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Mary Tavares, DMD

Clinical Professor

Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine

Health Policy & Health Svcs Research

MPH, Harvard School of Public Health
SB/ScB, St Peter's College
DMD, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

Websites

	Harvard Dental Medicine Profile
	Forsyth Institute Profile
	LinkedIn
	BU Dental Profile
	ResearchGate

ORCID : 0000-0003-4705-1238

Dr. Tavares is the former Program Director of the AGE Program in Dental Public Health at the HSDM. She is also a Senior Clinical Investigator at The Forsyth Institute in Cambridge, MA. Currently, she is a Clinical Professor at Boston University, directing the Dental Public Health program. A graduate of Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, she received an MPH from the Harvard School of Public Health and a certificate in Dental Public Health from Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Tavares is a 1990 alumnus of the Robert Wood Johnson Health Services Research Fellowship for dental faculty.

With a research career spanning three decades, Dr. Tavares was part of a Forsyth team that collaborated with the Kuwait Ministry of Health to create a dental care delivery system for children and she was a co-Principal Investigator in the NIH-funded New England Children's Amalgam Trial that examined the safety of using mercury amalgam fillings in children.

Currently Dr. Tavares' research looks into the connection between systemic and oral health, with a particular focus on obesity and diabetes. She developed The Healthy Weight Intervention program for children to be used in dental offices and has written several chapters and papers on the topic of obesity intervention in dental settings. She is the Principle Investigator of the Kuwait Healthy Lifestyle Study that, under Dr. Max Goodson, followed a cohort of children for 10 years, collecting blood and saliva samples to correlate with changes in BMI and diabetes status.

With a focus on both clinical and public health research, Dr. Tavares is interested in bringing about policy change that has an impact on dental health. "If people are getting good dental care, they are seeing a dentist on a regular basis. This provides the ideal platform for prevention and wellness programs in which the profession should participate."

BU Research

Midwest Integration of National HIV Curriculum
03/01/2023 - 08/31/2026 (Subcontract PI)
University of Illinois HHS HRSA

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Tavares M, Chiu CJ, Hasturk H, Lake K, O'Keefe AC, De Armas V, Yaskell T, Esberg A, Johansson I, Tanner AC. Household, dietary, and clinical characteristics of childhood caries and overweight progression-A prospective cohort study. Int J Paediatr Dent. 2023 Jun 13. PMID: 37309985

Alqaderi H, Abdullah A, Finkelman M, Abufarha M, Devarajan S, Abubaker J, Ramesh N, Tavares M, Al-Mulla F, Bin-Hasan S. The relationship between sleep and salivary and serum inflammatory biomarkers in adolescents. Front Med (Lausanne). 2023; 10:1175483. PMID: 37305117; PMCID: PMC10250646; DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1175483;

Alqaderi H, Hegazi F, Al-Mulla F, Chiu CJ, Kantarci A, Al-Ozairi E, Abu-Farha M, Bin-Hasan S, Alsumait A, Abubaker J, Devarajan S, Goodson JM, Hasturk H, Tavares M. Salivary Biomarkers as Predictors of Obesity and Intermediate Hyperglycemia in Adolescents. Front Public Health. 2022; 10:800373. PMID: 35757631; PMCID: PMC9231680; DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.800373;

Alqaderi H, Al-Ozairi E, Bin-Hasan S, Tavares M, Goodson JM, Alsumait A, Abu-Farha M, Abubaker J, Devarajan S, Almuhana N, Al-Mulla F. Mediation effect of C-reactive protein in the relationship between abdominal obesity and intermediate hyperglycemia in Kuwaiti adolescents. Biomark Med. 2020 10; 14(15):1427-1437. PMID: 33151093

Chandrupatla SG, Khalid I, Muthuluri T, Dantala S, Tavares M. Diabetes and prediabetes prevalence among young and middle-aged adults in India, with an analysis of geographic differences: findings from the National Family Health Survey. Epidemiol Health. 2020; 42:e2020065. PMID: 32972049; PMCID: PMC7871157; DOI: 10.4178/epih.e2020065;

Alqaderi H, Tavares M, Al-Mulla F, Al-Ozairi E, Goodson JM. Late bedtime and dental caries incidence in Kuwaiti children: A longitudinal multilevel analysis. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2020 06; 48(3):181-187. PMID: 32077126; DOI: 10.1111/cdoe.12523;

Helmi MF, Huang H, Goodson JM, Hasturk H, Tavares M, Natto ZS. Prevalence of periodontitis and alveolar bone loss in a patient population at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. BMC Oral Health. 2019 11 21; 19(1):254. PMID: 31752793; PMCID: PMC6873420; DOI: 10.1186/s12903-019-0925-z;

Alqaderi H, Tavares MA, Riedy C. Residents' Perspectives on and Application of Dental Public Health Competencies Using Case-Based Methods. J Dent Educ. 2019 Dec; 83(12):1445-1451. PMID: 31501255; DOI: 10.21815/JDE.019.150;

Chandrupatla SG, Khalid I, Tavares M. Oral HPV prevalence and HPV vaccination among special needs population in the US. Papillomavirus Res. 2019 12; 8:100182. PMID: 31473308; PMCID: PMC6807293; DOI: 10.1016/j.pvr.2019.100182;

Goodson JM, Hardt M, Hartman ML, Alqaderi H, Green D, Tavares M, Mutawa AS, Ariga J, Soparkar P, Behbehani J, Behbehani K. Salivary N1-Methyl-2-Pyridone-5-Carboxamide, a Biomarker for Uranium Uptake, in Kuwaiti Children Exhibiting Exceptional Weight Gain. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2019; 10:382. PMID: 31281289; PMCID: PMC6596350; DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00382;

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Chandrupatla SG, Ramachandra R, Dantala S, Pushpanjali K, Tavares M. Importance and Potential of Dentists in Identifying Patients at High Risk of Diabetes. Curr Diabetes Rev. 2019; 15(1):67-73. PMID: 29852874

Kressirer CA, Chen T, Lake Harriman K, Frias-Lopez J, Dewhirst FE, Tavares MA, Tanner AC. Functional profiles of coronal and dentin caries in children. J Oral Microbiol. 2018; 10(1):1495976. PMID: 30034639; PMCID: PMC6052428; DOI: 10.1080/20002297.2018.1495976;

Helmi M, AlDosari M, Tavares M. Phentolamine Mesylate May be a Safe and Effective Option to Reduce Discomfort and Time to Recovery After Dental Care With Local Anesthesia. J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2018 06; 18(2):181-184. PMID: 29747805

Aldosari MA, Tavares MA, Matta-Machado ATG, Abreu MHNG. Factors associated with patients' satisfaction in Brazilian dental primary health care. PLoS One. 2017; 12(11):e0187993. PMID: 29145438; PMCID: PMC5690593; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187993;

Chandrupatla SG, Tavares M, Natto ZS. Tobacco Use and Effects of Professional Advice on Smoking Cessation among Youth in India. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2017 Jul 27; 18(7):1861-1867. PMID: 28749122; PMCID: PMC5648391; DOI: 10.22034/APJCP.2017.18.7.1861;

Greenberg BL, Glick M, Tavares M. Addressing obesity in the dental setting: What can be learned from oral health care professionals' efforts to screen for medical conditions. J Public Health Dent. 2017 Jun; 77 Suppl 1:S67-S78. PMID: 28556193

Alqaderi H, Goodson JM, Subramanian SV, Tavares M. Short Sleep Duration and Screen-Based Activities: A Longitudinal Multilevel Analysis. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2018 Jul-Aug; 12(4):340-348. PMID: 32063819; PMCID: PMC6993096; DOI: 10.1177/1559827616667048;

Alqaderi H, Tavares M, Hartman M, Goodson JM. Effect of Sleep and Salivary Glucose on Gingivitis in Children. J Dent Res. 2016 Nov; 95(12):1387-1393. PMID: 27470068; DOI: 10.1177/0022034516661509;

Alhareky M, Tavares M. Amalgam vs Composite Restoration, Survival, and Secondary Caries. J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2016 Jun; 16(2):107-9. PMID: 27449837

Bukhari OM, Sohrabi K, Tavares M. Factors affecting patients' adherence to orthodontic appointments. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2016 Mar; 149(3):319-24. PMID: 26926018

Tavares M, Lindefjeld Calabi KA, San Martin L. Systemic diseases and oral health. Dent Clin North Am. 2014 Oct; 58(4):797-814. PMID: 25201543; DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2014.07.005;

Maserejian NN, Shrader P, Trachtenberg FL, Hauser R, Bellinger DC, Tavares M. Dental sealants and flowable composite restorations and psychosocial, neuropsychological, and physical development in children. Pediatr Dent. 2014 Jan-Feb; 36(1):68-75. PMID: 24717713; PMCID: PMC4854637

Goodson JM, Tavares M, Wang X, Niederman R, Cugini M, Hasturk H, Barake R, Alsmadi O, Al-Mutawa S, Ariga J, Soparkar P, Behbehani J, Behbehani K. Obesity and dental decay: inference on the role of dietary sugar. PLoS One. 2013; 8(10):e74461. PMID: 24130667; PMCID: PMC3795155; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074461;

Hartman ML, Groppo F, Ohnishi M, Goodson JM, Hasturk H, Tavares M, Yaskell T, Floros C, Behbehani K, Razzaque MS. Can salivary phosphate levels be an early biomarker to monitor the evolvement of obesity? Contrib Nephrol. 2013; 180:138-48. PMID: 23652556; PMCID: PMC3896993; DOI: 10.1159/000346793;

Thompson LA, Tavares M, Ferguson-Young D, Ogle O, Halpern LR. Violence and abuse: core competencies for identification and access to care. Dent Clin North Am. 2013 Apr; 57(2):281-99. PMID: 23570806; DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2013.01.003;

San Martin L, Castaño A, Bravo M, Tavares M, Niederman R, Ogunbodede EO. Dental sealant knowledge, opinion, values and practice of Spanish dentists. BMC Oral Health. 2013 Feb 08; 13:12. PMID: 23394363; PMCID: PMC3584843; DOI: 10.1186/1472-6831-13-12;

Maserejian NN, Hauser R, Tavares M, Trachtenberg FL, Shrader P, McKinlay S. Dental composites and amalgam and physical development in children. J Dent Res. 2012 Nov; 91(11):1019-25. PMID: 22972857; PMCID: PMC3525131; DOI: 10.1177/0022034512458691;

Tavares M, Dewundara A, Goodson JM. Obesity prevention and intervention in dental practice. Dent Clin North Am. 2012 Oct; 56(4):831-46. PMID: 23017554; DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2012.07.009;

Maserejian NN, Trachtenberg FL, Hauser R, McKinlay S, Shrader P, Tavares M, Bellinger DC. Dental composite restorations and psychosocial function in children. Pediatrics. 2012 Aug; 130(2):e328-38. PMID: 22802599; PMCID: PMC3408688; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-3374;

Tavares M, Chomitz V. A healthy weight intervention for children in a dental setting: a pilot study. J Am Dent Assoc. 2009 Mar; 140(3):313-6. PMID: 19255175; PMCID: PMC2709483; DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2009.0160;

Trachtenberg F, Maserejian NN, Soncini JA, Hayes C, Tavares M. Does fluoride in compomers prevent future caries in children? J Dent Res. 2009 Mar; 88(3):276-9.View Related Profiles.

Soncini, Jennifer
Tavares, Mary

PMID: 19329464; PMCID: PMC2762208; DOI: 10.1177/0022034508330884;

Maserejian NN, Tavares MA, Hayes C, Soncini JA, Trachtenberg FL. Prospective study of 5-year caries increment among children receiving comprehensive dental care in the New England children's amalgam trial. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2009 Feb; 37(1):9-18.View Related Profiles.

Hayes, Catherine
Soncini, Jennifer
Tavares, Mary

PMID: 18782333; DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2008.00437.x;

Trachtenberg F, Maserejian NN, Tavares M, Soncini JA, Hayes C. Extent of tooth decay in the mouth and increased need for replacement of dental restorations: the New England Children's Amalgam Trial. Pediatr Dent. 2008 Sep-Oct; 30(5):388-92.View Related Profiles.

Soncini, Jennifer
Tavares, Mary

PMID: 18942597

Niederman R, Gould E, Soncini J, Tavares M, Osborn V, Goodson JM. A model for extending the reach of the traditional dental practice: the ForsythKids program. J Am Dent Assoc. 2008 Aug; 139(8):1040-50.View Related Profiles.

Soncini, Jennifer
Tavares, Mary

PMID: 18682618

Tavares M, Goodson JM, Studen-Pavlovich D, Yagiela JA, Navalta LA, Rogy S, Rutherford B, Gordon S, Papas AS. Reversal of soft-tissue local anesthesia with phentolamine mesylate in pediatric patients. J Am Dent Assoc. 2008 Aug; 139(8):1095-104. PMID: 18682624

Bellinger DC, Trachtenberg F, Zhang A, Tavares M, Daniel D, McKinlay S. Dental amalgam and psychosocial status: the New England Children's Amalgam Trial. J Dent Res. 2008 May; 87(5):470-4. PMID: 18434579; PMCID: PMC2741096; DOI: 10.1177/154405910808700504;

Maserejian NN, Trachtenberg F, Hayes C, Tavares M. Oral health disparities in children of immigrants: dental caries experience at enrollment and during follow-up in the New England Children's Amalgam Trial. J Public Health Dent. 2008; 68(1):14-21.View Related Profiles.

Hayes, Catherine
Tavares, Mary

PMID: 18179466

Maserejian NN, Tavares MA, Hayes C, Soncini JA, Trachtenberg FL. Rural and urban disparities in caries prevalence in children with unmet dental needs: the New England Children's Amalgam Trial. J Public Health Dent. 2008; 68(1):7-13.View Related Profiles.

Hayes, Catherine
Soncini, Jennifer
Tavares, Mary

PMID: 18179469; DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2007.00057.x;

Maserejian NN, Trachtenberg F, Link C, Tavares M. Underutilization of dental care when it is freely available: a prospective study of the New England Children's Amalgam Trial. J Public Health Dent. 2008; 68(3):139-48. PMID: 18248343; DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2007.00074.x;

Bellinger DC, Trachtenberg F, Daniel D, Zhang A, Tavares MA, McKinlay S. A dose-effect analysis of children's exposure to dental amalgam and neuropsychological function: the New England Children's Amalgam Trial. J Am Dent Assoc. 2007 Sep; 138(9):1210-6. PMID: 17785386; DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2007.0345;

Soncini JA, Maserejian NN, Trachtenberg F, Tavares M, Hayes C. The longevity of amalgam versus compomer/composite restorations in posterior primary and permanent teeth: findings From the New England Children's Amalgam Trial. J Am Dent Assoc. 2007 Jun; 138(6):763-72.View Related Profiles.

Hayes, Catherine
Soncini, Jennifer
Tavares, Mary

PMID: 17545265

Bellinger DC, Daniel D, Trachtenberg F, Tavares M, McKinlay S. Dental amalgam restorations and children's neuropsychological function: the New England Children's Amalgam Trial. Environ Health Perspect. 2007 Mar; 115(3):440-6. PMID: 17431496; PMCID: PMC1849920; DOI: 10.1289/ehp.9497;

Bellinger DC, Trachtenberg F, Barregard L, Tavares M, Cernichiari E, Daniel D, McKinlay S. Neuropsychological and renal effects of dental amalgam in children: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2006 Apr 19; 295(15):1775-83. PMID: 16622139; DOI: 10.1001/jama.295.15.1775;

Goodson JM, Tavares M, Sweeney M, Stultz J, Newman M, Smith V, Regan EO, Kent R. Tooth whitening: tooth color changes following treatment by peroxide and light. J Clin Dent. 2005; 16(3):78-82. PMID: 16305006

Cruz GD, Shore R, Le Geros RZ, Tavares M. Effect of acculturation on objective measures of oral health in Haitian immigrants in New York City. J Dent Res. 2004 Feb; 83(2):180-4. PMID: 14742660; DOI: 10.1177/154405910408300219;

Tavares M, Stultz J, Newman M, Smith V, Kent R, Carpino E, Goodson JM. Light augments tooth whitening with peroxide. J Am Dent Assoc. 2003 Feb; 134(2):167-75. PMID: 12636120; DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2003.0130;

Barrow SY, Xionan X, LeGeros AR, Mijares DQ, LeGeros RZ, Galvis DL, Snead M, Tavares M, Cruz GD. Dental caries prevalence among a sample of African American adults in New York City. Dent Clin North Am. 2003 Jan; 47(1):57-65, viii-ix. PMID: 12519005; DOI: 10.1016/s0011-8532(02)00054-x;

Cruz GD, Galvis DL, Barrow SY, LeGeros AR, Xionan X, Tavares M, LeGeros RZ. Dental health status and indicators of treatment needs of four Hispanic subgroups in New York City. Dent Clin North Am. 2003 Jan; 47(1):41-55, viii. PMID: 12519004; DOI: 10.1016/s0011-8532(02)00055-1;

Gemmel A, Tavares M, Alperin S, Soncini J, Daniel D, Dunn J, Crawford S, Braveman N, Clarkson TW, McKinlay S, Bellinger DC. Blood lead level and dental caries in school-age children. Environ Health Perspect. 2002 Oct; 110(10):A625-30.View Related Profiles.

Soncini, Jennifer
Tavares, Mary

PMID: 12361944; PMCID: PMC1241049

Cruz GD, Galvis DL, Kim M, Le-Geros RZ, Barrow SY, Tavares M, Bachiman R. Self-perceived oral health among three subgroups of Asian-Americans in New York City: a preliminary study. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2001 Apr; 29(2):99-106. PMID: 11300178; DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0528.2001.290204.x;

Cruz GD, Xue X, LeGeros RZ, Halpert N, Galvis DL, Tavares M. Dental caries experience, tooth loss, and factors associated with unmet needs of Haitian immigrants in New York City. J Public Health Dent. 2001; 61(4):203-9. PMID: 11822112; DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2001.tb03392.x;

Morgan L, Allred E, Tavares M, Bellinger D, Needleman H. Investigation of the possible associations between fluorosis, fluoride exposure, and childhood behavior problems. Pediatr Dent. 1998 Jul-Aug; 20(4):244-52. PMID: 9783294

Tavares M, DePaola PF, Soparkar P. Using a fluoride-releasing resin to reduce cervical sensitivity. J Am Dent Assoc. 1994 Oct; 125(10):1337-42. PMID: 7844298; DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.1994.0168;

Tavares M, Depaola P, Soparkar P, Joshipura K. The prevalence of root caries in a diabetic population. J Dent Res. 1991 Jun; 70(6):979-83. PMID: 2045579; DOI: 10.1177/00220345910700061401;

Tavares M, Branch LG, Shulman L. Dental implant patients and their satisfaction with treatment. J Dent Educ. 1990 Nov; 54(11):670-9. PMID: 2229623

Babeely K, Kaste LM, Husain J, Behbehani J, al-Za'abi F, Maher TC, Tavares M, Soparkar P, DePaola P. Severity of nursing-bottle syndrome and feeding patterns in Kuwait. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 1989 Oct; 17(5):237-9. PMID: 2791512; DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1989.tb00624.x;

Tavares M, Soparkar PM, DePaola PF. Evaluation of a chemomechanical method of caries removal in root surface lesions. Quintessence Int. 1988 Jan; 19(1):29-32. PMID: 3268897

Tavares M, DePaola PF, Van Houte SJ, Alman JE. The reliability of the iodide permeability test applied to the natural dentition. J Dent Res. 1985 Oct; 64(10):1257-60. PMID: 3861659; DOI: 10.1177/00220345850640101601;

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 58 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2008

Bar chart showing 58 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2008

Year	Publications
1985	1
1988	1
1989	1
1990	1
1991	1
1994	1
1998	1
2001	2
2002	1
2003	3
2004	1
2005	1
2006	2
2007	2
2008	8
2009	2
2012	3
2013	4
2014	2
2016	4
2017	3
2018	2
2019	5
2020	3
2022	1
2023	2

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