Barbara Leatherman Dixon

Barbara Leatherman Dixon, MEd, FADHA, RDH

Languages spoken: English

Research Interests

  • HPV-Related Oral Pharyngeal Cancer
  • Periodontics
  • Public Health
  • Oral Health

Education History

Certification University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine
 Certificate
Doctoral Training A.T. Still University
 EdD
Certification Weber State University
 Certificate
Graduate Training University of Cincinnati
 MEd
Certification Ohio State University
 Certificate
Undergraduate Ohio State University
 BS
Certification Ohio State University
 Certificate

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Winkler JR, Dixon BL, Singh I, Soto R, Qiu Y, Zhang Y, Porucznik CA, Stanford JB (2024). Prenatal exposure to environmental toxins and comprehensive dental findings in a population cohort of children. BMC Oral Health, 24(1), 326.
  2. Rutkoski H, Tay DL, Dixon BL, Pinzon LM, Mooney R, Winkler JR, Kepka D (2019). A Multi-state Evaluation of Oral Health Students' Knowledge of Human Papillomavirus-Related Oropharyngeal Cancer and HPV Vaccination. J Cancer Educ, 35(5), 1017-1025.
  3. Harris KL, Tay D, Kaiser D, Praag A, Rutkoski H, Dixon BL, Pinzon LM, Winkler JR, Kepka D (2019). The perspectives, barriers, and willingness of Utah dentists to engage in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine practices. Hum Vaccin Immunother, 16(2), 436-444.
  4. Kepka D, Rutkoski H, Pappas L, Tay DL, Winkler JR, Dixon B, Velazquez A, Pinzon LM (2019). US oral health students' willingness to train and administer the HPV vaccine in dental practices. Prev Med Rep, 15, 100957.
  5. Rutkoski H, Fowler B, Mooney R, Pappas L, Dixon BL, Pinzon LM, Winkler J, Kepka D (2017). Pilot Test of Survey to Assess Dental and Dental Hygiene Student Human Papillomavirus-Related Oropharyngeal Cancer Knowledge, Perceptions, and Clinical Practices. J Cancer Educ, 33(4), 907-914.