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Rajesh V. Lalla, D.D.S., Ph.D.

Professor (with tenure)
Associate Dean for Research
School of Dental Medicine
NPI Number:
1326044348
Academic Office Location:
Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostics Sciences
UConn Health
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030-3912
Email: lalla@uchc.edu

Dr. Rajesh V. Lalla is a tenured Professor at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine. He is a clinician and scholar who conducts clinical research on oral complications of cancer therapy. Dr. Lalla is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Medicine and a Fellow of the International College of Dentists. He has had NIH funding for his research for over 20 years. Dr. Lalla has held several leadership and executive positions at the local, national, and international levels. He currently serves as Associate Dean for Research in the School of Dental Medicine, and as Director of the Dental Clinical Research Center. He also serves on several institutional committees and is a past Chair of the Institutional Review Board, which oversees the conduct of clinical research.  He is a Past President of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC), an international multidisciplinary professional organization of healthcare professionals from over 70 countries. Dr. Lalla has published 115 peer-reviewed scientific articles, which have been viewed online over 35,000 times and cited over 6500 times in the peer-reviewed literature, with an h-index of 45. This places him among the top 2% of scientists worldwide, based on the frequency of his work being cited. He is asked to speak on oral complications of cancer therapy at the national and international levels. He has reviewed articles written by others for over 25 scientific journals and served as a grant reviewer for several US and international funding agencies. Dr. Lalla also serves as a consultant for industry on various topics including oral mucositis and other oral complications of cancer therapy, and clinical trial design and outcomes. He is the recipient of several national and international awards including the IADR Innovation in Oral Care Award, the ADA/AADR Evidence-based Dentistry Accomplished Faculty Award, the MASCC Distinguished Service Award, and the ISOO Distinguished Service Award (links below).

Lalla Recognized for Excellence in Evidence-Based Dentistry

Lalla Recognized with Top Honor from International Cancer Society

Dr Rajesh Lalla Recognized with International Distinguished Service Award

 

 

 

Journal Articles

Editorials

  • Anticoagulants are dental friendly.
    Wahl, Michael J; Miller, Craig S; Rhodus, Nelson L; Kämmerer, Peer; Dinkova, Atanaska; Lalla, Rajesh V; Bajkin, Branislav V Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology 2018 Feb;125(2):103-106

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