Ask Me Anything with Dr. Eleanor Fleming

When:  Aug 29, 2023 from 10:30 to 11:30 (ET)

What is an Ask Me Anything (AMA) event? A live, text-based, one-hour virtual event where IADR Community members can interact through online discussion with an expert in dental, oral and craniofacial research.

·       This event will take place on this thread in the IADR Member Discussion Open Forum.

·       Select the star next to "Follow" above to get real time notifications on the full AMA discussion. 


Topic: Systemic racism and other related topics



Expert:
Eleanor Fleming, PhD, DDS, MPHAssistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Dental Public Health 
University of Maryland School of Dentistry 


Dr. Eleanor Fleming is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Public Health. She earned her dental degree from Meharry Medical College, completed her dental public health residency at Boston University, and earned her PhD from Vanderbilt University. She completed additional post-graduate training as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer where she investigated disease outbreaks and conducted studies to promote health equity. 


Over the course of her career, she has developed subject matter expertise on infectious and chronic disease epidemiology, and previously served as the dental epidemiologist overseeing the Oral Health Component of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. She has been the principal investigator on several studies and has informed public health surveillance at state, national, and international levels. Dr. Fleming is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of the American Dental Association and Public Health Reports. She also co-edited a special issue of the Journal of Public Health Dentistry on anti-racism in dental public health.


Dr. Fleming has held leadership positions in the American Association of Public Health Dentistry and the American Public Health Association (currently, Chair-Elect of the Oral Health Section), was actively involved in the National Dental Association serving on its Coronavirus Task Force, and is a member of the Hispanic Dental Association and the Society of American Indian Dentists. Dr. Fleming’s leadership has been recognized with awards from the American Dental Association, the National Dental Association, and the U.S. Public Health Service. In addition to her administrative and faculty appointments at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, she holds an adjunct Clinical Associate Professor appointment in the Department of Health Policy and Health Services Research at the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine at Boston University where she supports the training of dental public health residents. 

Event Instructions:

  • Reply directly to this thread with your questions. The thread will open at 10:30 a.m. ET on August 29, 2023.  
  • Use @mentions when responding to Dr. @Eleanor Fleming 
  • Note: There is not a video component to the event


Can't make the event?
 Email me your questions to me at communityadmin@iadr.org and I will post them on your behalf during the event.