Angela Hoikka

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Assistant Clinical Professor

Contact Info:
Campus: Corktown Campus
Room: DC344
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Degrees

  • Certificate, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, University of Texas
  • M.S., University of Texas
  • D.D.S., University of Detroit Mercy
  • B.S., Eastern Michigan University

Biography

Clinical Assistant Professor Angela Hoikka teaches dental and dental hygiene students in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry at University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry. She is an alumna of Detroit Mercy, having practiced general dentistry for more than 20 years — first as an associate, then as an independent business owner and finally as a contract dentist in the United States Air Force mission in the United States, Japan and the United Kingdom.

Dr. Hoikka pursued her certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and Master of Science in 2019 from The University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. She achieved her Diplomate from the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology in 2024.

Dr. Hoikka's work in oral and maxillofacial radiology included being an independent business owner, a volunteer supporting the Pacific U.S. Air Force mission, an independent contractor for two consulting services and a reviewer for the Journal of Forensic Sciences.

Angela Hoikka CV (PDF)

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    Research Activity

    • Radiology part 1 and 2 lecture series. Rodeo Dental, Texas, May and June 2023.
    • Correlation of fixture placement and patient symptoms in orthognathic surgery: A retrospective analysis of post-surgical evaluations and comparisons of multiple surgery protocols. Master Thesis, UT Health, April 2022
    • Primary Intraosseous Xanthoma of the Mandible. American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Annual Meeting, Portland, Ore., October 2022.
    • Jayaraman J, Hoikka A, Mendez MJC, Hajishengallis E. Radiographic Diagnosis in the Pediatric Dental Patient.  DCNA, July 2021.
    • Jones J, Hoikka A, Perez D. Primary Intraosseous xanthoma of the mandible – A case report, novel approach to removal, and review of the literature. OMSC, July 2022.
    • The identification, separation, and purification of phthalocyanine compounds. Honors research thesis completed and accepted. Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Mich., May 1998.
    • Reviewer for the Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2024-2025.
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