Project SOCIAL: Social and Oral Care Integration Across the Lifespan

Vision

All health care providers have a role in addressing social drivers of health to improve health. 

Project SOCIAL aims to prepare the dental workforce with the competencies to address social drivers of health in clinical care.

Values:

• Person- and family-centered care
• Interprofessional collaboration
• Culturally and linguistically appropriate care
• Health literacy
• Teamwork

Maria Dolce, PhD, RN 
Professor, Comprehensive Care 
Director, Interprofessional Education & Practice
Principal Investigator, Project SOCIAL

Amirah M. Louissaint 
Project Administrator, Comprehensive Care

Jenn Lee, MSW 
Social Worker
Assistant Professor, Comprehensive Care

Karin Arsenault, DMD, MPH, FACD, FPFA 
Associate Professor
Clinical Program Director, Geriatric Dentistry Public Health and Community Service

Samantha Parad, DMD, RN, ABGD, FAGD
Visiting Faculty, Comprehensive Care

Melanie Morris, MSW, PhD 
Visiting Faculty, Comprehensive Care

Cynthia Yered Mclaughlin, DMD  
Associate Professor, Director, Community Service-Learning Externship Program and Deputy Director, Global Community Service Learning (GCSL) Public Health and Community Service

Wayne J. Altman, MD, FAAFP 
Professor and Chair, Tufts University School of Medicine
President, Family Practice Group (The Sagov Center for Family Medicine)
Founder, MAPCAP (MA Primary Care Alliance for Patients)

Aikaterini Papathanasiou, DMD, DDS, MBA, FICD
Professor & Chair, Comprehensive Care

Thanos Zavras, DDS, MS, DrMEDSC 
Professor and Chair, Public Health and Community Service, TUSDM
Associate Dean, Community and Global Affairs, TUSDM
Professor, Delta Dental of MA