Lea E. Erickson

Lea E. Erickson, DDS, MSPH

Languages spoken: English

Board Certification

  • American Board of Special Care Dentistry

Education History

Undergraduate Idaho State University
 AS
Undergraduate Idaho State University
 BS
Professional Dental University of Maryland
 DDS
Residency Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Salt Lake City
 Resident
Fellowship University of Utah School of Medicine
 Fellow
Graduate Training University of Utah
 MSPH

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Blindauer KM, Erickson L, Mcelwee N, Sorenson G, Gren LH, Lyon JL (1993). Age and smoking-adjusted lung cancer incidence in a Utah county with a steel mill. Arch Environ Health, 48(3), 184-90. (Read full article)
  2. Erickson L (2000). The senior-friendly office. Gen Dent, 48(S), 562.
  3. Kamimura A, Gull B, Weaver S, Wright L, Edwards A, Nourian K, Ashby J, Erickson LE (2017). Factors associated with oral health-related quality of life among safety-net clinic patients. J Public Health Dent, 77(2), 155-162. (Read full article)
  4. Erickson LE (Fall 2016). The Mouth-Body Connection. Generations, 40(3), 25-31.
  5. Kamimura A, Gull B, Weaver S, Wright L, Ashby J, Erickson LE (2017). Association Between Health-Related Beliefs and Oral Health Behaviors Among Uninsured Primary Care Patients. J Prim Care Community Health, 8(3), 115-121. (Read full article)
  6. Kamimura A, Booth C, Johansen M, Uriel Morales Ashby J, Erickson L (2017). Home Dental Care Education for Uninsured Free Clinic Patients in the United States. Divers Equal Health Care, 14(6), 296-301.

Review

  1. Erickson L (1997). Oral health promotion and prevention for older adults. [Review]. Dent Clin North Am, 41, (4), 727-50. (Read full article)
  2. Erickson L (1997). Oral health promotion and prevention for older adults. [Review]. Dent Clin North Am, 41, (4), 727-50.

Book Chapter

  1. Erickson LE, Trump BG (In Press). Oral Effects of Xerostomia. In Xerostomia: An Interdisciplinary Resource for Practitioners.

Other

  1. Kerschbaum W, Erickson L (1999). The elderly are rich in diversity, poor in oral care. Interview by Cathleen Terhune Alty, RDH. RDH (19(1), pp. 20-4, 63). (Read full article)

Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast

  1. Erickson LE, Jones K (10-1-2015). Eating Disorders Can Hurt Your Teeth [Web], Salt Lake City: University of Utah. Available: https://healthcare.utah.edu/the-scope.
  2. Erickson LE, Jones K (September 2015). Dry Mouth is Common but That Doesn't Mean You Can't Talk to Your Dentist or Physician About it. Scope [Web], Salt Lake City: University of Utah. Available: https://healthcare.utah.edu/the-scope/.