Dr. Priyanka Prajapati, a DeRouen Center intern, began courses at UW School of Dentistry in January 2024. Dr. Prajapati received a Bachelor of Dental Surgery from Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences in Maharashtra, India, and practiced for a year at Government Dental College and Hospital in Mumbai. She subsequently received her Master of Dental Sciences at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. After graduation, she worked with various health authorities and dental clinics in Vancouver, British Columbia and Seattle, Washington.
As an intern at the DeRouen Center, Dr. Prajapati has contributed to research projects in Kenya, Peru, and Washington state. She’s assisted with grant application, data analysis, and manuscript preparation and submission on publications such as “Examination of Dental Utilization of Newly Resettled Adult Refugees in Washington State Enrolled in Dental Medicaid Program” that will soon be published in the journal Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology.
She’s furthering her studies in the University of Washington’s dental program due to its emphasis on service-based learning and its reputation in research and education, saying “I believe this program will empower me to integrate clinical and population health learning, enabling me to make substantial contributions toward enhancing access to oral healthcare.”