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Armando  E Soto-Rojas Armando E. Soto-Rojas, D.D.S., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor
Director, Predoctoral Education for the Department

Armando E Soto-Rojas DDS, MPH is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, Indiana University School of Dentistry. He is currently working in the Fluoride Pharmacology Research Program. Dr. Soto-Rojas is program associate director for SEAL INDIANA, IUSD's Statewide Mobile Dental Sealant Program. He is involved and participates actively in the Binational/Cross-Cultural Health Enhancement Center . Dr. Soto-Rojas previously held the positions of Preventive Dentistry Department Chair and Research Assistant at the Universidad Intercontinental in Mexico City. He also held a position as Assistant Researcher at The Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, conducting research on autoimmune diseases, particularly on Sjögren’s syndrome. After receiving his degree from the Universidad Intercontinental in Mexico City in 1981, he received an MPH at King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of London, London England in 1990. He has published articles in the fluoride and dry mouth area. Dr. Soto Rojas' research projects have received National and International awards.

 

Publications

Soto-Rojas AE, Martínez-Mier EA, Ureña-Cirett J, Jackson RD, Stookey GK. Development of a Standardization Device for Photographic Assessment of Dental Fluorosis in Field Studies. Oral Health Prev Dent 2008;6:29-36.

Kahn HE, Stelzner SM, Riner ME, Soto-Rojas AE, Henkle EJ, Veras-Godoy HA, Antón de la Concha JL, Martínez-Mier EA. Use of Online Technologies in an International, Multidisciplinary, Service-Learning Program. In Service-eLearning: Educating for Citizenship Edited by: Amber Dailey-Hebert, Emily Donnelli Sallee, Laurie N. DiPadova-Stocks. Information Age Publishing. Charlotte NC USA 2008, 95-100.

Maupomé G, Soto-Rojas AE, Irigoyen-Camacho ME, Martínez-Mier EA, Borges-Yáñez SA. Prevención De La Caries: Recomendaciones Actualizadas Y Estatus Del Conocimiento Directamente Aplicable Al Entorno Mexicano. [Caries Prevention: Current Recommendations and State Of The Art Of The Knowledge Directly Relevant To The Mexican Setting]. Rev ADM 2007 Vol. LXIV;(2):68-79

Maupomé G, Soto-Rojas AE, Borges-Yáñez SA, Irigoyen-Camacho ME, Martínez-Mier EA. Prevención En Salud Periodontal: Recomendaciones Actualizadas y Estatus del Conocimiento Directamente Aplicable al Entorno Mexicano. [Periodontal Disease Prevention: Current Recommendations and State of The Art of the Knowledge Directly Relevant to the Mexican Setting. Rev ADM 2007 Vol. LXIV;(1):25-33

Pascual-Ramos V, Hernandez-Hernandez C, Soto-Rojas AE, Celis-Aguilar E, Sanchez-Guerrero J. Association between dental caries and pneumonia in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Rheumatol. 2006 Oct;33(10):1996-2002. Epub 2006 Sep 1.

Sanchez-Guerrero J, Perez-Dosal MR, Celis-Aguilar E, Cardenas-Velazquez F, Soto-Rojas AE, Avila-Casado C. Validity of screening tests for Sjogren's syndrome in ambulatory patients with chronic diseases. J Rheumatol. 2006 May;33(5):907-11. Epub 2006 Mar 15.

Sanchez-Guerrero J, Perez-Dosal MR, Cardenas-Velazquez F, Perez-Reguera A, Celis-Aguilar E, Soto-Rojas AE, Avila-Casado C. Prevalence of Sjogren's syndrome in ambulatory patients according to the American-European Consensus Group criteria. Rheumatology 2005;44:235-40

E. Angeles Martínez-Mier, Armando E. Soto-Rojas, Jorge Margineda, Christine M Buckley, Domenick T. Zero Fluoride Concentration Of Bottled Water, Tap Water, And Fluoridated Salt From Two Communities In Mexico. International Dental J 2005;55(2):93-99

E. Angeles Martínez-Mier, Gerardo Maupomé, Armando E. Soto-Rojas, José L. Ureña-Cirett, Barry P. Katz, George K. Stookey. Development Of A Questionnaire To Measure Perceptions of, And Concerns Derived From, Dental Fluorosis. Community Dental Health 2004 Dec;21(4):299-305.

E. Angeles Martínez-Mier, Armando E. Soto-Rojas, Christine M Buckley, Jorge Margineda, George K. Stookey , Domenick T. Zero. Evaluation Of Fluoride Content In Mexican Fluoridated Sodium Chloride. Salud Publica Mex 2004;46(3):197-198

Martínez-Mier EA, Soto-Rojas AE, Ureña-Cirett JL, Stookey GK, Dunipace AJ; Dental Fluorosis and Altitude: a preliminary study. Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry. 2004;1:39-48

Soto Rojas AE, Ureña-Cirett JL, Martínez-Mier EA. A review of the prevalence of dental fluorosis in Mexico. Pan Am J Public Health. 2004;15(1):9-17

Martínez-Mier EA, Soto-Rojas AE, Ureña-Cirett J, Stookey GK, Dunipace AJ. Fluoride Intake In México. Commun Dent Oral Epidemiol 2003 31(3):221-30

Soto-Rojas AE, Kraus A. The Oral Side Of Sjögren’s Syndrome. Diagnosis and Treatment. A Review. Arch Med Res 2002; 33(2):95-106

Sánchez-Guerrero J, Aguirre-García E, Pérez-Dosal MR, Kraus A, Cardiel M, Soto-Rojas AE. The Wafer Test. A Semiquantitative Test To Screen For Xerostomia. Rheumatology 2002; 41(4):381-9

Soto-Rojas AE, Villa AR, Sifuentes -Osornio J, Alarcón-Segovia D, Kraus A. Oral Candidiasis In Sjögren’s Syndrome. J Rheumatol 1998;25(5):911-5

Soto-Rojas AE, Villa AR, Sifuentes-Osornio J, Alarcón Segovia D, Kraus A. Oral Manifestations In Patients With Sjögren’s Syndrome. J Rheumatol 1998;25(5):906-10

Soto-Rojas AE, Cushing A. Assessment of The Need For Education And Or Training In The Dental Care of People With Handicaps. Commun Dent Health. 1992;9:165-170

Martínez-Mier EA, Soto-Rojas AE, Margineda J, Zero DT. Evaluation of the direct and diffusion methods for the determination of fluoride content in table salt. Accepted for publication September 2008 Community Dent Health



 
Research and Educational Interest

• Educational part of the Seal Indiana program, effectiveness of the use of sealants to prevent and stop progression of dental caries
Fluoride analysis leading to the development of gold standards methods of a wide variety of samples
Development of quantitative and qualitative methods for the assessment of dental fluorosis
Effects of the presence of dental fluorosis on patient's self perception and quality of life
• Development of strategies to deliver preventive measures for dry mouth patients
• Prevention strategies for the medically, physical or mentally handicapped patient
• International service-learning programs
• Community-based research in the area of migrant/binational health
 
Contact Information

Phone: (317)-278-6069
Fax: (317)-274-5425
Email: arsoto@iupui.edu
 
Indiana University School of Dentistry
Oral Health Research Institute
415 Lansing St., Indianapolis, IN 46202