Dr. Brittany Seymour
Dr. Brittany Seymour is the associate dean for Faculty Affairs, associate professor, and director of the Global Health Discipline at Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM). She holds a full-time appointment in the Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology and the Office of Global and Community Health. Dr. Seymour earned her DDS from the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine in 2005 and her Master of Public Health from Harvard School of Public Health, concentrating in Global Health and Population, in 2011.
Her work focuses on interdisciplinary approaches to improving global oral health through education, workforce development, prevention, and policy. She has held fellowships at the Harvard Global Health Institute, the Harvard Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, and the Harvard Medical School Academy.
Seymour has held leadership positions in the American Association of Public Health Dentistry and the Consortium of Universities for Global Health’s Global Oral Health Interest Group. She contributed to the FDI World Dental Federation’s Oral Health Atlas (2nd Edition) and collaborates with the American Dental Association as a national consumer spokesperson and member of the National Fluoridation Advisory Committee. She has received numerous honors and awards, including the Award for Community Dentistry and Dental Public Health, the Herschel S. Horowitz Scholarship, Outstanding Achievement in Teaching from HSDM, and Excellence in Mentorship from Harvard Medical School. She is the lead architect, editor, and author of the Global Health Starter Kit.
Her interests include interdisciplinary global health curriculum development, digital public health communication, and oral health workforce development in resource-challenged settings. She helped launch the first dental school in Rwanda, supported dental education reform in Vietnam, and developed a hospital wing for dental care in Haiti. Additionally, she has received project grants related to health promotion and disease prevention in Mexico, Costa Rica, South Africa, Uganda, and the United States.