Boyen Huang, DDS, MHA, PhD

Dr. Boyen Huang is Professor and Assistant Dean for Faculty Development at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. He earned a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) from Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan (1994), a Master of Health Administration (MHA) from Chang Gung University, Taiwan (2000), and a PhD from Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom (2004).

He held research, teaching and leadership appointments at institutions in Australia, Japan and Taiwan, and served in executive and committee roles with the International Association for Dental Research (IADR). Dr. Huang is dedicated to mentoring early career faculty and postdoctoral researchers and has supervised numerous graduate and undergraduate research projects. He is known for fostering collaborative initiatives spanning faculty development, scientific research, student mobility, resource integration and international research partnerships.

At the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, he oversees new faculty orientation, coordinates mentorship programs and peer observations of teaching, and leads a range of faculty development initiatives. He also advises and supports faculty through tenure and academic promotion processes.
 

Dr. Huang’s research focuses on advancing telehealth technologies and practice models, building on earlier investigations of biological and socio‑behavioral risk factors for oral disease. His prior work has examined dental and craniofacial anomalies, traumatic dental injuries and non‑nutritive sucking behaviors. He is currently developing an AI‑enabled teledentistry practice model to strengthen clinical decision‑making and provide online patient support, reflecting his commitment to innovating how dental care is delivered.

Research Interests

• Teledentistry and mobile health (mHealth)
• Artificial intelligence applications in dentistry
• Oral health literacy and digital literacy
• Epidemiologic determinants of oral conditions

Dr. Huang brings extensive experience and enthusiasm to teaching across dental public health, pediatric dentistry, general dentistry, dental therapy and research methods in health sciences. He integrates clinical and public‑health perspectives to equip students to provide comprehensive, patient‑centered dental care.

He emphasizes translating research findings into teaching and service, fostering understanding, respect, and critical thinking, and cultivating students’ research and professional skills to prepare the next generation of dental professionals.

Course Director

• DDS 6331 Dental Public Health I
• DDS 6332 Dental Public Health II

Instructor

• DDS 6327 Dental Professional Development III
• DDS 6328 Dental Professional Development IV
• DDS 7328 Dental Professional Development IV

• Taiwanese
• Chinese (Mandarin)

• Google Scholar Profiles
• ResearchGate Profile
• ORCiD Profile

1. Azimi S, Bennamoun B, Mehdizadeh M, Vignarajan J, Xiao D, Huang B, Spallek H, Irving M, Kruger E, Tennant M, Estai M. Teledentistry improves access to oral care: a cluster randomised controlled trial. Healthcare. 2025 Sep;13(18): 2282. 

2. Huang B, Estai M, Pungchanchaikul P, Quick K, Ranjitkar S, Fashingbauer E, Askar A, Wang J, Diefalla F, Shenouda M, Seyffer D, Louie JP. Mobile health assessment of traumatic dental injuries using smartphone acquired photographs: a multicenter diagnostic accuracy study. Telemedicine and e-Health. 2024 Jul. Ahead of Print.

3. Kelekar U, Das Gupta D, Theis-Mahon N, Fashingbauer E, Huang B. Distances to emergency departments and non-urgent utilization of medical services: a systematic review. Global Health Action. 2024 Jun;17(1): 2353994. 

4. Gardner J, Huang B, Ip RHL. Oral health knowledge is associated with oral health-related quality of life: a survey of first-year undergraduate students enrolled in an American university. BMC Oral Health. 2023 Dec;23: 961.

5. Johnson A, Huang B, Galina IC, Ngo A, Uppgaard R. Splatter generated by oral surgery irrigation and its implication for infection control. Clinical Oral Investigations. Clinical Oral Investigations. 2023 Nov;27(11): 6607-6612. 

6. Uppgaard R, Huang B, Johnson A, Lynn S. The effect of smartphone filming on student confidence in dental anesthesia techniques: a randomized trial. Journal of Dental Education. 2023 May;87(5): 676-685.

7. Schmidt J, Huang B. The pH of bottled water commercially available in Australia and its implications for oral health. Journal of Water and Health. 2022 May;20(5): 871–876.

8. Estai M, Kanagasingam Y, Mehdizadeh M, Vignarajan J, Norman R, Huang B, Spallek H, Irving M, Arora A, Kruger E, Tennant M. Mobile photographic screening for dental caries in children: diagnostic performance compared to unaided visual dental examination. Journal of Public Health Dentistry. 2022 Mar;82(2):166-175. 

9. Al-Humairi A, Ip RHL, Spuur K, Zheng X, Huang B. Visual grading experiments and optimization in CBCT dental implantology imaging: preliminary application of integrated visual grading regression. Radiation and Environmental Biophysics. 2022 Mar;61(1): 133-145. 

10. Schmidt J, Huang B. Awareness and knowledge of dental erosion and its association with beverage consumption: a multidisciplinary survey. BMC Oral Health. 2022 Feb;22: 35. 

11. Kennedy EN, White BA, Weintraub JA, Moss ME, Jordan S, Quick KK, Ticku S, Huang B, Douglass C. Collaborating and teaching a synchronous, multi-university, virtual course: health policy and access to dental care. Journal of Dental Education. 2021 Sep;85(9): 1536-1542. 

12. Tanny L, Huang B, Shaweesh A, Currie G. Characterisation of anterior open bite in primary school-aged children: a preliminary study with artificial neural network analysis. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 2021 Sep;31(5): 576-582.

13. Mishima S, Takahashi K, Kiso H, Murashima-Suginami A, Tokita Y, Jo J, Uozumi R, Nambu Y, Huang B, Harada H, Komori T, Sugai M, Tabata Y, Bessho K. Local application of Usag-1 siRNA has potential to regenerate teeth in Runx2-deficient mice. Scientific Reports. 2021 Jul;11: 13674. 

1. Kamarudin Y, Azlida NMN, Huang B. Social media in dental education. In: Handbook of Dental Education Technology. London: Springer Nature; 2025. ISBN 978-981-97-0275-6.