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Professor and Chair Division of Preventive and Restorative Oral Health Sciences
UCLA
UCLA
Dr. Francisco Ramos-Gomez, DDS, MS, MPH is a Professor of Pediatric Dentistry at the UCLA School of Dentistry, the Executive Director for the UCLA Center for Children’s Oral Health, and the Chair of the Division of Preventive and Restorative Oral Health Sciences. Throughout his career of over 38 years, Dr. Ramos-Gomez’s research has focused on early childhood caries prevention, oral disease risk assessment, and community health with an emphasis on underserved and vulnerable populations. In addition to clinically based interventions, Dr. Ramos-Gomez co-founded the Center to Address Disparities in Children’s Oral Health to identify the cultural, environmental, workforce, behavioral, and biologic factors associated with health disparities among ethnic/racial groups. He has been funded by NIDCR for the last 23 years to continue his work reducing oral health disparities in children.
As a proponent of public and global health, Dr. Ramos-Gomez has received numerous accolades throughout his career, including the Kellogg Fellowship for International Research, the National Dental Association Foundation/Colgate-Palmolive Faculty Recognition Award for Research, and the IAPD Innovation Award. He is a nationally and internationally recognized speaker and a Fellow of the College of Dentistry, as well as a Fellow and Diplomate of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.
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Friday, May 26, 2023
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM