Faculty Information

Lorel E. Burns, DDS, MS

Assistant Professor
Endodontics
345 E. 24th Street, Suite 4W, New York, NY 10010
E-mail: lorel.burns@nyu.edu
Phone: 212-998-9332

Education

MS, Clinical Investigation, Concentration in Comparative Effectiveness Research, NYU School of Medicine
Certificate, Endodontics, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
DDS, NYU College of Dentistry
BA, University of Pennsylvania

Honors / Credentials

Diplomate, American Board of Endodontics
Associate, New York University Dentistry Center for Oral Health Policy and Management
Member, Omega Chapter, Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU) National Honor Dental Society
District II Director, American Association of Endodontists, 2023- 2026
American Dental Education Association (ADEA)/ American Association of Endodontists (AAE) Foundation Scholar in the ADEA Leadership Institute, 2023-2024
Junior Faculty Award, American Dental Education Association (ADEA)/ ADEA Council of Students, Residents and Fellows/ Colgate- Palmolive Co., 2022
Harold Amos Scholar, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2021-2024
Making a Difference Award, New York University, 2020
Endodontic Educator Fellowship Award, American Association of Endodontists, 2019
President’s Service Award, New York University, 2013

Research Interests / Professional Overview

Dr. Lorel Burns is a clinician-investigator. Her research interests include topics relevant to access to oral health care:

Endodontic treatment outcomes
- Disparities in the provision and outcomes of endodontic treatment
Clinician decision-making
Dental care affordability
Dental education
- Development of a diverse dental workforce
- YouTube as a learning resource

Additionally, Dr. Burns is the co-founder and co-director of NYU Dentistry Saturday Academy, a pathway program for high school students from historically underrepresented and marginalized backgrounds, established in 2012. Saturday Academy has the two-fold mission of introducing students to the dental profession as well as helping them navigate the college application process. She is also the faculty mentor of the NYU Dentistry chapter of the Student National Dental Association. Dr. Burns maintains part-time private practice, limited to endodontics.

Current Funding

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), 2022-2027: R25 DE032528 Research Education in Oral Health Sciences (REOHS) Summer Program
NYU Center for Faculty Advancement, 2022-2023: Teaching Advancement Grant, Reducing Perceived Barriers to Achieving Competency in Clinical Endodontics
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Harold Amos Faculty Development Program 2021-2024: Access to and Utilization of Regenerative Endodontics Procedures and Pulp Therapy in a Pediatric Population
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), 2019-2024: K01 DE028591 Root Canal Therapy in Children: Analysis of Disparities and Value

Previous Funding

American Dental Education Association, ADEAGies Foundation (2020-2022): New York University College of Dentistry, Saturday Academy: Lengthening the Pipeline for Program Alumni

Representative Publications

Complete listing available on the NYU Health Sciences Library site.