Donald L. Chi is professor and the Lloyd and Kay Chapman Endowed Chair of Oral Health at the University of Washington School of Dentistry. In July 2026 he will relocate to Gold Coast, Australia to become Dean of Dentistry at the Griffith School of Medicine and Dentistry. He is U.S. board-certified in pediatric dentistry and dental public health. His research program focuses on the causes of children’s oral health inequities and addressing them through community-based interventions and evidence-based policies. He received the 2017 IADR Distinguished Scientist Award and was named Pediatric Dentist of the Year by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry in 2018. In 2025, he received the U.S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) Award from President Joe Biden and was elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Dr. Chi is Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of the International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry.

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