Research
Under the supervision of faculty, each resident will prepare and present a research project, relevant to pediatric dentistry. Research may be of a clinical or basic-science nature. Residents choose research projects based on their interests and the topic’s relationship to children's oral health. The results of resident research projects are presented at research forums at the local and national level. Residents routinely present at the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry’s Annual Session, the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association’s Annual Meeting, and the University of Rochester’s local American Academy of Dental Research Annual Meeting.
Past Research Projects
The following are a sampling of research studies completed by past residents in the Division of Pediatric Dentistry:
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Title of Research Project |
Research Mentor |
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Evaluating Exposure of Pediatric Dental Residents to Patients with Developmental Disabilities at Eastman Institute for Oral Health |
Delucia |
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Black Cloud: An Evaluation of Pediatric Dental Residency Call Experience |
Wong |
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The Success Rate of Interim Therapeutic Restorations on Primary Incisors |
Shope |
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Pediatric Dental Treatment Completion: Mobile vs. Fixed Site Clinics |
Levy |
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Accuracy of Teledentistry Examination at Predicting Actual Treatment Modality in a Pediatric Dentistry Clinic |
McLaren / Kopycka-Kedzierawski |
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Sports-Related Oral Injuries Seen at Strong Memorial Hospital Pediatric ED |
Winslow |
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Out-of-Pocket Costs in Dental and Orthodontic Management with Cleft Lip and/or Palate |
Shope |
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Relationship Between Eastman Dental Emergency Visit and Operating Room Referral |
Shope / Colaruotolo |
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Out-of-Pocket Dental Management Costs of Healthy Children Compared to Cleft Lip/Palate |
Shope |
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Barrier to Successful Transition to Adult-Centered Dental Home for Individuals with Special Health Care Needs |
Shope / Sulkes |
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Comparison of Clinical and Photographic Calibration Using ICDAS |
Wong |
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School and Head Start Fluoride Varnish Programs: A Retrospective Study. |
Wong |
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Relationship Between BMI, Chronic Medication Use, and Early Childhood Caries |
Wong |
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Emergency Dental Visits in Pediatric Dentistry Residency Program |
Shope |
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Plaque Glucosyltransferase B Activity in S-ECC and Caries Free Children |
Xiao |
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An analysis of a Teledentistry Program in Upstate New York |
McLaren / Kopycka-Kedzierawski |
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The Association between Dental Caries and Early Childhood Development |
Watson |
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Restorations of Primary, Anterior teeth on Patients with Orofacial Clefts |
Shope |
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Unilateral Versus Bilateral Fixed Space Maintainers for Premature Tooth Loss |
Wong |
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Examining Salivary Microbiology and Dietary Habits in Caries-Free Children. |
Wong / Kopycka-Kedzierawski |
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Caries Treatment Under General Anesthesia in Children with Craniofacial Anomalies |
Shope |
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Comparison of the Treatment of Early Childhood Caries Under General Anesthesia in Children With And Without Craniofacial Anomalies |
Shope |
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Analysis of Post-Orthodontic Demineralization in Patients with Oralfacial Clefting |
Shope |
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Dental Treatment Needs and Waiting Time for Oral Rehabilitation Under General Anesthesia |
Wong |
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Cost-Benefit Analysis of the School-Based Fluoride Varnish Program in the Prevention of ECC |
Wong / Shope |
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The Association Between Nutrition and Early Childhood Development |
Watson |
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Mutans Streptococcus and Candida Species and Early Childhood Caries Onset |
Wong / Kopycka-Kedzierawski |
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Average Age of First Dental Visit Between Children With and Without Cleft Lip and Palate |
Shope / Morrison / Colaruotolo |