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Michelle McQuistan

Associate Professor of Preventive & Community Dentistry

Current Positions

  • Associate Professor of Preventive & Community Dentistry

Education

  • MS in Dental Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Certificate in Advanced Education in General Dentistry, University of Florida - Jacksonville Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
  • DDS in Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
  • BA in History/Pre-professional Health Sciences, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana

Center, Program and Institute Affiliations

Licenses & Certifications

  • Dental License-Teaching, North Carolina Dental Board, North Carolina
  • American Board of Dental Public Health, Iowa
  • Dental License, Iowa

Selected Awards & Honors

  • Diversity Catalyst Award, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Article selected as one of the top 10 ADEA Journal of Dental Education editor's picks of 2016, Journal of Dental Education
  • ADEA Leadership Institute Participant, American Dental Education Association
  • Student Research Group Mentor of the Year Award, University of Iowa, College of Dentistry
  • Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society-Inductee, University of Iowa, College of Dentistry, Iowa City, Iowa

Professional Memberships

  • American Dental Association
  • Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society
  • American Board of Dental Public Health
  • American Dental Education Association
  • American Association of Public Health Dentistry
  • East Central Dental Society

Selected Publications

  • McKernan, S., Reynolds, J. & McQuistan, M. (2021). Access to dental care. In Dye, B., Okunseri, C. & Mascarenhas, A. (Eds.) Burt and Eklund's Dentistry, dental practice, and the community-7th edition. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.
  • Teixeira, E. C., Warren, J. J., McKernan, S. C., McQuistan, M. R. & Qian, F. (2020). Prescribing practices for antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with prosthetics joints. Spec Care Dentist 40 (2) 198-205. DOI: 10.1111/scd.12450. PMID: 31965592.
  • Lu, S. H., McQuistan, M. R. & Qian, F. (2019). Predictors of dental students' anticipated willingness to treat underserved populations five years after graduation. J Dent Educ 83 (11) 1253-1262. DOI: 10.21815/JDE.019.143. PMID: 31451558.
  • Patino, D., McQuistan, M. R., Qian, F., Hernandez, M., Weber-Gasperoni, K. & Macek, M. D. (2018). Oral health knowledge level of Hispanics in Iowa. J Am Dent Assoc. 149 (12) 1038-48. PMID: 30322589.
  • Bohn, C. E., McQuistan, M. R., McKernan, S. C. & Askelson, N. A. (2018). Preferences related to the use of mobile apps as dental patient educational aids: A pilot study. J Prosthodont 27 (4) 329-334. PMID: 28872732.
  • Dhar, V., Glascoe, A., Esfandiari, S., Williams, K. B., McQuistan, M. R. & Stevens, M. R. (2016). Should PGY-1 be mandatory in dental education? Two viewpoints. J Dent Educ 80 (11) 1273-1281. PMID: 27803199.
  • Major, N., McQuistan, M. R. & Qian, F. (2016). Changes in dental students' attitudes about treating underserved populations: A longitudinal study. J Dent Educ 80 (5) 517-25. PMID: 27139202.
  • Major, N. & McQuistan, M. R. (2016). An exploration of dental students’ assumptions about community-based clinical experiences. J Dent Educ 80 (3) 265-274. PMID: 26933101.
  • McKernan, S. C., Kuthy, R. A., Hanley, P. F., Jones, M. P., Momany, B., McQuistan, M. R. & Damiano, P. C. (2015). Geographic variation of preventive dental care among low income children. Health Place (34) 150-156. PMID: 26026599.
  • Coe, J. M., Best, A. M., Warren, J. J., McQuistan, M. R., Kolker, J. L. & Isringhausen, K. T. (2015). Service-learning's impact on dental students' attitude towards community service. Eur J Dent Educ 19 (3) 131-139. PMID: 25142286.

Selected Grants & Contracts

  • Scholarships for health professions students from disadvantaged backgrounds; US Department of Health and Human Services: Health Resources and Service Administration; Wilson, Margaret (Co-Director), McQuistan, Michelle R (Co-Director), Wright, Wanda (Director)
  • Summer Health Professions Education Program; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; McQuistan, Michelle (Co-Principal), Martinez, Denise (Principal Investigator)
  • Summer Health Professions Education Program; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; McQuistan, Michelle R (Co-Principal), Martinez, Denise (Principal Investigator)
  • Power of Attorney's awareness of the oral health needs of long term care residents; Delta Dental Graduate Thesis Award-Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation; McQuistan, Michelle R (Co-Investigator), Balakrishnan, Nyla (Principal Investigator)
  • Summer Health Professions Education Program; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; McQuistan, Michelle R (Co-Principal), Martinez, Denise (Principal Investigator)
  • Stipend for Sheng Lu; ICRU Fellows Support Award; McQuistan, Michelle R (Principal Investigator)
  • Predoctoral training in general, pediatric, and public health dentistry and dental hygiene. Health Resources & Services Administration; HRSA; Steven Levy (Principal Investigator), McQuistan, Michelle R (Co-Investigator)
  • Oral health among Latinos; Delta Dental Graduate Thesis Award-Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation; Daisy Patino (Principal Investigator), McQuistan, Michelle R (Co-Investigator)
  • Stipend for Callie Espanto; ICRU Fellows Support Award; McQuistan, Michelle R (Principal Investigator)
  • Stipend for Callie Espanto; ICRU Fellows Support Award; McQuistan, Michelle R (Principal Investigator)