Janet Kinney
RDH, MS

Clinical Professor of Dentistry and Dr. Dorothy Hard Legacy Professor, Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry

DEPARTMENT

Dental Hygiene

ADDRESS

1011 N. University Avenue, 3146 Faculty Commons, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078

CONTACT

734-615-5452

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BIOGRAPHY

Janet is Clinical Professor of Dentistry. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene, Master of Science in Dental Hygiene and Master of Science in Clinical Research Design and Statistical Analysis from the University of Michigan. Janet teaches in the bachelor and graduate programs. She serves on various department and school committees. Janet's clinical experience is in both general dentistry and periodontics, where she has worked both in the US and abroad. Her clinical research has focused on investigating the role of oral fluid biomarkers, alone or in conjunction with pathogens, as predictors of periodontal disease progression. Additionally, her area of social science research is in the development of professional identity.