Research

Abbott, Lawrence J.*
  • Microleakage under metal restorations: old and new amalgams, gold foil, and effect of various cements, liners and bases
  • Manual dexterity and success in dental school
  • Quality assurance in dental health care
Aksu, Mert
  • Healthcare management research - changing attitudes and impact on costs
Atwan, Salwa
  • Pit and fissure sealants
  • Effect of fluoride on bond strength of pit and fissure sealants
  • The effect of pulp medicaments on pulp tissue
Bhola, Monish
  • Surgical aspect of implants
  • Bone grafts in periodontal defects and for guided bone regeneration
Cabanilla, Leyvee
  • RDHs utilizing local anesthesia in their practices
  • Endo-Perio interrelationships
  • Locally delivered antimicrobials
Coleman, Margie
  • RDHs utilizing local anesthesia in their practices
  • Educational research
  • Long distance learning
Foong, Choong
  • Pain control in dentistry. Drug Information and Therapeutics. Educational research.
Forbes, Bill
  • Anatomy
  • Integrating the Basic Sciences
  • Surveys of Mandibles re IAN injections
  • Rationale for Anatomy Laboratory in Dental Schools
Geist, James R.
  • Minimal exposure doses needed to produce digital radiographs with sufficient signal/noise ratio to permit accurate diagnoses of various diseases
  • Efficacy of cone-beam CT in detecting periapical diseases and root fractures.
  • Efficacy of different diagnostic imaging techniques
  • Image enhancement in diagnostic value of direct digital radiography;
  • Effectiveness of computer-based and web-based instruction in oral pathology and radiology
Gleason, Michael
  • Salivary gland metabolism
  • Function of salivary proteins
Hillenburg, Kenneth L.
  • Educational research
Hoelscher, Diane
  • Esthetic dental materials*
  • Analysis of surface smoothness/finishing and microleakage*
  • Educational research*
Hoen, Michael
  • Digital imaging
  • Endodontic retrofill materials
  • Endodontic obturation materials
  • MTA physical properties
Jeffers, Gary
  • Topical benzocaine preparations
Kashani, Nahid
  • Microleakage
  • Dental Materials
LeBow, Jan
  • Clinical surveys conducted in Emergency Clinic
  • Clinical surveys conducted at screening appointments
Linger, Jackson
  • Dental anatomy and occlusion
  • Crown and bridge anatomical waxing
  • Dental materials
Loewen, Jill*
  • Tobacco use/cessation issues
  • Effectiveness of UDMSD Tobacco Cessation Counseling
  • UDMSD student tobacco use and cessation
  • Secondhand smoke exposure impact on caries risk
  • Periodontal disease and tobacco use
  • Tobacco use and oral health
  • Tobacco use/cessation and racial/ethnic groups
  • Training/education methods for tobacco control issues
Luxmore, Judi*
  • Educational Research
  • DH BS Degree Completion Programs
  • DH Admissions Policies
Mattana, Durinda J.*
  • Fluoride products
  • Desensitizing products
Maxson, Barbara
  • Microleakage of resin composite restorations
  • Bond strength of resin composites to teeth
  • Surface roughness of resin composite materials and polishing techniques.
  • Educational research
Merchant, Virginia A.
  • Disinfecction of dental impressions and prostheses
  • Laboratory asepsis Oral herpetic infections, virus transmission, and recurrent aphthous stomatitis
Molinari, Gail*
  • Behavior management
  • Prevention/early intervention programs
Molinari, John A.
  • Opportunistic infections in immune compromised patients
  • Development of anti-microbial resistance by hospital bacterial pathogens to antiseptic and disinfectant agents
  • Efficacy of product technologies to control dental unit water contamination
  • Assessment of microorganisms associated with damaged skin
Neely, Tony
  • Risk factors for longitudinal progression of periodontial disease and tooth loss
  • Tooth survival over time among patients with treated and untreated periodontal disease
  • Effect of treatment of periodontal disease on glycemic control among diabetics
  • Role of systemic disease in tooth loss and periodontal disease among dental school patients at UDM
ORegan, Michael
  • Regulation of cerebral blood flow
  • Neuronal apoptosis/necrosis
  • Role of adenosine in the reglation of cerebral blood flow during hypercapnea
  • Role of phospholipases in ischemic neuronal death
Oueis, Hassan*
  • Use of veneered stainless steel crowns among pediatric dentists
  • Knowledge of Infant oral health of pediatricians in Michigan.
Purifoy-Seldon, Barbara
  • Satisfaction surveys
  • Diversity and access
  • DH satisfaction on the job
Shepherd, Kathi
  • Curriculum Management Plan best practices by DDS and DH programs.
  • Electronic outcomes assessment practices by DDS and DH programs
Sordyl, Claudine
  • Post operative complications from dental treatments
  • Drug studies
  • Occupational exposures in dental students, staff, and faculty
Stone, Carl*
  • Saliva reducing drugs
  • Local Anesthetics
Wagner, Warren C.*
  • Hydrated ceramic cements for direct restorative materials
  • Methods to reduce mercury release into wastewater
  • Mineralization of enamel
  • New abrasives for toothpastes
Werth, Kimberly
  • Human behavior
  • Human motivation
Wheater, Michelle*
  • Role of thymosin beta4 as an anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic agent in gingival fibroblasts and epithelial cells
Wyche, Charlotte J.
  • Educational research/service learning
  • Community oral health needs research
York, Jane
  • Educational research
Zarkowski, Pamela
  • Behavioral sciences: Ethics development, cultural competence
  • Community based research: oral health care delivery models, oral health education, demographic changes, etc.

* Student research assistance needed. Visit the faculty directory for individual contact information.