• Adjunct Associate Professor, Global Health
  • Associate Professor, Pediatric Dentistry

Seattle, WA
United States

Phone Number: 
206-543-4570
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Email: 
alsadem@uw.edu
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Biography 

Dr. Seminario obtained her DDS and Pediatric Dentistry certificate from Cayetano Heredia University (Peru) before earning her PhD in Stomatology from Charles University (Czech Republic) and MPH in Epidemiology from the University of Washington. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and on the Council on Clinical Affairs at the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. She is Adjunct Faculty at UW Global Health Department, Director of UW International Visiting (Pediatric) Dentist Program and on staff at Seattle Children’s Hospital Dental Medicine. In addition to her current work in Thailand, Kenya and Peru, Dr. Seminario’s collaborative network includes Mongolia, China and Colombia.

Education 
  • PhD (Charles University (Czechoslovakia))
  • MPH (University of Washington)
  • MS (Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia)
  • DDS (Cayetano Heredia University)
Country Affiliations 
Languages 
  • Czech
  • French
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish
Health Topics 
  • Child and Adolescent Health (incl. Pediatrics)
  • Chronic Disease (incl. Cardiovascular, Diabetes)
  • Education and Training
  • Epidemiology
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Immigrants and Refugees
  • Implementation Science
  • Oral Health
  • Research
  • Workforce
Publications 

McKinney CM, Leroux BG, Seminario AL, et al. A Prospective Cohort Study of Bisphenol A Exposure from Dental Treatment [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jun 24]. J Dent Res. 2020;22034520934725. doi:10.1177/0022034520934725

Seminario AL, et al. Integrating Global Health Within Dental Education: Inter-University Collaboration for Scaling Up a Pilot Curriculum. Annals of Global Health. 2020; 86(1). DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.3024

Seminario AL, Jumani K, Velan E, Scott JM, Latimer J, Schroth RJ. Suboptimal Serum Vitamin D Associated with Early Childhood Caries in Special Health Care Needs Children. J Dent Child (Chic). 2018 Sep 15;85(3):93-101.