BIOGRAPHY
Francisco J. Ramos-Gomez, D.D.S., M.S., M.P.H.
Professor of Pediatric Dentistry, UCLAPresident, Hispanic Dental Association
Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Francisco J. Ramos-Gomez currently is a full-time professor in the section of pediatric dentistry at the University of California, Los Angeles; and graduate program director for UCLA’s Pediatric Community Health Advance Training program in Venice, California.
Dr. Ramos-Gomez is a team member and researcher on the NIDCR/UCSF CAN-DO, also known as the Center to Address Disparities in Children’s Oral Health; board member of the AAPD Government Council, Perinatal and Infant Oral Health Council;
the Oral Health Action Coalition; and the Dental Health Foundation.
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. Dr. Ramos-Gomez also served as the National HeadStart oral health consultant for Region 12 and currently is president of the Hispanic Dental Association.
Dr. Ramos-Gomez has previously served as the director of Pediatric Services at the Family Dental Center at San Francisco General Hospital, and has pioneered protocols in early detection and prevention of Early Childhood Caries.
Dr. Ramos-Gomez was awarded the specialty and a master’s degree in pediatric dentistry from Tufts University School of Dentistry. He earned his master of public health degree from Harvard University School of Public Health, Department of Policy & Management. He was certified in dental epidemiology and dental public health from the University of California, San Francisco.
