Coordinator of preventive dentistry appointed at UF

May 24, 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida College of Dentistry has appointed Dr. Jaana Autio-Gold, an assistant professor of operative dentistry, as the college’s coordinator for preventive dentistry.

In this newly created position, she will develop and implement an evidence-based clinical curriculum in preventive dentistry and work to ensure preventive dentistry is integrated through all four years of the D.M.D. curriculum.

Autio-Gold is a clinical researcher specializing in dental cariology, the study of dental decay as a transmissible, infectious bacterial disease. Her skill set includes evaluation of preventive dentistry and development of oral health programs, caries risk assessment and minimally invasive restorative dentistry.

Autio-Gold earned her dental and doctoral degrees in cariology from the University of Oulu, Finland. She serves as secretary/treasurer for the International Association for Dental Research and is a member of the association’s Cariology Group. She also has served as chairwoman of the American Association for Dental Research Fellowship Committee.