Cristin Kearns, DDS, MBA

Associate Professor

Dr. Kearns is an Associate Professor at the University of California, San Francisco with a joint appointment in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, Division of Oral Epidemiology and Dental Public Health and the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies.

Education and Training

University of California, San Francisco

Sociology

2025

University of California, San Francisco

Postdoctoral Fellowship

Health Policy

09/2017

University of Colorado, Denver

MBA

Health Administration

2006

University of Colorado, Denver

General Practice Residency

Dentistry

1999

Associated Programs

Publications

Title

Author (s)

Journal

Date Published

Use of a Critical Constructivist, Community-Engaged Approach to Understand Commercial Determinants of Breast Cancer: The Situational Scoping Method.

Kearns CE

2025-12-17

Tobacco industry influence on breast cancer research, policy and public opinion: scoping the Truth Tobacco Industry Documents.

Han E, Crosbie E, Ling P, Perez S, Khan H, Hiatt R, Kearns C

2025-04-23

Third-party Compliance With State-Mandated Orthodontic Coverage for Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Care in California: An Insurance Claim Thematic Analysis.

Azizollahi R, Hubacek L, Oberoi S, Kearns C

2022-03-30

Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/oralhealthinamerica

National Institutes of Health, Kearns CE (Contributing Author)

2021-12-21