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Francisco Ramos-Gomez is a Professor at the UCLA School of Dentistry and the Chair of the Section of Pediatric Dentistry. He has over 30 years of experience as a pediatric dentist, with a specific focus on research areas such as early childhood caries (ECC) prevention, oral health disparities, and oral disease risk assessment. He emphasizes community health, particularly for underserved populations. Dr. Ramos-Gomez has conceptualized and co-founded the UCSF Center Address Disparities in Children's Oral Health, which aims to identify factors associated with health disparities in ethnic and racial groups. He has been funded by NIH-NIDCR for community-based intervention clinical trials for 23 consecutive years. He plays a dynamic role in organizations such as the Hispanic Dental Association and has contributed to developing the Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health. An advocate for global health, he supported the California-Mexico Health Initiative and chaired the Oral Health Task Force. Dr. Ramos-Gomez holds multiple advanced degrees, including a D.D.S. from Universidad Tecnologica de Mexico, an M.S. from Tufts University, and an MPH from Harvard University. He has received various accolades, including the National Dental Association Foundation Colgate-Palmolive Faculty Recognition Award for Research.
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