Dentist, Candidate for Master of Suicidology, Dentistry Discipline Lead, Candidate for Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, and Psychotherapist Trainee (under LMFT supervision)
Griffith University Australia, Dragonfly Mental Health, Pepperdine University, and the Jewish Family and Children's Services Long Beach
Huntington Beach, California, United States
Cristina Noelle Schwarz, DDS, is an avid suicide prevention and mental health advocate. Dr. Schwarz’s personal experience in the dental field illuminated the current state of mental health within dental schools as well as the lack of available services, cultural stigma, and institutional barriers. She received her dental degree from the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of the University of Southern California and is currently pursuing a Master of Clinical Psychology at Pepperdine University as well as a Master of Suicidology at Griffith University Australia. She is adamant that good mental health of practitioners leads to a higher level of all around care for patients, and this emphasis on mental wellbeing must start in dental school. Dr. Schwarz is dedicated to eliminating unnecessary stress, unhealthy competition, and dangerous power imbalances within dental schools and the field and instead empowering dental students and dentists by promoting safe environments, good support systems, and a focus of overall wellbeing.
I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.