Leonardo Marchini

Dr. Marchini joined the College of Dentistry in 2013. Prior to coming to Iowa, Dr. Marchini taught for 14 years as an assistant professor at Brazilian Universities for both undergraduate and graduate students. He taught prosthodontics, geriatric dentistry, and occlusion. Dr. Marchini also practiced dentistry in his private dental office located in Sao Jose dos Campos-Brazil.
At the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics, Dr. Marchini teaches pre-doctoral students in the geriatrics and special needs program and treats patients in the faculty general practice.
Dr. Marchini acts as a general practitioner since graduating in 1996 with an emphasis in prosthodontics and geriatric dentistry.
Dr. Marchini's current research focus includes geriatric dental and general health epidemiology, and satisfaction of prosthodontic patients. Dr. Marchini is also interested on researching about the best way to teach dentistry, with particular interest to geriatric dentistry teaching.
Wenger K, Pendleton C, Xie XJ, Caplan DJ, Drake D, Marchini L. Factors associated with the counts of selected oral microorganisms in nursing home residents. Spec Care Dentist. 2020 Oct 19. doi: 10.1111/scd.12530. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33075154.
Marchini L, Ettinger RL. Coronavirus disease 2019 and dental care for older adults: New barriers require unique solutions. J Am Dent Assoc. 2020 Aug 14:S0002-8177(20)30588-2. doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2020.08.004. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33066871; PMCID: PMC7427571.
Klaassen H, Dukes K, Marchini L. Patient satisfaction with dental treatment at a university dental clinic: A qualitative analysis. J Dent Educ. 2020 Sep 23. doi: 10.1002/jdd.12428. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32965694.
Nair RU, Marchini L, Johnsen DC, Xie XJ. Implementation of an online treatment planning exercise focused on vulnerable patient groups. J Dent Educ. 2020 Sep 9. doi: 10.1002/jdd.12422. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32905621.
Veenstra L, Barlow P, Kossioni A, Popescu SM, Mercut V, Tuculina MJ, Scrieciu M, Stanusi A, Marchini L. Translation and validation of the ageism scale for dental students in Romanian (ASDS-Rom). Eur J Dent Educ. 2020 Aug 4. doi: 10.1111/eje.12572. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32750734.
Krois N, Kossioni A, Barlow PB, Dos Santos MBF, Malhão EC, Marchini L. Preliminary validation of the Dental Clinical Learning Environment Instrument in a Brazilian dental school. Eur J Dent Educ. 2020 Aug 3. doi: 10.1111/eje.12571. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32744406.
Craig T, Johnsen DC, Hartshorn JE, Cowen H, Ashida S, Thompson L, Pendleton C, Xie XJ, Marchini L. Teaching rapid oral health deterioration risk assessment: A 5-year report. J Dent Educ. 2020 Oct;84(10):1159-1165. doi: 10.1002/jdd.12309. Epub 2020 Jul 22. PMID: 32700333.
Ettinger RL, Marchini L. Cohort differences among aging populations: An update. J Am Dent Assoc. 2020 Jul;151(7):519-526. doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2020.04.001. PMID: 32593354.
Dang C, Comnick CL, Tabrizi M, Kaufman L, Soto A, Smith BM, Ribeiro APD, Tobey T, Capin OR, Scully A, Prince D, Xie XJ, Marchini L. Assessment of knowledge and perception about silver diamine fluoride (SDF) for treating older adults among graduating dental students. J Dent Educ. 2020 Jun 27. doi: 10.1002/jdd.12261. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32592225.
Elangovan S, Mahrous A, Marchini L. Disruptions during a pandemic: Gaps identified and lessons learned. J Dent Educ. 2020 Jun 4:10.1002/jdd.12236. doi: 10.1002/jdd.12236. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32500586; PMCID: PMC7301023.
Johnsen DC, Flick K, Butali A, Cunningham-Ford MA, Holloway JA, Mahrous A, Marchini L, Clancy JM. Two critical thinking models-probing questions and conceptualization-adding 4 skillsets to the teacher's armamentarium. J Dent Educ. 2020 May 18. doi: 10.1002/jdd.12177. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32421870.
Marchini L, Ettinger RL. COVID-19 pandemics and oral health care for older adults. Spec Care Dentist. 2020 May;40(3):329-331. doi: 10.1111/scd.12465. Epub 2020 May 11. PMID: 32391586.
Krois NR, Kossioni AE, Barlow PB, Tabrizi M, Marchini L. Steps towards validation of the Dental Education Clinical Learning Instrument (DECLEI) in American dental schools (DECLEI-USA). J Dent Educ. 2020 Mar 12. doi: 10.1002/jdd.12145. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32166746.
Marchini L, Reynolds JC, Caplan DJ, Sasser S, Russell C. Predictors of having a dentist among older adults in Iowa. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2020 Jun;48(3):240-247. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12521. Epub 2020 Feb 10. PMID: 32043281.
Rucker R, Barlow PB, Bertolini Fernandes Dos Santos M, Carrera Malhao E, Kossioni A, Marchini L. Translation and preliminary validation of an ageism scale for dental students in Brazil (ASDS-Braz). Gerodontology. 2020 Jan 15. doi: 10.1111/ger.12459. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31943327.
Mendes MSS, Chester LN, Fernandes Dos Santos JF, Chen X, Caplan DJ, Marchini L. Self-perceived oral health among institutionalized older adults in Taubate, Brazil. Spec Care Dentist. 2020 Jan;40(1):49-54. doi: 10.1111/scd.12430. Epub 2019 Nov 5. PubMed PMID: 31912539.
Dumbuya A, Gomes AF, Marchini L, Zeng E, Comnick CL, Melo SLS. Bone changes in the temporomandibular joints of older adults: A cone-beam computed tomography study. Spec Care Dentist. 2020 Jan;40(1):84-89. doi: 10.1111/scd.12441. Epub 2019 Dec 4. PubMed PMID: 31799710.
Oishi MM, Momany ET, Cacchione PZ, Collins RJ, Gluch JI, Cowen HJ, Damiano PC, Marchini L. Setting the PACE for frail older adults in the community: An underused opportunity for furthering medical-dental integration. J Am Dent Assoc. 2019 Dec 24. pii: S0002-8177(19)30727-5. doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2019.10.001. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31882123.
Marchini L, Ettinger R, Hartshorn J. Personalized Dental Caries Management for Frail Older Adults and Persons with Special Needs. Dent Clin North Am. 2019 Oct;63(4):631-651. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2019.06.003. Epub 2019 Jul 16. Review. PubMed PMID: 31470918.
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Dr. Marchini works as a referee for several journals, including Journal of Prosthodontics, Special Care in Dentistry, Journal of Dental Education, Journal of Oral Implantology, and Gerontology, among others. He has refereed grants for different research agencies internationally since 2012. Dr. Marchini is currently a member of the Journal of Prosthodontics and Journal of Dental Education Editorial Review Boards and a member of the Special Care in Dentistry Journal Editorial Board.
He is a member of the Special Care in Dentistry Association (SCDA), International Association for Dental Research (IADR), the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) and the European College of Gerondontology (ECG). Dr. Marchini is former chair of the American Dental Education Association’s Gerontology and Geriatric Section (2016-2017), and former councilor of the European College of Gerodontology (2014-2017). He is currently Councilor of the ADEA GGE Section (2018-2021), Chair of the Special Care Dentistry Association Council of Geriatric Dentistry (2019-2021), Secretary/Treasurer of the IADR Education Research Group, and a member of the Task and Finish Group for Gerodontology of the European Geriatric Medicine Society (2018-).