Education
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Doctor of Dental Surgery
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Masters, Public Health
- Appalachian State University, Bachelor of Science, Biology
Areas of Expertise
- Comprehensive care
- Patient care
- Infection control
Overview
Dr. Ralph Leonard holds the Jim and Isabel Harrell Distinguished Professorship in Family Dentistry. He is primarily responsible for clinical teaching comprehensive care program and patient care. Dr. Leonard graduated from the UNC Adams School of Dentistry in 1985 and is a member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Society. He was in private practice before joining the faculty full-time in 1989. He is a member of the UNC Adams School of Dentistry’s Infection Control Committee. Dr. Leonard’s research interests include patient care delivery systems and nightguard vital bleaching.