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Lea E. Erickson

Lea E. Erickson, DDS, MSPH

Languages spoken: English
  • Board Certification

    American Board of Special Care Dentistry
    American Board of Special Care Dentistry
  • Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments -Primary
    Board Certification
    American Board of Special Care Dentistry
    American Board of Special Care Dentistry

    Education history

    Graduate Training Public Health - University of Utah M.S.P.H.
    Geriatrics - University of Utah School of Medicine Fellow
    Residency General Practice - Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Salt Lake City Resident
    Dental Education - University of Maryland D.D.S.
    Undergraduate Dental Hygiene - Idaho State University B.S.
    Undergraduate Dental Hygiene - Idaho State University A.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Kamimura A, Booth C, Johansen M, Uriel Morales Ashby J, Erickson L (2017). Home Dental Care Education for Uninsured Free Clinic Patients in the United States. Divers Equal Health Care, 14(6), 296-301.
    2. Kamimura A, Gull B, Weaver S, Wright L, Ashby J, Erickson LE (2017). Association Between Health-Related Beliefs and Oral Health Behaviors Among Uninsured Primary Care Patients. J Prim Care Community Health, 8(3), 115-121.
    3. Kamimura A, Gull B, Weaver S, Wright L, Edwards A, Nourian K, Ashby J, Erickson LE (2017). Factors associated with oral health-related quality of life among safety-net clinic patients. J Public Health Dent, 77(2), 155-162.
    4. Erickson LE (Fall 2016). The Mouth-Body Connection. Generations, 40(3), 25-31.
    5. Erickson L (2000). The senior-friendly office. Gen Dent, 48(S), 562.
    6. Blindauer KM, Erickson L, Mcelwee N, Sorenson G, Gren LH, Lyon JL (1993). Age and smoking-adjusted lung cancer incidence in a Utah county with a steel mill. Arch Environ Health, 48(3), 184-90.

    Review

    1. Erickson L (1997). Oral health promotion and prevention for older adults. [Review]. Dent Clin North Am, 41(4), 727-50.
    2. Erickson L (Winter 1997). Oral health promotion and prevention for older adults. [Review]. Dent Clin North Am, 41(4), 727-50.

    Book Chapter

    1. Erickson LE, Trump BG (In Press). Oral Effects of Xerostomia. In Xerostomia: An Interdisciplinary Resource for Practitioners.

    Other

    1. Kerschbaum W, Erickson L (1999). The elderly are rich in diversity, poor in oral care. Interview by Cathleen Terhune Alty, RDH. RDH (19(1), pp. 20-4, 63).

    Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast

    1. Erickson LE, Jones K (10-1-2015). Eating Disorders Can Hurt Your Teeth [Web]. Salt Lake City: University of Utah. Available: https://healthcare.utah.edu/the-scope.
    2. Erickson LE, Jones K (September 2015). Dry Mouth is Common but That Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Talk to Your Dentist or Physician About it. Scope [Web]. Salt Lake City: University of Utah. Available: https://healthcare.utah.edu/the-scope/.