Raymond A. Kuthy, Professor and Head

Education:
B.S., Mount Saint Mary's College, 1969
D.D.S., Temple University, 1973
M.P.H., University of Minnesota, 1976
Residency, Dental Public Health, Boston University, 1979
Fellowship, Health Services Research, Harvard University, 1990

Boards:
Diplomate, American Board of Dental Public Health

Brief Professional Resume:
Dr. Kuthy joined the University of Iowa College of Dentistry in 1999. He is professor and head of the Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry.

Teaching Activities: Dr. Kuthy serves as course director for Administration of Public Dental Programs (111:205) and Field Experience in Dental Public Health (111:208).

Research Activities: Dr. Kuthy's primary research interests include dental sealant program analysis, oral health needs assessment for local and state level policy development, and understanding the predictors and outcomes of continuing dental education.

National or International Professional Appointments or Activities: Dr. Kuthy is on the editorial board of Journal of Public Health Dentistry. He is an ad hoc reviewer for Special Care in Dentistry; Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology; Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontics; Medical Care, Journal of Aging and Health; and Journal of Public Health Dentistry. Dr. Kuthy is a consultant for the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation as well as the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors. Dr. Kuthy is Director of the American Board Dental Public Health. He is the recipient of the following national awards: President's Award of the American Association of Public Health Dentistry (1997); Outstanding Achievement Award from the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (1997); and the Exemplary Service Award from the Chief Dental Officer, U.S. Public Health Service (1995). Dr. Kuthy is a consultant for the National Task Force on Community Preventive Services (Oral Health), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Currently, he is secretary-treasurer for the Behavioral Science/Health Services Research Section, International Association for Dental Research, and a Finance Committee member of the American Association of Public Health Dentistry. Dr. Kuthy is a member of the Iowa Dental Association, the Johnson County Dental Society, the Association for Health Services Research, the American Association for Dental Research, the American Association of Public Health Dentistry, and the American Dental Association.

List of Publications

E-mail: Raymond A. Kuthy
Raymond A. Kuthy, DDS, MPH
Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry
University of Iowa College of Dentistry
Iowa City, IA 52242-1010
319-335-7201
319-335-7187 (FAX)

 

 

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