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Cristin Kearns, DDS, MBA

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Title(s)Associate Professor, Preventive & Restor Dent Sci
SchoolSchool of Dentistry
Address95 Kirkham Street, #129
San Francisco CA 94122
PronounsShe/Her/Hers
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    University of California, San FranciscoPostdoctoral Fellowship09/2017Health Policy
    University of Colorado, DenverMBA2006Health Administration
    University of Colorado, DenverGeneral Practice Residency1999Dentistry
    University of North Carolina, Chapel HillDDS1998Dentistry
    University of California, San FranciscoMS2025Sociology

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    Dr. Kearns is an Associate Professor at the University of California, San Francisco with a joint appointment in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, Division of Oral Epidemiology and Dental Public Health and the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies.
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    Overcoming Barriers to Implementing Policies to Reduce Sugar Consumption for Dental Caries Prevention
    NIH K08DE028947Jul 6, 2020 - Jun 30, 2025
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Decolonising Global Oral Health for Health Equity: A Scoping Review of the Global North Literature. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2026 May 03. Fathi H, Benzian H, Bedos C, Kearns C. PMID: 42076817.
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    2. Corporate Vectors of Chronic Disease - Using Internal Industry Documents to Craft Counterstrategies. N Engl J Med. 2026 Mar 26; 394(12):1231-1237. Consortium of the Center to End Corporate Harm, University of California, San Francisco, Chartres N, Apollonio DE, Bero LA, Bialous S, Crosbie E, Hendlin YH, Hiatt RA, Kearns C, Knight KR, Ling PM, Lustig RH, Redberg RF, Schmidt LA, Tasker K, Teherani A, Woodruff TJ. PMID: 41880620.
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    3. Use of a Critical Constructivist, Community-Engaged Approach to Understand Commercial Determinants of Breast Cancer: The Situational Scoping Method. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 Dec 17; 22(12). Kearns CE. PMID: 41464506; PMCID: PMC12733146.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions:    Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    4. Tobacco industry influence on breast cancer research, policy and public opinion: scoping the Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. Tob Control. 2025 Apr 23. Han E, Crosbie E, Ling P, Perez S, Khan H, Hiatt R, Kearns C. PMID: 40268402; PMCID: PMC12341490.
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    5. Third-party Compliance With State-Mandated Orthodontic Coverage for Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Care in California: An Insurance Claim Thematic Analysis. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2023 06; 60(6):780-783. Azizollahi R, Hubacek L, Oberoi S, Kearns C. PMID: 35354333; PMCID: PMC10170562.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    6. Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/oralhealthinamerica . 2021. National Institutes of Health, Kearns CE (Contributing Author). View Publication.
    7. Work site access to fluoridated tap water and retail beverages: An assessment of the University of California, San Francisco campuses. J Am Dent Assoc. 2022 Mar; 153(3):201-207. Kalair N, Mousli LM, Jacobs LM, Schmidt L, Kearns C. PMID: 34949441; PMCID: PMC8882123.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    8. The global oral health workforce - Authors' reply. Lancet. 2021 12 18; 398(10318):2245-2246. Benzian H, Guarnizo-Herreño C, Kearns C, Muriithi MW, Watt RG. PMID: 34922667.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    9. The WHO global strategy for oral health: an opportunity for bold action. Lancet. 2021 07 17; 398(10296):192-194. Benzian H, Guarnizo-Herreño CC, Kearns C, Muriithi MW, Watt RG. PMID: 34174182.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 39     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    10. California Dentists' Engagement in Media Advocacy for Sugar Restriction Policies. JDR Clin Trans Res. 2022 04; 7(2):205-214. Kearns CE, Urata J, Chaffee BW. PMID: 33783268; PMCID: PMC8928413.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    11. Neoliberalism and Indigenous oral health inequalities: a global perspective. Community Dent Health. 2021 Feb 25; 38(1):44-47. Jamieson L, Kearns C, Ankeny R, Hedges J, Thomson WM. PMID: 33507648.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    12. Beverage Advertisement Receptivity Associated With Sugary Drink Intake and Harm Perceptions Among California Adolescents. Am J Health Promot. 2021 05; 35(4):525-532. Chaffee BW, Werts M, White JS, Couch ET, Urata J, Cheng J, Kearns C. PMID: 33111530; PMCID: PMC8079559.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    13. Transnational corporations, obesity and planetary health. Lancet Planet Health. 2020 07; 4(7):e266-e267. Schmidt L, Mialon M, Kearns C, Crosbie E. PMID: 32681894.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 6     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    14. The Lancet Oral Health Series: Implications for Oral and Dental Research. J Dent Res. 2020 01; 99(1):8-10. Watt RG, Daly B, Allison P, Macpherson LMD, Venturelli R, Listl S, Weyant RJ, Mathur MR, Guarnizo-Herreño CC, Celeste RK, Peres MA, Kearns C, Benzian H. PMID: 31859586.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 20     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    15. In defense of sugar: a critical analysis of rhetorical strategies used in The Sugar Association's award-winning 1976 public relations campaign. BMC Public Health. 2019 Aug 22; 19(1):1150. Kearns CE, Glantz SA, Apollonio DE. PMID: 31438900; PMCID: PMC6704551.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    16. Oral diseases: a global public health challenge. Lancet. 2019 Jul 20; 394(10194):249-260. Peres MA, Macpherson LMD, Weyant RJ, Daly B, Venturelli R, Mathur MR, Listl S, Celeste RK, Guarnizo-Herreño CC, Kearns C, Benzian H, Allison P, Watt RG. PMID: 31327369.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1521     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    17. Ending the neglect of global oral health: time for radical action. Lancet. 2019 Jul 20; 394(10194):261-272. Watt RG, Daly B, Allison P, Macpherson LMD, Venturelli R, Listl S, Weyant RJ, Mathur MR, Guarnizo-Herreño CC, Celeste RK, Peres MA, Kearns C, Benzian H. PMID: 31327370.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 360     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    18. Conflicts of interest between the sugary food and beverage industry and dental research organisations: time for reform. Lancet. 2019 07 20; 394(10194):194-196. Kearns CE, Bero LA. PMID: 31327353.
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    19. Transnational corporations and oral health: examples from the sugar industry. Community Dent Health. 2019 May 30; 36(2):157-162. Kearns CE, Watt RG. PMID: 31046204.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 6     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    20. The sugar industry's influence on policy. Science. 2018 05 04; 360(6388):501. Kearns C, Schmidt L, Apollonio D, Glantz S. PMID: 29724946; PMCID: PMC7289079.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    21. Soda intake and tobacco use among young adult bar patrons: A cross-sectional study in seven cities. Prev Med Rep. 2018 Jun; 10:195-199. Kearns CE, Lisha NE, Ling PM. PMID: 29868367; PMCID: PMC5984229.
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    22. Sugar industry sponsorship of germ-free rodent studies linking sucrose to hyperlipidemia and cancer: An historical analysis of internal documents. PLoS Biol. 2017 Nov; 15(11):e2003460. Kearns CE, Apollonio D, Glantz SA. PMID: 29161267; PMCID: PMC5697802.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 10     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    23. Guidelines to Limit Added Sugar Intake. Ann Intern Med. 2017 08 01; 167(3):220. Kearns C, Schillinger D. PMID: 28761955.
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    24. Do Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Cause Obesity and Diabetes? Ann Intern Med. 2017 07 04; 167(1):72-73. Schillinger D, Kearns C. PMID: 28672382.
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    25. Guidelines to Limit Added Sugar Intake: Junk Science or Junk Food? Ann Intern Med. 2017 02 21; 166(4):305-306. Schillinger D, Kearns C. PMID: 27992900.
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    26. Sugar Industry and Coronary Heart Disease Research: A Historical Analysis of Internal Industry Documents. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 11 01; 176(11):1680-1685. Kearns CE, Schmidt LA, Glantz SA. PMID: 27617709; PMCID: PMC5099084.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 76     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    27. Do Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Cause Obesity and Diabetes? Industry and the Manufacture of Scientific Controversy. Ann Intern Med. 2016 Dec 20; 165(12):895-897. Schillinger D, Tran J, Mangurian C, Kearns C. PMID: 27802504; PMCID: PMC7883900.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 25     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    28. Sugar in the Spotlight. J Calif Dent Assoc. 2016 10 13; 44(10):611-12. Kearns CE. PMID: 29035471.
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    29. Relationship between Research Outcomes and Risk of Bias, Study Sponsorship, and Author Financial Conflicts of Interest in Reviews of the Effects of Artificially Sweetened Beverages on Weight Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Reviews. PLoS One. 2016; 11(9):e0162198. Mandrioli D, Kearns CE, Bero LA. PMID: 27606602; PMCID: PMC5015869.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 70     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    30. Sugar industry influence on the scientific agenda of the National Institute of Dental Research's 1971 National Caries Program: a historical analysis of internal documents. PLoS Med. 2015 Mar; 12(3):e1001798. Kearns CE, Glantz SA, Schmidt LA. PMID: 25756179; PMCID: PMC4355299.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 39     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    31. Sweet little lies: Inside an industry's campaign to frost its image, hold regulators at bay, and keep scientists from asking: does sugar kill?. Mother Jones. 2012; (Nov/Dec). Couzens CK, Taubes G. View Publication.
    32. How a former dentist drilled the sugar industry. Mother Jones-online. 2012. Couzens CK. View Publication.
    33. Why Mike Bloomberg's soda ban could actually work. The Daily Beast. 2012. Couzens CK, Taubes G. View Publication.
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