Education
1979: DMD, Hebrew University-Hadassah Faculty of Dental Medicine.
1983: MPH, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Public Health.
1984: Specialist in Dental Public Health , Israel Ministry of Health
2001: Associate Professor, Community Dentistry, Hebrew University-Hadassah Faculty of Dental Medicine.
Past activities
1986-87, 1999-2006: Acting chairman of Department of Community Dentistry.
1995-96: President of Israel IADR Division.
1997: Organizer and moderator of first symposium of the D. Walter Cohen Middle East Center for Dental Education of the Hebrew University-Hadassah
2000-2003: Director of the D. Walter Cohen Middle East Center for Dental Education.
Current Activities
§ Editor, "Israel Dental Update", bi-monthly journal reviewing dental research, published in collaboration with Israel IADR, distributed among all Israeli dentists (since 1992).
§ Director for public relations, D. Walter Cohen Middle East Center for Dental
§ Chairman, Committee for teaching evaluation
Public Activities
§ Chief dental advisor, Jerusalem Municipality , responsible for planning, implementation and evaluation of community dental health programs for Jewish and Arab children at Mother and Child Health Clinics and elementary schools (since 1992).
Research Interests
§ Healthy Teeth for Babies - A community program in Jerusalem for the promotion of babies' dental health: base-line data, program monitoring, evaluation of outcome.
§ Fissure Sealant Program: A community program in Jerusalem for the promotion of schoolchildren's dental health: base-line, program monitoring, evaluation of outcome.
§ Epidemiology of dental caries.
§ Clinical trials of preventive dental methods.
Recent publications
Vered Y PI , Sgan-Cohen HD C , Schwartz N S , Mann J C . (2003). Periodontal status among recent immigrants from Quara, rural Ethiopia , and indications for periodontal health care. Int Dent J 53: 92-96.
Sgan-Cohen HD PI . (2002). Principles for planning the teaching of dental public health in an MPH course. Public Health Rev 30: 303-309. (review article
Vered Y PI , Sgan-Cohen HD C . (2003). Self-perceived clinically diagnosed dental and periodontal health status. BMC Oral Health 3: 3-9
Fischman SL PI , Elstein D C , Sgan-Cohen HD C , Mann J C , Zimran A C . (2003). Dental profile of patients with Gaucher disease. BMC Oral Health 3: 4-8.
Sgan-Cohen HD PI , Vered Y C . (2003). Plaque removal and oral health promotion potential for the Elmex interX medium toothbrush: clinical efficacy and safety evaluation. J Clin Dent 14: 70-73.
Kersenty E PI , Sgan-Cohen HD C , Vered Y C , Levental A C . (2003). Optimal level of fluoride in water and public health. J Israel Med Assoc 142: 754-758.
Sgan-Cohen HD PI , Mansbach IK C , Haver D (T), Mann J C . (2004). A review of satisfaction with dental services at a Jerusalem community clinic serving elderly patients. Int Dent J 54: 224-228.
Adut R PI , Yakobovitz Y S , Sgan-Cohen HD C . (2004). Oral health program for children in boarding schools. J Isr Dent Assoc 2: 42-47.
Knishkowy B PI , Sgan-Cohen HD C . (2005). Oral health practices among adolescents. A study from family practice clinics in Israel . Int J Adolesc Med Health 17(2): 99-104.
Adut R PI , Mann J C , Sgan-Cohen HD C . (2004). Past and present geographic location as oral health markers among elderly. J Public Health Dent 64: 240-243.
Sgan-Cohen HD PI , Megnagi G S , Jakobi Y S . (2005). Dental trauma and its association with anatomic, behavioral and social variables among 5 th and 6 th grade schoolchildren in Jerusalem. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 33: 174-180.
Sgan-Cohen HD PI . (2005). Oral hygiene – past history and future recommendations. Int J Dent Hygiene 3: 54-58. (review article)
Sgan-Cohen HD PI , Vered Y C . (2005). A clinical trial of the meridol ® toothbrush with conical filaments: evaluation of clinical effectiveness and subjective satisfaction. J Clin Dent 16: 109-113.
Birnboim –Blau G PI , Levin L C , Sgan-Cohen HD C . (2006). The association of native and immigrant cultures with dental health among young Israeli adults. J Isr Dent Assoc 23: 6-11. (Hebrew)
Holan G PI , Cohenca N C , Brin I C , Sgan-Cohen HD C . (2006). An oral health promotion program for the prevention of dental trauma: the effect on knowledge of physical education teachers. Dent Traumatol 22: 323-327.
Heling I PI , Sgan-Cohen HD C , Mayan I S , Beglibter N C , Avrutis O C , Gimmon Z C . (2006). Dental Complications Following Restrictive Bariatric Surgery. Obesity Surg 16: 1131-1134.
Livny A PI , Sgan-Cohen HD C . (2006). A review of a community program aimed at preventing ECC among Jerusalem infants. J Public Health Dent 67: 78-82.
Livny A PI , Assali R S , Sgan-Cohen HD C . (2007). Early childhood caries among a Bedouin community residing on the eastern outskirts of Jerusalem. BMC Public Health 7: 167.
Sgan-Cohen HD PI , Mann J C . (2007). Health, oral health and poverty. JADA 138: 1437-1442.
Shapiro M PI , Melmed RN C , Sgan-Cohen HD C , Eli E C , Parush S C . (2007). The behavioural and physiological effect of dental environment sensory adaptation on children's dental anxiety. Europ J Oral Sci 115: 479-483.
Zini A PI , Sgan-Cohen HD C . (2007). The impact of oral health quality of life among an underprivileged homebound and non-homebound elderly population in Jerusalem. J Amer Geriatrics Soc 56: 99-104.
Livny A C , Vered Y C , Slouk L C , Sgan-Cohen HD PI . (2008). Oral health promotion for schoolchildren – evaluation of a pragmatic approach with emphasis on improving brushing skills. BMC Oral Health 8:4.
Bajali M C , Sgan-Cohen HD PI , Abdulgani E C , Steinberg D PI . (2007). Oral health status of Palestinian schoolchildren in the West Bank – preliminary data. Middle East J Oral Health 1: 10-11.
Sgan-Cohen HD PI . (2007). Oral Health for All in Israel? Bridges. Israeli-Palestinian Public Health Magazine , World Health Organization, 3 (2): 4-7.
Sgan-Cohen HD PI , Livny A C , Vered Y C . (2008). The elmex SENSITIVE extra soft toothbrush: Effect on plaque reduction and subjective satisfaction after two months. J Clin Dent 19: 22-27.
Sgan-Cohen HD PI , Amram-Liani D S , Livny A C . (2008). Changing dental caries levels in the 1980s, 1990s and 2005 among children of a Jerusalem region. Community Dent Health (2007, accepted for publication)
Sgan-Cohen HD PI , Livny A C , Yavnai N S , Fichtenholz R C . (2008). Pilot study of rapid caries treatment needs screening. J Public Health Dent 68: 116-118.
Sgan-Cohen HD PI , Yassin H S , Livny A C . (2008). Dental trauma among 5 th and 6 th grade Arab schoolchildren in Eastern Jerusalem. Dent Traumatol 24: 458-461.
Sgan-Cohen HD PI . (2008). Should dentists be involved in the battle against poverty? Dent Abstracts 53: 116-118. (invited commentary).
Zini A PI , Sgan-Cohen HD C . (2008). Satisfaction among Volunteer Dentists Serving Underprivileged Elderly in Jersusalem. E J Volunteer Community VII (3) Apr-June.
Shapiro M PI , Melmed RN C , Sgan-Cohen HD C , Parush S C . (2008). Effect of Sensory Adaptation on Anxiety of Children with Developmental Disability – A New Approach. Ped Dent 1.622; 25/51 (2008, accepted for publication).
Vered Y PI , Livny A C , Zini A C , Sgan-Cohen HD PI . (2008). Periodontal health status and smoking among young adults. J Clin Periodont 35: 768-772.
Vered Y PI , Zini A C , Livny A C , Mann J C , Sgan-Cohen HD PI . (2008). Changing dental caries and periodontal disease patterns among a cohort of Ethiopian immigrants to Israel: 1999-2005. BMC Public Health 8: 345.
Sgan-Cohen HD PI . Oral hygiene improvement: a pragmatic approach based upon risk and motivation levels. BMC Oral Health . (invited commentary, 2008, accepted for publication).
Shapiro M PI , Sgan-Cohen HD C , Parush S C , Melmed R C . Influence of adapted environment on the anxiety of medically treated children, with developmental disability as compared to typical children. J Pediatr ( 2008, accepted for publication)