Snehlata Oberoi, BDS, DDS, MDS
Professor
Orofacial Sciences
School of Dentistry

Dr. Oberoi is a Professor at the UCSF School of Dentistry, and provides teaching and supervision of orthodontic residents. She is also the Pre-doctoral Program Director.

Dr. Oberoi has published over 60 articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals, as well as two book chapters. She also serves as a reviewer for several peer reviewed journals. She is an invited speaker nationally and internationally. Most recently, she was an invited speak at the 2019 AAO Annual session and is speaking in May 2020 at the Australian Cleft Lip and Palate Association in Melbourne.

Dr. Oberoi is a Board member of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists and the Northern California Angle Society. She is a member of the American Association of Orthodontists, World Federation of Orthodontists and the Indian Orthodontic Society.

• Dominant Power and the Concept of Caste: Implications for Dentistry and Oral Health Inequality.
  Community dental health 2022 Kearns C, Taylor G, Oberoi S, Mertz E
• Three-dimensional morphologic changes in the temporomandibular joint in asymptomatic patients who undergo orthodontic treatment: A systematic review.
  Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology 2022 Rustia S, Lam J, Tahir P, Kharafi LA, Oberoi S, Ganguly R
• Third-party Compliance With State-Mandated Orthodontic Coverage for Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Care in California: An Insurance Claim Thematic Analysis.
  The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association 2022 Azizollahi R, Hubacek L, Oberoi S, Kearns C
• Combined Orthodontic and Surgical Treatment for a patient with Cleidocranial Dysplasia.
  2021 Snehlata Oberoi, Kevin Kai, Yianni Ellenikiotis, Elizabeth Eve, Andrew Weeks, Lateefa Alkharafi
• Overall Shape of Cranial Base may Dictate and Predict Skeletal Malocclusion.
  Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2021 K. Almpani, D.K. Liberton, P. Verma, K. Honer, J. Mah, S. Oberoi, J.S. Lee
• Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on orthodontics in predoctoral and postdoctoral programs in the United States.
  American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics 2021 Vakili A, Chaffee BW, Oberoi S
• The Significance of Utilizing A Corticotomy on Periodontal and Orthodontic Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
  Biology 2021 Gao J, Nguyen T, Oberoi S, Oh H, Kapila S, Kao RT, Lin GH
• Association between degenerative temporomandibular joint disorders, vertical facial growth, and airway dimension.
  Journal of the World federation of orthodontists 2021 Dadgar-Yeganeh A, Hatcher DC, Oberoi S
• Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on orthodontic education and global practice guidance: A scoping review.
  APOS Trends in Orthodontics 2020 Ronnel Azizollahi, Niloufar Mohajerani, Min-Lin Fang, Snehlata Oberoi, Chung H. Kau
• Authors' response.
  American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics 2020 Lee RJ, Ko J, Park J, Pi S, Devgon D, Nelson G, Hatcher D, Oberoi S
• Craniofacial Analysis May Indicate Co-Occurrence of Skeletal Malocclusions and Associated Risks in Development of Cleft Lip and Palate.
  Journal of developmental biology 2020 Liberton DK, Verma P, Almpani K, Fung PW, Mishra R, Oberoi S, Senel FÇ, Mah JK, Huang J, Padwa BL, Lee JS
• Accuracy and reliability of the expected root position setup on clinical decision making of root position at midtreatment.
  American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics 2019 Lee RJ, Ko J, Park J, Pi S, Devgon D, Nelson G, Hatcher D, Oberoi S
• Three-Dimensional Analysis of Cortical Bone Thickness in Individuals With Non-Syndromic Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate.
  The Journal of craniofacial surgery 2019 Ko J, Han HJ, Hoffman W, Oberoi S
• Effect of maxillary expansion and protraction on the oropharyngeal airway in individuals with non-syndromic cleft palate with or without cleft lip.
  PloS one 2019 Alrejaye N, Gao J, Hatcher D, Oberoi S
• Case Report of Floating-Harbor Syndrome With Bilateral Cleft Lip.
  The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association 2019 Ko J, Pomerantz JH, Perry H, Shieh JT, Slavotinek AM, Oberoi S, Klein OD
• Compliance monitoring via a Bluetooth-enabled retainer: A prospective clinical pilot study.
  Orthodontics & craniofacial research 2019 Castle E, Chung P, Behfar MH, Chen M, Gao J, Chiu N, Nelson G, Roy S, Oberoi S
• Accuracy and reliability of the expected root position setup methodology to evaluate root position during orthodontic treatment.
  American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics 2018 Lee RJ, Pi S, Park J, Devgon D, Nelson G, Hatcher D, Oberoi S
• Three-dimensional evaluation of root position at the reset appointment without radiographs: a proof-of-concept study.
  Progress in orthodontics 2018 Lee RJ, Pi S, Park J, Nelson G, Hatcher D, Oberoi S
• Team Care Protocols for Individuals with Cleft Lip and Palate and Modified Protocols for Developing Countries.
  The Journal of Indian Orthodontic Society 2018 Snehlata Oberoi, Mohita Sinha, Denise Devgon, Karin Vargervik
• Team Care Protocols for Individuals with Cleft Lip and Palate and Modified Protocols for Developing Countries.
  The Journal of Indian Orthodontic Society 2018 Snehlata Oberoi, Mohita Sinha, Denise Devgon, Karin Vargervik
• Accuracy of the Expected Root Position Setup to Monitor Root Angulations and Inclinations during Orthodontic Treatment: A Pilot Study.
  The Journal of Indian Orthodontic Society 2018 Robert John Lee, Justyn Park, Sarah Pi, Gerald Nelson, David Hatcher, Snehlata Oberoi
• Accuracy of the Expected Root Position Setup to Monitor Root Angulations and Inclinations during Orthodontic Treatment: A Pilot Study.
  The Journal of Indian Orthodontic Society 2018 Robert John Lee, Justyn Park, Sarah Pi, Gerald Nelson, David Hatcher, Snehlata Oberoi
• A review of craniofacial and dental findings of the RASopathies.
  Orthodontics & craniofacial research 2017 Cao H, Alrejaye N, Klein OD, Goodwin AF, Oberoi S
• Moving towards precision orthodontics: An evolving paradigm shift in the planning and delivery of customized orthodontic therapy.
  Orthodontics & craniofacial research 2017 Jheon AH, Oberoi S, Solem RC, Kapila S
• Evaluating condylar head morphology as it relates to the skeletal vertical facial dimension: A three-dimensional semi-automated landmark study.
  APOS Trends in Orthodontics 2016 Curtis Contro, Arthur J. Miller, David Hatcher, Snehlata Oberoi
• Congenital and acquired mandibular asymmetry: Mapping growth and remodeling in 3 dimensions.
  American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics 2016 Solem RC, Ruellas A, Ricks-Oddie JL, Kelly K, Oberoi S, Lee J, Miller A, Cevidanes L
• Evaluation of mandibular anterior alveolus in different skeletal patterns.
  Progress in orthodontics 2016 Hoang N, Nelson G, Hatcher D, Oberoi S
• Novel 3-dimensional analysis to evaluate temporomandibular joint space and shape.
  American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics 2016 Ikeda R, Oberoi S, Wiley DF, Woodhouse C, Tallman M, Tun WW, McNeill C, Miller AJ, Hatcher D
• Bilateral Coronoidectomy by Craniofacial Approach for Hecht Syndrome-Related Trismus.
  The Journal of craniofacial surgery 2015 Balkin DM, Chen I, Oberoi S, Pomerantz JH
• 3D Imaging in Diagnosis and Treatment Planning of Craniofacial Anomalies.
  Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Orthodontics: Indications, Insights, and Innovations 2014 Snehlata Oberoi, Jeanne M. Nervina, Karin Vargervik
• Volumentomografische Untersuchung von Anomalien der Halswirbelsäule bei Individuen mit kraniofazialen Störungen und bei Kontrollpersonen.
  Informationen aus Orthodontie & Kieferorthopädie 2014 B. Maxfield, S. Douglas, S. Oberoi
• Craniofacial morphometric analysis of individuals with X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia.
  Molecular genetics & genomic medicine 2014 Goodwin AF, Larson JR, Jones KB, Liberton DK, Landan M, Wang Z, Boekelheide A, Langham M, Mushegyan V, Oberoi S, Brao R, Wen T, Johnson R, Huttner K, Grange DK, Spritz RA, Hallgrímsson B, Jheon AH, …
• Dental findings in 14q terminal deletion syndrome.
  Clinical dysmorphology 2014 Mendelsohn BA, Jeng LLB, Oberoi S, Klein OD
• Craniofacial and dental development in Costello syndrome.
  American journal of medical genetics. Part A 2014 Goodwin AF, Oberoi S, Landan M, Charles C, Massie JC, Fairley C, Rauen KA, Klein OD
• Cone beam computed tomography utilization by graduates from two orthodontic programs in the Pacific Coast region.
  Journal of the California Dental Association 2014 Rajadhyksha S, Nelson G, Oberoi S
• Orthodontic and surgical management of cleidocranial dysplasia.
  Korean journal of orthodontics 2013 Park TK, Vargervik K, Oberoi S
• Developmental disorders of the dentition: an update.
  American journal of medical genetics. Part C, Seminars in medical genetics 2013 Klein OD, Oberoi S, Huysseune A, Hovorakova M, Peterka M, Peterkova R
• Novel BCOR mutations in patients with oculofaciocardiodental (OFCD) syndrome.
  Clinical genetics 2013 Feberwee HE, Feenstra I, Oberoi S, Sama IE, Ockeloen CW, Clum F, Slavotinek A, Kuijpers MA, Dooijes D, Kuijpers-Jagtman AM, Kleefstra T, Carels CE
• Incidental findings in the maxillofacial region identified on cone-beam computed tomography scans.
  Journal of Orthodontic Research 2013 Stephen Rheem, Ib Leth Nielsen, Snehlata Oberoi
• J Orthod Res
  Incidental findings in the maxillofacial region identified on cone-beam computed tomography scans. 2013 Rheem S, Nielsen IL, Oberoi S.
• Management of the Premaxilla/Maxilla in Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate.
  Cleft Lip and Palate 2013 Karin Vargervik, Snehlata Oberoi
• Frequency of surgical correction for maxillary hypoplasia in cleft lip and palate.
  The Journal of craniofacial surgery 2012 Oberoi S, Hoffman WY, Chigurupati R, Vargervik K
• Craniofacial and dental development in cardio-facio-cutaneous syndrome: the importance of Ras signaling homeostasis.
  Clinical genetics 2012 Goodwin AF, Oberoi S, Landan M, Charles C, Groth J, Martinez A, Fairley C, Weiss LA, Tidyman WE, Klein OD, Rauen KA
• Three dimensional assessment of the pharyngeal airway in individuals with non-syndromic cleft lip and palate.
  PloS one 2012 Cheung T, Oberoi S
• Craniofacial team management in Apert syndrome.
  American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics 2012 Oberoi S, Hoffman WY, Vargervik K
• Team management and treatment outcomes for patients with hemifacial microsomia.
  American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics 2012 Ohtani J, Hoffman WY, Vargervik K, Oberoi S
• Three-dimensional assessment of impacted canines and root resorption using cone beam computed tomography.
  Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics 2011 Oberoi S, Knueppel S
• Three-dimensional assessment of impacted canines and root resorption using cone beam computed tomography.
  Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology 2011 Oberoi S, Knueppel S
• Velopharyngeal, speech and dental characteristics as diagnostic aids in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.
  Journal of the California Dental Association 2011 Oberoi S, Huynh L, Vargervik K
• Facial skeletal morphology in growing children with Pierre Robin sequence.
  The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association 2010 Shen YF, Vargervik K, Oberoi S, Chigurupati R
• Clefting in trisomy 9p patients: genotype-phenotype correlation using microarray comparative genomic hybridization.
  The Journal of craniofacial surgery 2010 Jelin A, Perry H, Hogue J, Oberoi S, Cotter PD, Klein OD
• Three-dimensional assessment of the eruption path of the canine in individuals with bone-grafted alveolar clefts using cone beam computed tomography.
  The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association 2010 Oberoi S, Gill P, Chigurupati R, Hoffman WY, Hatcher DC, Vargervik K
• Gain-of-function in Ras signaling perturbs dental development in mouse and human.
  Developmental Biology 2010 Alice Goodwin, Snehlata Oberoi, Cyril Charles, Jessica C. Groth, Cecilia F. Fairley, Xu Chen, James A. Fagin, Katherine A. Rauen, Ophir D. Klein
• Hypodontia in Beare-Stevenson Syndrome: An Example of Dental Anomalies in FGFR-Related Craniosynostosis Syndromes.
  The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal 2010 You-Chen Tao, Anne M. Slavotinek, Karin Vargervik, Snehlata Oberoi
• Hypodontia in Beare-Stevenson syndrome: an example of dental anomalies in FGFR-related craniosynostosis syndromes.
  The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association 2010 Tao YC, Slavotinek AM, Vargervik K, Oberoi S
• Saethre-Chotzen syndrome: a case report.
  The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association 2010 Peña WA, Slavotinek A, Oberoi S
• Hypodontia in Beare-Stevenson Syndrome: An Example of Dental Anomalies in FGFR-related Craniosynostosis Syndromes.
  The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal 2009 You-Chen Tao, Anne Slavotinek, Karin Vargervik, Snehlata Oberoi
• Saethre-Chotzen Syndrome: A Case Report.
  The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal 2009 William Pena, Anne Slavotinek, Snehlata Oberoi
• Team care for the patient with cleft: UCSF protocols and outcomes.
  The Journal of craniofacial surgery 2009 Vargervik K, Oberoi S, Hoffman WY
• Novel FGFR2 deletion in a patient with Beare-Stevenson-like syndrome.
  American journal of medical genetics. Part A 2009 Slavotinek A, Crawford H, Golabi M, Tao C, Perry H, Oberoi S, Vargervik K, Friez M
• The role of endosseous implants in the management of alveolar clefts.
  Pediatric dentistry 2009 Pena WA, Vargervik K, Sharma A, Oberoi S
• Volumetric assessment of secondary alveolar bone grafting using cone beam computed tomography.
  The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association 2009 Oberoi S, Chigurupati R, Gill P, Hoffman WY, Vargervik K
• Hemimaxillofacial dysplasia: a variable presentation.
  The Journal of craniofacial surgery 2008 Porwal R, Ousterhout DK, Hoffman WY, Vargervik K, Oberoi S
• Taurodontism and Van der Woude syndrome. Is there an association?
  The Angle orthodontist 2008 Nawa H, Oberoi S, Vargervik K
• Morphologic and management characteristics of individuals with unilateral cleft lip and palate who required maxillary advancement.
  The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association 2008 Oberoi S, Chigurupati R, Vargervik K
• Cleft lip with or without cleft palate: frequency in different ethnic populations from the UCSF craniofacial clinic.
  American journal of medical genetics. Part A 2007 Hsieh EW, Yeh RF, Oberoi S, Vargervik K, Slavotinek AM
• Hypoplasie und Hypodontie beim Van-der-Woude-Syndrom.
  Informationen aus Orthodontie & Kieferorthopädie 2007 S Oberoi, K Vargervik
• Andersen-Tawil syndrome: prospective cohort analysis and expansion of the phenotype.
  American journal of medical genetics. Part A 2006 Yoon G, Oberoi S, Tristani-Firouzi M, Etheridge SP, Quitania L, Kramer JH, Miller BL, Fu YH, Ptácek LJ
• Case reports of oculofaciocardiodental syndrome with unusual dental findings (Am J Med Genet 136A: 275–277, 2005).
  American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A 2005 Snehlata Oberoi, Alison E. Winder, Jennifer Johnston, Karin Vargervik, Anne M. Slavotinek
• Hypoplasia and hypodontia in Van der Woude syndrome.
  The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association 2005 Oberoi S, Vargervik K
• Case reports of oculofaciocardiodental syndrome with unusual dental findings.
  American journal of medical genetics. Part A 2005 Oberoi S, Winder AE, Johnston J, Vargervik K, Slavotinek AM
• Velocardiofacial syndrome with single central incisor.
  American journal of medical genetics. Part A 2005 Oberoi S, Vargervik K