Vineet Dhar, BDS, MDS, PhD
Titles
Assistant Dean of Postgraduate and Professional Studies in Dentistry
Clinical Professor
Chair, Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry
School Affiliation
School of Dentistry
Specialties
Pediatric Dentistry
Early Childhood Caries, Nutrition
Equity in Access to Dentistry for Children
About
Phone: 410-706-7970
Email: vdhar@umaryland.edu
Dr. Dhar is a board-certified pediatric dentist who serves on the councils on Scientific Affairs and Post-Doctoral Education at the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) and the Council of Scientific Affairs of the American Dental Association (ADA). He also serves on the ADA guideline panels on restorative care and caries prevention and has served on the pit and fissure sealants panel. He is on the AAPD guideline panel on vital pulp therapies in primary and immature permanent teeth and behavior guidance and has served on the AAPD panel to produce clinical practice guidelines on non-vital pulp and vital pulp therapies in primary teeth. He received the 2018 ADA Evidence Based Dentistry Mid-Career Faculty Award and the 2017 AAPD Jerome B. Miller/Crest-Oral-B/For The Kids Award. He also co-authored manuscripts that received the AAPD Paul Taylor Award in 2016, 2017, and 2020. Dr. Dhar has been involved in multiple research projects and has directed thesis work for master's degree candidates as an advisor or co-advisor.
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