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Noorpreet Kaur, BDS, MPH
Assistant/Clinical Professor
Subspecialties: Global Health Leadership
Dr. Noor Kaur’s focus has been improving oral health care for individuals with disabilities and medical complexities as well as teaching various public health courses. She currently serves as the Communications Officer for the Academy of Dentistry for Person with Disabilities Board, Special Care Dentistry Association (SCDA) national organization.
Dr. Kaur received her MPH in Global Health Leadership at New York University School of Global Public Health. After receiving her BDS, Bachelor of Dental Surgery from Kurukshetra University BRS Institute of Medical Sciences Dental College and Hospital, she worked as an associate dentist at Advanced Orthodontic Dental Clinic in Chandigarh, India for 2 years. She led oral health school-based screening programs and outreach working with the Institute for the Blind during her time there. After receiving her BDS and completing a one-year Nobel Bio-care Dental Implant Fellowship in Implant and Esthetic Dentistry in North India, she completed graduate research on neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) and explored the connection between NETs and implant osseointegration at Harvard University Extension School. The lack of access to oral health care and vastly different hospital environments has influenced her desire for public health, attention to long-term outcomes, and advocacy in getting the appropriate laws in place. Her time learning from the overall diversity of the public health community, working with UN agencies, and the issues in global pediatric oral health has given her a great respect for the discovery and communication to practice public health. Her passion involves special needs dentistry and oral health policy.
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Professional Background
Education
- MPH - Global Health Leadership and Health Policy Management - New York University School of Global Public Health
- BDS - Bachelor of Dental Surgery - Kurukshetra University, BRS Institute of Medical Sciences Dental College and Hospital
Training
- UNICEF & NYU SGPH Behavioral and Communication and Communications Strategies for Global Epidemics - Focus on Polio and Zika - UNICEF & NYU School of Global Public Health
- United Nations World Food Programme & NYU SGPH Systems Approach to Food Access - United Nations World Food Programme & NYU School of Global Public Health
- 1 Year Clinical Fellowship in Implant and Esthetic Dentistry - Nobel Biocare India
- Clinical Rotations, Internship - BDS - Kurukshetra University, BRS Institute of Medical Science Dental College and Hospital
- Yale School of Public Health, Climate Change and Health Certificate - Adaptation and mitigation strategies to increase community resilience, designed climate change and oral health communication campaign plan - Yale School of Public Health
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Instruction & Training
- 2023- Present, Preparing for Special Care Dentistry (AY23-24 GEND 7002) Course Director, UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry
- 2023- Present, Patient Care Foundations (DIPC 5001) Care with Compassion module Director , UT Health San Antonio, School of Dentistry
- 2022- Present , Patient Care Foundations (DIPC 6002) Recall Clinic Rotation Director: Recall Clinic, UT Health San Antonio, School of Dentistry
- 2023-Present, LINC Didactic, Common IPE , UT Health San Antonio, School of Dentistry
- 2022-Present, Clinical Preventative Dentistry (COMD 7050), Course Faculty, UT Health San Antonio, School of Dentistry
- Fall 2022 , Crossroads (ASC Selective) Building a Clinical Interprofessional Collaborative within a Special Needs Dental Clinic: The Crossroads of Dental and SLP Service Delivery, Course Director, UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry
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Research & Grants
New York University, College of Dentistry Global Outreach and SGPH capstone team: In partnership with NYUCD Schein Cares Global Student Dental Outreach program, "A General and Oral Health Needs Assessment in Rajasthan, India".
NYU School of Medicine, Department of Population Health: Internship on an NIH-NCI funded study titled Dentistry United to Extinguish Tobacco (DUET), in collaboration with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Conducted provider and patient chart reviews at dental clinics, assisting with DUET trainings, intervention components and cost analysis.
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Service
Community
2015, 2016- Executive Board Member NYU CGPH Student Governing Council Communications Officer
2012- Operation Smile: University of Washington School of Dentistry
2012 Special Olympics, dental checkups for sports individuals who were granted medals and awards by the state of Washington
2010- Union Gospel Mission Dental Clinic