Biography

Dr. Michelle Briner received her D.D.S. in 2015 in Santiago, Chile. She completed an Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology residency in 2020 at the University of Florida and is a board-certified Oral and Maxillofacial Radiologist. She has been teaching continuously at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Dentistry since March 2021, where she is part of the Oral Pathology, Radiology, and Medicine Department. Dr. Briner uses her interdisciplinary background to teach courses in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology to dental students, dental hygiene students, and residents.  Her research focuses on the uses of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in the dental field, artificial intelligence in radiographic interpretation, and osteogenesis imperfecta. She has presented at national and international professional meetings and published in peer-reviewed journals.  Dr. Briner currently serves as the elected Vice President of the Diagnostic Sciences Group of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) for the 2025–2026 term. She has also served in the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Section on Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology as Secretary, Chair-Elect, and Chair. Dr. Briner has been an AAOMR member since 2018 and has served in the Pre-doctoral Committee since 2023.