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CSDE Research Areas:

• Health of People and Populations
• Wellbeing of Families and Households

In the News:

• Donald Chi Discusses Impact of Dental Care on Population Health (3/6/2017)
• Donald Chi Explores Outcomes for Communities Served by Dental Therapists in YK Delta (10/24/2017)
• Donald Chi Explores Outcomes for Communities Served by Dental Therapists in YK Delta (2/12/2018)
• Donald Chi Shares What He Learned About Interdisciplinary Research at IAPHS Pre-Conference Workshop (12/6/2019)
• Donald Chi’s Research Explores the Intersection of Obesity and Dental Health in Children (8/1/2017)
• The Stranger Highlights Donald Chi in Article on Dental Therapy (2/29/2020)
• Chi Op-Ed, “Adding Dental Benefits to Medicare” Published in The Hill (9/21/2021)
• New Research from Chi Develops a Conceptual Model on Hesitancy of Topical Fluoride for Children (4/15/2023)

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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.