Laura B. Kaufman, DMD
Clinical Associate Professor, General Dentistry
Biography
Dr. Laura Kaufman completed a two year Geriatric Dental Medicine fellowship program at Boston Medical Center (BMC) in 2012 and is a graduate of Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. She serves as a Clinical Associate Professor at Boston University School of Dental Medicine and in the Section of Geriatrics at Boston University Medical School. Dr. Kaufman previously practiced dentistry in Tel-Aviv, Israel and suburban Boston. She is an attending dentist in the Section of Geriatrics at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and together with dental students and residents, provides oral health care for homebound older adult patients. Dr. Kaufman also teaches in the School of Dental Medicine Pre-Clinical Removable Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry courses.
Other Positions
- Clinical Associate Professor, Geriatrics, Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Education
- Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, DMD
- Brandeis University, BA
Publications
- Published on 1/4/2018
Rucker R, Barlow PB, Hartshorn J, Kaufman L, Smith B, Kossioni A, Marchini L. Development and preliminary validation of an ageism scale for dental students. Spec Care Dentist. 2018 Jan; 38(1):31-35. PMID: 29314164.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/19/2017
Kaufman LB, Soto A, Gascon L, Quintiliani L, Weinberg J, Joshi P, Chippendale R. Oral Health for Older Adults: An Interprofessional Workshop for Medical Students. MedEdPORTAL Publications. 2017.13:10572. https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10572. 2017.
- Published on 4/19/2017
Kaufman LB, Soto A, Gascon L, Quintiliani L, Weinberg J, Joshi P, Chippendale R. Oral Health for Older Adults: An Interprofessional Workshop for Medical Students. MedEdPORTAL. 2017 Apr 19; 13:10572. PMID: 30800774.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/1/2017
Berkowitz O, Brisotti MF, Gascon L, Henshaw M, Kaufman LB. The Impact of an Interprofessional Oral Health Curriculum on Trainees. J Physician Assist Educ. 2017 Mar; 28(1):2-9. PMID: 28207581.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/6/2016
Kaufman LB, Henshaw MM, Brown BP, Calabrese JM. Oral Health and Interprofessional Collaborative Practice: Examples of the Team Approach to Geriatric Care. Dent Clin North Am. 2016 Oct; 60(4):879-90. PMID: 27671959.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/1/2015
Berkowitz O, Kaufman LB, Russell M. Introduction of an interprofessional oral health curriculum. J Physician Assist Educ. 2015 Mar; 26(1):43-6. PMID: 25715015.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/25/2014
Friedman PK, Kaufman LB, Karpas SL. Oral health disparity in older adults: dental decay and tooth loss. Dent Clin North Am. 2014 Oct; 58(4):757-70. PMID: 25201540.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/2/2014
Kaufman LB, Setiono TK, Doros G, Andersen S, Silliman RA, Friedman PK, Perls TT. An oral health study of centenarians and children of centenarians. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Jun; 62(6):1168-73. PMID: 24889721.
Read at: PubMed