Adriana Vargas  Green, D.D.S., M.P.H.

• Professional Background

  Education

  • 2010 - MPH - Public Health - University Of Texas at Houston School of Public Health
  • 2003 - Postdoctoral Fellowship - Geriatric Dentistry Fellowship (Geriatric Fellowship UTHSCSA Medical School/University Health System/Audie Murphy Veterans Hospital) - UTHSCSA Medical School/University Health Sys/Audie Murphy Veterans Hospital
  • 1987 - DDS - General Dentistry - Colegio Odontologico Colombiano (Colombian College of Dentistry)
  • 1887 - Postdoctoral Training - Hospital Dentistry and Geriatrics training - University Hospital/Department of Health (Tolima, CO)

  Appointments

  • 7/2012 - Associate Professor Tenure and Associate Professor Tenure - University of Texas Health San Antonio, Comprehensive Dentistry, San Antonio

• Instruction & Training

  • 7/2016 - Present, Rotation Student Supervision, UT Health San Antonio
  • 7/2016 - Present, Diagnosis Treatment Clinic, The University of Texas Health Science Center
  • 7/2016 - Present, Heroes for the Homeless, The University of Texas Health Science Center
  • 7/2016 - Present, Undergraduate Student Supervision, UTHealth Science Center San Antonio
  • 5/2012 - Present, SELC7094 - Teaching Honors Program (THP), UTHealth San Antonio
  • 7/2010 - Present, Rotation Student Supervision, The University of Texas Health Science Center
  • 7/2010 - Present, Operative Dentistry Clinic, The University of Texas Health Science Center
  • 7/2010 - Present, General Dentistry Clinic, The University of Texas Health Science Center
  • 7/2007 - Present, Clinic Introduction, The University of Texas Health Science Center
  • 7/2007 - Present, Intro to Patient Care, The University of Texas Health Science Center
  • 7/2006 - Present, General Dentistry Clinic, The University of Texas Health Science Center
  • 7/2006 - Present, Occlusion Clinic, The University of Texas Health Science Center
  • 7/2006 - Present, Complete Dentures Clinic, The University of Texas Health Science Center
  • 7/2006 - Present, Fixed Prosthodontics Clinic, The University of Texas Health Science Center
  • 7/2006 - Present, Fixed Prosthodontics, The University of Texas Health Science Center
  • 7/2006 - Present, Junior General Dentistry, The University of Texas Health Science Center
  • 5/2006 - Present, Operative Dentistry Clinic, The University of Texas Health Science Center
  • 7/2005 - Present, Clinical Patient Management, The University of Texas Health Science Center
  • 7/2005 - Present, Esthetic Dentistry

• Research & Grants

  Grants

  Federal

  Funding Agency NIH Title Diabetes: Implant Integration, Success, and Benefit Status Active Period 12/2006 - 12/2018 Role Co-Principal Investigator Grant Detail Principal Investigator in an RO1 NIH Research Project working with placing implant supported dentures in diabetic patients. This study focuses on providing dental implants for support of mandibular dentures. Our goal is to contribute to the quality of life for our diabetic patients giving them the opportunity to receive this standard of dental care. As of May 2012, we have delivered dentures to 134 patients. Input from the participants supports our hypothesis that their quality of life has improved radically. This study will be a cohort study of poor glycemic control in type 2 Diabetes. Patients will show that it is directly related correlation to short-term impairments and delays in implant integration, but does not impair longer-term implant integration.

  State

  Funding Agency Center of humanities and ethics Title "SAMM infant Student-Run Dental Clinic" UTHSCSA Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics Mini/mid community service learning grant Status Active Period 9/2016 - 5/2018 Role Co-Principal Investigator Grant Detail San Antonio Metropolitan Ministries Transitional Living & Learning Center (SAMM TLLC) of San Antonio, Texas is an interfaith ministry whose mission is to help the homeless by providing shelter, housing and services including medical and dental care.
  we will be working with the medical and pharmacy students while conducting the study. Dental students and Dental hygiene student officers plan to collaborate with the medical and pharmacy students at SAMMinistries by working together when treating or screening patients at the clinic. We plan to emphasize the impact nutrition has on patient?s oral cavity and overall health. We have medical consults/referrals sent to the medical clinic when patients have prehypertension/ hypertension and/or diabetes.
  The vicinity of both dental and medical clinics provides a unique environment where interdisciplinary collaboration can exist between dental and medical professionals. The timeline of the intended activity of the UT Health Science Center of San Antonio dental team (Inter-professional: dental, dental hygiene, medical and pharmacy students) is to provide medical and dental care and oral health education to the SAMM TLLC community beginning this year and continuing for as long as possible. The medical student and dental student officers will be involved in the service-learning project. Every month UTHSCSA faculty, dental students and dental hygiene students volunteer three times a month to provide dental screenings, urgent care and periodontics care. The medical and pharmacy students rotate every Wednesday to the clinic at SAMMinistries as well.

• Publications

  Abstract

  Green AV, Hill K, Seitz S, Teixeira E, Denton J, Hendricson W, Maverick K. Longitudinal Assessment of Dental Students? Vision: Baseline, 2nd and 3rd year Data; 2012 Jun. (Journal of Dental Research). Green AV, Hill K, Seitz S, Teixeira E, Denton J, Hendricson W, Maverick K. Longitudinal Assessment of Dental Students? Vision: Baseline and 2nd year Data; 2012 Mar. (Dental Science Symposium, UTHSCSA, San Antonio, TX). Green AV, Hill K, Seitz S, Teixeira E, Denton J, Hendricson W, Maverick K. Longitudinal Assessment of Dental Students? Vision: Baseline and 2nd Year Data; 2011 Apr. (Journal of Dental Education). M. Partida N, Green AV, Hendricson W, Galvan A , Halligan K
  . Heroes For The Homeless: Innovative Strategies for Teaching Dental Students about Cultural Competency; 2010 May. (Journal of Dental Education). Green AV, Weed R, Littlefield J. Comparison of Clinical Restorative Production to State Board Pass Rate; 2008 Feb. (Journal of Dental Education). Green, AV, Partida, N,. Oral Health Needs of the Chronically Homeless Population; 2006 May. (J Special Dental Care).

  Dissertation/Thesis

  Vargas A. Homeless Access To Dental Health Care: Creation Of A Dental Service Model Embedded On The Homeless Shelter Proquest MPH Thesis; 2010. 50 p.

  Electronic/Web Publication

  Valent J, Green AV. Formocresol vs Direct Pulp Capping with Calcium Hydroxide in Primary Teeth UTHSCSA CAT Library, CAT# 765; 2011 Sep. 1 p. R. Bryn Cooper, Vargas A. Oral Irrigation Is Effective When Used In Addition To Tooth Brushing As An Alternative To Flossing. An evidence-based synopsis UTHSCSA CAT Library, CAT# 480; 2010 Sep. 1 p.

  Journal Article

  Shantz, M, Sankrar V, K Green AV. Topical Doxycycline Hyclate Reduces Pain & Increaces Recovery speed for Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis compared to a Placebo? Texas Dental Association Journal (TDAJ) 2016 Jul;. Allison E, Green AV. Fluoride Reduces Dental Erosion International Journal of Evidence-Based Practice for the Dental Hygienist 2016 Apr;2(1):4-5. Thomas W Oates Patrick Galloway Peggy AlexanderPeggy Alexander Adriana Vargas Green Guy Huynh-Ba Jocelyn Feine, C Alex McMahan. The effects of elevated hemoglobin A(1c) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus on dental implants: Survival and stability at one year December 2014 (1939) 145(12):1218-26 DOI: 10.14219/jada.2014.93 Journal of the American Dental Association 2014 Dec;:1218-1226. Oates TW Jr, Galloway P, Alexander P, Vargas Green A, Huynh-Ba G, Feine J,
  McMahan CA. The effects of elevated hemoglobin A(1c) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus on dental implants: Survival and stability at one year The Journal of the American Dental Association 2014 Dec;145(12):1218-1226.

  Other

  Le A, Green AV. CAT #3196 Incidence of Caries in Patients with Down Syndrome 2017 Mar;.