Our Team

Faculty

Szilvia Arany, D.M.D., Ph.D.
Research Interests: Dental considerations of medically compromised and special need patients, Salivary glands and xerostomia - medication induced dry mouth, Regeneration potential of dento-facial stem cells, Pharmacogenetics and saliva flow measurements

Ronald J. Billings, DDS, MSD
Research Interests: Oral Epidemiology, Early Childhood Caries (ECC), Root Caries, ​Teledentistry

Jack G. Caton, Jr., DDS, MS
Research Interests: Animal models, wound healing, diagnostics, prognostication, clinical trials

Konstantinos Chochlidakis, DDS
Research Interests: Clinical Evaluation of Implant-Supported Prostheses (Prosthetic and Biologic Complications), Clinical Evaluation of Implant-Assisted Removable Partial Dentures (Prosthetic and Biologic Complications), Clinical Evaluation of CAD-CAM Dentures, Clinical and Laboratory Testing of Dental Materials and Techniques

Sharon Elad, DMD
Research Interests: Oral Mucosal Diseases, Salivary Gland Diseases, and Orofacial Pain Disorders, Dental Treatment of Medically Complex Patients, Oral Complications of Cancer Therapy and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, and in Particular Oral Graft-versus-host disease

Carlo Ercoli, DDS
Research Interests: Dental implants surgical and prosthetic complications, CAD/CAM: 3D design and additive and subtractive manufacturing technology applications in Prosthodontics, Efficient design for surgical and prosthetic workflows, Biomaterials

Eli Eliav, DMD, MSc, PhD
Research Interests: Chronic Pain, Neuropathic pain, Pain modulation, Pain measurement

David Fraser, DDS, MS​
Research Interests: Synthetic biomaterials for oral tissue regeneration, Stem cells, Dental implant osseointegration, Periodontal and implant clinical studies

Sangeeta Gajendra, DDS, MPH, MS​
Research Interests: Dental public health related research- program evaluation, needs assessment, oral health surveillance, Epidemiology of oral diseases in diverse population groups, Survey and qualitative research, Promoting oral health care during pregnancy and early childhood by focusing on improving the knowledge of existing guidelines of both pregnant women as well as health care providers, Oral health related impact on quality of life in different population groups, Tobacco cessation and oral health effects of tobacco use, specifically electronic cigarette smoking

Junad Khan, BDS, MSD, MPH, PhD
Research Interests: Pain modulation and Chronic orofacial pain, Myogenic pain and changes in the brain activity, Electromyography and chronic orofacial pain, Bacteria and Orofacial pain

Dorota Kopycka-Kedzierawski, DDS, MPH
Research Interests: Dental Caries Risk Assessment, Early Childhood Caries (ECC), Risk Factors for ECC, Oral Epidemiology, Teledentistry, Practice-Based Research

Sean McLaren, DDS
Research Interests: Dental Caries Risk Assessment, Oral Epidemiology, Teledentistry, Access to Care, Inter professional education

Cyril Meyerowitz, DDS, MS
Research Interests: Practice-Based Research, Implementation Science, Dental Education

Dimitrios Michelogiannakis, DDS, MS​
Research Interests: Influence of systemic and local factors on orthodontic tooth movement and related parameters, Clear aligner therapy and changes in airway dimensions and alveolar bone, Orthodontic treatment of patients with developmental disorders and/or rare conditions, Patients’ perceptions and expectations regarding orthodontic treatment

Linda Rasubala, DDS, PhD
Research Interests: Opioid and NSAIDs Studies, Prenatal Oral Health, Dental Emergencies Curriculum and Assessment, Practical Management of Dental Emergencies

Yan-Fang Ren, DDS, PhD, MPH​
Research Interests: Dental erosion, dentin sensitivity, acute dental pain, Tooth discoloration and tooth whitening, Dental materials and dental implants, Access to and utilization of dental care for underserved population

Isamar Rivera Ramos DMD, PhD
Research Interests: Oral microbiology focusing on the stress responses of S. mutans as part of the Quivey Lab, Community based outreach oral health programs focusing on pediatric patients with Special Healthcare Needs

Paul E. Rossouw, MChD, PhD​
Research Interests: Orthodontic materials, Longitudinal Dentofacial/craniofacial changes including stability of orthodontic treatment results, Temporary Anchorage Devices in orthodontic treatment (including micro-screw/mini-implants), Clinical Orthodontics as a tool

Ralph H. Saunders, DDS, MS
Research Interests: Geriatric Dentistry, Special Care Dentistry, Xerostomia and Hyposalivation

Alexandra Tsigarida, DDS
Research Interests: Investigations of the Microbial Profile of Peri-implant Diseases, Evaluation of Clinical and Biological Complications of Different Implant Supported Prostheses, Soft Tissue Augmentation Techniques for Implant Supported Prostheses

Gene E. Watson II, DDS, MS, PhD​
Research Interests: Impact of exposure to mercury and neurodevelopment in children, Impact of exposure to heavy metals and dental caries, Salivary Gland Dysfunction, Early Childhood Caries

Cynthia L. Wong, DMD, MS​
Research Interests: Early childhood caries, Dental education, Treatment for patients with special healthcare needs

Jin Xiao, DDS, MS, PhD​
Research Interests: Perinatal oral health clinical and translational research;Understand perinatal oral microbiome development and their relationship to early childhood caries; Assess yeast and bacteria cross-kingdom interactions and their relationship to oral diseases; Using multi-species biofilm model to investigate oral diseases pathogenesis and innovative treatment modalities including probiotic therapy; Community-Based Participatory Research in Perinatal Oral Health; mDentistry and Artificial Intelligence-powered caries early detection.