Dean's Seminar Series
Overseen by the Office of the Dean and the Office of Research, the Dean's Seminar Series is attended by predoctoral dental students, postdoctoral residents and faculty (who may obtain continuing education credit for their attendance). This series takes place throughout the academic year.
2013 Schedule
January 31 |
Dr. André Ritter, D.D.S., M.S.D., M.B.A. |
Update on Posterior Direct Composites: Current Uses and Solutions for Common Problems |
March 5 |
Dr. Mark Lyles, M.A., M.S., Ed.S., D.M.D., Ph.D. |
Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials & Regenerative Medicine: Thinking outside the Box for Future Biomedical Solutions |
October 16 |
Dr. Jayanth V. Kumar, D.D.S., M.P.H. |
New York State Health Improvement Plan: Prevention Agenda 2013-2017 |
December 17 |
Peter Donnelly, M.S., M.B.A., M.A. |
Research Innovation and Commercialization |
2012 Schedule
December 7 |
Dr. Brian Schmidt |
The Neurobiology of Oral Cancer Pain |
2011 Schedule
March 2 |
Dr. Pamela Hughes |
Update on Sjogren's Syndrome |
March 23 |
Dr. Anthony Volpe |
The Role of a Dentist in the Corporate World |
September 21 |
Dr. Ricardo Teles |
The impact of subgingival biofilms on in vivo expression of inflammatory biomarkers |
October 21 |
Dr. Jeffrey Payne |
Treatment of periodontitis in postmenopausal osteopenic women with subantimicrobial dose doxycyclin |
November 2 |
Dr. James Sciubba |
Socrates Meets Problem-based Learning – The CPC in Student and Resident Teaching |
2010 Schedule
Date |
Speaker |
Name of Presentation |
March 9 |
Dr. Axel Kirsch |
Rehabilitation of the posterir maxilla-hard and soft tissue management around implants |
May 24 |
Dr. Thomas Taylor |
Everything is great in the world of Dental Implants, so why am I so worried? |
June 15 |
Dr. Tara Aghaloo |
Pathophysiology of Biosphosphonate Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws |
September 29 |
Dr. Kenneth Kornman |
Inflammation and Chronic Diseases of Aging: Where does Periodontitis fit in the story? |
October 15 |
Dr. Francisco Villarreal |
Cardioprotection by Tetracyclines and Effects of Combination Therapy |
October 26 |
Dr. Clark Stanford |
Bridging the River, the role of translational research in dental implant therapy |
2009 Schedule
Date |
Speaker |
Name of Presentation |
March 11 |
Dr. Michael Glick |
The Role of Dentists in Overall Health and Well Being |
April 23 |
Dr. George Hajishengallis |
Innate Immunity to P. gingivalis: Effective or Intervention Needed |
November 10 |
Dr. Robert Thompson |
Non-Antibiotic Properties of Doxycycline in the Management of Vascular Diseases |
November 16 |
Dr. Scott Kachlany |
Leukotoxin from Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans as a therapeutic agent for the treatment of white blood cell diseases (e.g. Leukemia) |
December 2 |
Dr. Richard Ellen |
Impact of treponema denticola on cell motility and the cystoskeleton |
2008 Schedule
Date |
Speaker |
Name of Presentation |
April 15 |
Dr. David Wong |
Can spit be the answer to our oral cancer concerns? |
May 12 |
Dr. Domenick Zero |
Detection and Management of (Early) Dental Caries |
June 30 |
Dr. Caroline Genco |
Mechanisms of Coronary Artery Disease Induced by Oral Infections |
July 28 |
Dr. Thomas Hart |
Genetic Studies of Dental Diseases: Research Approaches, Clinical Implications and Applications |
September 22 |
Dr. Dan Fine |
Lessons learned from studies of Localized Juvenile Periodontitis: From Caries to SNPs to fusion peptides; From Periodontitis to MIPs to magic markers |
October 20 |
Dr. Alan Lurie |
Radiographic Diagnosis of Osteoporosis |
November 10 |
Dr. Steven Offenbacher |
Understanding the Role of Oral Inflammation in Periodontal Disease and its Impact on Systemic Health |
December 8 |
Dr. Charles Serhan |
A Systems Approach with Inflammatory Exudates Reveals A Novel Genus of Anti-Inflammatory-Pro-Resolving Mediators |