Dr. Chavis graduated from Harvard School of Dental Medicine and completed her general practice residency training at the University of Michigan Health System. She was faculty at University of Michigan before joining the University of Maryland Dental School Faculty in the division of Special Care. Her clinical interests include providing accessible dental care for patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as medically necessary dental treatment for patients with medical complexities such as organ transplantation and cancer. She is engaged with teaching dental students, residents, and practicing dentists how to provide comprehensive dental care for complex patients, as well as methods of empowering and enabling dentists to provide dental treatments for patients with special needs and medical complexities. She received her Masters in Epidemiology and Clinical Research and is actively engaged in clinical and translational research to improve methods of dental care, access to care, and oral health outcomes for patients with disabilities and medical complexities. Outside of her career as a dentist, she is married with two young sons and a very entitled rescued racing greyhound, and does stand up comedy. (Her comedy comes in handy in her practice where she has a very attentive one person audience!)
Dr. Sydnee Chavis, DMD, MS, FSCDA
Professor of Dentistry
