Dr. Roopali Kulkarni is a board-certified specialist in oral medicine. She is an Assistant Professor of Oral Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and serves as the Assistant Director of the postgraduate oral medicine residency program. She pursued both her Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.) and Master of Public Health degrees (M.P.H.) and graduated with honors from the University of Pennsylvania. She completed her postgraduate residency training in Oral Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She currently teaches predoctoral and postdoctoral students clinically and didactically. She was the 2022 and 2025 recipient of the Penn Dental Medicine Earle Bank Hoyt Award for dedication and excellence in teaching, and the 2025 recipient of the Martin S. Greenberg Teaching Award in Oral Medicine. Her scholarly activity focuses on research within oral medicine and public health. She is an active researcher in the World Workshop on Oral Medicine and at Penn Dental Medicine’s Center for Integrative Global Oral Health. She is a Senior Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to her faculty responsibilities, she treats patients within the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Dr. Kulkarni is a Fellow in both the International College of Dentists and the Pierre Fauchard Academy. Her professional involvement spans multiple organizations; she serves as Co-Chair of the Bridging the Gaps Alumni Network and on the Penn Dental Medicine Alumni Society board. She also serves as a national media spokesperson and on the Council of Scientific Affairs for the American Dental Association, as President-Elect of the Philadelphia County Dental Society, and on multiple councils and committees within the Pennsylvania Dental Association, the American Dental Education Association, and the American Academy of Oral Medicine. She is a 2024 recipient of the American Dental Association's “10 Under 10” Award and the Pennsylvania Dental Association Recognition Award, celebrating her passion for dental education. She travels across the country providing educational lectures on topics in oral medicine, public health, and leadership development.

In this session, dive into common mucosal lesions and diseases, develop your style for creating a differential diagnosis, understand the importance of reaching a definitive diagnosis, and learn how to manage cases, including when and how to refer.

1. Review common oral mucosa lesions and diseases.
2. Develop a style for creating a differential diagnosis
3. Learn how to manage common conditions and when to refer