Education

1997-2001 Doctor of Public Health in Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard University

1994-1997 Master of Science, Graduate Institute of Public Health, National Taiwan University

1988-1994 Doctor of Dental Surgery, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University

Professional Experience

2002 – 2004 Assistant Professor

Faculty of Dental Hygiene

College of Dental Medicine

Kaohsiung Medical University

2001/11- 2002/08 Post-doctoral Research Fellow

Department of Nutrition

Harvard School of Public Health

Publications:

1. Hung HC, Chuang J, Chien YC, Chern HD, Chiang CP, Kuo YS, Hildesheim A, Chen CJ. Genetic polymorphisms of CYP2E1, GSTM1, and GSTT1; environmental factors and risk of oral cancer.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 1997 Nov;6(11):901-5 (SCI)

2. Ritchie CS, Joshipura K, Hung HC, Douglass CW Nutrition as a mediator in the relation between oral and systemic disease: associations between specific measures of adult oral health and nutrition outcomes. Crit Rev Oral Biol Med. 2002;13(3):291-300. (SCI)

3. Hung HC and Douglass CW. Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Scaling and Root Planing, Surgical Treatment and Antibiotic Therapies on Periodontal Probing Depth and Attachment Loss. J Clin Periodontol 2002 Nov;29(11):975-86. (SCI)

4. Joshipura KJ, Hung HC, Rimm E, Willett CW, and Ascherio A. Periodontal Disease, Tooth Loss and Incidence of Ischemic Stroke. Stroke 2003; 34: 47-52 (SCI)

5. Hung HC, Willett W, Merchant A, Rosner BA, Ascherio A, and Joshipura K. Oral Health and Peripheral Arterial Disease. Circulation 2003; 107:1152-7. (SCI)

6. Chen WY, Tseng HI, Wu MT, Hung HC, Wu HT, Chen HL, and Lu CC. Synergistic effect of multiple indoor allergen sources on atopic symptoms in primary school children. Environ Res. 2003 Sep;93(1):1-8. (SCI)

7. Teng HC, Lee CH, Hung HC, Tsai CC, Chang YY, Yang YH, Lu CT, Yen YY, and Wu YM. Lifestyle and Psychosocial Factors Associated with Chronic Periodontitis in Taiwanese Adults. J Periodontol 2003 Aug; 74(8): 1169-1175. (SCI)

8. Hung HC, Ascherio A, Rosner BA, Willett W, Rimm E, Joshipura K Tooth loss and dietary intake. Journal of American Dental Association 2003 Sep; 134 (9): 1185-1192. (SCI)

9. Hung HC, Merchant A, Willett W, Rosner BA, Ascherio A, Rimm E, and Joshipura K. The association between fruit and vegetable consumption and peripheral arterial disease. Epidemiology 2003 Nov;14(6):659-65(SCI)

10. Hung HC, Huang MC, Lee JM, Wu DC, Hsu HK, and Wu MT. The Association between Diets and Esophageal Cancer in Taiwan. Journal Gastroenterology and Hepatology ( in press) (SCI)

Research Grants

National Science Council, Taiwan

Title: The Health Hazard and Medical Cost of Betel Quid Chewing

Role: Principal Investigator

Period: 2002 – 2003

Amount: NT$ 252,700

National Science Council, Taiwan

Title: Oral Health and Preterm Low-Birth-Weight

Role: Principal Investigator

Period: 2003 – 2004

Amount: NT$ 796,000