Paul S. Casamassimo, DDS, MS

Paul S. Casamassimo, DDS, MS, is Chief of Dentistry at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and a Professor of Pediatric Dentistry at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. He received his dental degree from Georgetown University School of Dentistry and his specialty training in pediatric dentistry at the University of Iowa. His interests are health policy and children with special health care needs.

Gender:

• Male

Languages Spoken:

• English

Research Center:

• Center for Clinical and Translational Research

Research Funding*:

• Northeast Center for Research to Reduce Oral Health Disparities, Boston University/National Institutes of Health

Medical School

• University of Iowa

Medical School

• Georgetown University

Medical School

• University of Iowa

Residency

• University of Iowa
  Date Completed: 06/30/1976

Department:

• Dentistry

Section:

• Pediatric Dentistry

Speciality:

• Pediatric Dentistry, Certified
  

Date of Appointment at Children's Hospital:

• 10/11/1988

1988–1991

• Professor and Director of Graduate Training, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

1982–1988

• Assoc. Professor/Chairman, Department of Growth and Development, School of Dentistry, University of Colorado, Denver, CO

1981–1987

• Attending Staff, Rocky Mountain Osteopathic Hospital, Denver, CO
  

1981–1983

• Staff Dentist, Wheat Ridge State Home and Training School, Wheat Ridge, CO

1981–1982

• Associate Director for Training and Service, John F. Kennedy Child Development Center, University of Colorado, Health Services Center, Denver, CO

1980–1987

• Dental Staff, St. Joseph Hospital, Denver, CO

1978–1988

• Attending Staff, University Hospital, University of Colorado, Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO

1978–1983

• Chief of Dentistry, John F. Kennedy Child Development Center, Denver, CO

1977–1978

• Participating Faculty Member, Regional Dental Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
  

1976–1978

• Director, Division of Oral Diagnosis Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Oral Radiology and Oral Diagnosis and Pedodontics, University of Iowa, College of Dentistry, Iowa City, IA

1976–1977

• Dentist Without Compensation, U.S. Veterans Administration Hospital, Iowa City, IA

• Casamassimo P, Thikkurissy S. 2008. Participation in a fluoride dentifrice brushing trial imparts sustained caries protection. J Evid Based Dent Pract. Vol. 8, no. 4. (December): 234-235.
• Easton JA, Landgraf JM, Casamassimo PS, Wilson S, Ganzberg S. 2008. Evaluation of a generic quality of life instrument for early childhood caries-related pain. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. Vol. 36, no. 5. (October): 434-440. (IF: 2.039)
• Thikkurissy S, Casamassimo PS. 2008. Should fear of malpractice dissuade dentists from caring for children?. J Dent Child (Chic). Vol. 75, no. 3. (September): 271-275.
• Thikkurissy S, Rowland ML, Bean CY, Kumar A, Levings K, Casamassimo PS. 2008. Rethinking the role of community-based clinical education in pediatric dentistry. J Dent Educ. Vol. 72, no. 6. (June): 662-668.
• Amini H, Casamassimo PS, Lin HL, Hayes JR. 2008. Advocacy training in US advanced pediatric dentistry training programs. Pediatr Dent. Vol. 30, no. 2. (March): 141-146. (IF: 1.622)
• Champagne C, Waggoner WF, Casamassimo PS, Ditmyer M. 2008. Acknowledgement of contributor to manuscript. Pediatr Dent. Vol. 30, no. 1. (January): 8. (IF: 1.622)
• Thikkurissy S, Smiley M, Casamassimo PS. 2008. Concordance and contrast between community-based physicians' and dentist anesthesiologists' history and physicals in outpatient pediatric dental surgery. Anesth Prog. Vol. 55, no. 2: 35-39.