Jhanvi Desai BDS, MDS
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, The University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Iowa City, IowaDr. Desai is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry (UICOD), Iowa City, Iowa.
After receiving her basic dental training from Nair Hospital Dental College in Mumbai, India, Dr. Desai pursued her Masters in Prosthodontics at the SDM College of Dental Sciences, Dharwad, India. She moved to the United States to pursue further training in the field of Geriatrics and Special Needs Dentistry. She trains pre-doctoral students in managing comprehensive dental care for older adults and individuals with special needs at the Delta Dental of Iowa Geriatric and Special Needs Clinic. She teaches pre-doctoral courses on geriatric dentistry and behavioral sciences. She attends to patients in the intramural faculty practice clinic at UICOD.
Disclosures
Dr. Desai has no relevant disclosures.
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Claims Analysis of Medicare Fee-for-Service Oral Healthcare Encounters, 2019–2021
- Facilitators and Barriers to Providing Oral Care to Dependent Older People and Young Children
- Salivary Problems in Patients With Parkinson's Disease
- Masticatory Function in Patients With Stroke
- Tongue Cleaning Maintains Respiratory Function in Older Individuals