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Research

group at poster 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:

Title of Research Project	Research Mentor
Evaluating Exposure of Pediatric Dental Residents to Patients with Developmental Disabilities at Eastman Institute for Oral Health	Delucia
Black Cloud: An Evaluation of Pediatric Dental Residency Call Experience	Wong
The Success Rate of Interim Therapeutic Restorations on Primary Incisors	Shope
Pediatric Dental Treatment Completion: Mobile vs. Fixed Site Clinics	Levy
Accuracy of Teledentistry Examination at Predicting Actual Treatment Modality in a Pediatric Dentistry Clinic	McLaren / Kopycka-Kedzierawski
Sports-Related Oral Injuries Seen at Strong Memorial Hospital Pediatric ED	Winslow
Out-of-Pocket Costs in Dental and Orthodontic Management with Cleft Lip and/or Palate	Shope
Relationship Between Eastman Dental Emergency Visit and Operating Room Referral	Shope / Colaruotolo
Out-of-Pocket Dental Management Costs of Healthy Children Compared to Cleft Lip/Palate	Shope
Barrier to Successful Transition to Adult-Centered Dental Home for Individuals with Special Health Care Needs	Shope / Sulkes
Comparison of Clinical and Photographic Calibration Using ICDAS	Wong
School and Head Start Fluoride Varnish Programs: A Retrospective Study.	Wong
Relationship Between BMI, Chronic Medication Use, and Early Childhood Caries	Wong
Emergency Dental Visits in Pediatric Dentistry Residency Program	Shope
Plaque Glucosyltransferase B Activity in S-ECC and Caries Free Children	Xiao
An analysis of a Teledentistry Program in Upstate New York	McLaren / Kopycka-Kedzierawski
The Association between Dental Caries and Early Childhood Development	Watson
Restorations of Primary, Anterior teeth on Patients with Orofacial Clefts	Shope
Unilateral Versus Bilateral Fixed Space Maintainers for Premature Tooth Loss	Wong
Examining Salivary Microbiology and Dietary Habits in Caries-Free Children.	Wong / Kopycka-Kedzierawski
Caries Treatment Under General Anesthesia in Children with Craniofacial Anomalies	Shope
Comparison of the Treatment of Early Childhood Caries Under General Anesthesia in Children With And Without Craniofacial Anomalies	Shope
Analysis of Post-Orthodontic Demineralization in Patients with Oralfacial Clefting	Shope
Dental Treatment Needs and Waiting Time for Oral Rehabilitation Under General Anesthesia	Wong
Cost-Benefit Analysis of the School-Based Fluoride Varnish Program in the Prevention of ECC	Wong / Shope
The Association Between Nutrition and Early Childhood Development	Watson
Mutans Streptococcus and Candida Species and Early Childhood Caries Onset	Wong / Kopycka-Kedzierawski
Average Age of First Dental Visit Between Children With and Without Cleft Lip and Palate	Shope / Morrison / Colaruotolo