Dr. Darien Weatherspoon is a dentist and the Director of the Oral Health Disparities and Inequities Research Program at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). He received his dental degree from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, and completed an Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency program and received his MPH degree in Epidemiology from the University of Michigan. He then went on to complete a dental public health residency program at NIDCR and is board-certified in the specialty of Dental Public Health. Prior to joining NIDCR, Dr. Weatherspoon was an assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry where he conducted oral health disparities research and helped to administer the College’s community-based service-learning program.
EpidemiologyOral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer trends and disparities in the United States
Epidemiology Seminar Series with Dr. Darien Weatherspoon
December 3, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Online in Zoom
Sponsored by: Epidemiology
Contact Information: Stacy Babcock, babcockk@umich.edu
Dr. Darien Weatherspoon is a dentist and the Director of the Oral Health Disparities and Inequities Research Program at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). He received his dental degree from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, and completed an Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency program and received his MPH degree in Epidemiology from the University of Michigan. He then went on to complete a dental public health residency program at NIDCR and is board-certified in the specialty of Dental Public Health. Prior to joining NIDCR, Dr. Weatherspoon was an assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry where he conducted oral health disparities research and helped to administer the College’s community-based service-learning program.
