Jessica Y. Lee
{{short description|American dentist}}
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DDS, 1997, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine
MPH, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
PhD, Health Policy and Management, 2002, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Jessica Y. Lee is an American dentist. She is the Demeritt Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry in the Adams School of Dentistry at the UNC School of Dentistry. In 2019, Lee was elected president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. She also explores treatments for pediatric patients who have lost teeth through trauma and for patients with permanent teeth.
Early life and education
Lee earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology and Biology from Western Washington University. From there, she simultaneously earned her Master of Public Health and completed Dental School at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine before transferring to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for her PhD.{{cite web |title=Jessica Y. Lee, DDS, MPH, PhD |url=https://findadoc.unchealthcare.org/details/958/jessica-lee-pediatric_dentistry-chapel_hill |website=findadoc.unchealthcare.org |access-date=November 25, 2020}}
Career
After completing her pediatric dentistry residency program and Ph.D. in health policy, Lee joined the faculty at the UNC School of Dentistry. As an associate professor, Lee became the principal investigator for a project addressing how the oral health literacy of caregivers and parents affects the oral health outcomes of their preschool-aged children. In recognition of her efforts, she was awarded the 2008 Jerome B. Miller “For the Kids” Award from the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.{{cite web |title=Lee Receives National Honor for Service to Children's Health |url=https://www.dentistry.unc.edu/lee-receives-national-honor-for-service-to-childrens-health/ |website=dentistry.unc.edu |access-date=November 25, 2020 |date=June 23, 2008}} In 2010, Lee was the recipient of a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers for her research into "health literacy, outcome assessment, cost-effectiveness investigations, access to oral health care, and health disparities in young children."{{cite web |last1=Outlaw |first1=Jonathan |title=Lee receives Presidential Early Career Award |url=https://uncnewsarchive.unc.edu/2010/11/09/lee-receives-presidential-early-career-award-2/ |website=uncnewsarchive.unc.edu |access-date=November 25, 2020 |date=November 9, 2010}} She was also awarded the 2011 Pediatric Dentist of the Year Award from the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry{{cite web |title=Lee Receives Pediatric Dentist of the Year Award |url=https://www.dentistry.unc.edu/lee-pediatric-dentist-award/ |website=dentistry.unc.edu |access-date=November 25, 2020 |date=August 17, 2011}} and named the second William W. Demeritt Distinguished Professor.{{cite web |title=Lee Named Demeritt Distinguished Professor |url=https://www.dentistry.unc.edu/lee-named-demeritt-distinguished-professor/ |website=dentistry.unc.edu |access-date=November 25, 2020 |date=October 15, 2012}}
As a member of the American Association of Dental Research, Lee was elected to sit on their Publications Committee in 2012, where she would review the quality and financial status of the Journal of Dental Research and other journals.{{cite web |title=Lee Elected to American Association of Dental Research Publications Committee |url=https://www.dentistry.unc.edu/lee-elected-to-american-association-of-dental-research-publications-committee/ |website=dentistry.unc.edu |access-date=November 25, 2020 |date=December 27, 2012}} In 2014, Lee was appointed chair of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry in the Adams School of Dentistry{{cite web |title=New Leadership Roles for Swift, Ritter, Wright, Lee |url=https://www.dentistry.unc.edu/new-leadership-roles-for-swift-ritter-wright-lee/ |website=dentistry.unc.edu |access-date=November 25, 2020 |date=July 1, 2014}} and elected to become an associate editor of the Journal of Dental Research.{{cite web |title=Lee Selected to Serve as Associate Editor of the Journal of Dental Research |url=https://www.dentistry.unc.edu/lee-selected-to-serve-as-associate-editor-of-the-journal-of-dental-research/ |website=dentistry.unc.edu |access-date=November 25, 2020 |date=October 10, 2014}}
Alongside a research team consisting of orthodontists, pediatric dentists, and an oral surgeon, Lee began implementing a procedure of autotransplantation where wisdom teeth were moved to another spot in their mouth.{{cite web |title=Wisdom Teeth Might Not Be So Useless After All |url=https://www.aau.edu/research-scholarship/featured-research-topics/wisdom-teeth-might-not-be-so-useless-after-all |website=aau.edu |access-date=November 25, 2020 |date=September 3, 2018}} She was also named the vice president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.{{cite web |title=AAPD Names New Board Officers and Trustees at AAPD 2018 in Hawaii |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aapd-names-new-board-officers-and-trustees-at-aapd-2018-in-hawaii-300650680.html |website=prnewswire.com |access-date=November 25, 2020 |date=May 29, 2018}} In June 2019, Lee was elected president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.{{cite web |title=AAPD Elects New Officers |url=https://www.dentistrytoday.com/news/industrynews/item/4903-aapd-elects-new-officers |website=dentistrytoday.com |access-date=November 25, 2020 |date=June 3, 2019}}
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Category:Western Washington University alumni
Category:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni
Category:Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health alumni
Category:Columbia University College of Dental Medicine alumni
Category:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill faculty
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Category:Recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers