Curriculum Vitae

Mariella De Stefano, DDS MSD

Home Address: 171 Mill Road

Wilmington . DE 19806

Office address:

Mariella De Stefano DDS MSD

Chief of Division

1600 Rockland Road

Wilmington, DE 19803

[email protected]

    Education:

    1996-1999                        Pediatric Dentistry Resident, School of Dental Medicine, Boston University Boston, MA

    Faculty Appointments:

    1995 Clinical Instructor Pediatric Dentistry, Santos, SP, Brazil

    2001-2005 Assistant clinical professor Pediatric Dentistry University of California, San Francisco, CA

    2011-2022 Attending Faculty, Consulting Faculty Pediatric Dentistry NYU Langone Hospitals, NY, NY

    2023-present  Assistant clinical professor Thomas Jefferson University

    Hospital and Administrative Appointments:

    2013-2022 Associate Director Pediatric Dentistry , NYU Langone Hospitals, NY, NY

    2023 Present Chief of Division Dentistry, Nemours Children’s Health Wilmington, DE

    Specialty Certification :

    2023 ABPD – American Board of Pediatric Dentistry Eligibility

    Licensure :

    Dentist Academic License. Delaware- current

    Limited Dental License, Maryland - current

    CROSP Dental License. Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Special Permit, California-past

    Massachusetts Limited License- past

Memberships in Professional and Scientific Societies:

National:

AAPD  - American Academic of Pediatric Dentistry

ADEA – American Dental Education Association

International:

APCD -Associacao Paulista Cirurgiao Dentista 

Leadership positions

2011-2012 Dental leadership team – Holyoke Health Center, Holyoke. MA – member

 2017/2018/2019/2020/2021/2022 AAPD Public Advocacy Faculty Leader MD NYU Langone

2023/2024/ 2025 AAPD Public Advocacy  Leader DE Nemours Children’s Hospital

2013-2022 Associate Director Pediatric Dentistry , NYU Langone Hospitals, New York, NY

2023 - Present Chief of Division Dentistry, Nemours Children’s Health Wilmington, DE

Academic Commitees

2003-2005 Admissions Committee University of California, San Francisco,CA – member

2003-2005 Health and Safety Committee University of California, San Francisco. CA -member

2024 present Medical Staff/ Patient care policy committee member  - Nemours Childrens Health Wilmington DE

2024 present Hospital Procedural Sedation Committee Member  - Nemours Children’s Health Wilmington DE

Lectures by Invitation:

Regional

 2012 ECC – Infant Oral Health, Holyoke Health Center / Bay State Medical Center, Springfield, MA

 2014 Concept of Dental Home, Pediatric Medicine Rounds, Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, MD

 2015 Management of Oral Trauma for the Pediatric Population, MASHN Conference, Ocean City , MD

 2019 Conscious Sedation for the Pediatric Dentist; Chesapeake Health Care, Princess Anne, MD

Residency/ Attending Lectures:

Community Service:

National:

2017-Dentist Day – Dentist Witness – Maryland Senate 2017

Regional Outreach programs:

2001-2003- Participant Professor, Program in Public Schools, San Francisco, CA

2006- Investigator, Oral Public Health Bureau, San Francisco Health Department, San Francisco, CA

2023- present Leader - Dental outreach program St. Francis project

Research:

Investigator:

2019-2021  The association between BMI and Caries Frequency in Pediatric Patients in Princess Anne, MD. Chesapeake Health care and NYU Langone MD

2019-2021 Influence of Body Mass Index on DMFT among Pediatric Dental Patients Age 13-17 on the Eastern Shore of Maryland . Chesapeake Health care and NYU Langone

2019-2021 Success rates of indirect pulp caps on primary second molars in children 3-10 years on Eastern Shore of Maryland. Chesapeake Health care and NYU Langone

2017-2019 Does caretaker perception of the water quality and early childhood caries and severe early childhood caries status differ in areas with community fluoridation compared to those without community fluoridation. Chesapeake Health care and NYU Langone

2016-2018 Silver Diamine Fluoride : perception of parents on Maryland’s eastern shore. Chesapeake Health care and NYU Langone

2016-2018  The impact of outreach screenings and compliance of first visits.  Chesapeake Health care and NYU Langone

2016-2018 The effects of Suggestion and Empowerment on the varnish experience. . Chesapeake Health care and NYU Langone

2015-2017 Quality of life of pediatric patients receiving dental treatment with and without General anesthesia at a Maryland Health Center. . Chesapeake Health care and NYU Langone

2015-2017 Assessment of Behavior and Psychological Responses at repeat oral conscious sedation visits using orally administered Midazolam in uncooperative Pediatric Dental Population . Chesapeake Health care and NYU Langone

2015-2017 Material Differences in Class II primary molar restorations; Regional Differences.  Chesapeake Health care and NYU Langone

2014-2016 Caries Risk Assessment Tool: An Observational Study on Predisposing Factors Influencing  Chesapeake Health care and NYU Langone

2013-2014 Caries Risk Status in a Low Socioeconomic Population at a Community Health Clinic on the Eastern Shore of MD.  Chesapeake Health care and NYU Langone

2013-2014 Follow-up Care After Treatment Under General Anesthesia: A Retrospective Chart Review, Chesapeake Health Care and NYU Langone

2000 Masters of Science thesis The In Vitro Bioactivity of Chlorhexidine Released from Chlorhexidine Releasing Devices, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Boston University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA

1999 Clinical Results of Early Childhood Caries Treated Using General Anesthesia, Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA

1995 The Management of Pediatric Mandibular Fractures, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, UNICEB School of Dentistry, Santa Cecilia dos Bandeirantes University, Santos, SP, Brazil

Research Published

2025 - “Understanding the Relationship Between Caregivers Social Support and Pediatric Oral Health: A Scoping Review” Alyse O’Kelly DMD; Richard James MLS, MBE; Mariella De Stefano DDS, MSD; Katheryn Goldman DMD, MPH, PhD- Journal of Oral Health and Community Dentistry