Titles

Assistant Dean of Postgraduate and Professional Studies in Dentistry

Clinical Professor

Chair, Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry

School Affiliation

School of Dentistry

Specialties

• Pediatric Dentistry
• Early Childhood Caries, Nutrition
• Equity in Access to Dentistry for Children

About

410-706-7970 vdhar@umaryland.edu

Dr. Dhar is a board-certified pediatric dentist who serves on the councils on Scientific Affairs and Post-Doctoral Education at the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) and the Council of Scientific Affairs of the American Dental Association (ADA). He also serves on the ADA guideline panels on restorative care and caries prevention and has served on the pit and fissure sealants panel. He is on the AAPD guideline panel on vital pulp therapies in primary and immature permanent teeth and behavior guidance and has served on the AAPD panel to produce clinical practice guidelines on non-vital pulp and vital pulp therapies in primary teeth. He received the 2018 ADA Evidence Based Dentistry Mid-Career Faculty Award and the 2017 AAPD Jerome B. Miller/Crest-Oral-B/For The Kids Award. He also co-authored manuscripts that received the AAPD Paul Taylor Award in 2016, 2017, and 2020. Dr. Dhar has been involved in multiple research projects and has directed thesis work for master's degree candidates as an advisor or co-advisor.

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This information was last updated May 17, 2023.