Tamanna Tiwari, MPH, MDS, BDS

Dr. Tamanna Tiwari is a nationally recognized dental public health leader. She is the Department Chair of Primary Dental Care and an Associate Professor. She has established a program of externally funded research focused on oral health equity, behavioral health integration, social determinants of health, medical-dental integration and population-based oral health research. Her funded research portfolio reflected a strong commitment to addressing oral health disparities among underserved and historically marginalized populations, including Hispanic, Native American and low-income communities. Since initiating her independent research career, she has successfully secured competitive funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH-NIDCR), CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, Delta Dental Institute, and other national organizations and foundations.

Dr. Tiwari has authored over 90 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters.

In recognition of her scholarly contributions and leadership, Dr. Tiwari received several prestigious national honors, including the ADA Mid-Career Faculty Award for Evidence-Based Dentistry (2023), the inaugural AADOCR Delta Dental Institute Oral Health Equity Research Award (2023), the APHA Oral Health Section Distinguished Service Award (2025) and Fellowship in the American College of Dentists (2025).

• American Association for Dental and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR)
• International Association of Dental Research (IADR)
• American Association of Public Health Dentistry
• American Public Health Association

2025

• Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation, Service Award
• American College of Dentists, Fellowship
• APHA Oral Health Section, Distinguished Service Award

2024

• Colorado All Pays Claims Database Scholarship Fund

2023

• ADA Mid-Career Faculty Award for Evidence-Based Dentistry
• AADOCR Delta Dental Institute Oral Health Equity Research Award

2020

• IADR Centennial Emerging Leaders Award for North American Region

2019

• Women Leader in Dental Education, ADEA International Women’s Leadership Conference VI, Brescia, Italy

2018

• Colgate Award for Research Excellence
• Oral Health Best Poster Abstract Award: Tiwari T., Brow A., Hyewon L., Chalmers N. Early Well Child Visits Associated with Higher Dental Utilization. American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition, Nov. 2-6
• Reviewer Appreciation for Exemplary Service: JDR Clinical and Translational Research Journal. IADR Annual General Session & Exhibition, London, UK, July 25-28

2017

• Scholarship NIH Future Research Leaders Conference in Baltimore, MD

2016

• Best Paper: Rai N, Tiwari T. The Impact of Maternal Factors on Early Childhood Caries in Urban Latino Population. IOSSBR, Fall Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

2014

• University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Library Open Access Award for Junior Faculty
• ADEA Travel Scholarship: 5th ADEA International Women’s Leadership Conference, Barcelona, Spain

1. Schroeder, K.L., Heaton, L.J., Martin, P., Cheung, H.J., Tranby, E.P., Rafia, K., & Tiwari, T. (2025). Perspectives and experiences with equitable data collection in oral health: a qualitative investigation. BMC Oral Health, 25(1), 1090. DOI:10.1186/s12903-025-06388-2
2. Tiwari, T.^, Kondratenko, M., Nasiha, N., Ong, T., Chandrasekaran, S., Kostbade, G., Giano, Z. (2025). Evaluating the completeness of electronic health records in dental education: a big data study. Frontiers in Oral Health, 6, 1535164. 2025. DOI:10.3389/froh.2025.1535164
3. Jessani, A., Athanasakos, A., & Tiwari, T. (2025). An Adapted Behavioral Framework for Integrating LGBT+ in Dental Curriculum: Learner-Centered Training to Person-Centered Care. Journal of Dental Education, 89(11), 1611–1616. DOI:10.1002/jdd.13887
4. Patel, J., Badi, M., Katiyar, R., Chukwuebuka, O., Wiener, R., Tiwari, T., Sambamoorthi, U., Folks, T. (2025). SDOH impact on periodontal disease using machine learning & dental records. Journal of Dental Research,104(10):1085-1094. DOI:10.1177/00220345251328968
5. Tiwari, T.^, Patel, J.S., Nascimento, G.G. (2025). Big Data and Oral Health Disparities: A Critical Appraisal. Journal of Dental Research,104(2):119-130. DOI:10.1177/00220345241285847
6. Timms, L.*, Choi, S., Marshman, Z., Rodd, H., Wilson, A., Tiwari, T. (2025). Parental acceptability of silver diamine fluoride: UK and US experiences. International Journal of Pediatric Dentistry, 35(1):13-21. DOI:10.1111/ipd.13195
7. Nasiha, N.M., Ong, T., Giano, Z., Rivera, W., Tiwari, T.^ (2024). Comparing two large data repositories to understand the differences in demographics, health history, and behavioral attributes in populations. Frontiers in Oral Health, 5, 1427109. DOI:10.3389/froh.2024.1427109
8. Pellegrom, J.*, Pickett, K., Kostbade, G., Tiwari, T. (2024). Social Vulnerability Index and Dental Caries in Children: An Exploratory Study. JDR Clinical & Translational Research, 10(2), 190–197. DOI:10.1177/23800844241279566
9. Heaton, L.J., Santoro, M., Tiwari, T., Preston, R., Schroeder, K., Randall, C.L., Sonnek, A., Tranby, E.P. (2024). Mental Health, Socioeconomic Position, and Oral Health: A Path Analysis. Preventing Chronic Disease. Preventing Chronic Disease, 21, E76. DOI:10.5888/pcd21.240097
10. Heaton, L.J., Tiwari, T., Tranby, E.P. (2024). Medical-Dental-Behavioral Integration: Embracing Whole Person Health in Research and Practice. JDR Clinical & Translational Research, 9(1_suppl), 3S–5S. DOI:10.1177/23800844241273799
11. Tiwari, T.^, Wright, C.D., Heaton, L.J., Santoro, M., Tranby, E.P. (2024). Dental anxiety and oral health in American Indian and Alaska natives. Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 1;85(2):192-196. DOI:10.1111/jphd.12633
12. Tiwari, T.^ & Randall, C.L. (2024). A Framework for Integrating Behavioral Health and Oral Health in Predoctoral Dental Education. Journal of the California Dental Association, 52(1). DOI:10.1080/19424396.2024.2353747
13. Cater, W.*, Tiwari, T., Elangovan, S., Johnson, L., Chandrasekaran, S. (2024). Patient awareness of the association between periodontal and systemic diseases in an academic setting. Journal of Periodontology, 95(12), 1201-1209. DOI:10.1002/JPER.23-0635
14. Lally, C.*, Maliq, N. N., Schreiber, M., Wilson, A., & Tiwari, T. (2023). Association of parental social support and dental caries in hispanic children. Frontiers in Oral Health, 4, 1261111. DOI:10.3389/froh.2023.1261111
15. Fakhrjahani, I.*, Tiwari, T., Jessani, A. (2023). A scoping review of oral health outcomes and oral health service utilization of 2SLGBTQ+ people. JDR Clinical & Translational Research, 9(3), 199–211. DOI:10.1177/23800844231206359
16. Fleming, E., Bastos, J.L., Jamieson, L., Celeste, R.K., Raskin, S.E., Gomaa, N., McGrath, C., Tiwari, T^. (2023). Conceptualizing inequities and oppression in oral health research. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 51: 28-35. DOI:10.1111/cdoe.12822
17. Tiwari, T.^, Maliq, N.N., Rai, N., Holtzmann, J., Yates, L., Diep, V., Tranby, E., Frantsve-Hawley, J. (2023) Evaluating Trust in the Patient–Dentist Relationship: A Mixed-Method Study. JDR Clinical & Translational Research, 8(3):287-298. DOI:10.1177/23800844221087592
18. Rodriguez, J.L.*, Thakkar-Samtani, M., Heaton, L., Tranby, E., Tiwari, T^. (2022). Caries Risk and Social Determinants of Health: A Big Data Report. Journal of the American Dental Association, 154(2), 113–121. DOI:10.1016/j.adaj.2022.10.006
19. Tiwari, T.^, Randall, C.L., Rai, N., Carey, C., Shaffer, J.R., Finlayson, T.L., Kaste, L.M., Laniado, N., Singer, R. (2022). Acculturation and Dental Care-Related Anxiety: An Exploratory Assessment from the Hispanic Community Health Study / Study of Latinos. Journal of immigrant and minority health, 25(3), 616–623. DOI:10.1007/s10903-022-01414-9
20. McLeod, C., Kornegay, E.C., Tiwari, T., Mason, M.R., Mathews, R.B., Apostolon, D.N., Heaton, L.J., Wright, J.T., Quinonez, R.B. (2022). Pre-Doctoral Dental Faculty Perceptions Towards Value-Based Care: An Exploratory Study. Journal of dental education, 87(2), 189–197. DOI:10.1002/jdd.13110
21. De Souza, G.M., Tiwari. T., Fox, C.H., Miguez, P.A., Letra, A., Geisinger, M.L., Patel, M., Shaddox, L., Ioannidou, E. (2022). Perception of COVID-19 Pandemic restrictions on Dental Researchers. Journal of dental education, 87(2), 170–181. DOI:10.1002/jdd.13104
22. Tiwari, T.^, Diep, V., Tranby, E., Thakkar-Samtani, M., Franstve-Hawley, J. (2022). Dentist perceptions about the value of teledentistry. BMC Oral Health, 22:176. DOI:10.1186/s12903-022-02208-z
23. Walji, M.F., Spallek, H., Kookal, K.K., Barrow, J., Magnuson, B., Tiwari, T., Oyoyo, U., Brandt, M., Howe, B.J., Anderson, G.C., White, J.M., Kalenderian, E. (2022). BigMouth: development and maintenance of a successful dental data repository. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 15; 29(4):701-706. DOI:10.1093/jamia/ocac001
24. Tiwari, T.^, Kelly, A., Randall, C., Tranby, E., Franstve-Hawley, J. (2022). Association between Mental  Health and Oral Health Status and Care Utilization. Frontiers in oral health, 2:732882. DOI:10.3389/froh.2021.732882
25. Tiwari, T.^, Tranby, E., Thakkar-Samtani, M., Frantsve-Hawley, J. (2022). Determinants of Tooth Loss in a Medicaid Adult Population. JDR Clinical & Translational Research, 7(3):289-297. DOI:10.1177/23800844211022277
26. Ramos-Gomez, F. & Tiwari, T. (2021). Oral Health Literacy Framework: The Pathway to Improved Oral Health. Journal of the California Dental Association, 49:12, 759-769. DOI:10.1080/19424396.2021.12222782
27. Tiwari, T.^, Poravanthattil, A., Rai, N., Wilson, A. (2021). Association of Acculturation and Latino Parents’ Oral Health Beliefs and Knowledge. Children 8(3), 243. DOI:10.3390/children8030243
28. Tiwari, T.^, Marinucci, J., Tranby, E.P., Frantsve‐Hawley, J. (2021). Effect of Well Child Visit Location on Preventive Dental Visit. Children 2021, 8(3), 191. DOI:10.3390/children8030191
29. Tiwari, T.^ & Rai, N. (2021). Oral health of African immigrants: A participatory approach to needs assessment. Community Dental Health, 38(1), 48–52. DOI:10.1922/CDH_00087Tiwari05
30. Salim, N. & Tiwari, T.^ (2021). Minority and refugee oral health. Community Dental Health, 38:3-4. DOI:10.1922/CDH_March21editorial02
31. Tiwari, T.^, Rai, N.K., Wilson, A.R., Gansky, S.A., Albino, J. (2021). What Can We Learn from Parents of Caries-Free and Caries-Active Hispanic Children? JDR clinical and translational research, 6(1):47-58. DOI:10.1177/2380084420904043
32. Tiwari, T.^, Frantsve-Hawley, J. (2021). Addressing oral health of Low-income population – A call to action. JAMA Network Open, 4(9):e2125263. DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.25263
33. Wilson, A.R., Tiwari, T., Thomas, J.F., Henderson, W.G., Braun, P.A., Albino, J. (2020). Validation of Psychosocial Measures Assessing American Indian Parental Beliefs Related to Control over Their Children's Oral Health. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(2), 403. DOI:10.3390/ijerph17020403
34. Tiwari, T.^, Palatta, A., Stewart, J. (2020). What is the Value of Social Determinants of Health in Dental Education? NAM Perspectives, National Academy of Medicine. DOI:10.31478/202004a
35. Albino, J. & Tiwari, T.^ (2020). Behavior Change for Caries Prevention: Understanding Inconsistent Results. JDR clinical and translational research, 5(1):6-9. DOI:10.1177/2380084419878180
36. Tiwari, T.^, Randall, C. L., Cohen, L., Holtzmann, J., Webster-Cyriaque, J., Ajiboye, S., Schou, L., Wandera, M., Ikeda, K., Fidela de Lima Navarro, M., Feres, M., Abdellatif, H., Al-Madi, E., Tubert-Jeannin, S., Fox, C. H., Ioannidou, E., & D'Souza, R. N. (2019). Gender Inequalities in the Dental Workforce: Global Perspectives. Advances in dental research, 30(3), 60–68. DOI:10.1177/0022034519877398
37. Tiwari, T.^, Randall, C. L., Cohen, L., Holtzmann, J., Webster-Cyriaque, J., Ajiboye, S., Schou, L., Wandera, M., Ikeda, K., Fidela de Lima Navarro, M., Feres, M., Abdellatif, H., Al-Madi, E., Tubert-Jeannin, S., Fox, C. H., Ioannidou, E., & D'Souza, R. N. (2019). Gender Inequalities in the Dental Workforce: Global Perspectives. Advances in dental research, 30(3), 60–68. DOI:10.1177/0022034519877398
38. Rai, N. K., Tyrrell, H., Carey, C., & Tiwari T.^(2019). Patient perceptions in quality of care: report from university veterans clinic. BMC oral health, 19(1), 268. DOI:10.1186/s12903-019-0971-6
39. Rai, N.K., Tiwari, T.^. (2019). Oral Health Behavior Change in Mexican-American Caregivers: A Community-Based Intervention Study. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(18), 3409. DOI:10.3390/ijerph16183409
40. Rai, N. K., Carey, C., Brunson, D., & Tiwari, T. (2019). Increasing Dental Students' Understanding of Population Surveillance Through Data Mining. Journal of dental education, 83(3), 281–286. DOI:10.21815/JDE.019.031
41. Ioannidou, E., Letra, A., Shaddox, L. M., Teles, F., Ajiboye, S., Ryan, M., Fox, C. H., Tiwari, T., & D'Souza, R. N. (2019). Empowering Women Researchers in the New Century: IADR's Strategic Direction. Advances in dental research, 30(3), 69–77. DOI:10.1177/0022034519877385
42. D'Souza, R. N., Ioannidou, E., & Tiwari, T. (2019). Celebrating the IADR's Women Pioneers: Pathways for a New Century of Success. Advances in dental research, 30(3), 58–59. DOI:10.1177/0022034519880489
43. Brega, A. G., Henderson, W. G., Harper, M. M., Thomas, J. F., Manson, S. M., Batliner, T. S., Braun, P. A., Quissell, D. O., Wilson, A., Tiwari, T., & Albino, J. (2019). Association of Ethnic Identity with Oral Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Behavior, and Outcomes on the Navajo Nation. Journal of health care for the poor and underserved, 30(1), 143–160. DOI:10.1353/hpu.2019.0013
44. Tiwari, T.^, & Palatta, A. M. (2019). An Adapted Framework for Incorporating the Social Determinants of Health into Predoctoral Dental Curricula. Journal of dental education, 83(2), 127–136. DOI:10.21815/JDE.019.015
45. Tiwari, T.^, Wilson, A. R., Mulvahill, M., Rai, N., & Albino, J. (2018). Maternal Factors Associated with Early Childhood Caries in Urban Latino Children. JDR clinical and translational research, 3(1), 83–90. DOI:10.1177/2380084417718175
46. Tiwari, T.^ (2018). Social Determinants of Health: An Essential Element in Dental Education. Journal of dental education, 82(3), 235–236. DOI:10.21815/JDE.018.021
47. Tiwari, T.^, Mulvahill, M., Wilson, A., Rai, N., & Albino, J. (2018). Association between maternal acculturation and health beliefs related to oral health of Latino children. BMC oral health, 18(1), 67. DOI:10.1186/s12903-018-0532-4
48. Tiwari, T.^, Jamieson, L., Broughton, J., Lawrence, H. P., Batliner, T. S., Arantes, R., & Albino, J. (2018). Reducing Indigenous Oral Health Inequalities: A Review from 5 Nations. Journal of dental research, 97(8), 869–877. DOI:10.1177/0022034518763605
49. Estes, K. R., Callanan, D., Rai, N., Plunkett, K., Brunson, D., & Tiwari, T.^ (2018). Evaluation of an Interprofessional Oral Health Assessment Activity in Advanced Practice Nursing Education. Journal of dental education, 82(10), 1084–1090. DOI:10.21815/JDE.018.103
50. Batliner, T. S., Tiwari, T.^, Henderson, W. G., Wilson, A. R., Gregorich, S. E., Fehringer, K. A., Brega, A. G., Swyers, E., Zacher, T., Harper, M. M., Plunkett, K., Santo, W., Cheng, N. F., Shain, S., Rasmussen, M., Manson, S. M., & Albino, J. (2018). Randomized Trial of Motivational Interviewing to Prevent Early Childhood Caries in American Indian Children. JDR clinical and translational research, 3(4), 366–375. DOI:10.1177/2380084418787785
51. Albino, J., Tiwari, T.^, Henderson, W. G., Thomas, J. F., Braun, P. A., & Batliner, T. S. (2018). Parental psychosocial factors and childhood caries prevention: Data from an American Indian population. Community dentistry and oral epidemiology, 46(4), 360–368. DOI:10.1111/cdoe.12376
52. Rai, N. K., & Tiwari, T. (2018). Parental Factors Influencing the Development of Early Childhood Caries in Developing Nations: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in public health, 6, 64. DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2018.00064
53. Wilson, A. R., Mulvahill, M. J., & Tiwari, T.^(2017). The Impact of Maternal Self-Efficacy and Oral Health Beliefs on Early Childhood Caries in Latino Children. Frontiers in public health, 5, 228. DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2017.00228
54. Tiwari, T.^, Rai, N., Colmenero, E., Gonzalez, H., & Castro, M. (2017). A Community-Based Participatory Research Approach to Understand Urban Latino Parent's Oral Health Knowledge and Beliefs. International journal of dentistry, 2017, 9418305. DOI:10.1155/2017/9418305
55. Tiwari, T.^, & Albino, J. (2017). Acculturation and Pediatric Minority Oral Health Interventions. Dental clinics of North America, 61(3), 549–563. DOI:10.1016/j.cden.2017.02.006
56. Tiwari, T.^, Baker, S., & Albino, J. (2017). Editorial: Reducing Oral Health Disparities: Social, Environmental and Cultural Factors. Frontiers in public health, 5, 298. DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2017.00298
57. Garcia, R. I., Tiwari, T., Ramos-Gomez, F., Heaton, B., Orozco, M., Rasmussen, M., Braun, P., Henshaw, M., Borrelli, B., Albino, J., Diamond, C., Gebel, C., Batliner, T. S., Barker, J. C., Gregorich, S., & Gansky, S. A. (2017). Retention strategies for health disparities preventive trials: findings from the Early Childhood Caries Collaborating Centers. Journal of public health dentistry, 77(1), 63–77. DOI:10.1111/jphd.12182
58. Garcia, R. I., Gregorich, S. E., Ramos-Gomez, F., Braun, P. A., Wilson, A., Albino, J., Tiwari, T., Harper, M., Batliner, T. S., Rasmussen, M., Cheng, N. F., Santo, W., Geltman, P. L., Henshaw, M., & Gansky, S. A. (2017). Absence of Fluoride Varnish-Related Adverse Events in Caries Prevention Trials in Young Children, United States. Preventing chronic disease, 14, E17. DOI:10.5888/pcd14.160372
59. Doan, L.*, Tiwari, T., Brunson, D., & Carey, C. M. (2017). Medicaid Adult Dental Benefit Impact on Dental Utilization: A University Clinic Setting. Frontiers in public health, 5, 147. DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2017.00147
60. Albino, J., Tiwari, T., Gansky, S. A., Henshaw, M. M., Barker, J. C., Brega, A. G., Gregorich, S. E., Heaton, B., Batliner, T. S., Borrelli, B., Geltman, P., Kressin, N. R., Weintraub, J. A., Finlayson, T. L., Garcia, R. I., & Early Childhood Caries Collaborating Centers (2017). The basic research factors questionnaire for studying early childhood caries. BMC oral health, 17(1), 83. DOI:10.1186/s12903-017-0374-5
61. Tiwari, T.^, Scarbro, S., Bryant, L. L., & Puma, J. (2016). Factors Associated with Tooth Loss in Older Adults in Rural Colorado. Journal of community health, 41(3), 476–481. DOI:10.1007/s10900-015-0117-y
62. Tiwari, T.^ (2016). A school-based lay workforce model reduced dental caries incidence in children. The journal of evidence-based dental practice, 16(3), 196–198. DOI:10.1016/j.jebdp.2016.09.010
63. Braun, P. A., Quissell, D. O., Henderson, W. G., Bryant, L. L., Gregorich, S. E., George, C., Toledo, N., Cudeii, D., Smith, V., Johs, N., Cheng, J., Rasmussen, M., Cheng, N. F., Santo, W., Batliner, T., Wilson, A., Brega, A., Roan, R., Lind, K., Tiwari, T., Albino, J. (2016). A Cluster-Randomized, Community-Based, Tribally Delivered Oral Health Promotion Trial in Navajo Head Start Children. Journal of dental research, 95(11), 1237–1244. DOI:10.1177/0022034516658612
64. Batliner, T., Wilson, A., Davis, E., Gallegos, J., Thomas, J., Tiwari, T.^, Fehringer, K., Wilson, K., & Albino, J. (2016). A Comparative Analysis of Oral Health on the Santo Domingo Pueblo Reservation. Journal of community health, 41(3), 535–540. DOI:10.1007/s10900-015-0127-9
65. Albino, J., & Tiwari, T.^ (2016). Preventing Childhood Caries: A Review of Recent Behavioral Research. Journal of Dental Research, 95(1), 35–42. DOI:10.1177/0022034515609034
66.  Albino, J., Shapiro, A. L., Henderson, W. G., Tiwari, T., Brega, A. G., Thomas, J. F., Bryant, L. L., Braun, P. A., & Quissell, D. O. (2016). Validation of the Sense of Coherence Scale in an American Indian population. Psychological assessment, 28(4), 386–393. DOI:10.1037/pas0000193
67. Tiwari, T.^, Sharma, T., Harper, M., Zacher, T., Roan, R., George, C., Swyers, E., Toledo, N., Batliner, T., Braun, P. A., & Albino, J. (2015). Community Based Participatory Research to Reduce Oral Health Disparities in American Indian Children. Journal of Family Medicine, 2(3), 1028.
68. Tiwari, T.^, Albino, J., & Batliner, T. S. (2015). Challenges Faced in Engaging American Indian Mothers in an Early Childhood Caries Preventive Trial. International journal of dentistry, 2015, 179189. DOI:10.1155/2015/179189
69. Tiwari, T.^, Quissell, D. O., Henderson, W. G., Thomas, J. F., Bryant, L. L., Braun, P. A., & Albino, J. E. (2014). Factors Associated with Oral Health Status in American Indian Children. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 1(3), 148–156. DOI:10.1007/s40615-014-0017-3
70. Tiwari, T.^, Casciello, A., Gansky, S. A., Henshaw, M., Ramos-Gomez, F., Rasmussen, M., Garcia, R. I., Albino, J., Batliner, T. S., & Early Childhood Caries Collaborating Centers (2014). Recruitment for health disparities preventive intervention trials: the early childhood caries collaborating centers. Preventing chronic disease, 11, E133. DOI:10.5888/pcd11.140140
71. Batliner, T., Wilson, A. R., Tiwari, T., Glueck, D., Henderson, W., Thomas, J., Braun, P., Cudeii, D., Quissell, D., & Albino, J. (2014). Oral health status in Navajo Nation Head Start children. Journal of public health dentistry, 74(4), 317–325. DOI:10.1111/jphd.12061
72. Batliner, T., Fehringer, K. A., Tiwari, T., Henderson, W. G., Wilson, A., Brega, A. G., & Albino, J. (2014). Motivational interviewing with American Indian mothers to prevent early childhood caries: study design and methodology of a randomized control trial. Trials, 15, 125. DOI:10.1186/1745-6215-15-125
73. Albino, J., Tiwari, T.^, Henderson, W. G., Thomas, J., Bryant, L. L., Batliner, T. S., Braun, P. A., Wilson, A., & Quissell, D. O. (2014). Learning from caries-free children in a high-caries American Indian population. Journal of public health dentistry, 74(4), 293–300. DOI:10.1111/jphd.12058
74. Batliner, T., Tiwari, T.^, Wilson, A., Janis, M., Brinton, J. T., Daniels, D. M., Gallegos, J. R., Lind, K. E., Glueck, D. H., Thomas, J., & Albino, J. (2013). An assessment of oral health on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Fourth World Journal, 12(1), 5-17.

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^ - indicates Tiwari as the Corresponding Author

1.  Mathai, R.,* Santoro, M., Heaton, L. J., Tranby, E. P., & Tiwari, T.^ (2026). Impact of child and parental characteristics on the utilization and outcomes of dental healthcare. Frontiers in oral health, 7, 1688241. DOI:10.3389/froh.2026.1688241
2. Jessani, A., Gansky, S.A., Ramos-Gomez, F., Albino, J., & Tiwari, T.^ (2025). Whose Data Are They? Data Ownership and Sovereignty in Oral Health Research. JDR Clinical and Translational Research, 23800844251382488. DOI:10.1177/23800844251382488
3. Tiwari, T.^, Nowak, H., Russell, T., Albino, A., Rivera, W., Tobey, T., & Dye, B.A. (2025). Evaluating Student Communication Skills in a Simulation Setting: A Trends Analysis. Journal of Dental Education, 10.1002/jdd.70042. Advance online publication. DOI:10.1002/jdd.70042

* - indicates student author
^ - indicates Tiwari as the Corresponding Author

1. Tiwari, T., Cofano, L., Wood, C., Frantsve-Hawley, J. (2021). Challenges in Implementing School-Based Oral Health Programs: Short- and Long-Term Impact of COVID-19. Boston, MA, and Reno, NV: CareQuest Institute for Oral Health and the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors. DOI:10.35565/cqi.2021.2031
2. Tiwari, T., Diep, V., Tranby, E., Frantsve-Hawley, J. (2021). Trends in Adolescent Dental Care Use. Boston, MA: CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. DOI: 10.35565/CQI.2021.2030

1. Albino, J., Batliner, T., Tiwari, T., Henderson, W. (2018). Response to the Letter to the Editor: Preventing Caries in American Indian Children: Lost Battle or New Hope? JDR clinical and translational research, 3(2):213-214. DOI:10.1177/2380084417751343
2. Albino, J., Batliner, T., Tiwari, T.^ (2017). Preventing caries in American Indian children: lost battle or new hope? JDR Clinical & Translational Research, 2(4), 406–409. DOI:10.1177/2380084417725690

1. Randall, C.L., Tiwari, T. (2026). Impact of Chronic Stress and Mental Illness on Oral Health, in Prabhu, S, Warnakulasuriya S, Bhardwaj S (eds) Lifestyle in Oral Health and Disease. Springer, Cham.
2. Tiwari, T.^, Rai, N., Albino, J. (2026). Randomized Controlled Trials Related to Behavioral Interventions in Dentistry, in Kohli R, Sehgal HS (eds.) Randomized Controlled Trials in Evidence-Based Dentistry. Switzerland, Springer.

* - indicates student author
^ - indicates Tiwari as the Corresponding Author

1. Heaton, L.J., Cheung, H., Schroeder, K.L., Preston, R., Tranby, E.P., Abdelrehim, M., Ahern, J., Arratoonian, A., Brendemuhl, C., Clester, S., Doherty, R., Frank, B., Hexem, K., Leite, F.R.M.,  McLeod, C., Pedireddy, A., Ramos-Gomez, F., Singh, B., Slashcheva, L., Tiwari, T. (2025). From Silos to Synergy: Integrating Oral Health  into Whole-Person Care Through Interprofessional Practice. Boston, MA. DOI: 10.35565/CQI.2025.2007.  
2. Heaton, L.J., Tiwari, T., Tranby, E.P. (2023). Oral-Systemic Interactions and Medical-Dental Integration: A Life Course Approach. Boston, MA. DOI: 10.35565/CQI.2023.2010  
3. Tiwari, T., Kondratenko, M., Maliq, N.N., Stobbs-Vergara, J., Callanan, D., Johnson, L., Kassebaum, D. (2022). Medical-dental integration: a critical review of the last decade.
4. Reusch, C., Wilson, K., Deip, V., Tiwari, T. (2021). Equity and Community Engagement in Statewide Oral Health Policy Advocacy: An Analysis of the Field and Recommendations for Improvement

1.  Heaton, L.J., Tiwari, T., Tranby, E.P.eds. (2024) Medical-Dental-Behavioral Integration: Embracing Whole Person Health in Research and Practice. JDR Clinical & Translational Research.
2. D’Souza, R.N., Ioannidou, E., Tiwari, T. eds. (2019). IADR’s Women Pioneers: Celebrating a Century of Achievement. Advances in Dental Research.
3. Maupome, G., Tiwari, T., Albino, J. eds. (2019). Oral Health and Dental Care Access Disparities: The Contexts of Immigrant Health and Minority Health.
4. Tiwari, T., Baker, S.R., Albino, J., eds. (2017). Reducing Oral Health Disparities: What can we Learn from Social, Environmental and Cultural Factors? Lausanne: Frontiers Media. DOI: 10.3389/978- 2-88945-371-9.

1. Tiwari T, & Huang B., eds. (2027). Inclusive dentistry: Addressing sex-and-gender-related oral health disparities. Special issue of Journal of the California Dental Association.
2. Tiwari, T. and Leite, F., eds. (2026). Sexual and Gender Minority Oral Health: Advancing Equity and Inclusion. Special issue of Journal of Public Health Dentistry. 

1. Tiwari, T., Umuhire Girubuntu, S., Leite, F.R.M., Tobey, T., Russell, T., Nascimento, G.G. (2026). Culturally Humble Care Curriculum Is Associated with Improved Dental Student Communication with Diverse Patients. Journal of Public Health Dentistry. [Manuscript submitted for publication].
2. Pilly, V., Pickett-Nairne, K., Puranik, C., Tiwari, T. (2026). Trends in Pediatric Non-traumatic Dental Conditions at Emergency Departments in Colorado. JDR Clinical Translation Research [Manuscript submitted for publication].
3. Leite, F.R.M., Santoro, M.R., Tiwari, T., Tranby, E. (2026). Discrimination, Mental Health, and Oral Health Outcomes Among LGBTQIA+ Adults: An Intersectional Analysis of Queer and Trans People of Color. Journal of Public Health Dentistry. [Manuscript submitted for publication].
4. Ramos-Gomez, F., Wang, Y., Gansky, G., Tiwari, T. (2026). Socioeconomic and Linguistic Disparities in Pediatric Dental Care: Insights from the BigMouth Dental Data Repository. Journal of American Dental Association. [Manuscript submitted for publication].
5. Gambetta-Tessini, K., Nascimento, G.G., Tiwari, T., Giacaman, R.A. (2026). Food labelling impacts oral health: a mediation analysis from the Chilean Health Survey 2016-2017. Social Science and Medicine. [Manuscript submitted for publication].
6. Tiwari, T., Brega, A.G., Heaton, B., Tranby, E.P., Heaton, L.J., Zacher, T., Chanthavisouk, P., Umuhire Girubuntu, S., Wright, C.D. (2026). Trust, trauma, and toothaches: Exploring dental fear and provider trust among American Indian adults. JDR Clinical Translation Research [Manuscript submitted for publication].
7. Wright, C.D., Santoro, M.R., Brega, A.G., Tranby, E.P., Heaton, L.J., Janis, M., Zacher, T., Heaton, B., Tiwari, T. (2026). Psychosocial contributors to oral healthcare utilization among American Indian adults. Community Dentistry Oral Epidemiology. [Manuscript submitted for publication].
8. Jorgensen, E., Tiwari, T., Carter, T.C., Font, K., Chandrasekaran, S., Applegate, J., Kookal, K.K., Kinney, G., Meethil, A., Parsegian. K. (2026). Tobacco use and the association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and periodontitis: a multicenter retrospective study. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. [Manuscript submitted for publication].
9. Leadbeatter, D., Ramaswamy, V., Tiwari, T. (2026). Why do we need qualitative research more now than ever? Journal of Dental Education. [Manuscript submitted for publication].
10. Leadbeatter, D., Ramaswamy, V., Tiwari, T. (2026).  Emphasizing Qualitative research curriculum and research agenda in dental curricula; why it’s important. Journal of Dental Education. [Manuscript submitted for publication].

1. Ramos-Gomez, F., Wang, Y., Gansky, G., & Tiwari, T. (2026, March 25–28th). Impact of social disadvantage and language on oral health. IADR/AADOCR/CADR General Session, San Diego, CA, United States.
2. Santoro, M. R., Leite, F. R. M., Tiwari, T., & Tranby, E. (2026, March 25–28th). Mental health, biased care and oral health outcomes in LGBTQIA+ adults. IADR/AADOCR/CADR General Session, San Diego, CA, United States.
3. Tiwari, T., Nascimento, G. G., & Tobey, T. (2026, March 25–28th). Reducing bias: Evaluating communication skills in dental students to support transgender individuals. IADR/AADOCR/CADR General Session, San Diego, CA, United States.
4. Tiwari, T., & Frantsve-Hawley, J. (2026, Feb 6th). Clinically relevant science 2025: What providers need to know from the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR). 161st Chicago Mid-Winter Meeting, United States.
5. Schroeder, K. L., Heaton, L. J., Cheung, H., Tranby, E. P., & Tiwari, T. (2025, November 2–5th). Is data collection equitable? Perspectives from underserved communities. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo, Washington, DC, United States.
6. Tiwari, T. (2025, November 2–5th). Trust, trauma and toothaches: Exploring dental fear and provider trust among American Indian adults. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo, Washington, DC, United States.
7. Tiwari, T. (2025, June 25–28th). BEHSR Keynote. Data to impact: Harnessing big data addressing oral health inequities. IADR/PER General Session, Barcelona, Spain.
8. Wang, Y., Patel, J., Ramos-Gomez, F. R., Gansky, S., & Tiwari, T. (2025, June 25–28th). ML/AI predicts insurance type from dental utilization and primary language. IADR/PER General Session, Barcelona, Spain.
9. Ramos-Gomez, F. R., Wang, Y., Gansky, S., & Tiwari, T. (2025, June 25–28th). Socioeconomic and linguistic oral health disparities from children's dental repository. IADR/PER General Session, Barcelona, Spain.
10. Tiwari, T. (2025, June 25–28th). Bridging disciplines: Medical, dental, and behavioral health integration. IADR/PER General Session, Barcelona, Spain.
11. Callanan, D., Dye, B., Rivera, W., Singh, A., & Tiwari, T. (2025, March 8–11th). Building access and equity for persons with disabilities in academic dental settings. American Dental Education Association Annual Meeting and Exhibit.
12. Tokede, B., Tiwari, T., Spallek, H., & Barrow, J. (2025, March 12–15th). Big data and AI in dentistry: Progress and challenges. AADOCR/CADR Annual Meeting & Exhibition.
13. Tiwari, T., & Jessani, A. (2025, March 12–15th). Whose data is it? Data equity and sovereignty in oral health research. AADOCR/CADR Annual Meeting & Exhibition.
14. Randall, C., & Tiwari, T. (2025, March 12–15th). Causal models and personalized designs in population oral health research. AADOCR/CADR Annual Meeting & Exhibition.
15. Tiwari, T. (2025, March 12–15th). Tribal and data sovereignty: Interconnected pillars of Indigenous autonomy. AADOCR/CADR Annual Meeting & Exhibition.
16. Tiwari, T., & Patel, J. (2024, October 27–30th). Insights from big data on oral health disparities: A critical review. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo, Minneapolis, MN.
17. Pellegrom, J., Tiwari, T., & Pickett, K. (2024, May 23–26th). Impact of social vulnerability on dental caries outcomes. American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Annual Session, Toronto, Canada.
18. Mathai, R., Santoro, M., Heaton, L. J., Tranby, E. P., & Tiwari, T. (2024, May 23–26th). Impact of child and parent characteristics on dental healthcare utilization and outcomes. American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Annual Session, Toronto, Canada.
19. Trieschman, K., Olson, C., Chin, K., & Tiwari, T. (2024, May 23–26th). Adolescent oral health-related quality of life: A mixed-method study. American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Annual Session, Toronto, Canada.
20. Tiwari, T. (2024, April 15–17th). School-based oral health programs: Improving the oral health of school children. National Oral Health Conference, St. Louis, MO, United States.
21. Tiwari, T., Schroeder, K., Cheung, H., & Darius, S. (2024, April 15–17th). Equitable data collection, analysis, and dissemination: Creating standards and protocols. National Oral Health Conference, St. Louis, MO, United States.
22. Tiwari, T., Heaton, L. J., & Johnson, N. (2024, April 15–17th). Medical-dental-behavioral integration across life span: Challenges and opportunities. National Oral Health Conference, St. Louis, MO, United States.
23. Fakhrjahani, I., Tiwari, T., & Jessani, A. (2024, March 13–16th). A scoping review of oral health outcomes and associated risk factors for 2SLGBTQ+ people. IADR/AADOCR/CADR General Session, New Orleans, LA, United States.
24. Tiwari, T. (2024, March 13–16th). A framework for incorporating behavioral health in dental education. IADR/AADOCR/CADR General Session, New Orleans, LA, United States.
25. Tiwari, T., Barrow, J., & Tokede, B. (2024, March 13–16th). Big data in oral health: Innovations and applications. IADR/AADOCR/CADR General Session, New Orleans, LA, United States.
26. Tiwari, T. (2024, March 13–16th). Comparative analysis of two big data systems in oral health. IADR/AADOCR/CADR General Session, New Orleans, LA, United States.
27. Kondratenko, M., Nasiha, N., Sachdeva, T., Kostbade, G., & Tiwari, T. (2024, March 13–16th). Assessing EHR data accuracy: A need for standardized collection methods. IADR/AADOCR/CADR General Session, New Orleans, LA, United States.
28. Reddy, M., Nalliah, R., Ramaswamy, V., & Tiwari, T. (2024, March 9–11th). Expert tips on how to publish in the Journal of Dental Education: Making your data stronger. American Dental Education Association Annual Session and Exhibition, New Orleans, LA, United States.
29. Timms, L., Sooji, C., Marshman, Z., Rodd, H., Wilson, A., & Tiwari, T. (2023, June 14–17th). Parents' acceptance of silver diamine fluoride treatment for caries in the primary dentition in Sheffield, UK and Colorado, USA. International Association of Paediatric Dentistry Congress, Maastricht, Netherlands.
30. Tiwari, T., Heaton, L., Sonnek, A., & Tranby, E. (2023, April 17–19th). Dental distrust and anxiety: Associations with health care utilization. National Oral Health Conference.
31. Tiwari, T., & Randall, C. L. (2023, June 21–24th). Oral-Epi Forum. IADR/LAR General Session, Bogota, Colombia.
32. Tiwari, T. (2023, June 21–24th). The past, present, and future of health services research in oral health. IADR/LAR General Session, Bogota, Colombia.
33. Tiwari, T., Randall, C., & Divaris, K. (2023, June 21–24th). Convergence of behavioral epidemiologic and health services research for oral health. IADR/LAR General Session, Bogota, Colombia.
34. Kondratenko, M., Kostbade, G., Giano, Z., & Tiwari, T. (2023, March 14–19th). Analyzing the completeness of the BigMouth dental data repository. AADOCR/CADR General Session, Portland, OR, United States.
35. Tiwari, T., & Tranby, E. (2023, March 14–19th). The essential role of health equity in oral health services research. AADOCR/CADR General Session, Portland, OR, United States.
36. Tiwari, T. (2023, March 14–19th). Accuracy of race data captured in BigMouth. AADOCR/CADR General Session, Portland, OR, United States.
37. Tiwari, T., Callanan, D., & Dye, B. (2023, March 10–13th). Examining predoctoral dental student's level of achievement in a dental public health competency. American Dental Education Association Annual Session and Exhibition, Portland, OR, United States.
38. Tiwari, T., Heaton, L. J., Sonnek, A. C., & Tranby, E. P. (2023, April 17–19th). Dental distrust and anxiety: Associations with health care utilization. National Oral Health Conference, Orlando, FL, United States.
39. Abdulbaki, S., Tiwari, T., & Tong, S. (2023, May 27–29th). Adolescent dental use of preventive and restorative services: A big data study. American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, United States.
40. Tiwari, T., & Randall, C. L. (2023, March 14–19th). Oral Epi-Forum. AADOCR/CADR General Session, Portland, OR, United States.
41. Marinucci, J., Tiwari, T., & Gandhi, R. (2022, May 26–29th). The effect of well child visit location on preventative dental visit. American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Annual Session, San Diego, CA, United States.
42. Niemchick, A., Tiwari, T., & Gandhi, R. (2022, May 26–29th). Adolescent oral health quality of life. American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Annual Session, San Diego, CA, United States.
43. Choi, S., Gandhi, R., & Tiwari, T. (2022, May 26–29th). Acceptability of silver diamine fluoride for treating early childhood caries. American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Annual Session, San Diego, CA, United States.
44. Tiwari, T., Nasiha, N., Paul, H., Stobbs-Veraga, J., & Kondratenko, M. (2022, April 11–13th). Medical-dental integration models: A critical review of success and barriers. National Oral Health Conference.
45. Tiwari, T., & Randall, C. (2022, March 21–26th). Oral Epi Forum. AADOCR/CADR Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, United States.
46. Tiwari, T. (2022, March 21–26th). What is the role of big data in understanding health inequities? AADOCR/CADR Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, United States.
47. Tiwari, T., & Lima, B. (2022, March 21–26th). Priming young investigators for a successful career: A new model. AADOCR/CADR Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, United States.
48. Tiwari, T., Kondratenko, M., Sonnek, A., & Tranby, E. (2022, March 21–26th). A big data analysis of preventive vs. restorative procedures. AADOCR/CADR Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, United States.
49. McLeod, C., Kornegay, E. C., Tiwari, T., Mason, M. R., Mathews, R. B., Apostolon, D. N., Heaton, L. J., Wright, J. T., & Quinonez, R. B. (2022, March 18–21st). Perceptions towards value-based care: A paradigm shift in dental education. American Dental Education Association Annual Session and Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
50. Carter, W., Tiwari, T., Elangovan, S., Johnson, L., & Chandrasekaran, S. (2022, March 18–21st). Patient awareness of the association between periodontitis and systemic diseases. American Dental Education Association Annual Session and Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
51. Chandrasekaran, S., Greany, T., Murphy, J., Tiwari, T., Kassebaum, D., & dePeralta, T. (2022, March 18–21st). Virtual screening and health promotion for patient care and student awareness. American Dental Education Association Annual Session and Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA.
52. Tiwari, T., & Schreiber, M. (2021, August 25–27th). Systemic-oral health connection: How it impacts the health of older adults? Colorado Public Health Association Conference, Keystone, CO.
53. Frantsve-Hawley, J., Kelly, A., Randall, C., Tiwari, T., & Tranby, E. (2021, November 1–17th). Mental health effects on oral health symptoms and care utilization. National Network for Oral Health Access Annual Conference.
54. Tiwari, T., Thakka, M., Tranby, E., & Frantsve-Hawley, J. (2021, June 3–4th). Re-restoration cycle for amalgam and resin restorations: Four-year trends. 10th Methodological Issues in Oral Health Research Conference.
55. Tiwari, T., Thakka, M., Tranby, E., & Frantsve-Hawley, J. (2021, October 13–15th). Re-restoration cycle for amalgam and resin restorations: Four-year trends. Alliance Chicago & Health Choice Network Virtual Educational Conference.
56. Tiwari, T., Tranby, E., Diep, V., & Frantsve-Hawley, J. (2021). Adolescent dental utilization: A big data report. American Academy of Pediatrics National Virtual Conference.
57. Kelly, A., Tranby, E., Tiwari, T., & Frantsve-Hawley, J. (2021, October 24–27th). Impact of COVID-19 on oral and mental health: A patient's perspective. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo.
58. Tiwari, T., Cofano, L., Wood, C., Wacloff, J., & Frantsve-Hawley, J. (2021, April 24th). Impact of COVID-19 on school-based oral health programs. National Oral Health Conference (virtual).
59. Diep, V., Tiwari, T., Frantsve-Hawley, J., & Tranby, E. (2021, April 24th). Dental providers return to work in the COVID-19 era: Challenges & solutions. National Oral Health Conference (virtual).
60. Tiwari, T., Rai, N., Nguyen, W., Schreiber, M., & Wilson, A. (2021, October 24–27th). Association of parental social support and dental caries in Latino children. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo.
61. Rai, N., & Tiwari, T. (2021, October 24–27th). Evaluation of systemic-oral health associations in older adults: Trends over four years. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo.
62. Tiwari, T., Randall, C. L., Rai, N., Shaffer, J., Finlayson, T. L., Kaste, L. M., Laniado, N., & Singer, R. (2021, June 19–22nd). Association between acculturation and dental care-related anxiety. IADR/AADR/CADR General Session & Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
63. Smith, L., Tiwari, T., Tranby, E., & Frantsve-Hawley, J. (2021, June 19–22nd). Adolescent dental care utilization: A big data report. IADR/AADR/CADR General Session & Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
64. Rai, N., & Tiwari, T. (2020, August 11–12th). EHR data mining to understand trends in the association of systemic health factors and tooth loss. Colorado Pragmatic Research in Health Conference, Aurora, CO (virtual), United States.
65. Tiwari, T. (2020, March 18th). Using big data to understand dental care in a primary care setting: A pathway to interprofessional practice. Journal of Dental Research, 98A, 0474. IADR/AADR/CADR General Session & Exhibition, Washington, DC, United States.
66. Tiwari, T. (2019, November 3–5th). Oral health initiatives among culturally diverse groups. American Journal of Public Health, 2019, 3377. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
67. Wilson, A., Tiwari, T., Batliner, T., Brega, A., & Albino, J. (2019, November 3–5th). Evaluation of motivational interviewing as an approach for early childhood caries in an American Indian community. American Journal of Public Health, 2019, 3377.1. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
68. Tiwari, T., & Rai, N. (2019, November 3–5th). Community-based intervention to improve oral health behaviors in Latino caregivers. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
69. Tiwari, T. (2019, June 19–22nd). Oral health needs assessment in African immigrants using photovoice technique. Journal of Dental Research, 98A, 0470. IADR/AADR/CADR General Session & Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
70. Rai, N., Tyrell, H., & Tiwari, T. (2019, June 19–22nd). Veteran's perception of quality of care: A university clinic report. Journal of Dental Research, 98A, 2230. IADR/AADR/CADR General Session & Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
71. Holtzmann, J., & Tiwari, T. (2019, June 19–22nd). Women in academic dentistry and dental research: A global review. Journal of Dental Research, 98A, 2228. IADR/AADR/CADR General Session & Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
72. Tiwari, T. (2019, April 23–25th). Learning perspective II: Perspective of self to navigate within your institution. American Dental Education Association International Women's Leadership Conference, Brescia, Italy.
73. Tiwari, T. (2019, April 23–25th). Bringing national success for local engagement. American Dental Education Association International Women's Leadership Conference, Brescia, Italy.
74. Tiwari, T. (2018, May 9–11th). Teaching oral health surveillance methodologies to dental students using data mining. 8th International Conference on Methodological Issues in Oral Health Research Evidence-Based Dentistry, Hong Kong.
75. Tiwari, T., Tyrell, H., Rai, N., Wilson, D., & Kassebaum, D. (2018, April 16–18th). Patient satisfaction in a dental school based veteran dental clinic. National Oral Health Conference, Louisville, KY, United States.
76. Tiwari, T., Deutchman, M., Swanson, M., Nickels, C., Doucette, M., & Kassebaum, D. (2018, March 17–20th). Culinary dentistry: Interprofessional nutrition education through hands-on experience. American Dental Education Association Annual Session & Exhibition, Orlando, FL, United States.
77. Rai, N., & Tiwari, T. (2018, November 10–14th). Association of systemic health factors and tooth loss: Analyzing the trends. American Public Health Association Annual Meet and Expo, San Diego, CA, United States.
78. Tiwari, T., Brow, A., Lee, H., & Chalmers, N. (2018, November 3–5th). Early well child visits associated with higher dental utilization. American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition, Orlando, FL, United States.
79. Rai, N., & Tiwari, T. (2018, November 10–14th). Association of systemic health factors and tooth loss: Analyzing the trends. American Public Health Association Annual Meet and Expo, San Diego, CA, United States.
80. Rai, N., Francis, B., & Tiwari, T. (2018, September 21–23rd). Recruitment and retention of Latino caregivers in a community-based oral health intervention. Engaging Communities in Education and Research Conference, Breckenridge, CO, United States.
81. Tiwari, T. (2018, July 25–28th). Determinants of early childhood caries in American Indian communities: Family-level factors. Journal of Dental Research, 97B, 0439. IADR/PER Annual General Session & Exhibition, London, UK.
82. Estes, K., Brunson, D., Callanan, D., Plunkett, K., Rai, N., & Tiwari, T. (2018, July 19–22nd). Mixing it up: Evaluating an interprofessional oral health learning experience between NP and dental students. National Nurse Practitioner Symposium, Keystone, CO, United States.
83. Rai, N., & Tiwari, T. (2018, March 21–24th). Parental global perspectives and early childhood caries: A systematic review. Journal of Dental Research, 97A, 0570. AADR/CADR Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States.
84. Tiwari, T., Rai, N., & Baker, S. (2018, March 21–24th). Psychological modelling and oral health promotion: A systematic review. Journal of Dental Research, 97A, 0586. AADR/CADR Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States.
85. Shick, E., Tiwari, T., Hammer, K., Rai, N., & Asturias, E. (2018, March 21–24th). Evaluation of a school-based oral health program in Guatemala. Journal of Dental Research, 97A, 0303. AADR/CADR Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States.
86. Estes, K., Callanan, D., Rai, N., Plunkett, K., Brunson, D., & Tiwari, T. (2018, February 6th). Evaluation of a novel interprofessional oral health activity into advanced practice nursing education. 6th Annual Educational Scholarship and Innovation Symposium, Aurora, CO, United States.
87. Tiwari, T., Deutchman, M., Swanson, M., & Kassebaum, D. (2017, November 4–8th). An interprofessional approach to engage dental and medical students in nutrition education. American Journal of Public Health, 2017, 5044. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo, Atlanta, GA, United States.
88. Tiwari, T., Batliner, T., Thomas, J., Henderson, W. G., & Albino, J. (2017, March 31–April 2nd). Factors associated with oral health knowledge, behavior, and beliefs of American Indian mothers. 7th International Meeting on Indigenous Child Health, Denver, CO, United States.
89. Albino, J., Batliner, T., & Tiwari, T. (2017, February 16–20th). Preventing caries in American Indian children: Lost battle or new hope? American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, United States.
90. Tiwari, T. (2017, March 22–25th). Impact of American Indian mother's oral health on their child's oral health. Journal of Dental Research, 96A, 3686. IADR/AADR/CADR General Session & Exhibition, San Francisco, CA, United States.
91. Doan, L., Brunson, D., Tiwari, T., & Carey, C. (2017, March 22–25th). Medicaid adult dental benefit impact on dental utilization, university clinic. Journal of Dental Research, 96A, 1819. IADR/AADR/CADR General Session & Exhibition, San Francisco, CA, United States.
92. Swarna, K. S., RunningBear, U., Tiwari, T., & Spero, M. (2017, March 22–25th). Oral health status of American Indian adults. Journal of Dental Research, 96A, 3684. IADR/AADR/CADR General Session & Exhibition, San Francisco, CA, United States.
93. Tiwari, T., Wilson, A. R., Mulvahill, M., Rai, N., & Albino, J. (2017, March 22–25th). Acculturation a determinant of dental caries in urban Latino children. Journal of Dental Research, 96A, 3686. IADR/AADR/CADR General Session & Exhibition, San Francisco, CA, United States.
94. Tiwari, T., Rai, N., Colmenero, E., Gonzalez, H., & Castro, M. (2017, April 24–26th). A qualitative approach to understanding the oral health knowledge and beliefs of Latino parents. National Oral Health Conference, Albuquerque, NM, United States.
95. Brunson, D., Becker, P., & Tiwari, T. (2017, April 24–26th). Comparative analysis of two older adult programs for improving oral health at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine. National Oral Health Conference, Albuquerque, NM, United States.
96. Rai, N., Plunkett, K., Tiwari, T., & Brunson, D. (2017, March 31st). Factors affecting tooth loss in School of Dental Medicine patient population. School of Dental Medicine University of Colorado Research Day, Denver, CO, United States.
97. Tiwari, T., Wilson, A., Batliner, T., Braun, P., & Albino, J. (2016, October 29–November 2nd). Improving oral health disparities in American Indian communities: Challenges for research. American Journal of Public Health, 2016, 5065. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo, Denver, CO, United States.
98. Tiwari, T., Scarbro, S., Bryant, L. L., & Puma, J. (2016, January 21–23rd). Oral health disparities in older adults in rural Colorado. Rocky Mountain Dental Conference, Denver, CO.
99. Tiwari, T. (2016, June 22–25th). Does parental psychosocial factors affect ECC in American Indian children? Journal of Dental Research, 95B, 0146. IADR/AADR/CADR General Session & Exhibition, Seoul, South Korea.
100. Tiwari, T., Batliner, T., Thomas, J., Henderson, W. G., & Albino, J. (2016, April 18–20th). Oral health knowledge, behavior, and beliefs of American Indian mothers. National Oral Health Conference, Cincinnati, OH, United States.
101. Tiwari, T. (2016, March 16–19th). Role-play exercise on negotiation skills. Journal of Dental Research, 95A, 0034. AADR General Session & Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
102. Tiwari, T., & Albino, J. (2016, March 16–19th). Recent approaches in prevention of childhood caries. Journal of Dental Research, 95A, 0292. AADR General Session & Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
103. Tiwari, T., & Ioannidou, E. (2016, March 16–19th). Leadership programs for women: Developing women academic leaders in dentistry. AADR General Session & Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
104. Tiwari, T. (2016, March 16–19th). Benchmarking your salary. Journal of Dental Research, 95A, 0033. AADR General Session & Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
105. Tiwari, T., Sharma, T., Gutierrez, K., Wilson, A. R., & Albino, J. (2015, March 10–14th). Learning about oral health knowledge & behavior in Latina mothers. Journal of Dental Research, 94A, 2825. IADR/AADR/CADR General Session & Exhibition, Boston, MA, United States.
106. Tiwari, T. (2015, March 10–14th). Recruitment and retention of participants in health disparities trials: A case study. Journal of Dental Research, 94A, 1941. IADR/AADR/CADR General Session & Exhibition, Boston, MA, United States.
107. Tiwari, T., Albino, J., Braun, P. A., Henderson, W. G., & Batliner, T. (2015, December 14–15th). Community based oral health prevention trial: Interim results and implementation challenges. 8th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation, Washington, DC, United States.
108. Tiwari, T. (2015, October 21–22nd). Working with the Navajo community to implement a community-based clinical trial across Navajo Nation: Lessons learned. Navajo Nation Human Research Review Board Bi-Annual Research Conference, Window Rock, AZ, United States.
109. Wilson, A. R., Tiwari, T., Gutierrez, K., Sharma, T., & Albino, J. (2015, May 21–24th). Oral health knowledge & behavior in Latina mothers. 68th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, Seattle, WA.
110. Sharma, T., Tiwari, T., Gutierrez, K., Wilson, A. R., & Albino, J. (2015, January 15th). Learning about oral health knowledge & behavior in Latina mothers: A pilot study. Soma Weiss Research Day, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, United States.
111. Tiwari, T., & Albino, J. (2014, September 14–16th). Issues and challenges for female research staff working in community oral health research in remote locations. 5th American Dental Education Association International Women's Leadership Conference, Barcelona, Spain.
112. Tiwari, T. (2014, June 25–28th). Caries prevention in Indigenous populations: Outcomes from the US. Journal of Dental Research, 93B, 1386. 92nd IADR General Session, Cape Town, South Africa.
113. Tiwari, T., Albino, A., Batliner, T., Bryant, L. L., Swyers, E., & Ferensic, J. (2013, October 9–12th). Preventing early childhood caries through academic-community partnership. Journal of Dental Research, 93A, 17. 10th World Congress on Preventive Dentistry, Budapest, Hungary.
114. Albino, J., Batliner, T., Quissell, D., Braun, P., Bryant, L., Henderson, W., Thomas, J., Tiwari, T., & Wilson, A. (2013, October 9–12th). Parent behaviors and ECC resistance in American Indian children. Journal of Dental Research, 93A, 16. 10th World Congress on Preventive Dentistry, Budapest, Hungary.
115. Batliner, T., Wilson, A., Albino, J., Daniels, D., Gallegos, J., Tiwari, T., & Thomas, J. (2013, March 20–23rd). Untreated dental caries in a Southwestern American Indian tribe. Journal of Dental Research, 92A, 760. IADR/AADR/CADR General Session and Exhibition, Seattle, WA, United States.
116. Tiwari, T., Suri, A., Espinosa, & Tierney, S. (2010, November). Intimate partner violence: A public health issue. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition, Denver, CO, United States.

1. Tiwari, T. (2026, June 12). Healing more than teeth in Native American communities: Trust, trauma, and care. University of Minnesota School of Dentistry Innovation Talks, Minneapolis, MN, United States.  
2. Tiwari, T. (2026, June 12). Understanding dental fear and building pathways to preventive dental care utilization in American Indian communities. Society of American Indian Dentists, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
3. Tiwari, T. (2026, June 2). Preparing dental students for person-centered oral health care in complex care interactions. ADEA eLearn Webinar, United States.
4. Schroeder, K., Tiwari, T., & Nascimento, G. G. (2026, April 11). Interview insights: How to add qualitative research to your work. National Oral Health Conference, Oklahoma City, OK, United States.
5. Tiwari, T. (2026, March 3). Medical dental integration: Implementation in dental education. ADEA Oral Pathology Chapter Webinar, United States.
6. Tiwari, T. (2025, November 17). Mentors, mentees, and the myth of not belonging. Continuing Education Course, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN School of Dentistry, United States.
7. Tiwari, T. (2025, July 30). Every data point counts: Inclusion in clinical and big data research. AADOCR Minnesota Section Research Exchange and Summer Student Research Symposium, United States.
8. Tiwari, T. (2024, December 4). Comanaging medically complex patients. CE Event, MOSDOH, St. Louis, MO, United States.
9. Tiwari, T. (2024, November 20). Whole person care: Patient mental and dental wellness. Health Academic Clinical Program, National Dental Centre Singapore, Singapore.
10. Tiwari, T. (2024, November 19). Consortiums for research. National Dental Research Institute Singapore, National Dental Centre Singapore, Singapore.
11. Tiwari, T. (2024, September 17). Empowering the community through inclusive data practices. Workshop on Pathways to Inclusion, AIM-AHEAD, United States.
12. Tiwari, T. (2024, September 11). Whole person care: Patient mental and dental wellness. CE Webinar, California Dental Association, United States.
13. Tiwari, T. (2024, July 17). Challenges and opportunities for women in dental academics. Dental Public Health Leadership Seminar, American Institute for Dental Public Health, United States.
14. Tiwari, T. (2024, May 5). Implicit bias. Faculty Seminar, University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine, United States.
15. Tiwari, T. (2024, March 24). Community engagement in research. Dental Public Health Leadership Certificate Program, American Institute for Dental Public Health Colloquium, United States.
16. Tiwari, T. (2024, April 23). Knowledge to behavior: What comes in between? Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, United States.
17. Tiwari, T. (2024, April 23). Expert tips on how to publish in the JDE: Making your data stronger. ADEA eLearn, United States.
18. Tiwari, T. (2024, April 18). Advancing oral health equity. CE Event, MOSDOH, St. Louis, MO, United States.
19. Tiwari, T. (2024). Celebrating 30 years of the Oral Epi Forum: Historical review and future directions. Oral-Epi Forum, IADR/AADOCR/CADR Meeting, New Orleans, LA, United States.
20. Tiwari, T. (2024, February 27). Models of care delivery. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, United States.
21. Tiwari, T. (2024, February 19). Addressing socio-cultural determinants of health and trauma informed care. President's Day CE Event, MOSDOH, St. Louis, MO, United States.
22. Tiwari, T. (2024, January 9). Team building: Leadership and followership. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, United States.
23. Tiwari, T. (2023, November 1). Medical-dental integration across the lifespan: Critical in dental education. ADEA eLearn, United States.
24. Tiwari, T. (2023, September 6). Putting the mouth back in the body: Why do we care? Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation Board Meeting, Fort Collins, CO, United States.
25. Tiwari, T. (2023, June 7). Person-centered care approach in oral behavioral health. Behavioral Health Technical Assistance Integration of Oral Health and Behavioral Health Virtual Learning Collaborative, HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC), United States.
26. Tiwari, T. (2023, March 3). Oral health disparities research: Innovations and challenges [Keynote]. Research Day, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
27. Tiwari, T. (2023, April 26). Value-based care in dental education. Seminars in Dental Sciences, Schulich Dentistry Research Office and the Schulich Women in Dentistry Group, United States.
28. Tiwari, T. (2023, February 19). Addressing socio-cultural determinants of health. Presidents Day CE, MOSDOH, St. Louis, MO, United States.
29. Tiwari, T. (2022, July 27). Findings medical-dental integration research. Delta Dental Institute Advisory Council Meeting, United States.
30. Tiwari, T. (2022, May 18). Principles of behavioral health and patient-centered care: An annual update (CE Eligible). School of Dental Medicine, United States.
31. Tiwari, T. (2021, December 18). Oral health literacy and acculturation. Oral Health ROHS Webinar Learning Sessions, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, CO, United States.
32. Tiwari, T. (2021, October 20). Research design: Writing a research aim/hypothesis (CE Eligible). School of Dental Medicine, United States.
33. Tiwari, T. (2021, November 18). Seven recommendations to boost oral health advocacy efforts (CE Eligible). CareQuest Oral Health Institute Webinar, United States.
34. Tiwari, T., Wilson, K., & Reusch, C. (2021, October 23). Equity-informed oral health advocacy. APHA Pre-Conference Webinar, United States.
35. Tiwari, T. (2021, May 13). Challenges in implementing school-based oral health programs: Short- and long-term impact of COVID-19 (CE Eligible). CareQuest Oral Health Institute Webinar, United States.
36. Tiwari, T. (2021, February 25). Social determinants of oral health in practice and education (CE Eligible). Webinar, DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement, United States.
37. Tiwari, T. (2020, December 17). Oral health in geriatrics (CE Eligible). Geriatric Grand Rounds, CU Anschutz Division of Geriatric Medicine and VA Eastern Colorado GRECC, United States.
38. Tiwari, T. (2020, September 17). Big data analytics in dental public health research: The promise of integration (CE Eligible). Webinar, DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement, United States.
39. Tiwari, T. (2020, September 30). Using BigMouth for research: An informational webinar (CE Eligible). Center for Oral Health Prevention and Population Health Research, United States.
40. Tiwari, T., & Rain, N. (2020, August 4–5). Evaluation of trust between patients and dental care provider. American Institute of Dental Public Health Summer Colloquium, San Antonio, TX, United States (Virtual Meeting).
41. Tiwari, T. (2020, February 20). Rooted in oral health equity: Beyond the clinic walls: Social determinants of oral health. Webinar, Community Catalyst, United States.
42. Tiwari, T. (2019, September 9). Women in science: What have we learned from the last century? University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
43. Tiwari, T. (2019, September 10). Pediatric oral health inequalities: Challenges and solutions. Person-Centered and Population Oral Health Research Group, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
44. Tiwari, T. (2019, June 17). Anecdotal evidence discusses women in health leadership. American Institute on Dental Public Health, United States.
45. Tiwari, T. (2019, February 26). Social determinants of health: Critical elements for #DentalEd faculty (CE Eligible). ADEA eLearn Webinar, United States.
46. Tiwari, T. (2018, October 18). Latino mother's oral health knowledge and behavior research. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, CO, United States.
47. Albino, J., & Tiwari, T. (2018, August 16). Behavioral aspects of caries management and dietary control (CE Eligible). American Academy of Cariology, Denver, CO, United States.
48. Tiwari, T. (2018, February 8). Acculturation and how does it impact pediatric minority oral health interventions? Canadian Dental Association Oasis Discussion, Canada.
49. Tiwari, T. (2018, November 19). Lessons learned from research with Native American children. Center for Health Equity Research, Northern Arizona University, Webinar, United States.
50. Tiwari, T. (2017, January 6). Research career pathways and early childhood caries prevention research. Section of Pediatric Dentistry, UCLA School of Dentistry, United States.
51. Tiwari, T. (2017, October 5–6). The impact of maternal factors on early childhood caries in urban Latino population. IOSSBR Fall Las Vegas Conference, Las Vegas, NV, United States.
52. Tiwari, T. (2017, September 11–14). Maternal factors associated with dental caries in urban Latino children. NIH Future Research Leaders Conference, Bethesda, MD, United States.
53. Tiwari, T. (2017, September 11–14). Understanding the oral health knowledge and beliefs of Latino parents. NIH Future Research Leaders Conference, Bethesda, MD, United States.
54. Tiwari, T. (2016, February 12). Multilevel approaches in the prevention of dental caries in children. School of Dental Medicine University of Colorado Research Day, Aurora, CO, United States.
55. Tiwari, T. (2016, August 15). Early childhood caries prevention research: The promise and the problems. Michigan University School of Dentistry, United States.
56. Tiwari, T. (2016, May 10). Oral health of American Indian children. UCSF Dental Public Health Seminar Series, University of California San Francisco School of Dentistry, San Francisco, CA, United States.
57. Tiwari, T. (2016, May 31). Pediatric oral health disparities research: What have we learned? Clinical Research Center Research Series, University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States.
58. Tiwari, T. (2016). Audio program on preventing childhood caries: A review of recent behavioral research (CE Eligible). Practical Reviews in Pediatric Dentistry, 30(8).
59. Sharma, T., Tiwari, T., Gutierrez, K., Wilson, A. R., & Albino, J. (2015, January 15). Learning about oral health knowledge & behavior in Latina mothers: A pilot study. Soma Weiss Research Day, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, United States.
60. Tiwari, T., & Albino, J. (2014, September 14–16). Issues and challenges for female research staff working in community oral health research in remote locations. 5th ADEA International Women's Leadership Conference, Barcelona, Spain.
61. Tiwari, T., & Batliner, T. (2013, September 19–20). Addressing American Indian oral health challenges: Current research and promising approaches. 10th Native Children Research Exchange, Denver, CO, United States.
62. Tiwari, T., Venegas, E., Gupta, A., Ekanem, E., & Thapa, R. (2011, May 7). Evaluation of mental health services in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Capstone Graduation Presentation, New York University, New York, NY, United States.
63. Ghosh, K., & Tiwari, T. (2010, September). Creating and implementing a culturally specific diabetes curriculum in the Bangladeshi immigrant community: Using a CBPR frame. New York University Research Day, New York, NY, United States.
64. Tiwari, T. (2004). Occlusion the right way to bite. 20th FODI & IES National Conference, Lucknow, India.
65. Tiwari, T. (2003, November). Complicated wear: Simple solutions. Endodontic Postgraduate Student Convention, Hyderabad, India.