Professor Dr. Kelly Vitzthum

Biography

Kelly Vitzthum is a Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor and the Director of Community-Based Clinical Education at the UCLA School of Dentistry. She joined the faculty in January 2023, focusing on Public Population Health and Special Patient Care within the Department of Oral Systemic Health and the Division of Regenerative Reconstructive Sciences. Vitzthum has earned multiple degrees, including a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley in 2010, a Master of Public Health from Harvard University in 2015, and a Doctor of Dental Surgery from UCLA in 2020. Following her dental degree, she completed a Certificate in General Practice Residency specializing in Hospital Dentistry and Special Patient Care at UCLA in 2021. Her research interests include improving access to care for underserved populations and enhancing educational practices in dental health. She is active in various community initiatives aimed at promoting health and dental care among vulnerable groups.

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