Faculty Research Projects

Research programs at the school are listed below by participating faculty members.

Alpagot, Tamer: Periodontics

• Risk Factors in Systemically Healthy and Diseased Individuals

Anderson, Leigh: Physiological Sciences

• Diabetes and Salivary Gland Function
• Endothelial Cell Function and Salivary Gland Blood Flow

Baumrind, Sheldon: Orthodontics

• Craniofacial Research Instrumentation Laboratory

Boyd, Robert: Orthodontics

• Outcome Evaluation of the Best Practices Protocol
• Predoctoral Orthodontic Teaching Using the Invisalign Appliance

Chambers, David: Dental Practice

• Competency-Based Education and Evaluation

Chavez, Elisa: Removable Prosthodontics

• Systemic Diseases and Oral Health

Cohen, Joel: Physiological Sciences

• Biophysical Properties of Biological Surfaces

Dechant, dorothy: S.R. Atkinson Human Skull Collection

• Comparative Studies of Growth and Development
• S.R. Atkinson Collection of Human Skulls

Duzgunes, Nejat: Microbiology

• Gene Therapy
• Liposomes in Drug Delivery
• Periodontal Pathogens and Immune Effectors

 

Glassman, paul: Dental Practice

• Community Services and Oral Health for People with Special Need

Harpeneau, Lisa: Periodontics

• Clinical Research on New Dental Products

Highsmith, Stefan: Physiological Sciences

• In Vitro Biofilm Development

Inesi, Giuseppe: Physiological Sciences

• Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Calcium Transport

Lundergan, William: Periodontics

• Periodontal Chemotherapy

Konopka, Krystyna, Microbiology

• Candida Biofilm Prevention and Treatment

Nattestad, Anders: Oral Surgery

• Bone Grafting
• Computers in Pedagogy
• Dental Implant Surgery
• Endodontic Surgery
• Orthognathic Surgery

Peters, Christine: Endodontics

• Antibacterial Mechanisms of Bioactive Glass
• Clinical Micro CT for Endodontic Outcomes
• Periapical Healing and Endogenous Anti-Inflammatory Pathways
• Three-Dimensional Reconstruction from CT Data

Peters, Ove: Endodontics

• Disinfection Efficacy of Irrigation Solutions
• Endodontics Research Laboratory
• Periapical Healing and Endogenous Anti-Inflammatory Pathways
• Three-Dimensional Reconstruction from CT Data

Polosukina, Katerina: Physiological Sciences

• In Vitro Biofilm Development

Richards, gary D.: Physiological Sciences

• Human Craniofacial Ontogeny
• Craniofacial Evolution in Hominids and Apes 
• Computed Tomography in Craniofacial Research

Schulze, Karen: Restorative Dentistry

• Physical Properties of Restorative Materials and Clinical Studies

Tolar, Miroslav: Orthodontics

• Bone Regeneration from Human Adult Stem Cells

Tolarova, Marie: Orthodontics

• Craniofacial Genetics: Cleft Lip and Palate Anomalies

Young, Douglas: Restorative Dentistry

• Caries Prevention, Detection and Management

Zeitlin, Benjamin

• Angiogenesis