Sheila Riggs

Introduction

Sheila Riggs, DDS, MS, DMSc, is an academic and policy leader with an established record in developing and implementing innovative results through balanced portfolio of peer-reviewed research and hands-on community engagement. She has navigated a uniquely influential career as a dentist, epidemiologist, academic, corporate executive, and policy advocate.

Riggs is the chair of the Department of Primary Dental Care at the University of Minnesota’s School of Dentistry. She also serves on the Community Engagement team for the University’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute. 

Riggs is passionate about removing barriers to care and improving the oral health care of all Minnesotans.