Roles & Responsibilities:

This position provides epidemiological support to the Department of Community Health, the Bureau of Epidemiology, and the Bureau of Family, Maternal, and Child Health on all epidemiologic matters concerning the Oral Health and the Children's Special Health Care Services (CHSCS) programs. This includes data management, surveillance, epidemiologic study design and planning, statistical analysis, policy and program development, program evaluation, technical expertise and training. This position plays a key role in developing, coordinating, and maintaining the Michigan oral health surveillance system (monitors oral disease, access to oral health care, special populations who experience higher rates of oral disease, and the capacity of the oral health workforce to provide care to both special populations and the general population).

Recent Presentations:

• Assessment of the prevalence and predictors of dental caries and loss to follow-up: Michigan Department of Community Health Fluoride Varnish Application program. Poster presentation. Akarte N, Korzeniewski S, Vandenbush S, Grigorescu V, Deming S, Joseph L.

Contact Info:
Epidemiologist: Adrienne Nickles, MPH
Email: nicklesa@michigan.gov
Phone: 517-335-9649
Fax: 517-335-9790
Address:
201 Townsend St.
P.O. Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48909

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