July 20, 2009

Weintraub Named Dentistry's 2009 Faculty Research Lecturer

Jane Weintraub addresses UCSF School of Dentistry's Research & Clinical Excellence Day in Cole Hall on October 16, 2008.

Jane Weintraub, DDS, MPH, the Lee Hysan Professor and Chair, Division of Oral Epidemiology and Dental Public Health at the UCSF School of Dentistry, has been named the 2009 Faculty Research Lecturer for her outstanding achievements in the field of science related to oral and craniofacial health.

Weintraub will be honored at the School of Dentistry’s annual Research and Clinical Excellence Day on Oct. 8, 2009, held in Cole Hall on the UCSF Parnassus campus. At that time, she will deliver the annual Faculty Research Lecturer address, highlighting many of her significant contributions and achievements in oral health research. The campus community is invited to this event.

Throughout her career, Weintraub has advanced the science of dental public health through her efforts to establish and lead multifaceted research teams that study many aspects of caries and health disparities.

“I have worked with Jane for many years, and I am so pleased that she will be honored in this way this year,” said UCSF School of Dentistry Dean John D.B. Featherstone, PhD. “Her work over several decades has been outstanding and has contributed strongly to improvements in oral health for our nation.”

Weintraub will be presented with the Faculty Research Award at the School of Dentistry’s annual Research and Clinical Excellence Day on Oct. 8, 2009, held in Cole Hall on the UCSF Parnassus campus. At that time, she will deliver the annual keynote speech, highlighting many of her significant contributions and achievements in oral health research. The campus community is invited to this event.

Last year, the UCSF School of Dentistry received the largest grant in its history – $24.4 million from the NIH to address socioeconomic and cultural disparities in oral health. The seven-year grant, which is funded through the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, enables the UCSF Center to Address Disparities in Children’s Oral Health (CAN DO) to launch new programs in preventing early childhood tooth decay.

The programs include new research to compare methods to prevent dental caries in children, as well as efforts to integrate and implement current scientific understanding across a variety of primary care and social service settings.

Weintraub is a board-certified public health dentist and past president of the American Association of Public Health Dentistry. Her research has focused on the epidemiology of oral conditions, caries prevention-oriented randomized clinical trials and reduction of oral health disparities.

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