Department of Preventive & Restorative Dental Sciences
Dr. Silverstein is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, University of California School of Dentistry, San Francisco California. He obtained his dental degree from the University of Kentucky School of Dentistry and his MPH from the School of Public Health at the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Silverstein is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Public Health.
Department of Preventive & Restorative Dental Sciences
School-based Programs
Dr. Berens graduated dental school at University of California at San Francisco, School of Dentistry (UCSF) and obtained her Masters in Public Health (MPH) at University of California Berkeley. She completed a residency in Dental Public Health at UCSF and is a diplomate of the American Board of Dental Public Health. She has been researching the implementation of an oral health promotion intervention for pregnant women attending group prenatal care. These studies are supported by the NIH/NIDCR and the UCSF Center to Address Disparities in Children's Oral Health (CAN DO).
UCSF Division of Oral Epidemiology and Dental Public Health
Tobacco Cessation
Dr. Chaffee's research interests include tobacco-related behaviors and decision making among adolescents. He is the lead investigator of a study of California rural high school students funded through the NIH/FDA Tobacco Regulatory Science program. Other research interests include children’s oral health and dental caries management. He directs the UCSF School of Dentistry Program in Global Oral Health.
Department of Preventive & Restorative Dental Sciences
Tobacco Cessation
Elizabeth’s research interest include tobacco use in vulnerable populations and the role of dental professionals in tobacco prevention and cessation. Currently, she teaches in the Master of Science in Dental Hygiene program at UCSF, and is the project coordinator of a longitudinal study of tobacco use among California rural adolescents. In addition, she is a tobacco treatment specialist (TTS) and practices dental hygiene part time, where she is dedicated to addressing tobacco use among her patients.
Department of Preventive & Restorative Dental Sciences
Education & Focus Groups
Dr. Hoeft has expertise in health education, dental health communication and qualitative research methods. She focuses on making optimal home hygiene and dental care experiences accessible to diverse and vulnerable populations. Her role on this project is to provide technical assistance to local health departments doing their oral health assessments, and to ensure that all materials are easy to read and understand.
Department of Preventive & Restorative Dental Sciences
Dr. Kearns is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Francisco with a joint appointment in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, Division of Oral Epidemiology and Dental Public Health and the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies.
School-Based/School-Linked & Kindergarten Oral Health Assessment Specialist
School-based Kindergarten Specialist Keiko Miyahara, RDH, MS, is a graduate of UCSF School of Dentistry Master of Science in Dental Hygiene program.She is part of the California Oral Health Technical Assistance Center, promoting oral health in California school children through kindergarten oral health assessment and school-based/linked programs.
Department of Preventive & Restorative Dental Sciences
Community Water Fluoridation
Dr. Howard Pollick is a health sciences clinical professor and former director of the accredited dental public health residency program, Department of Preventive & Restorative Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry at the University of California San Francisco. He earned his BDS from Manchester, England and his MPH from UC Berkeley.
Dr. Pollick has lectured and published extensively on the benefits and safety of community water fluoridation in California, nationally and internationally.
Community Water Fluoridation
Marjorie Stocks, MPH, directed the California Fluoridation Implementation Project, a statewide endeavor funded by a $15 million award from The California Endowment, through which she assisted over 10 California communities in implementing fluoridation including Sacramento, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
Tobacco Cessation
Janelle Urata is involved in projects conducted at the University of California, San Francisco. She is currently the clinical research coordinator of a study of adolescent males in rural California and a pilot study evaluating the effect of a dental product on reducing plaque accumulation and oral health in children.
