About Us

This website was designed by a group of researchers and dental care providers who are interested in promoting good dental health in children. Their efforts were supported by a grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) at the National Institute of Health (# DE-14887-02; PI: Dr. Marita Rohr Inglehart).

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Dr. Marita Rohr Inglehart is a psychologist and an Associate Professor of Dentistry at the School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. You can contact her at mri@umich.edu.

Dr. Daniel Briskie is the Department Head of Pediatric Dentistry at Mott Children’s Health Center in Flint, MI., and an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry at the School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. You can contact him at DanB@mottchc.org.

Cynthia Ezell, RDH, BS, is a supervisor and practicing dental hygienist at the pediatric dental clinic at Mott Children's Health Center in Flint, MI. She also coordinates the department's community oral health prevention programs with an emphasis on early childhood caries prevention. You can contact her at CindyE@mottchc.org.

Barbara Kritt is a Ph. D. candidate in the Department of Sociology, Rackham School of Graduate Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. You can contact her at bkritt@umich.edu.

Graphic design was provided by Lisa Fletcher, School of Dentistry; web development was provided by Emily Springfield, School of Dentistry.