Education

Postdoctoral/Graduate Training

Biography

Dr. Janet Hayes Southerland ’82 (AB, ’84 BSDH, ’89 DDS, ’94 MPH, ’05 PhD), Brentwood, Tenn. Professor and former dean, Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry.
GAA Board of Directors: Out of state district director (2012-15).
At UNC: Opeyo dancer; peer counselor; member, Sweet Carolines; UNC System Board of Governors’ Scholar; member, Delta Sigma Theta sorority.
Formerly: President, Old North State Dental Society; member, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation national advisory committee; committee chair, Black Alumni Reunion; member, Sonya Haynes Stone Black Cultural Center advisory board; founding member, Light On The Hill Scholarship committee; member, Governor’s Diabetes advisory committee.
Currently: Member of the American Dental Association, American Association of Dental Research, American Dental Education Association, International Association of Dental Research, Tennessee Dental Association and the Safety Net Consortium of Middle Tennessee. Married to Johnnie S. Southerland ’81 (AB, ’83 MRP). Four children.

Research Interest

1. The relationship between diabetes and periodontal disease represents my major research interests.
• Effect of LPS and Advanced Glycation Endproducts on monocyte over-expression of inflammatory mediator
• Impact of this interaction on development of severe periodontal disease in individuals with diabetes.
2. The prevention and early detection of oral and oropharyngeal cancer.
3. Impact of oral disease on HIV overall health outcomes.

Professional Activities:

Publications

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles:

1. Southerland, JH. Journal of Evidence-Based Dent, Sept. 2013 - Rivas-Tumanyan S, Campos M, Zevallos JC, Joshipura KJ. J Periodontol 2013;84:203-11. Periodontal disease, hypertension, and blood pressure among older adults in Puerto Rico. Reference: YMED900
2. Lopes MH, Southerland JH, Buse JB, Malone RM, Wilder RS. Diabetes educators' knowledge, opinions and behaviors regarding periodontal disease and diabetes. J Dent Hyg. 2012 Spring;86 (2):82-90.
3. Southerland JH, Moss K, Taylor GW, Beck JD, Pankow J, Gangula P, and Offenbacher S Periodontitis and Diabetes Associations with Measures of Atherosclerosis and CHD. Atherosclerosis 222 (2012) 196– 201.
4. Owens B, Wilder RS, Southerland JH, Buse JB, and Malone RM. North Carolina Internists’ and Endocrinologists’ Knowledge, Opinions, and Behaviors Regarding Periodontal Disease and Diabetes: Need and Opportunity for Interprofessional Education J Dent Educ. 2011;75 329-338,
5. Andrews E, Shores C, Hayes DN, Couch M, Southerland JH, Morris D, Seaman T, and Webster-Cyriaque J. Concurrent HPV-Associated Tonsillar Cancer In Two Couples. J Infect Dis. 2009 Sep 15; 200(6):882-7
6. Talbert J, Elter JR, Jared HL; Offenbacher S, Southerland JH, and Wilder RS. The Effect of Periodontal Therapy on TNF-α, IL-6 and Metabolic Control in Type 2 Diabetics. J Dent Hyg, 80(2): 7, 2006.
7. Patton LL, Ashe TE, Elter JR, Southerland JH, Strauss RP. Adequacy of training in oral cancer prevention and screening as self-assessed by physicians, nurse practitioners and dental health professionals. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod, 102(6):758-64, 2006.
8. Ashe TE, Elter JR, Southerland JH, Strauss RP, Patton LL. North Carolina dental hygienists’ oral cancer knowledge and opinions: Implications for education. J Cancer Educ, 21(3):151-6, 2006.
9. Southerland JH, Taylor G W, and Offenbacher S. Diabetes and Dental Complications: Making the Connection. Staying on Target Online Magazine. 1(5):
10. Ashe TE, Elter JR, Southerland JH, Strauss RP, Patton LL. North Carolina dental hygienists’ assessment of patient’s tobacco and alcohol use. J Dent Hyg, 79(2): 9, 2005.
11. Southerland JH, Taylor GW, Moss K, Beck JD, Offenbacher S. Commonality in Chronic Inflammatory Diseases: Periodontitis, Diabetes, and CHD.  Perio 2000, 40:130-143, 2000.
12. Southerland JH, Taylor GW, Offenbacher S. Diabetes Mellitus and Periodontal Infection: Making the Connection. J Clin Diabetes; 23(4): 171-178, 2005.
13. Patton LL, Elter JR, Southerland JH, Strauss RP. Knowledge of oral cancer risk factors and diagnostic concepts among North Carolina Dentists: implications for diagnosis and referral. JADA, 136:602-609, 2005.
14. Patton LL, Agans R, Elter JR, Southerland JH, Strauss RP, Kalsbeek WD Oral cancer knowledge and examination experiences of North Carolina adults. J of Public Health Dentistry, 64(3): 173-180, 2004.
15. Beck JD, Elter J, Heiss G, Southerland JH, Couper D, Mauriello S, Offenbacher S.Relationship of periodontal disease to carotid artery intima-medial wall thickness (IMT): The ARIC Study. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, 21(11):1816-22, 2001.
16. Offenbacher S, Madianos PN, Champagne CME, Southerland JH, Paquette DW, Williams RC, Slade G, and Beck JD. Periodontitis- atherosclerosis syndrome-an expanded model of pathogenesis. J Periodont Res, 34: 1-7, 1999.
17. Grzesik WJ, Ivanov B, Robey FA, Southerland JH, and Yamauchi M. Conformationally constrained synthetic integrin-binding peptides promote adhesion and increase proliferation of human periodontal ligament cells in vitro. J Dent Res, 77(8): 1606-1612, 1998.
18. Southerland JH, and Patton LL. Management of spontaneous osteoradionecrosis: A case report. Special Care in Dentistry, 13(5): 200-204, September/October 1993. Non-Peer Reviewed
19. Ziba K. "Flossin': Why Brushing Your Teeth Isn't Enough, (Interview Dr. Janet Southerland), RealHealth, Fall 2007.
20. Ziba K. What is you body Telling You: bad breathe, or Halitosis (Interview with Dr. Southerland), RealHealth, Summer 2007.
21. Ritter AV and Southerland JH. Featured Topic: Pregnancy and Oral Health.  Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry – Talking with Patients (issue 19-6), October 2007.
22. Ritter AV and Southerland JH. Featured Topics: Heart Diseases and Oral Health. Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry – Talking with Patients (Issue 19-4), June 2007.
23. Southerland JH, Garris S, and Williams M. Oral and Systemic Complications Associated with Management of the Diabetic Patient. DVD produced by Colgate Palmolive, July 2006.
24. Southerland JH. Save your smile - poor oral hygiene can affect your teeth and your health: what you can do. Essence Magazine, 30(5): 48-50, September 1999.
25. Southerland JH. Oral Complications in Diabetes Mellitus - Internet Marketing, BD Medical - Diabetes Care, 2005.