Education
- BA, Psychology, University of Manitoba, 1992
- DMD, University of Manitoba, 1996
- MS, Pediatric Dentistry, UNC Adams School of Dentistry, 2000
- MPH, Health Policy and Administration, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, 2002
Biosketch
Dr. Rocio Quinonez is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentist and Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada. She holds joint appointments in the Division of Pediatric Dentistry /Public Health and the Department of Pediatrics at the UNC School of Medicine. She served as Predoctoral Program Director in Pediatric Dentistry from 2007-2017. In 2018, she became the Associate Dean for Educational Leadership and Innovation at UNC and was charged to lead a new dental curriculum for the Adams School of Dentistry. Her current role transitioned to Associate Dean for Curriculum to better reflect the new program’s implementation. She has authored over 100 peer reviewed manuscripts and book chapters and is the recipient of the American Academy of Pediatrics National Oral Health Service Award, the Charles Craig National Teaching Award, and the UNC Dental Alumni Outstanding Lifetime Service Award. She practices at the Adams School of Dentistry and is an active member of UNC Health medical staff.
Research Interests
- Health Professions Education
- Prenatal and Early Childhood Oral Health
- Public Health
- Access to Care
Publications
- Uyan D, Tittemore A, Stewart D, Susin C, Duqum I, Musskopf M, Finger-Stadler A, Walker M, Broome A, Vasconcellos B, Gadziola E, Syed Y, Guthmiller J, Quinonez RB. Longitudinal assessment using Entrustable Professional Activities: Key steps for implementation. Submitted for publication. J Dent Educ. 2024.
- Quinonez RB, Vamos C, Obure R, Uyan D, Tittemore A, Susin C, Broome A, Duqum I, Musskopf M, Phillips K, Stewart D, Guthmiller J. Using implementation science to evaluate longitudinal assessment of Entrustable Professional Activities in dental education. J Dent Educ. 2024;88(12):1709-19.
- Quinonez RB, Broome A, Cankaya-Uyan D, Tittemore A, Finger-Stadler A, Musskopf M, Jacobs A, Susin C, Duqum I, Moberly K, Vasconcellos AB, Nesbit S, Alkhadra A, Ribeiro A, Guthmiller J. Aligning dental curriculum to support an Entrustable Professional Activities framework: Structure, instruction, assessment, and infrastructure. J Dent Educ. 2024; Aug 3.doi: 10.1002/jdd.13680
- Quinonez RB, Broome A, Nesbit S, Tittemore A, Kowlowitz V, Duqum I, Uyan D, Musskopf M, Phillips K, Moretti A, Mason M, Jacobs A, Brian Z, Simancas M, Swift EJ, Ramaswamy V, Guthmiller JM. Developing Entrustable Professional Activities for general dentistry at the University of North Carolina. J Dent Educ. 2023;1-7.
- Quinonez RB, Tittemore A, Mason M, Broome A, Wolcott M, Kornegay B, Phillips K, King J, Duqum I, Swift E. Preparing for implementation of an Entrustable Professional Activity assessment framework. J Dent Educ. 2022;86(11):1529-34.
- Wolcott M, Mason MR, Broome MR, Tittemore A, De Rossi S, Quinonez RB. Faculty perspectives of an Entrustable Professional Activity framework in predoctoral dental education. J Dent Educ. 2020;84(9):955-63.
- Quinonez RB, Wolcott MD, Reside JM, Jackson TH, Kornegay E, King JD, Ciarrocca K, Kowlowitz V, Swift EJ, Zomorodi M, La Garry AE, Green JA, De Rossi SS. Call for ACTion: Transforming dental education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. NC Med J. 2019;80(3):182-5.
Curriculum Related Publications:
- Quinonez RB, Zomorodi M, Broome A, Mason M, Duqum I. Using a change management model to develop and implement dental curricula: A case study. J Dent. Educ. 2023;87(9): 1279-83.
- Kornegay EC, Jackson TH, La Garry-Cahoon A, Reside JM, Wolcott MD, Quinonez RB. “I don’t think the problem’s the student… I think it’s us”: Engaging faculty in curriculum innovation. J Dent Educ. 2021 Apr;85(4):582-8.
Other Publications
- Ramaswamy V, Danciu T, Kennedy E, Romito L, Stewart D, Gulsun G, Marucha P, Quinonez RB. American Dental Education Association Compendium Entrustable Professional Activities Workgroup report. J Dent Educ. 2024; 2024 May 2.doi: 10.1002/jdd.13542.
- Danciu T, Quinonez RB,Ramaswamy V, Murdoch-Kinch CA. Entrustable professional activities model- Author Response. J Am Dent Assoc. 2023;154(11):968.
- Quinonez RB, Danciu T, Ramaswamy V, Murdoch-Kinch CA. Bridging the gap between dental education and clinical practice: The entrustable professional activities model. J Am Dent Assoc. 2023;154(8):687-9.