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Professor Woosung Sohn is Chair of Population Oral Health at the University of Sydney School of Dentistry, where he leads research and teaching in population oral health and collaborates with NSW Health and local health districts. He previously served as Director of the Advanced Specialty Education Program in Dental Public Health and Associate Professor at Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, where he maintains an adjunct appointment.
His education includes DDS, MS, and PhD in Preventive Dentistry from Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, and Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) in Epidemiology from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Dental Public Health.
Sohn's research primarily focuses on reducing oral health disparities through understanding factors related to oral disease and improving access to dental care, particularly for underserved populations. His work involves analysis of large datasets including dental claims databases and national surveys, evaluation of state-level oral health policy, and research on children's water consumption patterns related to water fluoridation. His early publications provided key evidence for the 2015 adjustment of USPHS recommendation of optimum fluoride concentration in drinking water to 0.7 ppmF.
His recent publications (2023-2025) demonstrate continued focus on health disparities, with particular attention to Indigenous populations in Australia, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, rural health access issues, obesity-related dental care challenges, and antibiotic prescribing patterns in dentistry. His work spans epidemiological studies, policy evaluations, and intervention development.
- Fellow, ADEA Leadership Institution, American Dental Education Association (2009)
- IADR Aubrey Sheiham Award for Distinguished Research in Dental Public Health Sciences (2009)
- Research Fellowship, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), CDC (2008)
Sohn has directed Advanced Education Programs in Dental Public Health including Residency programs, Masters' in Science (MS), and Doctor of Science in Dentistry (DScD). In 2015, he received a $2.8 million HRSA grant for a combined DPH-Pediatric Dentistry residency training program. He serves as Editor of the Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice and on the editorial board of the Journal of Public Health Dentistry. His teaching includes Oral Epidemiology, Dental Public Health, and Evidence-based Dentistry, with a focus on critical thinking and evidence-based practice.
