Dr. Vandana Kumar

Dr. Vandana Kumar was previously Associate Professor in the division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology at the Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences at University of Maryland (UMSOD), Baltimore, MD. 

She has served at University of Missouri Kansas City school of dentistry in the Department of Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine and Oral Radiology for 12 years before joining her present position at UMSOD. Dr. Kumar received her first dental degree (BDS) from Maharishi Dayanand University-Rohtak, India in 1991 and her specialty degree in Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics from Guru Nanak Dev University-Amritsar, India in 1996. She worked as a consultant of Endodontics in Abu Dhabi, UAE for 8 years before moving to the United states in 2003. She earned her MS in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology from UNC Chapel Hill in 2007 and her DDS from University of Missouri Kansas City in 2009.

Dr. Kumar was an elected officer at the executive council of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and served as Councilor of Education Affairs. She has also served as the president of the special section of oral and maxillofacial radiology of ADEA. She has given many presentations and continuing education courses at national and international meetings and has authored numerous articles and abstracts in national and international journals. She serves as the adhoc reviewer to journal of DMFR, JDE and Angle Orthodontist. She is the recipient of AAOMR Williams H Rollins Award for outstanding research project and American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Centennial Award. 

Her current interest and area of research include enhancing oral radiology curriculum in pre-and
post-doctoral level and CBCT interpretation, increasing awareness of radiation hygiene and exploring
artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled clinical decision support systems (CDSSs).