Roopali Kulkarni, D.M.D., M.P.H.

Professional Biography

Dr. Roopali Kulkarni is a board-certified oral medicine specialist and an Assistant Professor of Oral Medicine at Penn Dental Medicine. She also serves as the Assistant Director of the postgraduate oral medicine program. She obtained both her Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.) and Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. She completed her postgraduate residency training in Oral Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, serving as Chief Resident her second year. Dr. Kulkarni currently teaches predoctoral and postdoctoral students clinically in the Oral Medicine clinic and lectures didactically on topics within oral medicine and interdisciplinary care. Her scholarly work focuses on both oral medicine and public health. In addition to her faculty responsibilities, Dr. Kulkarni serves as an Attending at the University of Pennsylvania Health System and treats patients at Penn Medicine Radnor.

Academic/Hospital Appointments

• Assistant Professor of Oral Medicine, Department of Oral Medicine, Penn Dental Medicine, 2023-
• Attending, Division of Oral Medicine, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Penn Medicine, 2021-
• Instructor, Department of Oral Medicine, Penn Dental Medicine, 2021-2023

Administrative Appointments

• Assistant Director, Postgraduate Oral Medicine Program, Penn Dental Medicine, 2022-

Society Memberships

• American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
• American Academy of Oral Medicine
• American Academy of Public Health Dentistry
• American Board of Oral Medicine
• American Dental Association
• American Dental Education Association
• American Dental Political Action Committee
• Pennsylvania Dental Association
• Philadelphia County Dental Society
• World Workshop on Oral Medicine VIII

Honors/Credentials

• Philadelphia Magazine Top Dentist (Oral Medicine) Recognition, 2024
• Diplomate, American Board of Oral Medicine, 2023
• Pennsylvania Dental Association “10 Under 10” Award, 2023
• Earle Bank Hoyt Award for dedication and excellence in teaching, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2022
• Robert & Kay Schattner Award for best oral presentation, American Academy of Oral Medicine, 2021
• Robert Schattner Outstanding Oral Medicine Resident Award, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2021
• American Academy of Oral Medicine Certificate of Merit Award, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2019
• American College of Dentists Outstanding Student Leader Award, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2019
• American Student Dental Association Award of Excellence, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2019
• Honors in Dentistry for the Medically Complex, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2019
• Honors in Community Oral Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2019
• Clinical Scholar, Bridging the Gaps, 2019
• Fellow, Pierre Fauchard Academy
• Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
• National Media Spokesperson, American Dental Association
• Board of Trustees, Pennsylvania Dental Association
• Board of Governors, Philadelphia County Dental Society
• Council of Faculties, American Dental Education Association
• Secretary of Oral Diagnosis and Oral Medicine Section, American Dental Education Association
• Promotions Committee, American Academy of Oral Medicine
• Co-Chair, Alumni Network, Bridging the Gaps
• Committee on Cultural Growth, Penn Dental Medicine
• Student Success Committee, Penn Dental Medicine
• Penn Dental Medicine Alumni Society Executive Board
• Faculty Advisor, American Dental Education Association
• Faculty Advisor, American Student Dental Association
• Faculty Advisor, Penn Dental Happiness Project
• Faculty Advisor, Tooth Talks

Peer Review Journals and Editorial Boards

• Review Editor, Frontiers in Oral Health, 2022-
• Content Reviewer, B&B Dental Boards Prep, 2022
• Peer Reviewer, Journal of the American Dental Association, 2023-

Selected Publications

Education

• Residency in Oral Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania/University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2021
• M.P.H., Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2019
• D.M.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2019
• B.A., Psychology, Northwestern University, 2014