Dental Research Updates from the U of M--
A Celebration of Student Research:
4th Annual Dean's Day

Would you like to learn about the research currently underway at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry?

This annual continuing dental education program is designed to provide the practicing community with an overview of cutting edge research performed by the faculty and students at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. Highlights of this full-day course include: 1) a keynote speaker: Dr. Paul Krebsbach from the University of Michigan, 2) seven School of Dentistry faculty presentations, and 3) dental student research poster presentations. You are invited to take advantage of this no-registration-fee continuing dental education course, compliments of the School of Dentistry. Dentists and dental team members are welcome to attend and see how research conducted by the faculty and students at the School of Dentistry is shaping the future of dental practice.

The keynote speaker will focus his presentation on:

• Gene Therapy Strategies for Craniofacial Regeneration

Paul H. Krebsbach, D.D.S., Ph.D., is the Roy H. Roberts Professor of Dentistry and Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan College of Engineering; and Chair of the Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, University of Michigan School of Dentistry. Dr Krebsbach received his D.D.S. degree from the University of Minnesota and his certificate in Periodontology and Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Connecticut Health Center. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Michigan, he served as a Senior Staff Fellow for three years at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. His research program focuses on the cell and molecular biology of mineralized tissues with an emphasis on gene therapy-directed osteogenesis and bone marrow stromal cell biology.

University of Minnesota School of Dentistry faculty will discuss:

• Caries: The Battle Between Good and Evil (Bacteria)
• Bacterial Reservoirs in Oral Mucosa after Treatment of Aggressive Periodontitis
• Dental Implant Research Review
• Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws: An Update
• Oral Health-Related Quality of Life
• Osteoclasts and Their Role in Bone Remodeling
• 2-D and 3-D Imaging as a Tool for Orthodontic Practice

David L. Basi, D.M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Developmental and Surgical Sciences, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry; Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Mike T. John, D.D.S., M.P.H., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Division of TMD and Orofacial Pain, Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry.

Jason D. Johnson, D.D.S., M.S., Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Periodontology, Department of Developmental and Surgical Sciences, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry; winner of the Clinical Research Division of the Balint Orban Competition at the 2007 American Academy of Periodontology meeting.

Jens Kreth, Ph.D., Research Associate, Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry.

Brent E. Larson, D.D.S., M.S., Associate Professor and Director, Division of Orthodontics, Department of Developmental and Surgical Sciences, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry.

Kim Mansky, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Orthodontics, Department of Developmental and Surgical Sciences, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry.

Wook-Jin Seong, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Prosthodontics, Department of Restorative Sciences, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry.