Enihomo M. Obadan-Udoh

Enihomo M. Obadan-Udoh, DDS, DMSc, MPH, DABDPH

Languages spoken: English

Board Certification

  • American Board of Dental Public Health (ABDPH)

Research Interests

  • Patient Engagement, Access to Care, Health Information Technology (Health IT), Quality Improvement, Patient Safety

Education History

Residency Harvard School of Dental Medicine
 Chief Resident
Certification Harvard School of Dental Medicine
 Certificate
Doctoral Training Harvard School of Dental Medicine
 DMSc
Graduate Training Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
 MPH
Undergraduate University of Lagos
 BDS

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Obadan-Udoh E, Sundararajan V, Sanchez GA, Howard R, Chandrupatla S, Worley D (2024). Dental patients as partners in promoting quality and safety: a qualitative exploratory study. BMC Oral Health, 24(1), 438.
  2. Obadan-Udoh E, Howard R, Valmadrid LC, Walji M, Mertz E (2024). Patients' Experiences of Dental Diagnostic Failures: A Qualitative Study Using Social Media. J Patient Saf, 20(3), 177-185.
  3. Karande S, Chong GTF, Megally H, Parmar D, Taylor GW, Obadan-Udoh EM, Agaku IT (2022). Changes in dental and medical visits before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among U.S. children aged 1-17 years. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol, 51(3), 483-493.
  4. Obadan-Udoh E, Herndon JB, Kohli R, McKernan S, Jura M, Momany E, Arora G, Sehgal HS, Yansane AI, Mertz E, Ojha D, Amundson C (2023). Testing dental quality measures: Emergency department visits for nontraumatic dental conditions and subsequent follow-up dental visits. J Am Dent Assoc, 154(6), 507-518.
  5. Amirkiai S, Obadan-Udoh E (2023). Dental patients' perceptions of and desired content from patient health portals. J Am Dent Assoc, 154(4), 330-339.e3.
  6. Banava S, Obadan-Udoh E, Mertz E (2021). Dental public health post-graduate trainees in the US: Experiences, challenges, and opportunities-A qualitative study. J Public Health Dent, 82(4), 415-425.
  7. Obadan-Udoh E, Jura M, Wang S, Werts M, Martiniano R, Muench U, Mertz E (2022). A longitudinal cohort study of opioid prescriptions associated with nonsurgical dental visits among Oregon and New York state Medicaid beneficiaries, 2014-2016. J Am Dent Assoc, 153(5), 460-469.
  8. Obadan-Udoh E, Jura M, Wang S, Werts M, Martiniano R, Muench U, Mertz E (2022). A longitudinal cohort study of opioid prescriptions associated with nonsurgical dental visits among Oregon and New York state Medicaid beneficiaries, 2014-2016. J Am Dent Assoc, 153(5), 460-469.
  9. Bangar S, Neumann A, White JM, Yansane A, Johnson TR, Olson GW, Kumar SV, Kookal KK, Kim A, Obadan-Udoh E, Mertz E, Simmons K, Mullins J, Brandon R, Walji MF, Kalenderian E (2022). Caries Risk Documentation And Prevention: eMeasures For Dental Electronic Health Records. Appl Clin Inform, 13(1), 80-90.
  10. Tokede O, Walji M, Ramoni R, Rindal DB, Worley D, Hebballi N, Kumar K, van Strien C, Chen M, Navat-Pelli S, Liu H, Etolue J, Yansane A, Obadan-Udoh E, Easterday C, Enstad C, Kane S, Rush W, Kalenderian E (2017). Quantifying Dental Office-Originating Adverse Events: The Dental Practice Study Methods. J Patient Saf, 17(8), e1080-e1087.
  11. Obadan-Udoh E, Van der Berg-Cloete S, Ramoni R, Kalenderian E, White JG (2018). Patient-Reported Dental Safety Events: A South African Perspective. J Patient Saf, 17(8), e866-e873.
  12. Yansane A, Tokede O, Walji M, Obadan-Udoh E, Riedy C, White J, Kalenderian E (2020). Burnout, Engagement, and Dental Errors Among U.S. Dentists. J Patient Saf, 17(8), e1050-e1056.
  13. Obadan-Udoh EM, Gharpure A, Lee JH, Pang J, Nayudu A (2021). Perspectives of Dental Patients About Safety Incident Reporting: A Qualitative Pilot Study. J Patient Saf, 17(8), e874-e882.
  14. Stewart RE, Calvo JM, Glassman P, Berens L, Obadan-Udoh E (2021). TELEDENTISTRY: Opportunities and Recent Developments in Pediatric Dentistry. J Calif Dent Assoc, 49(10).
  15. Kalenderian E, Obadan-Udoh E, Maramaldi P, Etolue J, Yansane A, Stewart D, White J, Vaderhobli R, Kent K, Hebballi NB, Delattre V, Kahn M, Tokede O, Ramoni RB, Walji MF (2017). Classifying Adverse Events in the Dental Office. J Patient Saf, 17(6), e540-e556.
  16. Erim D, Obadan-Udoh E, Agaku I (2021). Cost savings from averted prescription opioid attributable dental diseases in the United States between 2013 and 2019. Popul Med, 3, 1-6.
  17. Yansane A, Lee JH, Hebballi N, Obadan-Udoh E, White J, Walji M, Easterday C, Rindal B, Worley D, Kalenderian E (2020). Assessing the Patient Safety Culture in Dentistry. JDR Clin Trans Res, 5(4), 399-408.
  18. Kumar SV, Yansane A, Neumann A, Johnson TR, Olson GW, Bangar S, Kookal KK, Kim A, Obadan-Udoh E, Mertz E, Simmons K, Mullins J, White JM, Kalenderian E, Walji MF (2020). Measuring sealant placement in children at the dental practice level. J Am Dent Assoc, 151(10), 745-754.
  19. Obadan-Udoh E, Panwar S, Yansane AI, Nayudu A, Pang J, White J, Kalenderian E (2020). Are Dental Patients Concerned About Safety? An Exploratory Study. J Evid Based Dent Pract, 20(3), 101424.
  20. Walji MF, Yansane A, Hebballi NB, Ibarra-Noriega AM, Kookal KK, Tungare S, Kent K, McPharlin R, Delattre V, Obadan-Udoh E, Tokede O, White J, Kalenderian E (2019). Finding Dental Harm to Patients through Electronic Health Record-Based Triggers. JDR Clin Trans Res, 5(3), 271-277.
  21. Calvo JM, Obadan-Udoh E, Walji M, Kalenderian E (2019). Adverse Events in Pediatric Dentistry: An Exploratory Study. Pediatr Dent, 41(6), 455-467.
  22. Neumann A, Obadan-Udoh E, Bangar S, Kumar SV, Tokede O, Kim A, Yansane A, Mertz E, Panwar S, Gharpure A, Kookal KK, Mullins J, Even JB, Simmons K, White JM, Walji MF, Kalenderian E (2019). Number of Pregnant Women at Four Dental Clinics and the Care They Received: A Dental Quality eMeasure Evaluation. J Dent Educ, 83(10), 1158-1165.
  23. Obadan-Udoh E, Ramoni R, Van Der Berg-Cloete S, White G, Kalenderian E (2019). Perceptions of quality and safety among dental patients. S Afr Dent J, 74(7), 374-382.
  24. Simon L, Obadan-Udoh E, Yansane AI, Gharpure A, Licht S, Calvo J, Deschner J, Damanaki A, Hackenberg B, Walji M, Spallek H, Kalenderian E (2019). Improving Oral-Systemic Healthcare through the Interoperability of Electronic Medical and Dental Records: An Exploratory Study. Appl Clin Inform, 10(3), 367-376.
  25. Sarah SG, Stewart EC, Pollick H, Obadan-Udoh E, Murphey C, Owens S (2019). Texas Tooth Steps. Tex Public Health J, 71(2).
  26. Obadan-Udoh E, Lupulescu-Mann N, Charlesworth CJ, Muench U, Jura M, Kim H, Schwarz E, Mertz E, Sun BC (2018). Opioid prescribing patterns after dental visits among beneficiaries of Medicaid in Washington state in 2014 and 2015. J Am Dent Assoc, 150(4), 259-268.e1.
  27. Yansane A, Tokede O, White J, Etolue J, McClellan L, Walji M, Obadan-Udoh E, Kalenderian E (2018). Utilization and Validity of the Dental Diagnostic System over Time in Academic and Private Practice. JDR Clin Trans Res, 4(2), 143-150.
  28. Neumann A, Kumar S, Bangar S, Kookal KK, Spallek H, Tokede O, Simmons K, Even J, Mullins J, Mertz E, Yansane A, Obadan-Udoh E, White J, Walji M, Kalenderian E (2018). Tobacco screening and cessation efforts by dental providers: A quality measure evaluation. J Public Health Dent, 79(2), 93-101.
  29. Obadan-Udoh EM, Calvo JM, Panwar S, Simmons K, White JM, Walji MF, Kalenderian E (2019). Unintended consequences and challenges of quality measurements in dentistry. BMC Oral Health, 19(1), 38.
  30. Kumar SV, Bangar S, Neumann A, Kookal KK, Yansane A, Tokede O, Obadan-Udoh E, Mertz E, Simmons K, Even J, Mullins J, White J, Kalenderian E, Walji M (2018). Assessing the validity of existing dental sealant quality measures. J Am Dent Assoc, 149(9), 756-764.e1.
  31. Kalenderian E, Obadan-Udoh E, Yansane A, Kent K, Hebballi NB, Delattre V, Kookal KK, Tokede O, White J, Walji MF (2018). Feasibility of Electronic Health Record-Based Triggers in Detecting Dental Adverse Events. Appl Clin Inform, 9(3), 646-653.
  32. Obadan-Udoh E, Simon L, Etolue J, Tokede O, White J, Spallek H, Walji M, Kalenderian E (2017). Dental Providers' Perspectives on Diagnosis-Driven Dentistry: Strategies to Enhance Adoption of Dental Diagnostic Terminology. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 14(7).
  33. Agaku IT, Obadan EM, Odukoya OO, Olufajo O (2014). Tobacco-free schools as a core component of youth tobacco prevention programs: a secondary analysis of data from 43 countries. Eur J Public Health, 25(2), 210-5.
  34. Agaku IT, Olutola BG, Adisa AO, Obadan EM, Vardavas CI (2015). Association between unmet dental needs and school absenteeism because of illness or injury among U.S. school children and adolescents aged 6-17 years, 2011-2012. Prev Med, 72, 83-8.
  35. Obadan E (2011). Dentistry in Nigeria: A Second Choice Career. Mouth, 31(2), 26.

Review

  1. Kalenderian E, Lee JH, Obadan-Udoh EM, Yansane A, White JM, Walji MF (2022). Development of an Inventory of Dental Harms: Methods and Rationale. [Review]. J Patient Saf, 18(6), 559-564.
  2. Obadan-Udoh E, Jordan S, Mudah O, Borgnakke W, Tavares M (2017). Gap Analysis of Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Receiving Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy. [Review]. J Evid Based Dent Pract, 17(4), 335-349.
  3. Obadan EM, Ramoni RB, Kalenderian E (2014). Lessons learned from dental patient safety case reports. [Review]. J Am Dent Assoc, 146(5), 318-26.e2.

Book Chapter

  1. Swann B, Nalliah R, Obadan E (2011). Social Dentistry Programs at Harvard University. In Preventive and Community Dentistry "Social Dentistry: Duty, Need, Goal". Spain: University of Seville.

Letter

  1. Walji MF, Kumar SV, Bangar S, Neumann A, Kookal KK, Yansane A, Tokede O, Obadan-Udoh E, Mertz E, Simmons K, Even J, Mullins J, White J, Kalenderian E (2019). Authors' response. [Letter to the editor]. J Am Dent Assoc, 150(1), 5-6.
  2. Obadan E, Kalenderian E, Ramoni RB (2014). Case reports hailed. [Letter to the editor]. J Am Dent Assoc, 145(9), 912, 914.

Newspaper

  1. Obadan-Udoh E (2020). Diversity and Inclusion . John Greene Society Summer Newsletter, University of California, San Francisco.