Donald Chi
Professor, Oral Health Sciences
University of Washington
Tel: 206-616-4332 Box: 357475
website
CSDE Research Areas:
- Health of People and Populations
- Wellbeing of Families and Households
In the News:
- Hill and Chi Co-Author Article on the Use of Emergency Departments for Dental Conditions (11/08/2024)
- Chi Co-authors a New Study on Identifying Added Sugar Intake for Alaska Native Children Using a Hair Biomarker (04/11/2024)
- New Tool to Identify Caregivers' Topical Fluoride Hesitancy is Developed by Chi and Colleagues (01/25/2024)
- CSSS Seminar with Donald Chi: Sugared fruit drinks as a sociobehavioral determinant of health in Alaska Native communities (2/28/24) (02/22/2024)
- Fluoride-related Beliefs and Refusal Behaviors of Child Caregivers are Studied by Hill and Chi (11/26/2023)
- Hill, Chi, and Jones-Smith Examine the Link Between Food Insecurity and Tooth Decay in Children (11/02/2023)
- New Research from Chi Develops a Conceptual Model on Hesitancy of Topical Fluoride for Children (04/15/2023)
- Chi Op-Ed, "Adding Dental Benefits to Medicare" Published in The Hill (09/21/2021)
- The Stranger Highlights Donald Chi in Article on Dental Therapy (02/29/2020)
- Donald Chi Shares What He Learned About Interdisciplinary Research at IAPHS Pre-Conference Workshop (12/06/2019)
- Donald Chi Explores Outcomes for Communities Served by Dental Therapists in YK Delta (02/12/2018)
- Donald Chi Explores Outcomes for Communities Served by Dental Therapists in YK Delta (10/24/2017)
- Donald Chi's Research Explores the Intersection of Obesity and Dental Health in Children (08/01/2017)
- Donald Chi Discusses Impact of Dental Care on Population Health (03/06/2017)
Donald Chi is a health services researcher and pediatric dentist. His research focuses on understanding and addressing the sociobehavioral determinants of oral health inequities. He is specifically interested in deepening our knowledge of health behaviors, developing and testing interventions aimed at improving oral health inequities, and designing policies aimed at addressing structural barriers to health.