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Ivonne Ganem, DMD, MPH

Ivonne Ganem

Assistant Professor Department of Dental Public Health SciencesTemple University, Kornberg School of Dentistry


Dr. Ganem graduated from Universidad Javeriana School of Dentistry (Bogotá, Colombia) in 1999. In 2001 she completed her Masters in Public Health, majoring in Policy and Management, at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Ganem joined the faculty at Temple University, Kornberg School of Dentistry in 2002. She obtained her DMD from the Kornberg School of Dentistry in 2008. She also serves as Director of Community Outreach Programs and Minority Affairs Liaison at Temple University, Kornberg School of Dentistry. She manages all community outreach grants and their successful implementation. Dr. Ganem has been involved in access to care policy and research. Her interests include policies that affect access to care in underserved communities and access to dental education of underrepresented minorities. Dr. Ganem has also been involved in teaching both the graduate and pre doctoral levels in areas of Dental Ethics and Public Health. She has been an invited grant reviewer for governmental and private organizations and presents on topics relating to school-based dental clinics and community outreach.


Updated: Aug 2015