09 December 2022

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AAPD names Dr. Chelsea Fosse as director of Pediatric Oral Health Research and Policy Center

Katherine E. Pfaff

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The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) has named Dr. Chelsea Fosse to the role of director of the AAPD Pediatric Oral Health Research and Policy Center. Established in February 2011, the goal of the center is to inform and advance research and policy to promote optimal oral health care for children. Through the AAPD, the center conducts research studies and policy analysis to advance the understanding of practices to improve oral health for all children. 

Fosse said in a news release that access to high quality, evidence-based dental care impacts the overall health, quality of life and future prosperity of children, families and communities. She said that she looks forward to leading the center's efforts and working alongside partners to strive for optimal, equitable oral health for all children.

Dr. Amr M. Moursi, president of AAPD, said that Fosse will strengthen the center’s efforts to advance pediatric oral health care utilizing research and data to positively impact all children.

Fosse earned her dental degree from Rutgers University in 2017 and a master’s degree in public health from Columbia University in 2019. She completed her dental public health residency at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx in 2020 and is a diplomate of the American Board of Dental Public Health. 

Fosse recently served as a senior health policy analyst at the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute, where she specialized in critical policy issues related to Medicaid, Medicare, the Affordable Care Act and other public health issues.