School of Dental Medicine Faculty

Diane Brunson Director of Public Health and Community Outreach Administration School of Dental Medicine Mail Stop F-843 13065 E. 17th Avenue Aurora, CO Phone: 303-724-2239 Fax: 303-724-7039 Email: Click for Email

Education:
BS, Dental Hygiene, University of Colorado School of Dentistry
Masters Public Health, University of Northern Colorado

Departmental Affiliations:
Faculty appointment in Applied Dentistry and Dental Hygiene Departments

Graduate Program Affiliations:
American Dental Association: National Fluoridation Advisory Committee (1998-present)
Division of Oral Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: National Oral Health Surveillance System Advisory Group (2006 - present)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's State Action for Oral Health Access Advisory Committee (2002-2006)

Honors & Awards:
Association of State and Territorial Dental Director's Outstanding Achievement Award 2003
Fellow, Regional Institute for Health and Environmental Leadership 2000
Member of American Public Health Association's Delegation to China, 1998.

Selected Publications:
O’Connell JM, Brunson D, Anselmo T, Sullivan PW. Costs and savings associated with community water fluoridation programs in Colorado. Prev Chronic Dis [serial online] 2005 Nov. Available from: URL: http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2005/nov/05_0082.html.

Brunson, D. “If Fluoridation Were a Scientific Issue, It Would Be Easy,” Journal of the Colorado Dental Association; Vol. 81, No.1, Winter 2002.

Research Interests:
Oral Health Epidemiology, Public Health Practice

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