Tooka Zokaie
40 Under 40 Class of 2023
West Sacramento, California
Senior Health Policy Analyst
California Dental Association
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If a public health policy passes but nobody implements or uses it, does it have an impact?
Three words to describe me:
Zan, Zendegi, Azadi (woman, life, freedom)
The best part of my job:
working with the dental public health community and the next generation of dental providers to extend oral health beyond the walls of a dental office
Something that would surprise others about me:
I can say "carrot" in 15 languages.
Tooka Zokaie is a Senior Health Policy Analyst for the California Dental Association and a DrPH candidate at the University of Illinois, Chicago. She earned her MPH from the University of California, Davis School of Medicine and a Masters in Population Health from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.
Her mission is to make oral healthcare accessible to all. She is a Section Councilor of the Oral Health Section and Governing Councilor of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Section of the American Public Health Association. In her free time, Tooka enjoys cooking Persian food, growing house plants, and playing with her dogs Saffron and Zaytoon.
