Pediatric Dentistry
Dr. Abimbola Adewumi
Pediatric Dentistry
Assistant Professor
Phone: (352)392-4131
Fax: (352)392-8195
Email: AADEWUMI@dental.ufl.edu
PO Box 100426
Gainesville, FL 32610-0426
- BDS, University of Ibadan, Nigeria 1991
- Fellowship in Dental Surgery (FDS), Royal College of Surgeons, England 1996
- Masters degree in Paediatric Dentistry, University of London, 1999
- Diploma of Member in Pediatric Dentistry, Royal College of Surgeons of England
Main Interests
- Medically compromised children
- Cleft lip and palate and craniofacial anomalies
- Law and ethics
- Behavioral science in Pediatric Dentistry
Biographical Information
Dr Abi Adewumi was born in London, England. She graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) degree from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria in 1991. She completed a one-year internship in General Dentistry at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) in 1992 and subsequently went to the UK where she undertook postgraduate training in Oral surgery and obtained her Fellowship in Dental Surgery (FDSRCS) from the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1996.
Dr Adewumi obtained her Master's degree in Pediatric Dentistry from the University of London in 1999 and worked as a Pediatric Dentist at the Eastman Dental Institute in London for a year. She completed her specialist training in Pediatric Dentistry at the King's College Dental Institute, St George's and Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals in London and was awarded a Diploma of Member in Pediatric Dentistry from the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Glasgow (MPed Dent RCS) in 2003.
Dr Adewumi moved to the University of Florida College of Dentistry as a Fellow in Pediatric Dentistry in 2004 and has been a faculty member since 2005. She was granted Board Eligibility by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry in 2006 and following her success in the Written and Oral parts of the Board exams, She was awarded a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry in 2008.
Dr Adewumi is a Board-certified Pediatric Dentist in both the United Kingdom and the United States. She is the Pediatric Dental Faculty member on the University of Florida Multidisciplinary Craniofacial Clinic and is currently involved in presurgical nasoalveolar molding (PNAM) of infants born with cleft lip and palate. She is the faculty advisor for UF Chapter of Students National Dental Association (SNDA) and the UF pre-dental American Students Dental Association (ASDA).
Publications
- Popovich D, McAlhany A, Adewumi A Barnes M. Scurvy-Forgotten but definitely not gone. Accepted for Publication in Journal of Pediatric Health Care -In press.
- Adewumi A, Hall M, Guelmann M. Incidence of Adverse Reactions Following Septocaine Use in Children. Pediatr Dent. 2008 Sep-Oct; 30(5):424-8.
- Soares F, Varella CH, Pileggi R, Adewumi A, Guelmann M. Impact of Er, Cr: YSGG laser therapy on the cleanliness of the root canal walls of primary teeth. J Endod. 2008; 34(4):474-7.
- Adewumi A, Kays DW. Stainless Steel Crown Aspiration During Sedation in Pediatric Dentistry. Pediatr Dent. 2008 Jan-Feb; 30 (1):59-62
- Adewumi A, Bimstein E. Relationship between gingivitis and periodontitis and the systemic condition. Journal of Pediatric Dental Care 2006; 12:35-37
- Harman K, Lindsay S, Adewumi A, Smith P. An investigation of language used by children to describe discomfort expected and experienced during dental treatment. IJPD 2005; 15: 391-326
- Adewumi A, Hector MP King J. Children and Informed Consent: A study of children’s perceptions and involvement in consent to dental treatment. British Dental Journal 2001; 191:256-259
