CHDS Seminar with Sung Eun Choi: Reducing Oral Health Disparities in Children

Abstract:  Despite considerable efforts to reduce oral health disparities, poor oral health and quality of dental care continue to disproportionately affect minority and publicly insured children, particularly among those living in underserved areas. In this talk, I will discuss 1) decision analytic models to evaluate potential policies that have promise for improving oral health that also address equity and 2) a causal inference framework to quantify the effect of improving quality of dental care on oral health outcomes.

Bio:  Sung Eun Choi, SM, PhD, is an Instructor in the Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology at Harvard School of Dental Medicine.  She holds a Master’s degree in Biostatistics from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in Management Science and Engineering (Health Policy) from Stanford University.  Dr. Choi’s research focuses on applying data analytics and mathematical modeling methods to evaluate oral health policy issues. Her methodological interests include integrating data science and operations research methods to inform health decision-making.