Woosung Sohn | Profiles RNS

Woosung Sohn, DDS, DrPH

Adjunct Associate Professor

Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine

Health Policy & Health Svcs Research

DPH/DrPH, University of Michigan School of Public Health
PhD, Yonsei University
DDS, Yonsei University
MS, Yonsei University

Websites

	Dental Medicine Health Policy & Health Services Research Faculty
	ResearchGate
	University of Sydney Faculty

ORCID : 0000-0002-7486-9652

Dr. Sohn is a graduate of Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea, and of the University of Michigan School of Public Health, where he received his DrPH degree. He came to GSDM from the University of Michigan where he held a joint faculty appointment as Associate Professor at the School of Dentistry and Director of the Dental Public Health Program in the Department of Epidemiology at the School of Public Health.

Dr. Sohn has attained national and international recognition as a leading scholar in oral epidemiology and health services research, with particular interests in oral health disparities research. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Public Health and was a Fellow of the ADEA Leadership Institute in 2009-2010. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Public Health Dentistry and a member of the Advisory Board of Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. In 2009, he was honored by the International Association for Dental Research with its Aubrey Sheiham Award for Distinguished Research in Dental Public Health Sciences.

Currently, Dr. Sohn is Chair of Population Oral Health in the University of Sydney School of Dentistry, where he conducts population oral health research.

BU Research

Postdoctoral Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene
07/01/2015 - 06/30/2020 (PI of Sub-Project / SP)
PI: Athanasios Zavras, DDS, DMD, DScM
HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration
5 D88HP28505-05-01

Analysis of complex Caries life course Data in Inner City African American Children
09/10/2014 - 08/31/2016 (Subcontract PI)
Michigan State University NIH NIDCR
5R03DE023889-02

Dental Public Health Residency Training
09/30/2000 - 08/31/2012 (PI)
HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration
5D13HP30012-12-02

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Chun AY, Lee JY, Bae Y, Sohn W, Kim HE. Reduced Tongue Pressure as a Risk Factor for Sarcopenia in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. J Oral Rehabil. 2025 Dec; 52(12):2219-2227. PMID: 40717424; PMCID: PMC12624200; DOI: 10.1111/joor.70024;

Do LHM, Dimitropoulos Y, Biles J, Christian B, Sohn W. Employment experiences of the oral health workforce in rural New South Wales: a qualitative study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2025 Jul 03; 25(1):922. PMID: 40611196; PMCID: PMC12231690; DOI: 10.1186/s12913-025-13066-0;

Koh DKL, Pradhan A, Aley MJ, Sohn W, Leadbeatter DM. Oral Health Care for People With Disability: Curriculum Content in Oral Health Programs. J Dent Educ. 2025 Nov; 89(11):1627-1635. PMID: 40172149; PMCID: PMC12619119; DOI: 10.1002/jdd.13894;

Do LHM, Dimitropoulos Y, Skinner J, Sohn W. Oral health services provided for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia: a scoping review. Aust Health Rev. 2025 Jan; 49. PMID: 39800440

Shah HA, Jutlla G, Herrera-Restrepo O, Graham J, Hicks KA, Carrico J, Grace M, Clements DE, Burman C, Sohn WY, Kuylen E, Begum S, Kocaata Z. Public Health Impact of Introducing a Pentavalent Vaccine Against Invasive Meningococcal Disease in the United States. Pharmacoeconomics. 2025 Mar; 43(3):311-329. PMID: 39585581; PMCID: PMC11825582; DOI: 10.1007/s40273-024-01439-y;

Cruz AJS, Martins MAP, Batista VS, Santos JS, Santos TRD, de Castilho LS, Sohn W, Abreu MHNG. Rising trend of dentist-prescribed antibiotics in Brazil: 2011-2021. J Public Health Dent. 2024 Dec; 84(4):453-459. PMID: 39364574

Chen R, Irving M, Christian B, Prabhu N, Kumar H, Sohn W, Spallek H, Marschner S, Chow CK. SmilesUp text message intervention for early childhood dental caries prevention: A protocol for a randomised controlled trial. PLoS One. 2024; 19(9):e0310561. PMID: 39348422; PMCID: PMC11441676; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0310561;

Clements DE, Olaiya T, Burman C, Herrera-Restrepo O, Sohn WY, Folaranmi T, Abbing-Karahagopian V, Marshall GS, Conway JH. Past, present, and future policy considerations regarding meningococcal vaccination in the United States. Expert Rev Vaccines. 2024; 23(1):845-861. PMID: 39230002

Chen R, Ajwani S, Christian B, Phelan C, Srinivas R, Kenny J, O'Connor M, Clarke K, Sohn W, Yaacoub A. The development of a new oral health patient reported outcome measure: the New South Wales public dental services approach. J Patient Rep Outcomes. 2024 Aug 19; 8(1):98. PMID: 39158646; PMCID: PMC11333637; DOI: 10.1186/s41687-024-00777-x;

Ghanbarzadegan A, Ju X, Sohn W, Jamieson L. Remoteness-attributable financial inequality in dental service utilization in Australian older adults: A Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2025 Feb; 53(1):42-49. PMID: 39155499; PMCID: PMC11754145; DOI: 10.1111/cdoe.13004;

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Malik Z, Sohn W, Williams K. Class 3 Obesity and Oral Health in Adults: A Scoping Review of the Challenges for Oral Healthcare Services. J Clin Med. 2024 Jun 30; 13(13). PMID: 38999422; PMCID: PMC11242747; DOI: 10.3390/jcm13133856;

Malik Z, Sohn W, Nanayakkara S, Williams K. Unique dietary and oral hygiene behaviors in a cohort with clinically severe obesity: A cross sectional study. Clin Exp Dent Res. 2024 Jun; 10(3):e895. PMID: 38726729; PMCID: PMC11082831; DOI: 10.1002/cre2.895;

Samman M, Scott T, Sohn W. The Effect of Marijuana-Smoking on Dental Caries Experience. Int Dent J. 2024 Aug; 74(4):862-867.View Related Profiles.

Scott, Thayer
Sohn, Woosung

PMID: 38355392; PMCID: PMC11287118; DOI: 10.1016/j.identj.2024.01.009;

Marcus K, Balasubramanian M, Short SD, Sohn W. Quantitative analysis on dental utilisation in culturally and linguistically diverse mothers. Aust J Prim Health. 2024 Feb; 30(1):NULL. PMID: 38056884

Cruz AJS, Martins MAP, Batista VS, de Aguilar Penido HP, Santos JS, Dos Santos TR, Sohn W, de Castilho LS, Abreu MHNG. Dental Pain Medication Prescriptions in Minas Gerais, Brazil (2011-2021): A Time-Series Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Sep 21; 20(18). PMID: 37754654; PMCID: PMC10531368; DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20186795;

Gibson E, Ollendorf DA, Simoens S, Bloom DE, Martinón-Torres F, Salisbury D, Severens JL, Toumi M, Molnar D, Meszaros K, Sohn WY, Begum N. Rule of Prevention: a potential framework to evaluate preventive interventions for rare diseases. J Mark Access Health Policy. 2023; 11(1):2239557. PMID: 37583879; PMCID: PMC10424616; DOI: 10.1080/20016689.2023.2239557;

Malik Z, Sohn W, Nanayakkara S, Williams K. Poor dental service utilization in those with clinically severe obesity: A neglected issue with solutions needed. Clin Obes. 2023 Dec; 13(6):e12608. PMID: 37348852

Keeper JH, Kibbe LJ, Thakkar-Samtani M, Heaton LJ, Desrosiers C, Vela K, Amaechi BT, Jablonski-Momeni A, Young DA, MacLean J, Weyant RJ, Zandona AF, Sohn W, Pitts N, Frantsve-Hawley J. Systematic review and meta-analysis on the effect of self-assembling peptide P11-4 on arrest, cavitation, and progression of initial caries lesions. J Am Dent Assoc. 2023 Jul; 154(7):580-591.e11. PMID: 37245138

Cruz AJS, Martins MAP, de Aguilar DR, Santos JS, Sohn W, de Castilho LS, Abreu MHNG. High prevalence of potential psychotropic drugs interactions among Brazilian dental patients. Oral Dis. 2024 Apr; 30(3):1606-1613. PMID: 36794905

Marcus K, Balasubramanian M, Short SD, Sohn W. Dental hesitancy: a qualitative study of culturally and linguistically diverse mothers. BMC Public Health. 2022 Nov 28; 22(1):2199. PMID: 36443774; PMCID: PMC9703727; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-14513-x;

Kim HE, Wallace J, Sohn W. Factors Affecting Masticatory Performance of Older Adults Are Sex-Dependent: A Cross-Sectional Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Nov 26; 19(23). PMID: 36497815

Marcus K, Balasubramanian M, Short SD, Sohn W. Dental diaspora: oral health care attitudes and experiences in culturally and linguistically diverse mothers in Australia. BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 Nov 03; 22(1):1314. PMID: 36329526; PMCID: PMC9632598; DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-08708-6;

Sim E, Sohn W, Choi E, Noh H. Oral health impact of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among Korean adolescents. Int J Dent Hyg. 2022 Nov; 20(4):721-731. PMID: 35920085

Cheng AL, Eberhard J, Gordon J, Balasubramanian M, Willink A, Sohn W, Dai J, Harrison C. Encounters and management of oral conditions at general medical practices in Australia. BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 Aug 08; 22(1):1013. PMID: 35941685

Calvin Z, Skinner J, Dimitropoulos Y, Stan G, Satur J, Cartwright S, Widmer RP, Schafer T, Williams R, Sohn W, Raphael S, Christian B, Parter C, Blatchford L, Rambaldini B, Partridge SR, Cain E, Gwynne K. The Indigenous Adolescent Oral Health Partnership Study: A Co-Design Study Protocol. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jul 26; 19(15). PMID: 35897473

Chandio N, Micheal S, Tadakmadla SK, Sohn W, Cartwright S, White R, Sanagavarapu P, Parmar JS, Arora A. Barriers and enablers in the implementation and sustainability of toothbrushing programs in early childhood settings and primary schools: a systematic review. BMC Oral Health. 2022 Jun 18; 22(1):242. PMID: 35717199; PMCID: PMC9206278; DOI: 10.1186/s12903-022-02270-7;

Dang RR, Brar B, Pasco JM, Rebhun C, Sohn W, Salama A. Dental Practice Patterns for Oral Care in Medical Oncology Patients-a Survey-Based Assessment of Massachusetts Dentists. J Cancer Educ. 2022 Jun; 37(3):555-560.View Related Profiles.

Salama, Andrew
Sohn, Woosung

PMID: 32761443

Kelton S, Marcus K, Liston G, Masoe A, Sohn W. Refugee and Asylum Seeker Trauma Informed Care Training for Oral Healthcare Professionals in NSW, Australia. Front Oral Health. 2022; 3:907758. PMID: 35711623

Bahanan L, Scott T, Kaye E, Sohn W. Response to commentary: See Original Article here. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2023 Apr; 51(2):167-168.View Related Profiles.

Kaye, Elizabeth
Scott, Thayer
Sohn, Woosung

PMID: 35373372

Marcus K, Balasubramanian M, Short S, Sohn W. Barriers and facilitators to dental care among culturally and linguistically diverse carers: A mixed-methods systematic review. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2023 Apr; 51(2):327-344. PMID: 35342972

Ma J, Furuta M, Uchida K, Takeshita T, Kageyama S, Asakawa M, Takeuchi K, Suma S, Sakata S, Hata J, Sohn W, Ninomiya T, Yamashita Y. Yogurt product intake and reduction of tooth loss risk in a Japanese community. J Clin Periodontol. 2022 04; 49(4):345-352. PMID: 35066918; PMCID: PMC9305141; DOI: 10.1111/jcpe.13593;

Marcus K, Balasubramanian M, Short S, Sohn W. Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD): terminology and standards in reducing healthcare inequalities. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2022 Feb; 46(1):7-9. PMID: 34902191

Chen R, Schneuer FJ, Irving MJ, Chow CK, Kumar H, Tsai C, Sohn W, Spallek H, Bell J, Nassar N. Socio-demographic and familial factors associated with hospital admissions and repeat admission for dental caries in early childhood: A population-based study. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2022 Dec; 50(6):539-547. PMID: 34837420

Bahanan L, Scott T, Kaye E, Sohn W. Examining the association between cancer history in early life and dental care utilization. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2022 Dec; 50(6):500-505.View Related Profiles.

Kaye, Elizabeth
Scott, Thayer
Sohn, Woosung

PMID: 34590342

Skinner J, Dimitropoulos Y, Sohn W, Holden A, Rambaldini B, Spallek H, Ummer-Christian R, Marshall S, Raymond K, Ao TC, Gwynne K. Child Fluoride Varnish Programs Implementation: A Consensus Workshop and Actions to Increase Scale-Up in Australia. Healthcare (Basel). 2021 Aug 11; 9(8). PMID: 34442166

Hamdan HM, Scott T, Kaye EK, Sohn W. Association between Parity and Dental Caries Experience among US Women: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. J Contemp Dent Pract. 2021 Aug 01; 22(8):933-938.View Related Profiles.

Kaye, Elizabeth
Scott, Thayer
Sohn, Woosung

PMID: 34753847

Orr N, Gwynne K, Sohn W, Skinner J. Inequalities in the utilisation of the Child Dental Benefits Schedule between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children. Aust Health Rev. 2021 Jun; 45(3):274-280. PMID: 34078533

Aranha RLB, Martins RC, de Aguilar DR, Moreno-Drada JA, Sohn W, Martins CC, de Abreu MHNG. Association between Stress at Work and Temporomandibular Disorders: A Systematic Review. Biomed Res Int. 2021; 2021:2055513. PMID: 34307651

Balasubramanian M, John Spencer A, Sohn W, Brennan DS. The Practice of Dentistry by Australian- and Overseas-Trained Dentists in Australia: Discriminant Analysis of key Predictors. Int Dent J. 2021 Dec; 71(6):500-507. PMID: 33610308; PMCID: PMC9275319; DOI: 10.1016/j.identj.2021.01.002;

Kaye E, Heaton B, Aljoghaiman EA, Singhal A, Sohn W, Garcia RI. Third-Molar Status and Risk of Loss of Adjacent Second Molars. J Dent Res. 2021 07; 100(7):700-705.View Related Profiles.

Heaton, Brenda
Kaye, Elizabeth
Garcia, Raul
Sohn, Woosung

PMID: 33541172

Chen R, Santo K, Wong G, Sohn W, Spallek H, Chow C, Irving M. Mobile Apps for Dental Caries Prevention: Systematic Search and Quality Evaluation. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2021 Jan 13; 9(1):e19958. PMID: 33439141

Malik Z, Holden ACL, Sohn W, Williams K. A disability-based exploration of psychosocial barriers and enablers to accessing dental services for people with clinically severe obesity: A qualitative study. Clin Obes. 2021 Apr; 11(2):e12429. PMID: 33615711

Marcus K, Balasubramanian M, Short S, Sohn W. Barriers and facilitators to oral health care utilization in culturally and linguistically diverse mothers: a mixed methods systematic review protocol. JBI Evid Synth. 2020 11 02; 19(3):669-674. PMID: 33141803

Samman M, Kaye E, Cabral H, Scott T, Sohn W. The effect of diet drinks on caries among US children: Cluster analysis. J Am Dent Assoc. 2020 Jul; 151(7):502-509.View Related Profiles.

Kaye, Elizabeth
Cabral, Howard
Sohn, Woosung

PMID: 32593352

Gwynn J, Skinner J, Dimitropoulos Y, Masoe A, Rambaldini B, Christie V, Sohn W, Gwynne K. Community based programs to improve the oral health of Australian Indigenous adolescents: a systematic review and recommendations to guide future strategies. BMC Health Serv Res. 2020 May 06; 20(1):384. PMID: 32375764

Heaton B, Cherng ST, Sohn W, Garcia RI, Galea S. Complex Systems Model of Dynamic Mechanisms of Early Childhood Caries Development. J Dent Res. 2020 05; 99(5):537-543.View Related Profiles.

Heaton, Brenda
Garcia, Raul
Galea, Sandro
Sohn, Woosung

PMID: 32122213; PMCID: PMC7174800; DOI: 10.1177/0022034520909841;

Kaye EA, Sohn W, Garcia RI. The Healthy Eating Index and coronal dental caries in US adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011-2014. J Am Dent Assoc. 2020 Feb; 151(2):78-86.View Related Profiles.

Garcia, Raul
Sohn, Woosung

PMID: 31837744; PMCID: PMC6995431; DOI: 10.1016/j.adaj.2019.09.009;

Lino PA, Sohn W, Singhal A, Martins MAP, Silva MESE, Abreu MHNG. A national study on the use of opioid analgesics in dentistry. Braz Oral Res. 2019 Aug 15; 33:e076.View Related Profiles.

Singhal, Astha
Sohn, Woosung

PMID: 31432927

Khalid I, Chandrupatla SG, Kaye E, Scott T, Sohn W. Dental Sealant Prevalence Among Children with Special Health Care Needs: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2013 to 2014. Pediatr Dent. 2019 May 15; 41(3):186-190.View Related Profiles.

Kaye, Elizabeth
Scott, Thayer
Sohn, Woosung

PMID: 31171069

Sim E, Sohn W, Choi ES, Noh H. Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption frequency in Korean adolescents: based on the 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey. Int Dent J. 2019 Oct; 69(5):376-382. PMID: 31077367; PMCID: PMC9378974; DOI: 10.1111/idj.12485;

Kim KH, Kim CS, Kim HM, Kim JD, Ma SH, Kim DH, Hwang PH, Han JW, Lee TJ, Kim JH, Karkada N, Mesaros N, Sohn WY, Kim JH. Immunogenicity and safety of a combined DTPa-IPV/Hib vaccine administered as a three-dose primary vaccination course in healthy Korean infants: phase III, randomized study. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2019; 15(2):317-326. PMID: 30431387

Singhal A, McKernan SC, Sohn W. Dental Public Health Practice, Infrastructure, and Workforce in the United States. Dent Clin North Am. 2018 04; 62(2):155-175.View Related Profiles.

Singhal, Astha
Sohn, Woosung

PMID: 29478451

Bakhurji E, Scott T, Mangione T, Sohn W. Dentists' perspective about dental amalgam: current use and future direction. J Public Health Dent. 2017 Jun; 77(3):207-215.View Related Profiles.

Scott, Thayer
Mangione, Thomas
Sohn, Woosung

PMID: 28070905; DOI: 10.1111/jphd.12198;

Ismail AI, Pitts NB, Tellez M, Banerjee A, Deery C, Douglas G, Eggertsson H, Ekstrand K, Ellwood R, Gomez J, Jablonski-Momeni A, Kolker J, Longbottom C, Manton D, Martignon S, McGrady M, Rechmann P, Ricketts D, Sohn W, Thompson V, Twetman S, Weyant R, Wolff M, Zandona A. The International Caries Classification and Management System (ICCMS™) An Example of a Caries Management Pathway. BMC Oral Health. 2015; 15 Suppl 1:S9. PMID: 26391116; PMCID: PMC4580843; DOI: 10.1186/1472-6831-15-S1-S9;

Kaye EK, Heaton B, Sohn W, Rich SE, Spiro A, Garcia RI. The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Diet and New and Recurrent Root Caries Events in Men. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2015 Sep; 63(9):1812-9.View Related Profiles.

Spiro, Avron
Heaton, Brenda
Kaye, Elizabeth
Garcia, Raul
Sohn, Woosung

PMID: 26280256; DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13614;

Sohn W. Caregiver's Education Level is Associated With a Child's Dental Caries, in Part, Mediated by Dental Care Use Behaviors in Low-income African American Populations. J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2015 Sep; 15(3):128-30. PMID: 26337586; DOI: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2015.07.003;

Beltrán-Aguilar ED, Barker L, Sohn W, Wei L. Water Intake by Outdoor Temperature Among Children Aged 1-10 Years: Implications for Community Water Fluoridation in the U.S. Public Health Rep. 2015 Jul-Aug; 130(4):362-71. PMID: 26346578; PMCID: PMC4547571; DOI: 10.1177/003335491513000415;

Nebeker CD, Briskie DM, Maturo RA, Piskorowski WA, Sohn W, Boynton JR. Michigan Dentists' Attitudes toward Medicaid and an Alternative Public Dental Insurance System for Children. J Mich Dent Assoc. 2015 Jan; 97(1):48-54. PMID: 26285504

Nebeker CD, Briskie DM, Maturo RA, Piskorowski WA, Sohn W, Boynton JR. Michigan dentists' attitudes toward Medicaid and an alternative public dental insurance system for children. Pediatr Dent. 2014 Jan-Feb; 36(1):34-8. PMID: 24717707

Sohn W. Smokers may experience poorer bone regeneration than nonsmokers after periodontal treatment. J Am Dent Assoc. 2013 May; 144(5):531-2. PMID: 23633702

Noh HJ, Sohn W, Kim BI, Kwon HK, Choi CH, Kim HY. Estimation of fluoride intake from milk-based infant formulas and baby foods. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2015 Mar; 27(2):NP1300-9. PMID: 23467627; DOI: 10.1177/1010539513477450;

Taichman LS, Sohn W, Kolenic G, Sowers M. Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate use and periodontal health in 15- to 44-year-old US females. J Periodontol. 2012 Aug; 83(8):1008-17. PMID: 22309173; PMCID: PMC3704052; DOI: 10.1902/jop.2012.110534;

Choi CH, Ha MO, Youn HJ, Jeong SS, Iijima Y, Sohn W, Hong SJ. Effect of bamboo salt-NaF dentifrice on enamel remineralization. Am J Dent. 2012 Feb; 25(1):9-12. PMID: 22558684

Garcia RI, Sohn W. The paradigm shift to prevention and its relationship to dental education. J Dent Educ. 2012 Jan; 76(1):36-45.View Related Profiles.

Garcia, Raul
Sohn, Woosung

PMID: 22262548

Arruda AO, Senthamarai Kannan R, Inglehart MR, Rezende CT, Sohn W. Effect of 5% fluoride varnish application on caries among school children in rural Brazil: a randomized controlled trial. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2012 Jun; 40(3):267-76. PMID: 22150341; DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2011.00656.x;

Rethman MP, Beltrán-Aguilar ED, Billings RJ, Hujoel PP, Katz BP, Milgrom P, Sohn W, Stamm JW, Watson G, Wolff M, Wright JT, Zero D, Aravamudhan K, Frantsve-Hawley J, Meyer DM. Nonfluoride caries-preventive agents: executive summary of evidence-based clinical recommendations. J Am Dent Assoc. 2011 Sep; 142(9):1065-1071. PMID: 21987836

Richter AE, Arruda AO, Peters MC, Sohn W. Incidence of caries lesions among patients treated with comprehensive orthodontics. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2011 May; 139(5):657-64. PMID: 21536209; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2009.06.037;

Brandt RG, Anderson PF, McDonald NJ, Sohn W, Peters MC. The pulpal anesthetic efficacy of articaine versus lidocaine in dentistry: a meta-analysis. J Am Dent Assoc. 2011 May; 142(5):493-504. PMID: 21531931

Ismail AI, Lim S, Sohn W. A transition scoring system of caries increment with adjustment of reversals in longitudinal study: evaluation using primary tooth surface data. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2011 Feb; 39(1):61-8. PMID: 20690932; PMCID: PMC2998587; DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2010.00565.x;

John V, Papageorge M, Jahangiri L, Wheater M, Cappelli D, Frazer R, Sohn W. Recruitment, development, and retention of dental faculty in a changing environment. J Dent Educ. 2011 Jan; 75(1):82-9. PMID: 21205732

Noh H, Sohn W, Choi C, Kim H. Relationship between general safety behaviors and oral health behaviors among South Korean children. J Dental Hygiene Sci. 2011; (11):311-317.

Behnan SM, Arruda AO, González-Cabezas C, Sohn W, Peters MC. In-vitro evaluation of various treatments to prevent demineralization next to orthodontic brackets. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2010 Dec; 138(6):712.e1-7; discussion 712-3. PMID: 21130326; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2010.05.014;

Ajrouch KJ, Reisine S, Light E, Sohn W, Ismail A. Caregiver's social relations and children's oral health in a low-income urban setting. Soc Sci Dent. 2010 Dec; 1(2):77-87. PMID: 30931092; PMCID: PMC6436825

Ajrouch KJ, Reisine S, Lim S, Sohn W, Ismail A. Perceived everyday discrimination and psychological distress: does social support matter? Ethn Health. 2010 Aug; 15(4):417-34. PMID: 20582775; PMCID: PMC6436554; DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2010.484050;

Ajrouch KJ, Reisine S, Lim S, Sohn W, Ismail A. Situational stressors among African-American women living in low-income urban areas: the role of social support. Women Health. 2010 Mar; 50(2):159-75. PMID: 20437303; DOI: 10.1080/03630241003705045;

Lee JM, Lim S, Zoellner J, Burt BA, Sandretto AM, Sohn W, Ismail AI. Don't children grow out of their obesity? Weight transitions in early childhood. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2010 May; 49(5):466-9. PMID: 20118102; DOI: 10.1177/0009922809356466;

Arruda AO, Behnan SM, Richter AE, Peters MC, Sohn W, González-Cabezas C. White-spot lesions in orthodontics: A drawback of the specialty. McNamara JA Jr, Kapila SD, eds. Surgical enhancement of orthodontic treatment. Monograph 47, Craniofacial Growth Series, Dept Orthod Pediatr Dent and Ctr for Human Growth and Developmt, Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. 2010; (47):367-79.
Todem D, Zhang Y, Ismail AI, Sohn W. Random effects regression models for count data with excess zeros in caries research. J Applied Stat. 2010; (37):1661-1679.

Taichman LS, Sohn W, Lim S, Eklund S, Ismail A. Assessing patterns of restorative and preventive care among children enrolled in Medicaid, by type of dental care provider. J Am Dent Assoc. 2009 Jul; 140(7):886-94. PMID: 19571052

Sohn W. Obese or overweight children do not have a higher risk of dental caries. J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2009 Jun; 9(2):97-8. PMID: 19527871; DOI: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2009.03.013;

Malcheff S, Pink TC, Sohn W, Inglehart MR, Briskie D. Infant oral health examinations: pediatric dentists' professional behavior and attitudes. Pediatr Dent. 2009 May-Jun; 31(3):202-9. PMID: 19552224

Ismail AI, Sohn W, Lim S, Willem JM. Predictors of dental caries progression in primary teeth. J Dent Res. 2009 Mar; 88(3):270-5. PMID: 19329463; PMCID: PMC3317940; DOI: 10.1177/0022034508331011;

Lim S, Zoellner JM, Lee JM, Burt BA, Sandretto AM, Sohn W, Ismail AI, Lepkowski JM. Obesity and sugar-sweetened beverages in African-American preschool children: a longitudinal study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 Jun; 17(6):1262-8. PMID: 19197261; DOI: 10.1038/oby.2008.656;

Noh HJ, Choi CH, Sohn W. . Factors associated with access to dental care among Korean adults. Korean J Public Health Policy. 2009; (18):170-184.

Sohn W, Noh H, Burt BA. Fluoride ingestion is related to fluid consumption patterns. J Public Health Dent. 2009; 69(4):267-75. PMID: 19508423; DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2009.00133.x;

Hall JF, Sohn W, McNamara JA. Why do dentists refer to specific orthodontists? Angle Orthod. 2009 Jan; 79(1):5-11. PMID: 19123694; DOI: 10.2319/011108-15.1;

Reisine S, Ajrouch KJ, Sohn W, Lim S, Ismail A. Characteristics of African-American male caregivers in a study of oral health in Detroit--a brief communication. J Public Health Dent. 2009; 69(3):197-200. PMID: 19192101; PMCID: PMC2784282; DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2008.00115.x;

Calhoun JG, Kolker JL, McGowan JM, Sohn W, Ismail AI. Tobacco-free community coalitions: opportunities for enhancing oral cancer prevention programs. J Cancer Educ. 2009; 24(4):275-9. PMID: 19838884; DOI: 10.1080/08858190902973093;

Sohn W, Taichman LS, Ismail AI, Reisine S. Caregiver's perception of child's oral health status among low-income African Americans. Pediatr Dent. 2008 Nov-Dec; 30(6):480-7. PMID: 19186773

Lim S, Sohn W, Burt BA, Sandretto AM, Kolker JL, Marshall TA, Ismail AI. Cariogenicity of soft drinks, milk and fruit juice in low-income african-american children: a longitudinal study. J Am Dent Assoc. 2008 Jul; 139(7):959-67; quiz 995. PMID: 18594082

Ismail AI, Lim S, Sohn W, Willem JM. Determinants of early childhood caries in low-income African American young children. Pediatr Dent. 2008 Jul-Aug; 30(4):289-96. PMID: 18767507

Reisine S, Tellez M, Willem J, Sohn W, Ismail A. Relationship between caregiver's and child's caries prevalence among disadvantaged African Americans. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2008 Jun; 36(3):191-200. PMID: 18474051; DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2007.00392.x;

Sanders AE, Lim S, Sohn W. Resilience to urban poverty: theoretical and empirical considerations for population health. Am J Public Health. 2008 Jun; 98(6):1101-6. PMID: 18445798; PMCID: PMC2377305; DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.119495;

Chattopadhyay A, Arevalo O, Sohn W. Understanding measurement of dental diseases and research participation in practice set-up. Dent Clin North Am. 2008 Apr; 52(2):367-86, vii. PMID: 18329449; DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2007.12.005;

Ismail AI, Sohn W, Tellez M, Willem JM, Betz J, Lepkowski J. Risk indicators for dental caries using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS). Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2008 Feb; 36(1):55-68. PMID: 18205641; DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2006.00369.x;

Noh HJ, Choi CH, Sohn W. . The relationship between oral health behavior and frequency of oral health education in adolescent. J Korean Acad Dent Health. 2008; (32):203-213.

Finlayson TL, Siefert K, Ismail AI, Sohn W. Psychosocial factors and early childhood caries among low-income African-American children in Detroit. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2007 Dec; 35(6):439-48. PMID: 18039285

Kolker JL, Ismail AI, Sohn W, Ramaswami N. Trends in the incidence, mortality, and survival rates of oral and pharyngeal cancer in a high-risk area in Michigan, USA. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2007 Dec; 35(6):489-99. PMID: 18039291

Kolker JL, Yuan Y, Burt BA, Sandretto AM, Sohn W, Lang SW, Ismail AI. Dental caries and dietary patterns in low-income African American children. Pediatr Dent. 2007 Nov-Dec; 29(6):457-64. PMID: 18254414

Finlayson TL, Siefert K, Ismail AI, Sohn W. Maternal self-efficacy and 1-5-year-old children's brushing habits. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2007 Aug; 35(4):272-81. PMID: 17615014

Li Y, Ismail AI, Ge Y, Tellez M, Sohn W. Similarity of bacterial populations in saliva from African-American mother-child dyads. J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Sep; 45(9):3082-5. PMID: 17634300; PMCID: PMC2045297; DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00771-07;

Ismail AI, Sohn W, Tellez M, Amaya A, Sen A, Hasson H, Pitts NB. The International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS): an integrated system for measuring dental caries. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2007 Jun; 35(3):170-8. PMID: 17518963

Sohn W, Ismail A, Amaya A, Lepkowski J. Determinants of dental care visits among low-income African-American children. J Am Dent Assoc. 2007 Mar; 138(3):309-18; quiz 395-396, 398. PMID: 17332036

Sohn W, Ismail AI, Taichman LS. Caries risk-based fluoride supplementation for children. Pediatr Dent. 2007 Jan-Feb; 29(1):23-31. PMID: 18041509

Jeong SH, Chung JK, Choi YH, Sohn W, Song KB. Factors related to job satisfaction among South Korean dentists. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2006 Dec; 34(6):460-6. PMID: 17092275

Sohn W, Burt BA, Sowers MR. Carbonated soft drinks and dental caries in the primary dentition. J Dent Res. 2006 Mar; 85(3):262-6. PMID: 16498075

Lee JS, Kim IS, Sohn WM, Lee J, Yong TS. A DNA vaccine encoding a fatty acid-binding protein of Clonorchis sinensis induces protective immune response in Sprague-Dawley rats. Scand J Immunol. 2006 Mar; 63(3):169-76. PMID: 16499569

Nriagu J, Burt B, Linder A, Ismail A, Sohn W. Lead levels in blood and saliva in a low-income population of Detroit, Michigan. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2006 Mar; 209(2):109-21. PMID: 16443391; PMCID: PMC1819402; DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2005.11.005;

Tellez M, Sohn W, Burt BA, Ismail AI. Assessment of the relationship between neighborhood characteristics and dental caries severity among low-income African-Americans: a multilevel approach. J Public Health Dent. 2006; 66(1):30-6. PMID: 16570748; PMCID: PMC1817893

Burt BA, Kolker JL, Sandretto AM, Yuan Y, Sohn W, Ismail AI. Dietary patterns related to caries in a low-income adult population. Caries Res. 2006; 40(6):473-80. PMID: 17063017; PMCID: PMC1626651; DOI: 10.1159/000095645;

Finlayson TL, Siefert K, Ismail AI, Delva J, Sohn W. Reliability and validity of brief measures of oral health-related knowledge, fatalism, and self-efficacy in mothers of African American children. Pediatr Dent. 2005 Sep-Oct; 27(5):422-8. PMID: 16435644; PMCID: PMC1388259

Sohn W, Ismail AI, Kolker JL. Knowledge of oral cancer and screening practices of primary care providers at Federally Qualified Health Centers. J Public Health Dent. 2005; 65(3):160-5. PMID: 16171261

Sohn W, Ismail AI. Regular dental visits and dental anxiety in an adult dentate population. J Am Dent Assoc. 2005 Jan; 136(1):58-66; quiz 90-1. PMID: 15693497

Birch S, Sohn W, Ismail AI, Lepkowski JM, Belli RF. Willingness to pay for dentin regeneration in a sample of dentate adults. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2004 Jun; 32(3):210-6. PMID: 15151691

Ismail AI, Birch S, Sohn W, Lepkowski JM, Belli RF. Utilities of dentin regeneration among insured and uninsured adults. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2004 Feb; 32(1):55-66. PMID: 14961841

Sohn W, Ismail AI, Tellez M. Efficacy of educational interventions targeting primary care providers' practice behaviors: an overview of published systematic reviews. J Public Health Dent. 2004; 64(3):164-72. PMID: 15341140

Ismail AI, Nainar SM, Sohn W. Children's first dental visit: attitudes and practices of US pediatricans and family physicians. Pediatr Dent. 2003 Sep-Oct; 25(5):425-30. PMID: 14649605

Ford K, Sohn W, Lepkowski JM. Ethnicity or race, area characteristics, and sexual partner choice among American adolescents. J Sex Res. 2003 May; 40(2):211-8. PMID: 12908128

Ismail AI, Belli RF, Sohn W, Toussaint L. Internal consistency and reliability of a questionnaire assessing organizational innovation in two schools of dentistry. J Dent Educ. 2002 Apr; 66(4):469-77. PMID: 12014562

Ford K, Sohn W, Lepkowski J. American adolescents: sexual mixing patterns, bridge partners, and concurrency. Sex Transm Dis. 2002 Jan; 29(1):13-9. PMID: 11773873

Ismail AI, Hasson H, Sohn W. Dental caries in the second millennium. J Dent Educ. 2001 Oct; 65(10):953-9. PMID: 11699996

Ford K, Sohn W, Lepkowski J. Characteristics of adolescents' sexual partners and their association with use of condoms and other contraceptive methods. Fam Plann Perspect. 2001 May-Jun; 33(3):100-5, 132. PMID: 11407432

Ismail AI, Sohn W. The impact of universal access to dental care on disparities in caries experience in children. J Am Dent Assoc. 2001 Mar; 132(3):295-303. PMID: 11258086

Sohn W, Heller KE, Burt BA. Fluid consumption related to climate among children in the United States. J Public Health Dent. 2001; 61(2):99-106. PMID: 11474921

Heller KE, Sohn W, Burt BA, Feigal RJ. Water consumption and nursing characteristics of infants by race and ethnicity. J Public Health Dent. 2000; 60(3):140-6. PMID: 11109210

Heller KE, Sohn W, Burt BA, Eklund SA. Water consumption in the United States in 1994-96 and implications for water fluoridation policy. J Public Health Dent. 1999; 59(1):3-11. PMID: 11396041

Ismail AI, Sohn W. A systematic review of clinical diagnostic criteria of early childhood caries. J Public Health Dent. 1999; 59(3):171-91. PMID: 10649590

Kim HG, Lee SY, Sohn W, Kang MS, Kim BI. Combined effect of xylitol and fluoride on the growth, metabolism, and adhesiveness of Streptococcus sobrinus and Streptococcus mutans. J Korean Acad Dent Health. 1994; (18):182-199.
Kim BI, Kim HG, Kang MS, Sohn W, Kim CY. . Effect of sucrose/xylitol mixture on the growth and adhesiveness of Streptococcus mutans. J Korean Acad Dent Health. 1994; (18):169-181.
Kang SH, Sohn W, Kim CY. Pit and fissure sealing with CO2 laser and synthetic hydroxyapatite. J Korean Acad Dent Health. 1993; (17):101-120.
Kim CY, Jung SC, Sohn W. . Anti-plaque and anti-inflammatory effect of toothpaste containing traditional "Bamboo salt": a randomized clinical trial. J Korean Acad Dent Health. 1991; (15):266-277.
Sohn W, Yu YJ, Kim CY. Growth inhibitory effect of traditional "Bamboo Salt" on various oral bacteria. J Korean Acad Dent Health. 1991; (15):252-265.

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

Bar chart showing 132 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2022

Bar chart showing 132 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2022

Year	Publications
1991	2
1993	1
1994	2
1999	2
2000	1
2001	4
2002	2
2003	2
2004	3
2005	3
2006	6
2007	8
2008	8
2009	10
2010	7
2011	7
2012	3
2013	2
2014	1
2015	5
2017	1
2018	2
2019	4
2020	5
2021	10
2022	12
2023	5
2024	10
2025	4

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