Kristin Hoeft, PhD, MPH

Title(s)Associate Professor, Preventive & Restor Dent Sci
SchoolSchool of Dentistry
Address707 Parnassus Avenue, #106
San Francisco CA 94143
Phone415-514-3538
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    Duke UniversityBACultural Anthropology
    University of North Carolina, Chapel HillMPHHealth Behavior & Health Education
    University of California, San FranciscoPhDEpidemiology & Translational Science

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    Kristin Hoeft, PhD, MPH is an Associate Professor in the Division of Oral Epidemiology and Dental Public Health at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Dentistry. Dr. Hoeft has expertise in health education and evaluation, oral health literacy, and qualitative research methods. Her research focuses on making optimal home oral hygiene and dental care experiences accessible to diverse and vulnerable populations and working with community-based settings to implement evidence-based practices in a feasible way. She has worked in the area of children’s oral health disparities for over 15 years and is the current director of UCSF’s California Oral Health Technical Assistance Center (COHTAC). She is affiliated with UCSF’s Healthforce Center, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and the Center to Address Children’s Oral Health (CAN DO).

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    Parental preventive behaviors and oral health in Latino children
    NIH F31DE023282Mar 1, 2013 - Feb 29, 2016
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Factors Associated With Oral Hygiene Practices Among Young Mexican-Identifying Southern Californians. J Public Health Dent. 2025 May 19. Devi A, Kritz-Silverstein D, Martinez LS, Calzo JP, Strong DR, Hoeft KS, Finlayson TL. PMID: 40384337.
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    2. Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Oral Health Behavior Social Support (OHBSS) Scales in English and Spanish for Mexican-origin young adults. BMC Oral Health. 2025 Apr 10; 25(1):515. Finlayson TL, Garcia-Alcaraz C, Malcarne VL, Ryder M, Ayala GX, Martinez LS, Schiaffino MK, Hoeft KS, Gansky SA, Dougherty E, Stamm N, Shue B, Maupomé G. PMID: 40211288; PMCID: PMC11987366.
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    3. Development of new bilingual oral health behavior social support (OHBSS) scales in English and Spanish. PLoS One. 2025; 20(3):e0317133. Finlayson TL, Malcarne VL, Ayala GX, Schiaffino MK, Hoeft KS, Garcia-Alcaraz C, Ryder M, Gansky SA, Martinez LS, Yang M, Dougherty E, Maupomé G, Stamm N, Shue B. PMID: 40067819; PMCID: PMC11896079.
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    4. A Mixed Methods Comparison of Oral Hygiene Behaviors by Gender Among Mexican-Origin Young Adults in California. Oral (Basel). 2025 Mar; 5(1). Yu M, Ayala GX, Schiaffino MK, Hoeft KS, Malcarne V, Finlayson TL. PMID: 40060995; PMCID: PMC11887658.
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    5. Using a Social Network Approach to Characterize Oral Health Behavior Social Support Among Mexican-Origin Young Adults. J Health Commun. 2025; 30(1-3):13-28. Martinez LS, Devi A, Maupomé G, Schiaffino MK, Ayala GX, Malcarne VL, Hoeft KS, Finlayson TL. PMID: 39719038; PMCID: PMC12069000.
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    6. Adolescents' perceptions, experiences, and reactions to "fake" vaping devices. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2025 Feb 01; 267:112534. Chaffee BW, Guerra Castillo C, Couch ET, Urata J, Halpern-Felsher B, Hoeft KS. PMID: 39732091; PMCID: PMC11812520.
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    7. Psychosocial Determinants of Poor Dental Attendance Among Young Mexican-Identifying Adults in California. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2025 Apr; 53(2):190-197. Devi A, Martinez LS, Kritz-Silverstein D, Calzo JP, Strong DR, Hoeft KS, Finlayson TL. PMID: 39676271; PMCID: PMC11893246.
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    8. Flavored Tobacco Product Use Among California Adolescents Before and Immediately After a Statewide Flavor Ban. Nicotine Tob Res. 2024 Nov 12. Chaffee BW, Donaldson CD, Couch ET, Guerra Castillo C, Farooq O, Cheng NF, Ameli N, Wilkinson ML, Gansky SA, Zhang X, Hoeft KS. PMID: 39529400.
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    9. Adolescents' Experiences and Perceptions of E-Cigarettes and Nicotine Addiction. Subst Use Misuse. 2024; 59(13):1981-1989. Guerra Castillo C, Hoeft KS, Couch ET, Urata J, Halpern-Felsher B, Chaffee BW. PMID: 39287112; PMCID: PMC11498900.
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    10. Can silver diamine fluoride reduce invasive treatments with general anesthesia? J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2024 Sep; 48(5):174-182. Star JM, Lipkin P, Hoeft KS, Cheng J, Zhan L. PMID: 39275835.
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    11. Adolescent Perspectives on Their E-Cigarette Initiation Experiences. Am J Health Promot. 2025 Feb; 39(2):283-290. Guerra Castillo C, Hoeft KS, Couch ET, Halpern-Felsher B, Chaffee BW. PMID: 39189439; PMCID: PMC11662507.
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    12. Building School Nurses’ Capacity to Undertake School Dental Screening: A Pilot Project in Santa Rosa, California. Journal of the California Dental Association. 2024 Jan 22; 52(1). Chong CG, Pickett PA, Munns ME, Hoeft HK. .
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    13. Community of Practice for Dental Providers Serving Children on Medi-Cal Dental: Needs and Progress in Alameda County. Journal of the California Dental Association. 2024 Jan 17; 52(1). Hoeft HK, Fantaye FY, Chaffee CB, Khan KS, Maker ME, Andrews AT, Stewart SR, Zhan ZL, Ravi RB, Fine FJ. .
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    14. "I think we can do without [tobacco]": support for policies to end the tobacco epidemic among California adolescents. Tob Control. 2023 Dec 26. Chaffee BW, Donaldson CD, Couch ET, Andersen-Rodgers E, Guerra C, Cheng NF, Ameli N, Stupplebeen D, Farooq O, Wilkinson M, Gansky S, Zhang X, Hoeft K. PMID: 38148144; PMCID: PMC11199374.
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    15. Flavored Tobacco and Nicotine Use Among California Adolescents: Preferences by Use Experience and Survey Format Effects. J Adolesc Health. 2023 10; 73(4):753-760. Donaldson CD, Couch ET, Hoeft KS, Wilkinson ML, Guerra C, Gansky SA, Zhang X, Chaffee BW. PMID: 37389531; PMCID: PMC10528341.
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    16. Implementation of a novel program to support colorectal cancer screening in a community health center consortium before and after the onset of COVID-19: a qualitative study of stakeholders' perspectives. Implement Sci Commun. 2023 May 22; 4(1):54. Santiago-Rodríguez EJ, Hoeft KS, Lugtu K, McGowen M, Ofman D, Adler J, Somsouk M, Potter MB. PMID: 37218022; PMCID: PMC10201507.
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    17. Rollout of the Oral Health Literacy Toolkit in California: A Mixed-Methods Analysis. Journal of the California Dental Association. 2022 Nov 1; 50(11):671-681. Hao HC, Sokal-Gutierrez SK, Ivey IS, Hoeft HK. .
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    18. A Dental Care Coordination System To Increase Access for Medicaid Dental Program Beneficiaries: Experiences in Alameda County, California. Journal of the California Dental Association. 2022 Mar 1; 50(3):147-158. Chaffee CB, Fine FJ, Fantaye FY, Hoeft HK, Ursua UR, Stewart SR, Khan KS. .
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    19. Spanish-speaking Mexican-American parents' experiences while navigating the dental care system for their children. J Public Health Dent. 2022 Jan; 82(1):99-104. Lopez A, Hoeft KS, Guerra C, Barker JC, Chung LH, Burke NJ. PMID: 34981539.
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    20. Behavioural determinants of health and disease. . 2021 Nov 1; 213-228. Green GL, Hoeft HK, Hiatt HR. .
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    21. Behavioural determinants of health and disease. Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health. 2021 Nov 1; 213-228. Green GL, Hoeft HK, Hiatt HR. .
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    22. California Oral Health Literacy Toolkit. Journal of the California Dental Association. 2021 Sep 1; 49(9):587-593. Neuhauser NL, Eleftherion EA, Freed FR, Sokal-Gutierrez SK, Jackson JR, Liu LJ, Ivey IS, Hoeft HK, Horowitz HA, Kumar KJ. .
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    23. Adolescents' Substance Use and Physical Activity Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Pediatr. 2021 07 01; 175(7):715-722. Chaffee BW, Cheng J, Couch ET, Hoeft KS, Halpern-Felsher B. PMID: 33938922; PMCID: PMC8094031.
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    24. Implementing care coordination in a large dental care organization in the United States by upskilling front office personnel. Hum Resour Health. 2021 04 07; 19(1):48. Kottek AM, Hoeft KS, White JM, Simmons K, Mertz EA. PMID: 33827583; PMCID: PMC8028788.
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    25. Barriers and Facilitators to Promoting Oral Health Literacy and Patient Communication among Dental Providers in California. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 12 30; 18(1). Tseng W, Pleasants E, Ivey SL, Sokal-Gutierrez K, Kumar J, Hoeft KS, Horowitz AM, Ramos-Gomez F, Sodhi M, Liu J, Neuhauser L. PMID: 33396682; PMCID: PMC7795206.
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    26. A qualitative assessment of barriers and facilitators to implementing recommended infant nutrition practices in Mumbai, India. J Health Popul Nutr. 2020 07 27; 39(1):7. Athavale P, Hoeft K, Dalal RM, Bondre AP, Mukherjee P, Sokal-Gutierrez K. PMID: 32718334; PMCID: PMC7385866.
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    27. Disparities in the Quality of Pediatric Dental Care: New Research and Needed Changes. Social Policy Report. 2018 Nov 1; 31(4):1-27. Reich RS, Hoeft HK, Díaz DG, Ochoa OW, Gaona GA. .
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    28. Importance of Content and Format of Oral Health Instruction to Low-income Mexican Immigrant Parents: A Qualitative Study. Pediatr Dent. 2018 Jan 01; 40(1):30-36. Chang CP, Barker JC, Hoeft KS, Guerra C, Chung LH, Burke NJ. PMID: 29482680; PMCID: PMC5830177.
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    29. Beliefs and practices regarding solid food introduction among Latino parents in Northern California. Appetite. 2018 Jan 01; 120:381-387. Beck AL, Hoeft KS, Takayama JI, Barker JC. PMID: 28951238; PMCID: PMC5784836.
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    30. Childhood Socioeconomic Position and Pubertal Onset in a Cohort of Multiethnic Girls: Implications for Breast Cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2017 12; 26(12):1714-1721. Hiatt RA, Stewart SL, Hoeft KS, Kushi LH, Windham GC, Biro FM, Pinney SM, Wolff MS, Teitelbaum SL, Braithwaite D. PMID: 28939588; PMCID: PMC5712280.
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    31. Maintaining Traditions: A Qualitative Study of Early Childhood Caries Risk and Protective Factors in an Indigenous Community. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 08 11; 14(8). Levin A, Sokal-Gutierrez K, Hargrave A, Funsch E, Hoeft KS. PMID: 28800116; PMCID: PMC5580610.
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    32. An ethnographic study of salt use and humoral concepts in a Latino farm worker community in California's Central Valley. J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2017 Feb 08; 13(1):11. Barker JC, Guerra C, Gonzalez-Vargas MJ, Hoeft KS. PMID: 28178991; PMCID: PMC5299697.
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    33. Maternal barriers and facilitators to implementing recommended nutrition practices in two urban communities in Mumbai, India: a qualitative study. Annals of Global Health. 2016 Aug 20; 82(3):402. Athavale AP, Hoeft HK, Sokal-Gutierrez SK, Bondre BA. .
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    34. Effectiveness evaluation of Contra Caries Oral Health Education Program for improving Spanish-speaking parents' preventive oral health knowledge and behaviors for their young children. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2016 12; 44(6):564-576. Hoeft KS, Barker JC, Shiboski S, Pantoja-Guzman E, Hiatt RA. PMID: 27517458; PMCID: PMC5097025.
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    35. Acceptability of Salt Fluoridation in a Rural Latino Community in the United States: An Ethnographic Study. PLoS One. 2016; 11(7):e0158540. Barker JC, Guerra C, Gonzalez-Vargas MJ, Hoeft KS. PMID: 27391112; PMCID: PMC4938551.
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    36. Childhood Socioeconomic Position and Pubertal Onset: Implications for Breast Cancer. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 2016 Mar 1; 25(3):564-565. Hiatt HR, Stewart SS, Hoeft HK, Kushi KL, Windham WG, Biro BF, Pinney PS, Wolff WM, Teitelbaum TS, Braithwaite BD. .
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    37. Using community participation to assess acceptability of "Contra Caries", a theory-based, promotora-led oral health education program for rural Latino parents: a mixed methods study. BMC Oral Health. 2015 Sep 03; 15:103. Hoeft KS, Rios SM, Pantoja Guzman E, Barker JC. PMID: 26335081; PMCID: PMC4558913.
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    38. Behavioural determinants of health and disease. Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health. 2015 Feb 1; 218-233. Green GL, Hiatt HR, Hoeft HK. .
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    39. Rural Latino caregivers' beliefs and behaviors around their children's salt consumption. Appetite. 2015 Apr; 87:1-9. Hoeft KS, Guerra C, Gonzalez-Vargas MJ, Barker JC. PMID: 25481770; PMCID: PMC4347893.
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    40. Shades of Decay: The Meanings of Tooth Discoloration and Deterioration to Mexican Immigrant Caregivers of Young Children. Hum Organ. 2014; 73(1):82-93. Masterson EE, Barker JC, Hoeft KS, Hyde S. PMID: 26279585; PMCID: PMC4537173.
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    41. Maternal beliefs and motivations for first dental visit by low-income Mexican American children in California. Pediatr Dent. 2011 Sep-Oct; 33(5):392-8. Hoeft KS, Barker JC, Masterson EE. PMID: 22104706; PMCID: PMC3536823.
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    42. Rural Latino farmworker fathers' understanding of children's oral health. Pediatr Dent. 2010 Sep-Oct; 32(5):400-6. Swan MA, Barker JC, Hoeft KS. PMID: 21070706; PMCID: PMC3526820.
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    43. Urban Mexican-American mothers' beliefs about caries etiology in children. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2010 Jun; 38(3):244-55. Hoeft KS, Barker JC, Masterson EE. PMID: 20156233; PMCID: PMC3600053.
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    44. Mexican American mothers' initiation and understanding of home oral hygiene for young children. Pediatr Dent. 2009 Sep-Oct; 31(5):395-404. Hoeft KS, Masterson EE, Barker JC. PMID: 19947134; PMCID: PMC3523181.
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