Laura B. Kaufman, DMD

Clinical Associate Professor, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine

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.

Publications

  • Published 6/27/2020

    Dang C, Comnick CL, Tabrizi M, Kaufman L, Soto A, Smith BM, Ribeiro APD, Tobey T, Capin OR, Scully A, Prince D, Xie XJ, Marchini L. Assessment of knowledge and perception about silver diamine fluoride (SDF) for treating older adults among graduating dental students. J Dent Educ. 2020 Nov; 84(11):1210-1218. PMID: 32592225.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 4/7/2019

    Kossioni AE, Ioannidou K, Kalyva D, Marchini L, Hartshorn J, Kaufman L, Smith B, Barlow PB. Translation and validation of the Greek version of an ageism scale for dental students (ASDS_Gr). Gerodontology. 2019 Sep; 36(3):251-257. PMID: 30957278.

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  • Published 11/14/2018

    Rucker R, Barlow PB, Hartshorn J, Kaufman L, Smith B, Kossioni A, Marchini L. Dual institution validation of an ageism scale for dental students. Spec Care Dentist. 2019 Jan; 39(1):28-33. PMID: 30427556.

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  • Published 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.

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  • Published 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.

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Other Positions

  • Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Websites

Education

  • Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, DMD
  • Brandeis University, BA

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