Dr. Abi Adewumi is a Full Professor and was appointed Chair of the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine Department of Pediatric Dentistry in June, 2023. She also assumed the role of Interim Program Director from October, 2023 to June, 2024.
Dr. Adewumi was born in London, England, and received her BDS from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria in 1991. She returned to the United Kingdom where she received postgraduate training in oral surgery and was awarded a Fellow in Dental Surgery (FDS) by the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1996. In 1999, Dr. Adewumi completed a masters’ degree in pediatric dentistry at the University of London, followed by specialist training in pediatric dentistry at King’s College Dental Institute and St. George’s Hospital in London. She was awarded a Diploma of Member in Pediatric Dentistry from the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2003.
In 2004, Dr. Adewumi moved to the University of Florida as a Fellow in Pediatric Dentistry at the UF College of Dentistry (UFCD). In 2005 she joined the UFCD faculty as an assistant professor and in 2008, she became a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry (ABPD). Dr. Adewumi is a board-certified pediatric dentist in both the U.K. and U.S. She was promoted to associate professor in pediatric dentistry in 2012 and in 2014 she was appointed the residency program director in pediatric dentistry at UFCD for both the Gainesville and Naples residency programs.
Her work focuses in several areas. In 2006, she was appointed Director of Hospital Dentistry and her department’s liaison for UF Health Shands Hospital in the management of medically complex patients and those with special healthcare needs. She was also part of the UF Interdisciplinary Craniofacial team as the pediatric dentist and is involved in presurgical nasoalveolar molding (PNAM) in infants born with cleft lip and palate. She has authored many peer-reviewed articles and has been a chapter contributor to textbooks about pediatric dentistry and emergency medicine.
Dr Adewumi is also a past dental counselor and treasurer for the Florida Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (FCPA). She is a past chair and counselor of the Pediatric Dentistry Section of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA). During her time at the University of Florida, she mentored many dental students and residents. She also led many UFCD humanitarian dental mission trips to the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and the Bahamas.
Dr Adewumi moved from Florida to Pittsburgh in June 2023. She enjoys spending time with friends and family and loves to travel and go for long weekend walks.