Oral Health

Adekemi Adeniyan ’19 and Maymunah Yusuf Kadiri ’23 promote a comprehensive approach to link oral and mental health by including mobile dentistry, oral health education for children using art and storybooks, and advocating for policies to enhance access to oral health.

Scott Howell ’21 was the lead author of an American Dental Association panel report on the use of teledentistry. While many dentists began using teledentistry due to COVID-19, Howell and his co-authors found that it may still be underutilized.

Christina Rosenthal '18 co-authored a study that evaluated the racial and ethnic diversity of dental school graduates compared to the populations they serve, revealing that Black and Hispanic individuals remain underrepresented among graduates. The research emphasizes the importance of increasing diversity in dental education to help reduce oral health disparities.