Awards

Astha Singhal, B.D.S., M.P.H., Ph.D., an associate professor in the University of Florida Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, and assistant director for the Center for Oral Health Outcomes: Research, Training and Service, or COHORTS, received a five-year, $2,243,996 NIH R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.

This grant enabled the Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science in the UF College of Dentistry to expand its capacity to provide high-quality, accessible dental care for patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a community-based setting. UF Medical Guild’s Impactful Support The Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral…

Whitney's work is focused on providing oral health care for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.