
Sowjanya Gunukula is a general dentist in Texas with more than five years of clinical experience in private practice. Her work focuses on preventive dentistry, pediatric oral health, and expanding access to dental care for underserved populations. She has a strong interest in preventing early childhood caries, minimally invasive treatment approaches, and integrating emerging technologies into modern dental practice.
Dr. Gunukula conducts independent research in general dentistry, with publications exploring topics such as silver diamine fluoride protocols for pediatric caries management in Medicaid populations, etiological factors of orofacial clefts, prophylactic antibiotic protocols for cardiac patients undergoing endodontic surgery, and peri-implant soft tissue responses to different abutment materials. Her work connects day-to-day clinical practice with broader questions of prevention, oral health equity, and innovation in dental care.
She shares professional updates and commentary on oral health, public health, and dental innovation on LinkedIn and through Qwoted.
You probably weren’t thinking about AI the last time you sat in the dental chair. You were wondering whether that shadow on the X-ray meant a cavity, and whether it would hurt. But AI was quite possibly already at work behind the scenes, and it’s about to play a much bigger role in your next visit. As a general dentist, I’ve watched the conversation about AI in medicine grow louder …
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How AI in dentistry is changing your next checkup