Hayward's Pediatric and Dental Clinic
Jul 24, 2017
DR. SRIDEVI PONNALA
Hayward's Pediatric and Dental Clinic

Dr. Sridevi Ponnala is Chief Dental Officer for Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center. She graduated from UCSF School of Dentistry in 2004 and has been providing dental services for the underserved communities. She oversees the operations of  4 dental clinics and also provides direct patient care.

Prior to coming onboard with TVHC, she managed dental services at Native American Health Center in San Francisco, taught as an Assistant Clinical Professor at UCSF, and served as a mentor to DDS students, focusing on cultural competence skills and minimally invasive dentistry. She has carried this love of teaching with her to TVHC and has worked to create partnership with the University of the Pacific, so that their dental residents could get experience working in community clinic setting and could consider public health careers. Dr. Ponnala has been recently appointed as Adjunct Faculty at Chabot Hygiene program.

Dr. Ponnala is a graduate of UCSF’s Emerging Leaders Program and also a Past Present for Dental Directors Network at California Primary Care Association.