Lois Cohen Advances Social Science at NIDR

During the 1960s sociologist Lois Cohen pioneered dental social science at the Public Health Service. Cohen took over Institute's fledgling program in 1976, applying social science research to the evaluation of NIDR's research programs and the production of its long-range plans. NIDCR-sponsored studies continue to explore fluoride skepticism, public aversion to dentistry, and practitioner resistance to disease diagnosis.