (4th Year), CL 404.01 s, a,b,c
Postdoctoral Courses:
Biological Basis for Periradicular Therapy
(Endodontic Basic Literature Seminars) DS 320.11 a,b,c,d
(Course Director)
Endodontic Clinic CL 320.01 a,b,c,d
Endodontic Treatment Planning DS 320.21 a,b,c,d
(Course Co-Director)
Endodontic Research DS 320.41 a,b,c,d
Professional Program for International Dentists:
Pre-Clinical Laboratory Course II DS 463 s
Pre-Clinical Laboratory Course I DS 462 b
(Course Director)
Professional memberships and activities:
American Dental Association
American Association of Endodontists
California State Dental Associations
International Association of Dental Research (Pulp Biology Group)
Western Los Angeles Dental Society
Southern California Academy of Endodontics
California State Dental Association of Endodontists
Los Angeles Association of Women Dentists
Recent Publications
Chugal, N., Clive, J.M., & Spångberg, L.S.W. Coronal restoration and endodontic outcome. (Manuscript in preparation), 2004.
Chugal, N., Clive, J.M., & Spångberg, L.S.W. Endodontic infection: Some biologic and treatment factors associated with outcome. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod., 96(3):81-90, 2003.
Sen, B.H., Chugal N., Liu H., & Fleischmann J. A new method for studying adhesion of Candida albicans to dentin in presence or absence of smear layer. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod ., 96(2):201-206, 2003.
Chugal, N., Clive, J.M., & Spangberg, L.S.W. A prognostic model for assessment of the outcome of endodontic treatment: Effect of biologic and diagnostic variables. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod., 91:342-352, 2001.
Huang, G. T.-J.,* Do, M., Wingard, M., Park, J. S., & Chugal, N. Effect of interleukin-6 deficiency on the formation of periapical lesion after pulp exposure in mice. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Path Oral Radiol Endod., 92(1):83-8, 2001.
Huang, G. T.-J.*, Chugal, N., Potente, A. P., & Zhang, X. Constitutive Expression of Interleukin-8 and Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 in Human Dental Pulps. Int. J. Oral Biol., 24(4):163-168, 1999.
Huang, G. T.-J.*, Potente, A. P., Kim, J.-W., Chugal, N., & Zhang, X. Increased interleukin-8 expression in inflamed human dental pulps. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Path Oral Radiol Endod., 88:214-20, 1999.
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