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Eugenia L. Mobley
A Black woman with dark coiffed hair
Eugenia Mobley, from a 1977 publication
Born1922
Alabama
DiedMay 2, 2011 (aged 89)
Nashville, Tennessee
Other namesEugenia Mobley McGinnis
Occupation(s)Dentist, college administrator

Eugenia Lathy Mobley McGinnis (1922 – May 2, 2011) was an American dentist. She was dean of the dental school and vice-president at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee.

Early life and education

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Mobley was born in Alabama, the daughter of Eugene Mobley and Gussie Dean Mobley.[1][2][3] She earned her bachelor's degree at Tennessee State University in 1943, then earned her dentistry degree at Meharry Medical College in Nashville.[4] She further earned a master's degree in public health at the University of Michigan in 1948.[5] She was a member of Delta Sigma Theta.[6]

Career

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Mobley was a dentist and professor of dentistry. From 1948 to 1950, she was director of public health dentistry for the Jefferson County Health Department in Alabama.[7] She had a dental practice in Birmingham, Alabama, in the 1950s, while her husband was practicing as a physician at the Veterans Hospital in Tuskegee.[8][9] In 1978, she became dean of the dental school at Meharry Medical College.[10] She was the second woman to head an American dental school, after Jeanne Sinkford at Howard University in 1975.[11][12][13] She later became the medical school's vice president.[11] She oversaw Meharry's outreach for oral cancer prevention.[7] She was a charter member of the Nashville chapter of The Links.[14]

Publications

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Mobley's research in public health dentistry[15][16] was published in academic journals, including Journal of the American Dental Association[17][18] and Journal of Public Health Dentistry.[19][20]

  • "Dental caries and periodontal conditions among Negro children in Tennessee" (1960, with Martha B. Pointer)[21]
  • "Some social and economic factors relating to periodontal disease among young Negroes" (1963, with Stanley H. Smith)[17]
  • "Testing the oral hygiene index; its use in epidemiological studies" (1964)[20]
  • "Is dental health education the answer?" (1967, with Barbara H. Robinson and Martha B. Pointer)[18]
  • "Dental program for the chronically ill and aged" (1967)[22]
  • "Dental status and needs in a poverty‐population of North Nashville, Tennessee" (1969, with Martha B. Pointer)[19]
  • Dental Hygiene Examination Review: 1060 multiple choice questions and referenced explanatory answers (1969, with Theodore Edward Bolden and Elzer S. Chandler)[23]

Personal life and legacy

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Eugenia L. Mobley married physician Charles William McGinnis in 1950.[3][24][25] He died in 2002.[26] Their son William Eugene McGinnis died in 2003.[27][28] She died in 2011, aged 89 years, in Nashville.[6] The Mobley/Singleton Lecture program at Meharry is named in honor of Eugenia Mobley and her colleague J. B. Singleton.[29]

References

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  1. ^ "Gussie Dean Mobley". The Tennessean. 1985-12-09. p. 50. Retrieved 2022-02-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Dr. E. M. McGinnis and Mother Visit in Tennessee". The Huntsville Mirror. 1952-04-26. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-02-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Birmingham Dentist And Medical Student Engaged" The Chicago Defender (08 July 1950): 8. via ProQuest
  4. ^ "In Memoriam: First Female Dean, School of Dentistry" The Tennessee Tribune (May 19, 2011): 9A. via ProQuest
  5. ^ "Class Notes". The Michigan Alumnus. Alumni Association of the University of Michigan. November 1966. p. 33.
  6. ^ a b "Eugenia Mobley McGinnis". The Tennessean, via Legacy.com. May 6, 2011. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  7. ^ a b "Meharry Provides Program To Combat Oral Cancer", Chicago Daily Defender (01 Nov 1969): 5. via ProQuest
  8. ^ "Social and Personal". The Tuskegee Herald. 1953-02-10. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-02-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Dr. McGinnis Visits". The Huntsville Mirror. 1952-07-26. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-02-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "People". Jet: 19. April 20, 1978.
  11. ^ a b Bolden, Theodore E. (April 1977). "Two 'Jeans'". Quarterly of the National Dental Association. 35: 104 – via Internet Archive.
  12. ^ Harris, Sandra (April 30, 2006). "A.A.W.D President’s Letter" DentistryIQ.
  13. ^ Johnson, NL (March 2, 2021). "Celebrating Women's History Month with Dean Spatafore". VCU School of Dentistry. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  14. ^ "Charter Members" Parthenon (TN) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated.
  15. ^ "$34,500 Grant for Dental Caries". The Black Dispatch. 1957-10-04. p. 4. Retrieved 2022-02-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Meharry Gets Dental Grant". Nashville Banner. 1959-03-30. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-02-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ a b Mobley, Eugenia L.; Smith, Stanley H. (1963-04-01). "Some social and economic factors relating to periodontal disease among young Negroes: No. 1". The Journal of the American Dental Association. 66 (4): 486–491. doi:10.14219/jada.archive.1963.0125. ISSN 0002-8177.
  18. ^ a b Robinson, Barbara A.; Mobley, Eugenia L.; Pointer, Martha B. (1967-01-01). "Is dental health education the answer?". The Journal of the American Dental Association. 74 (1): 124–128. doi:10.14219/jada.archive.1967.0006. ISSN 0002-8177.
  19. ^ a b Pointer, Martha B.; Mobley, Eugenia L. (1969). "Dental Status and Needs in a Poverty-Population of North Nashville, Tennessee". Journal of Public Health Dentistry. 29 (4): 239–245. doi:10.1111/j.1752-7325.1969.tb00522.x. ISSN 1752-7325. PMID 5261653.
  20. ^ a b Mobley, Eugenia L. (1964). "Testing the Oral Hygiene Index; Its Use in Epidemiological Studies*". Journal of Public Health Dentistry. 24 (3): 144–148. doi:10.1111/j.1752-7325.1964.tb00446.x. ISSN 1752-7325.
  21. ^ Mobley, Eugenia L., and Martha A. Pointer. "Dental caries and periodontal conditions among Negro children in Tennessee." Tenn. Dent. AJ 40 (1960): 21-8.
  22. ^ Mobley, E. L. (1967-04-01). "Dental program for the chronically ill and aged". Journal - Tennessee State Dental Association. 47 (2): 147–154. ISSN 0091-3987. PMID 4225571.
  23. ^ Bolden, Theodore Edward (1969). Dental Hygiene Examination Review Book: 2000 Multiple Choice Questions and Answers Referenced to Textbooks, Edited by Theodore E. Bolden, Eugenia L. Mobley [and] Elzer S. Chandler. Medical Examination Publishing Company.
  24. ^ "Doctors Journey to New York". The Huntsville Mirror. 1953-05-23. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-02-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ^ "Beautiful Candlelight Nuptials Unite Couple" The Chicago Defender (04 Nov 1950): 10. via ProQuest
  26. ^ "Charles W. McGinnis". The Tennessean. 2002-09-29. p. 33. Retrieved 2022-02-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. ^ Loggins, Kirk (1993-06-24). "Driver guilty of vehicular homicide, 4th DUI, driving on revoked license". The Tennessean. p. 13. Retrieved 2022-02-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. ^ "William E. McGinnis". The Tennessean. 2003-01-26. p. 31. Retrieved 2022-02-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  29. ^ "The Mobley/Singleton Lecture" Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry (2015): 27.
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