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Jennifer M. Sukalski, PhD, MS, RDH

Assistant Professor of Preventive and Community Dentistry

Current Positions

  • Assistant Professor of Preventive & Community Dentistry

Education

  • PhD in Oral Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Certificate in Certificate in College Teaching, University of Iowa College of Education, Iowa City, Iowa
  • MS in Dental Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
  • AA in Dental Hygiene, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  • BS in Psychology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

Center, Program and Institute Affiliations

Licenses & Certifications

  • Local Anesthesia Permit, Iowa
  • Dental Hygienist License, Iowa

Selected Awards & Honors

  • Bernstein Research Fellowship, Morris Bernstein Endowed Professorship of Dentistry
  • Keith H Keller Award Graduate Dental Public Health Research Award, Preventive and Community Dentistry
  • Leverett Graduate Student Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dental Public Health, Honorable Mention, American Association of Public Health Dentistry
  • Dental Public Health Graduate Specialty Award, 1st place, Iowa Section of the American Association for Dental Research
  • Leverett Graduate Student Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dental Public Health, 2nd place, American Association of Public Health Dentistry
  • Keith H Keller Award Graduate Dental Public Health Research Award, Preventive and Community Dentistry

Selected Publications

  • Sukalski, J. M., Askeslon, N. M., Reynolds, J. C., Damiano, P. C., Shi, W., Xie, X. J. & McKernan, S. C. (2023). Perceived Social Status, socioeconomic status, and preventive dental utilization among a low-income Medicaid adult population. J Public Health Dent 83 (4) 363-370. DOI: 10.1111/jphd.12588.
  • McKernan, S. C., Momany, E. T., Sukalski, J. M., Jones, M. P., Damiano, P. C. & Kuthy, R. A. (2023). Variation in general dentists’ patterns of sealant use in children with elevated caries risk. JDR Clin Trans Res 8 (4) 367-373. DOI: DOI: 10.1177/23800844221102836.
  • McKernan, S. C., Sukalski, J. M., Emily, S. E., Miriam, M. M., Haley, H. & Chi, D. L. (2023). Introducing dental students to dental public health: An analysis of U.S. predoctoral course syllabi. J Dent Educ 87 (5) 654-659. DOI: DOI: 10.1002/jdd.13163.
  • Reynolds, J. C., McKernan, S. C. & Sukalski, J. M. (2020). Who provides open-ended comments? Assessing item non-response bias in Medicaid surveys of members and dentists. J Public Health Dent. 80 (10) 18-22. DOI: DOI: 10.1111/jphd.12339.
  • Sukalski, J. M., McKernan, S. C., Avila-Ortiz, G., Cunningham-Ford, M., Qian, F. & Damiano, P. C. (2019). Periodontal treatment needs in the Medicaid patient population: a retrospective study in a US dental school. J Public Health Dent 79 (1) 53-59. DOI: DOI: 10.1111/jphd.12294.
  • Reynolds, J. C., Sukalski, J. M., McKernan, S. C. & Damiano, P. C. (2019). Member and Dentist Narratives about a Dental Program for the Medicaid Expansion Population: A Content Analysis. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 47 (6) 485-493. DOI: DOI: 10.1111/cdoe.12490.
  • Reynolds, J. C., McKernan, S. C., Sukalski, J. M. & Damiano, P. C. (2018). Evaluation of enrollee satisfaction with Iowa's Dental Wellness Plan for the Medicaid expansion population. J Public Health Dent 78 (1) 78-85. DOI: DOI: 10.1111/jphd.12243.