Marvin Marcus, D.D.S., MPH D.D.S., MPH

Full-time Faculty:

Emily Abel, PhD

Ronald Andersen, PhD

Roshan Bastani, PhD

Lester Breslow, MD

Robert Brook, MD, ScD

E. Richard Brown, PhD

William Comanor, PhD

William Cunningham, MD, MPH

Susan Ettner, PhD

Jonathan Fielding, MD, MPH, MA, MBA

Patricia Ganz, MD

F.A. (Fred) Hagigi, MBA, CMC, MPH, DrPH

Ronald Hays, PhD

Diana Hilberman, DrPH

Gerald Kominski, PhD

Charles Lewis, MD, ScD

Mark Litwin, MD, MPH

Jeff Luck, PhD

Marvin Marcus, DDS

Patricia Parkerton, PhD

John W. Peabody, MD, DTM&H, PhD

Ninez Ponce, PhD

Thomas Rice, PhD

Ruth Roemer, JD

Mark Schuster, MD, PhD

Stuart Schweitzer, PhD

Martin Shapiro, MD

Amardeep Thind, MD, PhD

Paul Torrens, MD, MPH

Part-time Faculty:

Alkon, Ellen, M.D.

Barbara Berman, Ph.D.

Michael Bobrow, A.I.A.

Stuart Bowne, M.D.

Pamela Davidson, Ph.D.

Escarce, Jose, M.D.

Melissa Farmer, Ph.D.

Fink, Arlene, Ph.D.

Brenda Freshman, Ph.D.

Dana Goldman, Ph.D.

Nancy Harada, Ph.D., P.T.

Alain Jourdier

Emmett Keeler, Ph.D.

Jacqueline Kosecoff, Ph.D.

Antonio Legorreta, Ph.D.

Eric McLaughlin, Ph.D.

Robert Nordyke, Ph.D.

Nadereh Pourat, Ph.D.

Jon Riddle, Ph.D.

Louis Rubino, Ph.D.

Anthony H. Schiff, J.D.

Richard E. Sinaiko, MPH

Iraj Tabibzadeh, M.D.

Elizabeth Yano, Ph.D.

UCLA School of Dentistry
10833 Le Conte Avenue
Box 166895
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1778
(310) 825-6849
Fax: (310) 794-2180
E-mail: Marvm@dent.ucla.edu

Marvin Marcus, DDS, MPH, is a Professor of Public Health Dentistry and Professor of Health Services at UCLA Schools of Dentistry and Public Health and Director of the International Center for Dental Health Policy. Dr. Marcus is an established health services researcher within dentistry and is widely known for his work on an index for measuring oral health. His earlier research work on task analysis of dentists and a system for valuing dental procedures, the Relative Time Cost Unit system (RTCU), and his work in quality assurance is internationally recognized. Dr. Marcus developed methodologies for record reviews incorporating stage of care, quantitative and categorical data, assessing quality and access to care. He has extensive experience in managing complex research projects, and was Principal Investigator on the UCLA/Drew Minority Oral Research Center funded by NIDR. As Co-PI of the HCSUS Oral Health Supplement and Chair of the HCSUS Oral Health Research Team, he is currently working on a major HIV study involving a diversified research team with overall project funding of over $15,000,000.

Marcus M, Spolsky VW. Concepts of Quality and the Provision of Periodontal Care. Journal of Periodontology, accepted September 1997.

Marcus M, Reifel NM, Nakazono TT. Clinical Measures and Treatment Needs. Advances in V Dental Research 1997;11(2):263-71.

Reifel NM, Rana H. Marcus M. Consumer Satisfaction. Advances in Dental Research 1997;11(2):281-90.

Marcus M, Coulter I, Mann J. Leibowitz A, Buchanan J. "Comparison of Access and Costs of Medicaid Dental Services in a Hospital Clinic and Community Practices." Journal of Public Health Dentistry 1996;56(6):341-6.

Marcus M, Coulter ID, Freed JR, Atchison KA, Gershen JA, Spolsky VW. "Managed care and dentistry: promises and problems." J Am Dent Assoc 1995 April; 126(4):439-46.

Stewart JE, Marcus M, Christenson PD, Lin WL. "Comprehensive Treatment Among Dental J School Patients with High and Low Dental Anxiety." Journal of Dental Education 1994; 58(9): 697-700.

 Marcus M. "Trends in Quality Assurance in the Dental Profession" Journal of Dental Education, 1990 April.; 54(4):224-227.

Marcus M, Koch AL, Schoen MH, Tuominen R. "A proposed New System for Valuing Dental Procedures: The Relative Time-Cost Unit" Medical Care 1990; 28(10):943-951.

Hayden WJ, Marcus M, Lewis CE. "Developing Population Profiles from Dental Claims Data for Conceptualizing Effectiveness of Care." Journal of Dental Education 1989; 53(11):619-628.

Marcus M, Koch AL, Gershen JA. "A Proposed Index of Oral Health Status: A Practical Application." J.A.D.A., Nov. 1983; 107:729-737.