Tooth & Nail
Interviews
Hear directly from dental professionals around the world as they share insights on access, equity, and the future of oral health. These conversations offer firsthand perspectives that inform our mission at Tooth & Nail, to bridge the gap in dental education and care through community-driven change.
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Mary Tavares, DMD, MPH
Clinical Professor at Boston University, directing the Dental Public Health program.
Former Program Director of the AGE Program in Dental Public Health at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
Beth Mertz, PhD, MA
Associate director of research at Healthforce Center at the University of California, San Francisco
Professor at the University of California, San Francisco, with a joint appointment in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry and in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the School of Nursing.
Susan Fisher-Owens, MD, MPH
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics in the UCSF School of Medicine, and Clinical Professor of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences in the UCSF School of Dentistry.