Lynette Kagihara
Lynette E. Kagihara, DDS, MSEd
Associate Professor
School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene
2528 McCarthy Mall, Webster 401
Honolulu, HI 96822
Ph: 808-779-4246 (cell) Fax: 808-956-3257
Email: KagiharL@hawaii.edu
BA, University of Rochester, 1968; DDS, University of Southern California, 1972;
MSEd, University of Southern California, 2004
Clinical Area of Focus: Oral and Dental Health
Dr. Kagihara’s research focuses on Hawaii’s significant early childhood caries problem and the ramifications of high child dental caries rates on families and the communities in which they live. Another research area is the roles of highly active antiretroviral therapy and periodontal disease in increasing cardiovascular risk for HIV-infected persons. She holds a concurrent appointment as an associate professor of clinical dentistry with the USC School of Dentistry and was director of the USCSD Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency program prior to returning to Honolulu in 2005.
Dr. Kagihara serves on the Hawaii Dental Association Education Committee and on the Kahala Senior Living Community Board of Directors. She is a fellow of the American College of Dentists and the International College of Dentists and is a member of the American Dental Education Association and the Special Care Dentistry Association.
Recent Awards, Papers and Presentations:
Teacher of the Year Award (1999)Pierre Fauchard Academy
Southern California Section
Excellence in Teaching Award for Clinical Science Faculty (1998)
USC School of Dentistry
Century Club Award
Award for Teaching Excellence (1978)
USC University Associates
Harrigan R.C., Easa D., Le Saux C., Millar L., Kagihara L.E.,
Shomaker T.S., Greer M.H.K., Beck J.D., Offenbacher S.,
Oral Health Disparities and Periodontal Disease in Asian and Pacific
Island Populations, Ethnicity & Disease Journal 2005; Autumn; 15 (4 Suppl 5):S5-39-46.
UH School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene
Statewide Strategic Planning Conference
August 10 – 11, 2006
White Paper: Leading the Way: Dental Hygiene Education in Hawaii
The Hawaii Meeting 2007
Hawaii Dental Association Convention
January 26, 2007
Symposium: Are You Getting the Help You Need? Hygienist 911 to the Rescue;
Part 1: Periodontal and Caries Risk Assessment
The Hawaii Meeting 2006
Hawaii Dental Association Convention
January 20, 2006
Symposium: Medicine and Dentistry Reunited: Innovations in Interdisciplinary
Health Care
16th Annual Conference on Special Care Issues in
Dentistry and the 17th Congress of the International
Association of Disability and Oral Health
August 27, 2004
Abstract: Bridging Generations: Communication Skills for General Dentistry
Residents in Treatment of Special Needs Patients