Patricia Braun, MD

Professional Titles

• Professor of Pediatrics

Research Interests

My research focus is oral health outcomes research and program evaluation.

Publications

• Wilson AR, Brega AG, Thomas JF, Henderson WG, Lind KE, Braun PA, Batliner TS, Albino J. Validity of Measures Assessing Oral Health Beliefs of American Indian Parents. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2018 Dec;5(6):1254-1263. PubMed PMID: 29508373
• Albino J, Tiwari T, Henderson WG, Thomas JF, Braun PA, Batliner TS. Parental psychosocial factors and childhood caries prevention: Data from an American Indian population. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2018 Aug;46(4):360-368. PubMed PMID: 29637583
• The Colorado Medical Dental Integration Project. Guest Editorial. Dimensions of Dental Hygiene. March 2018
• Brega AG, Henderson WG, Harper MM, Thomas JF, Manson SM, Batliner TS, Braun PA, Quissell DO, Wilson A, Tiwari T, Albino J. Association of Ethnic Identity with Oral Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Behavior, and Outcomes on the Navajo Nation. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2019;30(1):143-160. PubMed PMID: 30827975
• Wilson AR, Tiwari T, Thomas JF, Henderson WG, Braun PA, Albino J. Validation of Psychosocial Measures Assessing American Indian Parental Beliefs Related to Control over Their Children's Oral Health. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jan 8;17(2). PubMed PMID: 31936256
• Braun PA, et al. Trends in oral health outcomes related to integrating dental hygienists into medical care teams: 2015- 2018. Poster presentation. Annual Pediatric Academic Society Conference, Baltimore MD April 2019.
• Sisk B, Lewis C, Barone L, Quinonez R, Krol D, Braun PA. Trends in pediatricians’ practices and perceived barriers related to oral health assessments and counseling: 2008- 2018. Poster presentation. Annual Pediatric Academic Society Conference, Baltimore MD April 2019.
• Braun PA, Chavez C, Budzyn S, Barnard J. Integrating Dental Hygienists into Medical Care Teams: Dental Hygienists’ and Patients’ Perceptions. Journal of Dental Hygiene. In press.
• Wilson AR, Tiwari T, Thomas JF, Henderson WG, Braun PA, Albino J. Validation of Psychosocial Measures Assessing American Indian Parental Beliefs Related to Control over Their Children's Oral Health. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jan 8;17(2). PubMed PMID: 31936256
• Brega AG, Henderson WG, Harper MM, Thomas JF, Manson SM, Batliner TS, Braun PA, Quissell DO, Wilson A, Tiwari T, Albino J. Association of Ethnic Identity with Oral Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Behavior, and Outcomes on the Navajo Nation. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2019;30(1):143-160. PubMed PMID: 30827975
• Clark MB, Braun PA. Promotion of Oral Health and Prevention of Dental Caries Among Children in Primary Care. JAMA. 2021 Dec 7;326(21):2139-2140. PubMed PMID: 34874439
• Holve S, Braun P, Irvine JD, Nadeau K, Schroth RJ. Early childhood caries in Indigenous communities. Paediatr Child Health. 2021 Jul;26(4):255-258. PubMed PMID: 34136055
• Braun PA, Budzyn SE, Chavez C, Barnard JG. Integrating Dental Hygienists into Medical Care Teams: Practitioner and patient perspectives. J of Dental Hygiene. 2021 June; 95 (3) 6-17. https://jdh.adha.org/content/95/3/6.
• Lewis C, Quinonez R, Sisk B, Barone L, Krol D, Kornfeind KR, Braun PA. Incorporating Oral Health into Pediatric Practice: National Trends 2008, 2012, 2018. Acad Pediatr. 2022 Nov-Dec;22(8):1443-1451. PubMed PMID: 35732259
• Baum R, Braun PA, Burstein G, Macias M, Mattson G, Sege R, Wu K. EQIPP: Bright Futures – Infancy to Adolescence [online course]. PediaLink. American Academy of Pediatrics. https://bit.ly/EQIPPFUTURES. Published 12/2/2022.
• Krol D. Whelan K, The Section on Oral Health (Braun PA). Maintaining and Improving the Oral Health of Young Children. Clinical Report. Pediatrics. 2023:151 (1): e2022060417. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2022-060417
• Braun PA, Chavez C, Flowerday C, Furniss A, Dickinson M. Embedding Dental Hygienists into Medical Care Teams: Implementation and evaluation of a medical-dental integration approach in Colorado. J Dent Hyg. 2023 Jun;97(3):21-27. PubMed PMID: 37280106
• Talla S, Flowerday C, Dickinson M, Braun PA. Does oral health goal setting during medical visits improve parents' oral health behaviors?. J Public Health Dent. 2023 Dec 14. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38098277
• Krol DM, Whelan K. Maintaining and Improving the Oral Health of Young Children. Pediatrics. 2023 Jan 1;151(1). PubMed PMID: 36530159
• Networks for Oral Health Integration (NOHI) Within the Maternal and Child Health Safety Net Environmental Scan 2021–2022 Chartbook

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Pediatrics, Chair of Section on Oral Health

Practice Locations

Denver Health
777 Bannock St
Denver, CO 80204
303-436-6000

Hospital Affiliation

• Denver Health Medical Center
• University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Pediatrics, Board Certification

Conditions & Treatments

• Primary Care