Sangeeta Gajendra, DDS, MPH, has been named clinical chief of community dentistry for Eastman Dental, part of the Eastman Institute for Oral Health at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York.
Dr. Gajendra will oversee clinical, human resources, and financial oversight of Eastman Dental's outreach sites, including the SmileMobile program, which provides care to thousands of children at 16 city schools throughout the year, according to the institute.
She speaks frequently at dental association meetings about her published research, including oral effects of smoking, oral health in patients with AIDS, the oral health status of children in foster care, and other dental public health related topics.
She received her dental degree at the A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences in India. In 2005, Dr. Gajendra graduated from the International Postdoctoral Program in General Dentistry at Eastman Dental and was appointed assistant professor in community dentistry and oral disease prevention.
