Yanfang Ren, male, DDS, Ph.D, MPH, is currently the Dean and Professor of the School of Stomatology, Henan University, and has served as Professor and Chair of the Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Associate Chair of the Department of General Dentistry, Director of the Howitt Urgent Dental Care at Eastman Denta, and Director of the Advanced Education in General Dentistry Program at the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Dental Health in Rochester, U.S.A. Dr. Ren received his dental and research trainings in China, Sweden and United States. He completed his general practice residency at the Eastman Dental Center in Rochester, New York in 1998, and further completed his specialty training in Orofacial Pain in 1999. He has long been committed to the clinical diagnosis and treatment of general dentistry and interdisciplinary research, focusing on the experimental and clinical translation of oral disease prevention and treatment, covering the fields of oral microbiology, cell biology, dental material development, implant technology optimization, health service evaluation, and clinical trial design, as well as deepening the research of oral public health by epidemiological methods. He has published more than 90 papers with more than 5000 citations and an H-index of 37.
[1] Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry Clinician Educator Career Development Award;2017-2022;host。
[2] Effects of ventilation and air filtration on aerosol removal from dental offices;2020-2021;host。
[3] Chemical characterization of tobacco stains on tooth and dental composite resins;2017-2019;host。
[4] Utility of Pharmacogenomic Testing and Postoperative Dental Pain Outcomes;2016-2019;host。
[1] Huang, Q., Marzouk, T., Cirligeanu, R., Malmström, H., Eliav, E., & Ren, Y. (2021). Ventilation assessment by carbon dioxide levels in dental treatment rooms. Journal of Dental Research, 100, 002203452110144. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345211014441
[2] Huang, Q., Rasubala, L., Gracely, R. H., Khan, J., Eliav, E., & Ren, Y. (2022). Comparison of analgesic prescriptions for dental pain and patient pain outcomes before vs after an opioid reduction initiative. JAMA Network Open, 5(8), e2227219. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.27219
[3] Ren, Y. F., Rasubala, L., Malmstrom, H., & Eliav, E. (2020). Dental care and oral health under the clouds of COVID-19. JDR Clinical & Translational Research, 5(3), 202–210. https://doi.org/10.1177/2380084420924385
[4] Ren, Y., & Malmström, H. (2007). Effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis in third molar surgery: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery : Official Journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, 65, 1909–1921. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joms.2007.03.004
[5] Bao, J., Huang, X., Wang, L., He, Y., Rasubala, L., & Ren, Y. (2022). Clinical practice guidelines for oral health care during pregnancy: A systematic evaluation and summary recommendations for general dental practitioners. Quintessence International (Berlin, Germany: 1985), 0, 2–13. https://doi.org/10.3290/j.qi.b2644863
[1] Iranpour Award for Excellence in Clinical Education. 2016
[2] Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award. 2001
[3] Basil G. Bibby Award. 2001
[4] Basil G. Bibby Fellowship. 1998
[5] Best Books in Medical Science, 2nd Prize. 1998
[6] Karl O Henriksson Foundation Award. 1994
[7] WHO Visiting Researcher Scholarship. 1991
[8] Outstanding Research Achievement Award. 1990