Dr. Mina Paul

Dr. Mina Paul is chief clinical officer of the Harvard Dental Center and a clinical faculty member in the Department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials Sciences at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. She oversees clinical faculty, regulatory compliance, quality assurance, and clinical partnerships and serves as medical director and affiliation representative. Paul brings nearly 40 years of experience in strategic planning, practice management, risk management, and regulatory compliance.

Paul is a graduate of New York University and the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. She earned a Master of Public Health and completed a fellowship in geriatric dentistry at Boston University. Her clinical interests include geriatric dentistry, access to oral health care, and the care of older adults and medically complex patients.

Her professional service has included leadership with the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Dentistry and regional dental examining organizations. Paul has taught dental students across Massachusetts and mentored students and early-career dentists. She has also contributed to publications addressing geriatric preventive dental practices, oral health, and nutrition.