# overview
Dr. Marvellous Akinlotan is a Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Health Services Research in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the Texas A&M University School of Dentistry. She has a diverse educational, research, and teaching background in the fields of dentistry, health policy and management, and health services research. Dr. Akinlotan has extensively studied the factors driving emergency department visits and hospitalizations for non-traumatic dental and ambulatory care sensitive conditions. Her areas of research are healthcare reform, policy evaluation, social determinants of health, access to care and health disparities. Dr. Akinlotan holds a dental degree from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, and a PhD in Health Services Research from Texas A&M University.

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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

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Bi-rads, Breast Imaging Reporting And Data System

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Acog, American College Of Obstetricians And Gynecologists

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Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - (Atlanta, Georgia, United States)

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Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

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Obafemi Awolowo University - (Ilesa, Nigeria)

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AADOCR DDI Oral Health Equity Research Award

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The Changing Landscape of Diabetes Mortality in the United States Across Region and Rurality, 1999-2016.

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The impact of interprofessional education on family nurse practitioner students' and family medicine residents' knowledge and confidence in screening for breast and cervical cancer.

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RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH REPEAT PEDIATRIC ASTHMA VISITS TO EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS

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Racial, Rural, and Regional Disparities in Diabetes-Related Lower-Extremity Amputation Rates, 2009-2017.

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The impact of childhood sexual abuse and adverse childhood experiences on adult health related quality of life.

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Travel for medical or dental care by race/ethnicity and rurality in the U.S.: Findings from the 2001, 2009 and 2017 National Household Travel Surveys.

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Factors affecting the likelihood of a hospitalization following a diabetes-related emergency department visit: A regional and urban-rural analysis.

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Texting-While-Driving Bans and Motor Vehicle Crash-Related Emergency Department Visits in 16 US States: 2007-2014.

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Mammography Screening Beliefs and Knowledge among a Multi-ethnic Sample of Low-income, Uninsured Women.

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PREDICTORS OF PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) VISITS FOR THE ACUTE AMBULATORY CARE SENSITIVE CONDITIONS (ACSC)

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Emergency department visits for nontraumatic dental conditions: a systematic literature review.

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HPR110 Risk Factors Associated with Repeat Pediatric Asthma Visits to Emergency Departments

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Commentary: COVID-19 and the Vulnerability of Single Mothers in Institutions of Higher Education.

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Cervical Cancer Screening Barriers and Risk Factor Knowledge Among Uninsured Women.

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Economic evaluation of dental sealants: A systematic literature review.

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Telomere Length and Preterm Birth in Pregnant Mexican-Origin Women.

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Congestive heart failure-related hospital deaths across the urban-rural continuum in the United States.

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Improving Cancer Screening for Underserved Women Through an FNP Student-Led Clinic

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Cervical Cancer Screening Outcomes Among a Sample of Low-Income Uninsured Women: A Program-Based Study.

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Factors associated with hospitalizations for co-occurring HIV and opioid-related diagnoses: Evidence from the national inpatient sample, 2009-2017.

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Individual- and county-level predictors of cervical cancer screening: a multi-level analysis.

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Dental hygienists' scope of practice regulations and preventable non-traumatic dental emergency department visits: A cross-sectional study of 10 U.S. states.

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THE IMPACT OF NEIGHBORHOOD FACTORS ON PEDIATRIC ED VISITS FOR AMBULATORY CARE SENSITIVE CONDITIONS

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HPR142 The Impact of Neighborhood Factors on Pediatric Ed Visits for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions

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Diabetes-related hospital mortality in the U.S.: A pooled cross-sectional study of the National Inpatient Sample.

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Medicaid Expansion and the Dental Workforce: Policy Issues Affecting Emergency Department Use for Nontraumatic Dental Conditions

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PCR173 Predictors of Pediatric Emergency Department (ED) Visits for the Acute Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSC)

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Rural-urban, age, and gender disparities and trends in suicide and homicide: Multistate evidence across 12 years.

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16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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The association between rurality, sociodemographic characteristics, and mammogram screening outcomes among a sample of low-income uninsured women.