About

Chizobam Idahosa is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Oral Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. He holds degrees including BDS, DDS, and MS, and is involved in academic activities within the department. His role encompasses teaching and research in oral medicine, contributing to the educational and clinical missions of Penn Dental Medicine. Further details about his specific research focus, contributions, or areas of expertise are not provided on the page.

Research topics

• Medicine
• Intensive care medicine
• Dermatology
• Medical education
• Pathology

Selected publications

• Patient Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus with Gingival Pain and Oral Soreness (Red and White Lesions)

  Dental Clinics of North America · 2023-03-25

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• Patient Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus with a History of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Experiencing Oxygen Desaturation During Dental Treatment

  Dental Clinics of North America · 2023-03-25 · 1 citations

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• A 50-Year-Old Woman Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Comorbid Conditions, Presenting for Scaling and Root Planing

  Dental Clinics of North America · 2023-03-25

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• Dental Extraction in a Patient Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus with Neutropenia and Thrombocytopenia

  Dental Clinics of North America · 2023-03-25

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• Patient Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Depression with High HIV Viral Load Presenting for Evaluation of Root Caries

  Dental Clinics of North America · 2023-03-27

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• Design and evaluation of an interprofessional education workshop series for preclinical and prelicensure health professional students

  Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning · 2021-04-13 · 8 citations

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• Clinical Evaluation of Oral Diseases

  2019-01-01 · 4 citations

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• Designing and Evaluating an Interprofessional Practice Experience Involving Dental and Pharmacy Students

  American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education · 2018-08-01 · 23 citations

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  <b>Objective.</b> To prepare pharmacy and dental students to collaborate as members of an interprofessional team by participating in an interprofessional practice experience. <b>Methods.</b> An interprofessional practice experience was implemented within a dental admissions clinic. Pharmacy and dental students collaboratively conducted medical histories and provided tobacco cessation education. Pharmacy student performance was measured using a standardized assessment rubric; pharmacy and dental student perceptions were measured using the SPICE-R tool; and faculty feedback was captured for evaluation purposes. <b>Results.</b> Pharmacy students achieved performance expectations upon completion. There was a statistically significant increase in the mean scores for a majority of the SPICE-R factors for pharmacy and dental students. Overall, faculty perceptions of the practice experience were positive. <b>Conclusion.</b> A collaboration between pharmacy and dental schools is a novel approach to meeting interprofessional and experiential curricular goals. Evaluating performance in practice experiences and perceptions can be used to demonstrate learner outcomes within interprofessional education. Furthermore, faculty feedback should be used to improve practice experiences.

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• Upregulation of Mas-related G Protein coupled receptor X2 in asthmatic lung mast cells and its activation by the novel neuropeptide hemokinin-1

  Respiratory Research · 2018-01-02 · 121 citations

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  Hemokinin-1 (HK-1) is a novel neuropeptide produced by human bronchial cells and macrophages and causes contraction of human bronchi ex vivo. It is also generated by antigen/IgE-activated murine mast cells (MCs) and contributes to experimental chronic allergic airway inflammation via the activation of the neurokinin receptor-1 (NK-1R) expressed on murine MCs. We found elevated MC numbers in the lungs of individuals who died from asthma (asthma) when compared to lungs of individuals who died from other causes (non-asthma). Mas-related G Protein coupled receptor X2 (MRGPRX2) is a novel G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) that is expressed predominantly on human MCs. We detected low level of MRGPRX2 in non-asthma lung MCs but its expression was significantly upregulated in asthma lung MCs. HK-1 caused degranulation in a human MC line (LAD2) and RBL-2H3 cells stably expressing MRGPRX2 and this response was resistant to inhibition by an NK-1R antagonist. However, knockdown of MRGPRX2 in LAD2 cells resulted in substantial inhibition of HK-1-induced degranulation. These findings suggest that while HK-1 contributes to the development of experimental asthma in mice via NK-1R on murine MCs the effect of this neuropeptide on human bronchoconstriction likely reflects the activation of MRGPRX2 on lung MCs. Thus, development of selective MRGPRX2 antagonists could serve as novel target for the modulation of asthma.

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• Clinical Evaluation of Oral Diseases

  2017-01-01 · 3 citations

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Frequent coauthors

• Melissa E. Rotz

  Temple University

  3 shared

• Temitope T. Omolehinwa

  University of Pennsylvania

  3 shared

• A. Ross Kerr

  New York University

  3 shared

• Faizan Alawi

  University of Pennsylvania

  3 shared

• Osamudiamen Idahosa

  St. Luke's University Health Network

  3 shared

• Lawrence M. Levin

  University of Pennsylvania

  2 shared

• Shannon Myers Virtue

  Christiana Care Health System

  2 shared

• Laurie A. MacPhail

  Temple University

  2 shared