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 certificate - Geriatric Dentistry Fellowship (Geriatric Fellowship UTHSCSA Medical School/University Health System/Audie Murphy Veterans Hospital) - University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio, University Health System - University Affiliated Hospitals /Audie Murphy Veterans Hospital
  • 1987 - DDS - General Dentistry - Colegio Odontologico Colombiano
  • 1887 - Postdoctoral Training - Hospital Dentistry and Geriatrics training - University Hospital/Department of Health (Tolima, CO)

  Training

  • 2001 - Fellow, Geriatric Dentistry - Geriatric Hospital Dentistry - University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio, University Health System - University Affiliated Hospitals

  Highlights

  05/ 2008 - 2021 Assistant Marshall for Dental School Class Graduation: Selected by each graduating class to hood the graduates during the graduation ceremony

  05/2008    Inducted into Omicron Kappa Upsilon, National Dental Honor Society

  07/2005    Fellow, Hispanic Dental Excellence Fellowship

  07/2001    Geriatric Fellow, Geriatric Fellowship from the University Medical school at San Antonio

  Appointments

  • 7/2012 - Associate Professor, Tenure - University of Texas Health San Antonio, Comprehensive Dentistry, San Antonio
  • 07/2005 - Assistant Professor, Tenure Track - University of Texas Health San Antonio, General Dentistry, San Antonio
  • 07/2002 - Clinical Assistant Professor - University of Texas Health San Antonio, Diagnostic Science, San Antonio

• Instruction & Training

  • 7/2016 - Present, 1st & 2nd Dental Student Clinic Rotation Student Supervision, UT Health San Antonio
  • 7/2016 - Present, Diagnosis Treatment Clinic, The University of Texas Health Science Center
  • 7/2016 - 2020, 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, UTHealth San Antonio
  • 7/2010 - Present, Operative Dentistry Clinic, The University of Texas Health Science Center
  • 7/2005 - Present, Juniors and Senior Dental Student 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
  • 7/2005 - 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
  • 7/2005 - Present, Fixed Prosthodontics Clinic, The University of Texas Health Science Center
  • 7/2006 - Present, Junior and Senior General Dentistry, The University of Texas Health Science Center
  • 5/2005 - 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, The University of Texas Health Science Center
  • 7/2005 - Present, Esthetic Dentistry, The University of Texas Health Science Center

• Research & Grants

  NIH Title Diabetes: Implant Integration, Success, and Benefit    Research Focus: To prove that quality of life was improveded in both controlled and uncontrolled diabetic patients that recieved implants.

  "SAMM infant Student-Run Dental Clinic".  UTHSCSA Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics Mini/mid community service learning grant   Focus of this project was Interprofessional Colaboration developement.

  "SAMM infant Student-Run Dental Clinic".  Research Focus: Promotion of Dental Health Leadership development. 

   

   

  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 patients 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.

   

  Title: SAMM Infante Dental SRFC  E.”Bud” Tarrson Dental Student Community Leadership Award   

  Funding Agency: American Dental Association ADA Foundation   Title: Project #: 165114

   Period: 12/19/2018- 12/15/2020   Role: Principal Investigator    % Effort: 10%

  Total Costs: $5000.00

  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 dental care. 

• Service

  Department

  09/2016-05/2017   Group Leader Interim  GPG7

  06/2006-Present     Assistant Group Leader   GPG7      

   

   

  School

  07/2016-Present    Dental Clinical Director of the Infante Student-Run Clinic at San Antonio Metropolitan Ministries Transitional Living & Learning Center 
  7/2016-Present     American Student Dental Association, San Antonio Chapter, Faculty Representative  

  08/2018-08/2018  Japanese Exchage Program, 10 Japanese Students I served as Host Mentor in clinic of Japanese dental students in San Antonio / 1 week

  03/2019-03-2019 Japanese Exchange Program served as mentor responsable to 10 UT senior dental students visit Japan at the University of ASAHI and MEKAI 1 week. 

  09/2019-09/2019.  Honduras Mission trip /Serve as mentor and clinical coverage /teaching 4 "2nd year Advance General Dentistry Residents" to treat Medically Compromised patients children  for a week

  5/2015-06/2020   LEAD  Lecturer and clinic coverage Learning Enhancement for Achievement in Dentistry by Hispanic Center of Excellence 

  07/2011-07/2016 Department Volunteer Faculty San Antonio School of Dentistry and San Antonio Metropolitan Ministries Transitional Living & Learning Center (SAMM TLLC) Infante 

  09/2010-Present International Dental Program and Dental School Interviewer 

  04/2010- 2020 School Annual Dental Science Symposium Table Clinic Judge once a year

  Institutional

  05/2018-06/2020   LEAD 7  DS3 Learning Enhancement for Achievement in Dentistry Hispanic Center of Excellence (HCOE) Faculty UTHSCSA

  07/2016-Present    University     Director San Antonio School of Dentistry and San Antonio Metropolitan Ministries Transitional Living & Learning Center 

  07/2016-Present    School     ASDA San Antonio Chapter Faculty Representative  Faculty Representative

  05/2015-05/2017    School     LEAD 1-3  Predental / Incoming DS1 Learning Enhancement for Achievement in Dentistry by Hispanic Center of Excellence  Lecturer

  03/2015-03/2018      Annual Dental Science Symposium Judge

  07/2011-Present    Department     Volunteer Faculty San Antonio School of Dentistry and San Antonio Metropolitan Ministries Transitional Living & Learning Center       

  09/2010-Present    School     International Dental Program (IDEP)   Interviewer

  04/2010-04/2010    School     Annual Dental Science Symposium Table Clinic Judge

  03/2009-Present    School     Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU) Convocation Committee 

   

      

   

  08/2015-09/2015    National     External evaluator for promotion at the University of Iowa         Evaluator (External for University of Iowa)

  04/2012-Present    National     American Dental Education Association (ADEA)   Advisor, Mentor, News Letter Editor, Secretary, Vice-Chair, Chair

  09/2008-10/2008    National     American Dental Association Annual Session (ADA)         Volunteer

  01/2005-05/2006    National     Oral Health Project         Contributor Translator  Spanish OHIP Qestionaire University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

      Provided translation of the Oral Health Instrument Profile for migrant and seasonal farm workers in North Carolina.

      07/2003-Present    National     UTHSCSA Registered Translator         Translator

   

  National Service

  08/2015-09/2015    National     External evaluator for promotion at the University of Iowa         Evaluator

  Critical evaluation of candidate Dr. Straub-Morarend credentials as part of the promotion review process.

  04/2012-Present    National     American Dental Education Association (ADEA)   

  I am now Mentor, but have been News Letter Editor, Secretary, Vice-chair, and Chair for Comprehinsive Care and General Dentistry

  09/2008-10/2008    National     American Dental Association Annual Session (ADA)         Volunteer

  Speaker host for the ADA Annual Session held in San Antonio, TX.

   2010 to Present IDEP International Dental Education Program 

      01/2005-05/2006    National     Oral Health Project         Contributor

  Provided translation of the Oral Health Instrument Profile for migrant and seasonal farm workers in North Carolina.

   07/2003-Present    UTHSCSA Registered Translator         Translator OHIP

   

  Community Service

  02/2011-02/2011    Patient Care Community     Interview for KWEX  Univision Television         Invited speaker

  Interviewed by the Univision KWEX to promote the Diabetic Implants Study to the Hispanic Community in the local area.

  07/2007-07/2008    Patient Care Community     A.R. "Tony" and Maria J. Sanchez Family Foundation Mobile Dental Van UTHSCSA Pilot Program         Faculty

  Supervised dental students on mobile dental van at the Colonias Project, Laredo, Texas.

  07/2007-03/2008        Patient Community Care         Faculty

  San Antonio Christian Dental Clinic.

  03/2002-03/2002    Health Education     Service to the Homeless in San Antonio         University Representative

  07/2001-07/2005    Patient Care Community     Service to the Geriatric Community         University Representative

   03/2001-03/2006    Community     North and North-East Independent Elementary School Career Day         Speaker

  Global

  Clinical research "Diabetes: Implant Integration, Success, and Benefit" changed globally the perseption of placing implants on diabetic patients and survival. As Co-Principal Investigator working with placing  implant supported dentures in diabetic patients. Focuses on providing implants for support of mandibular dentures. Goal is to contribute to the quality of life for our diabetic patients giving them the opportunity to receive this standard of dental care. 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.

  Japanese Exchange Program, 10 Japanese dental students, served as Host Mentor in clinic on San Antonio / 1 week

  Japanese Exchange Program served as mentor responsable to 10 senior UT dental students visiting Japan at the University of ASAHI and MEKAI /1 week. 

   Honduras Mission trip /Serve as mentor and clinical coverage /teaching 4 "2nd year Advance General Dentistry Residents" to treat Medically Compromised patients children 1 week

• 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.

  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;.

• Clinical

  Clinical Researcher - Surgery SLA implants and Restoring implants in diabetic and non-diabetic patients for edentulous patients with mandibular over dentures to benefit nutrition and quality of life. This research also included dentate diabetic controlled and un-controlled patients placing 2 SLA implants only on the Mandible to prove the healing process for quality of life.

  UTHSCSA Dental School Clinical professor -

  Oral Surgery, Geriatric dentist, Implant surgery,

  Geriatric and hospital dentistry, restorative, prosthodontics fixed and removable

  Patients that are Immunocompromized and polypharmacy challanged

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