Astha Singhal,
Associate Professor
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
2023
DEN6705L Public Health Dent
Board Certifications
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Dental Public Health DiplomateAmerican Board of Dental Public Health
Research Profile
Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)
0000-0001-9191-6978
Publications
2023
Effect of being overweight and obese on periodontal treatment costs
The Journal of the American Dental Association.
154(7):620-627.e6
[DOI] 10.1016/j.adaj.2023.04.014.
2022
Perceived racial discrimination partially mediates racial‐ethnic disparities in dental utilization and oral health
Journal of Public Health Dentistry.
82(S1):63-72
[DOI] 10.1111/jphd.12515.
[PMID] 35726459.
2021
The association between food insecurity and dental caries among U.S. adults: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination survey
Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology.
49(5):464-470
[DOI] 10.1111/cdoe.12622.
2020
Changes in Dental Benefits and Use of Emergency Departments for Nontraumatic Dental Conditions in Massachusetts.
Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974).
135(5):571-577
[DOI] 10.1177/0033354920946788.
[PMID] 32795220.
2019
A national study on the use of opioid analgesics in dentistry
Brazilian Oral Research.
33
[DOI] 10.1590/1807-3107bor-2019.vol33.0076.
2019
Determinants of emergency department utilization for non-traumatic dental conditions in Massachusetts.
Journal of public health dentistry.
79(1):71-78
[DOI] 10.1111/jphd.12297.
[PMID] 30537185.
2019
Emergency department revisits for nontraumatic dental conditions in Massachusetts.
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939).
150(8):656-663
[DOI] 10.1016/j.adaj.2019.03.013.
[PMID] 31235066.
2018
Causes of Shortness of Breath in the Acute Patient: A National Study.
Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.
25(11):1227-1234
[DOI] 10.1111/acem.13448.
[PMID] 29738108.
2018
Dental Public Health Practice, Infrastructure, and Workforce in the United States.
Dental clinics of North America.
62(2):155-175
[DOI] 10.1016/j.cden.2017.11.001.
[PMID] 29478451.
2018
The Intersection of Clinical Practice and Dental Public Health.
Dental clinics of North America.
62(2):xi-xiii
[DOI] 10.1016/j.cden.2018.01.001.
[PMID] 29478462.
2017
Dental Disparities and Psychological Distress Among Mobility-Impaired Adults
American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
52(5):645-652
[DOI] 10.1016/j.amepre.2016.10.025.
2017
Medicaid Adult Dental Benefits Increase Use Of Dental Care, But Impact Of Expansion On Dental Services Use Was Mixed.
Health affairs (Project Hope).
36(4):723-732
[DOI] 10.1377/hlthaff.2016.0877.
[PMID] 28373339.
2016
Authors’ response.
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939).
147(6):390-1
[DOI] 10.1016/j.adaj.2016.04.008.
[PMID] 27233458.
2016
Dental care after an emergency department visit for dental problems among adults enrolled in Medicaid.
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939).
147(2):111-9
[DOI] 10.1016/j.adaj.2015.08.012.
[PMID] 26562729.
2016
Emergency Department Length-Of-Stay For Psychiatric Visits Was Significantly Longer Than For Nonpsychiatric Visits, 2002-11.
Health affairs (Project Hope).
35(9):1698-706
[DOI] 10.1377/hlthaff.2016.0344.
[PMID] 27605653.
2016
Emergency department visits and revisits for nontraumatic dental conditions in Iowa
Journal of Public Health Dentistry.
76(2):122-128
[DOI] 10.1111/jphd.12120.
2016
Parental perceptions of avoidability of their child’s emergency department visit
Emergency Medicine Journal.
33(5):313-318
[DOI] 10.1136/emermed-2015-204790.
2016
Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Opioid Prescriptions at Emergency Department Visits for Conditions Commonly Associated with Prescription Drug Abuse
PLOS ONE.
11(8)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0159224.
[PMID] 27501459.
2015
Eliminating Medicaid adult dental coverage in California led to increased dental emergency visits and associated costs.
Health affairs (Project Hope).
34(5):749-56
[DOI] 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.1358.
[PMID] 25941275.
2014
Disparities in unmet dental need and dental care received by pregnant women in Maryland.
Maternal and child health journal.
18(7):1658-66
[DOI] 10.1007/s10995-013-1406-7.
[PMID] 24337895.
Grants
Sep 2023
ACTIVE
Effects of Pregnancy and Postpartum Medicaid Dental Benefit Generosity On Use Of Dental Services
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIDCR
Jul 2023
ACTIVE
Role of State Medicaid Policies in Improving Access to Dental Care among Low Income Adults
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIDCR
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (352) 273-5971
Emails:
- Business:
- asinghal@ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Street:
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1329 SW 16TH ST
GAINESVILLE FL 32608