Themes / Dental Public Health & Community Engagement

Dental Public Health & Community Engagement

The prevention of oral disease and promotion of oral health in populations and society.

Dental Public Health & Community Engagement Researchers

Carlos Virgous, MLAS, DVM

Assistant Professor
School of Graduate Studies and Research

(615) 327-6070
cvirgous@mmc.edu

David Mott, DMD, MS

Associate Professor
School of Dentistry

(615) 327-6437
dmott@mmc.edu

James Cade, DDS, FACD, DABOM, FAAOMP

Associate Professor
School of Dentistry

(615) 327-6360
jcade@mmc.edu

Julie Gray, DDS, MA

Assistant Professor
School of Dentistry
Center for Health Policy, Center for the Study of Social Determinants of Health, Center for Educational Development & Support, Data Science Institute, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence

(615) 327-6076
jgray@mmc.edu

Kathy Jefferson, DDS, MS

Associate Professor
School of Dentistry
Center for Health Policy, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence

(615) 327-6551
kjefferson@mmc.edu

Ruth Bol, DDS, MPH

Assistant Professor
School of Dentistry
Center for Health Policy, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence

(951) 234-4319
rbol@mmc.edu

Dental Public Health & Community Engagement Team Publications

SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Oral Health: Therapeutic Opportunities and Challenges.
Coke CJ, Davison B, Fields N, Fletcher J, Rollings J, Roberson L, Challagundla KB, Sampath C, Cade J, Farmer-Dixon C, Gangula PR

How Does Ginsenoside Rh2 Mitigate Adipogenesis in Cultured Cells and Obese Mice?
Zhang L, Virgous C, Si H

Combination of curcumin and luteolin synergistically inhibits TNF-α-induced vascular inflammation in human vascular cells and mice.
Zhang L, Wang X, Zhang L, Virgous C, Si H

Synergistic anti-inflammatory effects and mechanisms of combined phytochemicals.
Zhang L, Virgous C, Si H

Ginseng and obesity: observations and understanding in cultured cells, animals and humans.
Zhang L, Virgous C, Si H

High corn oil dietary intake improves health and longevity of aging mice.
Si H, Zhang L, Liu S, LeRoith T, Virgous C