Biography
Dr. Kopycka-Kedzierawski has been practicing dentistry for 20 years. She provides comprehensive dental care to patients with a variety of dental needs. She serves as deputy director for the northeast region of the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network. Her research interests include oral disease distribution and control, the study of cavities and their causes, and teledentistry - the use of communications technology for dental care. A native of Poland, Dr. Kopycka-Kedzierawski and her family have been in Rochester for 17 years. She enjoys spending time with her son and husband, traveling, reading and gardening.
Professional Background
Dr. Dorota Kopycka-Kedzierawski currently serves as a Deputy Director for the Northeast Region of the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network (National Dental PBRN). In the network, she leads a multicenter, prospective, cohort study entitled "Management of Dentin Hypersensitivity". Her research interest include oral epidemiology, teledentistry as an adjunct tool to screen, diagnose and refer young children for oral disease, especially Early Childhood Caries (ECC) and caries risk assessment in children and adults. She directs two graduate courses in Oral Epidemiology that are designed for postgraduate dental residents.
Research
Dr. Dorota Kopycka-Kedzierawski currently serves as a Deputy Director for the Northeast Region of the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network (National Dental PBRN). In the network, she just completed a multicenter, prospective, cohort study entitled "Management of Dentin Hypersensitivity". Her research interest include oral epidemiology, teledentistry as an adjunct tool to screen, diagnose and refer young children for oral disease, especially Early Childhood Caries (ECC) and caries risk assessment in children and adults. Currently, she leads a prospective cohort study, funded by NIH/NIDCR, to examine oral biology, behavioral and social mechanisms for ECC onset in young, initially caries-free children. She directs two graduate courses in Oral Epidemiology that are designed for postgraduate dental residents.
Awards
2001
Michael Buonocore Award, Rochester, NY 2001
Sponsor: Eastman Department of Dentistry
2000 - 2003
Trainee in Research Grant, Rochester Training Program for Oral Health Clinical Research, University of Rochester, Rochester NY
Sponsor: NIH/NIDCR
Publications
Journal Articles
3/10/2021
Kopycka-Kedzierawski DT, Scott-Anne K, Ragusa PG, Cvetanovska M, Flint K, Feng C, Watson GE, Wong CL, Billings RJ, Quivey RJ, O'Connor TG. "Social, Psychological, and Behavioral Predictors of Salivary Bacteria, Yeast in Caries-Free Children." JDR clinical and translational research.. 2021 Mar 10; :2380084421999365. Epub 2021 Mar 10.
12/24/2020
Grier A, Myers JA, O'Connor TG, Quivey RG, Gill SR, Kopycka-Kedzierawski DT. "Oral Microbiota Composition Predicts Early Childhood Caries Onset." Journal of dental research.. 2020 Dec 24; :22034520979926. Epub 2020 Dec 24.
12/22/2020
Hilton TJ, Funkhouser E, Ferracane JL, Gilbert GH, Gordan VV, Kopycka-Kedzierawski DT, Meyerowitz C, Mungia R, Burton V, . "Baseline characteristics as 3-year predictors of tooth fracture and crack progression: Findings from The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network." The Journal of the American Dental Association.. 2020 Dec 22; Epub 2020 Dec 22.
Books & Chapters
2013
Chapter Title: Dental Caries: General Concepts
Pathogenic Mechanisms in Dental Caries
Book Title: Oral Microbiology and Immunology, 2nd ed
Author List: Robert G. Quivey, Jr., Hyun Koo, Jose Lemos, and Dorota T. Kopycka-Kedzierawski
Edited By: Lamont, Hajishengallis, and Jenkinson
Published By: The American Society for Microbiology Press 2013
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