Research Theme: Biomaterial Science and Biomimetic
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Rama Kiran Chavali
Associate Professor
SDB 604
(205) 934-9722 Research Interests: Dental Implants; Dental Biomaterials; HIV/AIDS in Dentistry; Prosthodontics
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Po-Hsu Chen
Assistant Professor
SDB 524D
(205) 975-0692Research Interests: Prosthodontics, maxillofacial prosthetics, dental materials, digital dentistry, public health dentistry.
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network
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Kyounga Cheon
Associate Professor
SDB 802
(205) 975-4303Research Interests: Regenerative Dental Research - to develop a highly innovative injectable nitric oxide releasing biomimetic nanomatrix gel targeting root canal disinfection and pulp-dentin complex regeneration with multidisciplinary team approach (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Endodontics, and Biomedical Engineering at UAB)
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Chin-Chuan Fu
Associate Professor
Thomas P. Hinman Dental Meeting Endowed Professorship in Comprehensive Dentistry
SDB 617
(205) 996-5110 Research Interests: Dental Implants; Dental Materials with special focus in dental ceramics and dental cements; Oral Microbiology; CAD/CAM dental prostheses; Dental education
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Daniel Allen Givan
Professor
University of Alabama School of Dentistry Alumni Association Endowed Professorship
SDB 522B
(205) 934-9809 Research Interests: 3D Printing; CAD/CAM; CBCT; Dental Implants; Dental Materials; Digital Dentistry; Optical Impressions; Milling; Prosthodontics; Virtual Implant Planning
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network
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Nate Lawson
Associate Professor
SDB 603
(205) 975-8302Research Interests: Laboratory testing of biomaterials including mechanical, applied, esthetic, surface and bioactive properties; Clinical testing of biomaterials including Class V retention studies, Direct restoration studies and bleaching studies
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network
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Jay Ponto
Assistant Professor
SDB 415
(205) 975-3513 Research Interests: Functional outcomes in head and neck cancer surgery patients, neoadjuvant treatments in head and neck cancer, microvascular reconstruction techniques, craniomaxillofacial trauma
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Rashmi Radhakrishnan
Assistant Professor
SDB 507
(205) 934-1022
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Augusto Antonio Robles
Associate Professor
SDB 510
Research Interests: Dental materials; Adhesion/bonding; Composites; Minimally invasive dentistry; Ceramic onlays
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network
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Ramtin Sadid-Zadeh
Professor
SDB 536
(205) 934-1072 Research Interests: Digital dentistry; Dental education; Dental materials science; Implant dentistry; Prosthodontics