Oral Health and Dental Management

Juan F Yepes

Juan F Yepes
Associate Professor of Pediatric Dentistry College of Dentistry
University of Kentucky
USA

Biography

Dr. Yepes is an associate professor in the division of pediatric dentistry at University of Kentucky College of Dentistry in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. Juan is a dentist (DDS) and a physician (MD) from Javeriana University at Bogota, Colombia. In 1999, Juan moved to the USA and attended the University of Iowa and the University of Pennsylvania where he completed a fellowship and residency in Radiology and Oral Medicine respectively in 2002 and 2004. In 2006, Dr Yepes completed a Master in Public Health (MPH) and in 2011 a Doctoral Degree in Public Health (DrPH) both with emphasis in Epidemiology at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health. In 2008, Dr. Yepes completed a residency program in Dental Public Health at University of Texas, Baylor College of Dentistry. Finally, Juan completed the residency program of pediatric dentistry at the University of Kentucky in 2012. Dr. Yepes is board certified by the American Board of Oral Medicine and American Board of Dental Public Health. He is an active member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, American Academy of Oral Medicine, American Medical Association, Hispanic Dental Association, American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, American Association of Public Health Dentistry, International Association of Dental Research, International Association of Dento-Maxillo-Facial Radiology, and American Dental Association. Dr. Yepes is a fellow in dental surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons at Edinburgh. He is a reviewer for Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology, Oral Diseases, DentoMaxilloFacial Radiology, Journal of Dental research and Oncology. He has many years of experience in medicine, medically compromised patients in dentistry, diagnosis and radiology and shares these experiences in outstanding lectures.

Research Interest

medically compromised patients in dentistry, diagnosis and radiology