Danielle Rulli

Danielle Rulli, RDH, MS, DHSc, is a Clinical Associate Professor of Dentistry at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Department of Periodontics & Oral Medicine, and is the Director of the Master’s of Science in Dental Hygiene program, and the Director of Interprofessional Education for the School of Dentistry. She received her dental hygiene degree from the University of Vermont, her MSDH from the University of North Carolina, and her Doctor of Health Science from Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Rulli’s research endeavors focus in the areas of interprofessional education and practice, particularly the interprofessional intersection of oral health and behavioral health.

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 was an 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. She is recognized for her leadership and contributions to dental education, receiving a Chair of the ADEA Board of Directors Citation, and has been a 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 internationally on non-surgical periodontal in implant therapies, and maintains active clinical practice in the Department of Periodontics & Oral Medicine Dental Faculty Associates.