collaboration and dedication to promote oral health for all
Center for Oral Health Outcomes: Research, Training and Service
Our Vision
To be a pioneering center dedicated to advancing oral health for all through cutting-edge research, impactful community initiatives and comprehensive education. Through collaboration with the community and partners across UF and beyond, we strive to drive meaningful change and improve access to quality oral health care.
COHORTS NEWS
CareQuest Institute Funds COHORTS Study on Urgent…
Researchers at the University of Florida Center for Oral Health Outcomes: Research, Training and Service (COHORTS) have received funding from…
Dr. Cilia Zayas Publishes Health Affairs…
Dr. Cilia Zayas, Postdoctoral Associate in the University of Florida Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, and Dr. David J…
CDBS Awarded 2025 UF Medical Guild Grant
This funding has helped advance the department’s mission to promote oral health and expand community-based care, ensuring that children in Alachua…
center leadership
COHORTS
Advisory Team
Dr. Dan McNeil and Dr. Astha Singhal serve as Director and Assistant Director, respectively, of the Center for Oral Health Outcomes: Research, Training, and Service (COHORTS) at the University of Florida. Housed in the UF College of Dentistry, COHORTS collaborates closely with its executive team and affiliates and is guided by a formal Community Advisory Board. This board includes members from the patient community, safety-net provider organizations, advocacy groups, and academic partners, ensuring that research, training, and service initiatives are informed by diverse perspectives and community priorities.
COHORTS
Collaborators
COHORTS collaborators include researchers from various University of Florida centers and academic units, as well as state advocacy organizations. In addition, COHORTS actively collaborates with researchers beyond UF—both nationally and globally—expanding its reach and impact through multi-institutional partnerships.
University of Florida
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College of Dentistry
COHORTS is embedded in the UF College of Dentistry, which was established in 1972 and is a leader in oral health education, clinical care, research and service. UFCD boasts a robust research enterprise that has ranked in the top 10 in NIH funding every year since 2000. Through the UF Statewide Network for Community Oral Health, the college provides oral health care for patients from all 67 counties in Florida each year, including its five college-owned dental centers and 10+ community partners.
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Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science
The home for COHORTS within UFCD, CDBS’s mission is to provide innovative dental education and deliver the highest degree of patient and community-centered care and service, while promoting excellence in research to promote discovery and knowledge generation about oral health, pain and health inequities, including behavioral and social factors.
