
Professor
Chair of the Division of Public Health and Community Dentistry
Phone:
(310) 206-3172
Address:
UCLA School of Dentistry
10833 Le Conte Ave.
Box 951668
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668
UCLA School of Dentistry
10833 Le Conte Ave.
Box 951668
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668
Office:
63-045 CHS
Biography
James J. Crall, D.D.S., M.S., Sc.D. is a Professor and Chair of the Division of Public Health and Community Dentistry at the UCLA School of Dentistry.
Educational & Professional Background
- D.D.S., University of Iowa, 1977
- Certificate, University of Iowa, Pediatric Dentistry, 1979
- M.S., University of Iowa, Pediatric Dentistry, 1979
- M.S., Harvard University, Health Services Administration, 1986
- Sc.D., Harvard University, Health Policy and Management, 1994
Research & Interests
- UniHealth Foundation
- Integrating Community-based Dental and Primary Care Services on Los Angeles’ Westside
- Date: 2006 – 2009
- Amount: $575,602
- Health Resources and Services Administration/Bureau of Health Professions (DHHS)
- Residency Training in Pediatric Dentistry: Community Health & Advocacy Training in Pediatric Dentistry (CHAT-PD)
- Date: 2007 – 2010
- Amount: $1,262,550
- Health Resources and Services Administration/Maternal and Child Health Bureau (DDHS)
- Leadership Training in Pediatric Dentistry
- Date: 2007 – 2012
- Amount: $1,010,000
- Office of Head Start (DHHS) American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
- Providing Dental Homes for Head State and Early Head Start Children
- Date: 2007 - 2012
- Amount: $10,087,277
Professional Memberships
EDITORIAL BOARD AND REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS
- 1995-Present, MetLife Dental Advisory Council - Member
- 1997-Present, MetLife Quality Initiatives Program – Evaluator
- 2001-Present, Journal of the American Dental Association – Manuscript Reviewer
- 2003-Present, Ambulatory Pediatrics – Manuscript Reviewer
- 2007-Present, American Dental Association Council on Access, Prevention & Interprofessional Relations (CAPIR) – Consultant
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- American Academy of Pediatric DentistryChild Advocate and Board of Trustees ex-officio member
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Association of Public Health Dentistry
- American Dental Association
- American Dental Education Association
- Association for Health Services Research / Academy Health
- California Dental Association
- California Society of Pediatric Dentistry
- International Association for Dental Research
- Omicron Kappa Upsilon