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Simona Surdu, MD, PhD

Co-Deputy Director, Oral Health Workforce Research Center,
Center for Health Workforce Studies,
University at Albany, SUNY

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Authors: Yunhan Zhao | Simona Surdu | Margaret Langelier

Topics: Oral Health

March 21, 2023
This article identifies barriers to needed dental care for children and examines factors contributing to differential experiences with those barriers.
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Authors: Theekshana Fernando | Margaret Langelier | Simona Surdu

Topics: Oral Health, Telehealth

February 2, 2023
This infograph illustrates the variation in teledentistry regulation by state to help oral health stakeholders understand those differences.
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Authors: Sai Sindhura Gundavarapu | Simona Surdu | Margaret Langelier

Topics: Diversity, Oral Health

January 20, 2023
This article examines the extent of the income gap between male and female dentists and evaluates the impact of their household, personal, and employment characteristics on income differences.
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Authors: Margaret Langelier | Simona Surdu | Ellen O'Malley

Topics: Emerging Models and Innovations, Oral Health

June 14, 2022
This report describes the results from 2 surveys on the dental therapy workforce at Apple Tree Dental’s centers and programs: 1) clinician and administration satisfaction and 2) patient satisfaction with their clinical providers, making comparisons across provider type.
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January 19, 2022
This webinar will discuss the origins and evolution of this workforce model, the process of authorizing and implementing dental therapy training and practice in states, and the impacts on patients and providers in Minnesota where dental therapists have been established and integrated into clinical teams over the last decade.
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