Northeast Center for Research to Evaluate & Eliminate Dental Disparities | Community Health Programs | faculty and staff

faculty and staff

Michelle Henshaw Assistant Dean for Community Partnerships and Extramural Affairs; Professor 560 Harrison Avenue 3d floor Boston, MA 02118 mhenshaw@bu.edu 617.638.5222

education

BA, Columbia University; BS, DDS, University of California, San Francisco; MPH, Boston University

about dr. henshaw

Dr. Henshaw works within the Division of Community Health Programs to facilitate partnerships and linkages between Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine and community health programs. She is actively involved in dental health education and promotion in the school system. She teaches courses on the predoctoral and postdoctoral level involving issues in geriatric medicine, dental public health, and dental practice management. Her research interests include access to dental services and treatment modalities and outcomes.

representative publications

Garcia RI, Henshaw MM and Krall,EA (2001). Relationship between periodontal disease and systemic health. Periodontol. 25(1):21-36.

Henshaw MM, Frankl CS, Bolden AJ, Mann ML, Kranz SM and Hughes BL (1999). Community-based dental education at Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine. J. Dent. Educ. 63(12):933-7.