Danielle (furgeson) Rulli RDH, MS, DHSc

Dr. Danielle Rulli’s research endeavors focus on the areas of interprofessional education and practice, particularly the intersection of oral health and behavioral health, and non-surgical periodontal therapies. Dr. Rulli was an invited contributor to Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges, the landmark follow-up to the 2000 Surgeon General's Oral Health in America, published by the NIDCR. She is a subject matter expert for the National Council on Mental Wellbeing’s Oral Health, Mental Health, and Substance Use Treatment: A Framework for Increased Coordination and Integration. Dr. Rulli has published over 40 peer-reviewed papers.

Dr. Rulli is recognized for her leadership and contributions to dental education, receiving a Chair of the ADEA Board of Directors Citation, and has been an ADEA Leadership Institute Fellow. She has received the University of Michigan’s prestigious Provost’s Teaching Innovation Prize and was a University of Michigan Interprofessional Leaders Fellow. Dr. Rulli currently serves as a member of the ADEA Task Force on Envisioning and Transforming the Future of Oral Health Education. She speaks nationally and internationally on non-surgical periodontal in implant therapies and dental education, and maintains an active clinical practice.