
Associate Prof. in Residence
D_Preventive & Restor Dent Sci
+1 415 476-3896
Dr. Kearns is an Associate Professor at the University of California, San Francisco with a joint appointment in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, Division of Oral Epidemiology and Dental Public Health and the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies.
Publications
Tobacco industry influence on breast cancer research, policy and public opinion: scoping the Truth Tobacco Industry Documents.
Tobacco control
Third-party Compliance With State-Mandated Orthodontic Coverage for Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Care in California: An Insurance Claim Thematic Analysis.
The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/oralhealthinamerica
Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/oralhealthinamerica
Work site access to fluoridated tap water and retail beverages: An assessment of the University of California, San Francisco campuses.
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939)
The global oral health workforce - Authors' reply.
Lancet (London, England)
The WHO global strategy for oral health: an opportunity for bold action.
Lancet (London, England)
California Dentists' Engagement in Media Advocacy for Sugar Restriction Policies.
JDR clinical and translational research
Neoliberalism and Indigenous oral health inequalities: a global perspective.
Community dental health
Beverage Advertisement Receptivity Associated With Sugary Drink Intake and Harm Perceptions Among California Adolescents.
American journal of health promotion : AJHP
Transnational corporations, obesity and planetary health.
The Lancet. Planetary health
The Lancet Oral Health Series: Implications for Oral and Dental Research.
Journal of dental research
In defense of sugar: a critical analysis of rhetorical strategies used in The Sugar Association's award-winning 1976 public relations campaign.
BMC public health
Conflicts of interest between the sugary food and beverage industry and dental research organisations: time for reform.
Lancet (London, England)
Ending the neglect of global oral health: time for radical action.
Lancet (London, England)
Oral diseases: a global public health challenge.
Lancet (London, England)
Transnational corporations and oral health: examples from the sugar industry.
Community dental health
The sugar industry's influence on policy.
Science (New York, N.Y.)
Soda intake and tobacco use among young adult bar patrons: A cross-sectional study in seven cities.
Preventive medicine reports
Guidelines to Limit Added Sugar Intake.
Annals of internal medicine
Do Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Cause Obesity and Diabetes?
Annals of internal medicine
Guidelines to Limit Added Sugar Intake: Junk Science or Junk Food?
Annals of internal medicine
Do Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Cause Obesity and Diabetes? Industry and the Manufacture of Scientific Controversy.
Annals of internal medicine
Sugar Industry and Coronary Heart Disease Research: A Historical Analysis of Internal Industry Documents.
JAMA internal medicine
Sugar in the Spotlight.
Journal of the California Dental Association
How a former dentist drilled the sugar industry
Mother Jones-online
Why Mike Bloomberg's soda ban could actually work
The Daily Beast