Shirley Lewis BDS, CAGS, MScD

Biography

Education

06/10-3/12       Fellowship in Forensic Odontology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School, San Antonio, TX.

9/98-3/02         Master of Science in Dentistry (MSD) in Dental Public Health, Boston University, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA.

6/99-6/01         Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) in Pediatric Dentistry, Boston University, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA.

3/95-8/95         Diploma in Computer Applications (DCA), Manipal Institute of Computer Education, Udupi, India.

8/89-2/95         Bachelors in Dental Surgery (BDS), College of Dental Surgery (CODS), Manipal, India.

Teaching Interests

• Dental Public Health and Pediatric Dentistry

  • To teach and continue to develop dental public health curriculum for pre and post-doctoral dental and dental hygiene students and residents that includes the core basics such as  principles of Dental Public Health, Evidence Based Dentistry, DPH Ethics, Policy and Advocacy, Prevention and Oral Health Promotion, Health literacy and Communication including their role in forensic dentistry. To prepare future general and pediatric dentists in providing primary and comprehensive preventive and therapeutic care to the pediatric population including those with special needs.

• Forensic Dentistry

  • provide the pre and post-doctoral dental students and residents with basic practical   training in forensic techniques, encourage and develop an interest in forensic dentistry and promote the dentist’s responsibility in working with the legal system.

Research Interest

• Dental Public Health and Pediatric Dentistry
• Maternal and child oral health
• Access to care for homeless children
• Preventive interventions which include SDF and sealant placement.
• Forensic Dentistry
• Chronologic age estimation in the Asian population
• Evaluation and implementation of mass disaster protocol programs

 Recent Grants

• Co-investigator in HRSA Workforce Grant - Texas Recruits and Retains: A Dental Public Health Workforce Development Program, HRSA-18-014, 2018-2022 for 1.6 million.
• Co-investigator inDevelopment of online training module in obesity, TAMU Educational Research Grant Program, 01/19 – 12/19 for $5,000.
• Co-investigator inEnhanced Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry, Pre-doctoral educational research grant program, 2015-2020.
• Co-investigator inPatient First: A Collaborative Project to enhance post-doctoral training in Public, Health and Pediatric Dentistry, Pre-doctoral educational research grant program, 2015-2020. 

Publications and Presentations

• Comparison of the use of antibiotics between pediatric dentists in the US and those abroadat the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry annual meeting, May, 2001 at Atlanta, GA and the Massachusetts Dental Society Research meeting, June 2001 at Tufts University, Boston, MA.
• Child abuse reporting by pediatric dentists in Texasat the American Academy of Forensic Sciences meeting, Chicago, IL, February, 2012.
• Current trends in researchat the American Academy of Forensic Sciences meeting,Orlando, FL, February 20, 2015.
• Odontology aspect of DVI across members of IOFOSat the American Academy of Forensic Sciences meeting, inOrlando, FL, February 20, 2015.
• An Oral Health Needs Assessment in a Medical Community Clinic using the Seven-Step ASTDD Model, 2019 National Oral Health Conference, Memphis, TN, April 15-17, 2019.
• Creating an Oral Health Education Programfor a Medical Community Clinic, 2019 National Oral Health Conference, Memphis, TN, April 15-17, 2019.

Specialty Training

• Pediatric Dentistry
• Dental Public Health
• Forensic Dentistry