The following is a selection of articles and book chapters highlighting the scholarly and community work of the Center and the Dugoni School.

Bhaskara S, Christ A, Bárzaga C, Prindiville K, Chávez EM. A Dental Benefit in Medicare: Examining the Need in California, J Cal Dent Assoc. CDA Journal, 2019;47(4):265-271

Chávez, E.M., Wong, L.M., Subar, P., Young, D.A., Wong, A. Dental Care for Geriatric and Special Needs Populations (2018) Dental Clinics of North America, 62 (2), pp. 245-267.  Abstract ›

Wong, A., Subar, P.E., Young, D.A. Dental Caries: An Update on Dental Trends and Therapy (2017) Advances in Pediatrics, 64 (1), pp. 307-330.  Abstract ›

Hendre AD, Taylor GW., Chávez EM, Hyde S., Silver Diamine Fluoride: A Systematic Review: Effectiveness and Application in Older Adults. Gerodontology 2017; 34(4):411-419 

Chavez EM, Hendre A., Clinical Care for an Aging Population. Compendium 2017; 38(10):595-605

Chávez EM, Calvo JM, Jones JA., Dental Homes for Older Americans: A Santa Fe Group Call for Removal of the Dental Exclusion in Medicare (Op.Ed.). American Journal of Public Health 2017; 107(S1), pp. S41–S43

Waldman, H.B., Perlman, S.P., Wong, A. The largest minority population in the U.S. without adequate dental care (2017) Special Care in Dentistry, 37 (4), pp. 159-163.  Abstract ›

Alzoubi, F., Bedrossian, E., Wong, A., Farrell, D., Park, C., Indresano, T. Outcomes assessment of treating completely edentulous patients with a fixed implant-supported profile prosthesis utilizing a graftless approach. Part 1: Clinically related outcomes (2017) International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants, 32 (4), pp. 897-903.  Abstract ›

Waldman, H.B., Wong, A., Perlman, S.P. Comprehending the number of individuals with disabilities and the need for oral health services (2017) Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry, 41 (2), pp. 83-86.  Abstract ›

Waldman, H.B., Wong, A., Rojas, J.E., Perlman, S.P. A smaller percent of Hispanic children have special health care needs: Is that possible? (2017) Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry, 41 (1), pp. 1-4.  Abstract ›

Chávez EM, Jones JA., The Santa Fe Group Strategy: How Medicare Can Integrate Health and Oral Care for Older Americans. Generations 2016; 40(3):94-99

Calvo JM., Chávez EM, Jones JA., Financial Roadblocks to Oral Health for Older Adults. Generations 2016; 40(3):85-89

Chávez EM, Lederman B., On Lok PACE: Where Oral Healthcare Is an Integral Part of Healthcare. Generations 2016; 40(3):104-1075.

Glassman, P., Harrington, M., Namakian, M., Subar, P. Interprofessional Collaboration in Improving Oral Health for Special Populations (2016) Dental Clinics of North America, 60 (4), pp. 843-855.  Abstract ›

Alzoubi, F., Bedrossian, E., Wong, A. Oral rehabilitation of patients with Chediak-Higashi syndrome using zygoma and root form implant-supported fixed prostheses: A report of two patients (2016) Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 116 (6), pp. 831-835.  Abstract ›

Chávez EM, Hendre A, Caring for Older Adults with Complex Needs: Drafting an Interdisciplinary Team, Journal of The California Dental Association 2015. 43(10):597 PMID: 26798913 
Subar PE, Chávez EM, Miles J., et al. Pre and Post-Doctoral Education compared with Practice Patterns in Special Care Dentistry. J Dent Educ 2012; 76(12):1623-1628 

Chávez EM, Subar PE, Miles J, et al. Perception of pre-doctoral education and practice patterns in special care dentistry. J Dent Educ 2011; 75(6);726-32

Happy mouths: Free dental clinic relieves pain, gives new smiles, Daily Republic, March 9, 2019. Read ›

Book Chapters

Lederman B., Chávez EM Hyde S. “Oral Health and Disease” in Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Geriatrics , 3rd Edition. Walter L., Chang A., Eds. by McGraw-Hill Education. 2020

Chávez EM, Chávez EM, Calvo JM, Jones JA, “Dental Homes for Older Americans” in Oral Health in America: Removing the Stain of Disparity . Treadwell HM, Evans CA Eds. APHA Press, Washington, DC. March 2019

An Oral Health Benefit in Medicare Part B: It’s Time to Include Oral Health in Health Care. White paper presented by Oral Health America, in: Oral Health in America: Removing the Stain of Disparity . Treadwell HM, Evans CA Eds. APHA Press, Washington, DC. March 2019

Chávez, EM, Jacobsen PJ. “Pharmacology and Aging” in Textbook of Geriatric Dentistry, Third Edition. Holm-Pedersen P., Ship JA, Eds. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2015

Chávez, EM, “Medical Complexities” in Geriatric Dentistry: Caring for Our Aging Population . Ed: Friedman P. Wiley-Blackwell 2015