February is National Children’s Dental Health Month.

Jonathan Shenkin, DDS, MPH, is an American Dental Association (ADA) expert spokesperson on pediatric dentistry. He has a full time pediatric dental practice in Augusta, Maine.   Dr. Shenkin earned his dental degree from Columbia University and a master’s of public health and a certificate in health care finance from Johns Hopkins University.  He completed his pediatric dentistry residency at the University of Iowa, and he completed a dental public health residency at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).   Dr. Shenkin is board certified by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. 

Dr. Shenkin is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and is a former president of the Maine Dental Association. He also serves on the board of directors of the New England section, of the American College of Dentists.  He is a clinical assistant professor of Health Policy, Health Services Research and Pediatric Dentistry at Boston University.

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