Francisco Ramos-Gomez, DDS, MS, MPH

Francisco J. Ramos-Gomez is currently Professor in the Section of Pediatric Dentistry, at the University of California, Los Angeles and Graduate Program Director at the CHAT-UCLA Pediatrics.

He has also served as the Director of Pediatric Services at the Family Dental Center at San Francisco General Hospital and the Native American Health Center in San Francisco. He currently has a joint appointment with the UCSF School of Dentistry.

He was awarded the specialty and an M.S. degree in Pediatric Dentistry from Tufts University School of Dentistry in 1988 and his M.P.H. from the Harvard University School of Public Health, Department of Policy & Management in 1990.

He received certification in Dental Epidemiology and Dental Public Health from the University of California, San Francisco, in 1992 .  He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and former member of the Executive Board of the American Association of Public Health Dentistry.

He is currently a team member and Researcher on the NIDCR/UCSF- CAN-DO -Center to Reduce Oral Health Disparities in Children. Chair of the Bi-National UC Oral Health task force, Board member of the AAPD Government Council; Perinatal and Infant Oral Health Council; Board member of the California Oral Health Action Coalition (OHAC) and for the Dental Health Foundation. He also served as the National HeadStart Oral health Consultant for Region 12 and currently President of the Hispanic Dental Association.

He has lectured in the US and many other countries and published numerous publications.