Research Theme: Clinical Outcomes and Implementation Science

Hussein Basma
D.D.S., M.S.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 412
(205) 934-4506 Research Interests: Soft and hard tissue augmentation in preparation for endosseous dental implants; Digital technologies to enhance dental implant surgical treatment plan; Integration of digital dental implant planning into dental education

Edward Bradford
D.D.S., M.P.H.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 171
(205) 996-5326 Research Interests: Caries Control; Fluoridation; Operative Dentistry materials; Dental simulation teaching
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Rama Kiran Chavali
B.D.S., M.S.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 604
(205) 934-9722 Research Interests: Dental Implants; Dental Biomaterials; HIV/AIDS in Dentistry; Prosthodontics

Po-Hsu Chen
D.D.S., M.S., M.P.H.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 524D
(205) 975-0692Research Interests: Prosthodontics, maxillofacial prosthetics, dental materials, digital dentistry, public health dentistry.
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Kyounga Cheon
D.M.D., M.S.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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)

Shandra Coble
D.M.D.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 607
(205) 934-4122Research Interests: Outcomes of Endodontic Treatment; Rotary Instrumentation

David Clanton
D.M.D.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 608B
(205) 934-4122Research Interests: Surgical Endodontics; Regenerative Endodontics
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Joana Cunha-Cruz
M.P.H., D.D.S., Ph.D.Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 117
(205) 996-5298Research Interests: Dental-practice based research; Community-based research; Implementation Sciences; Behavioral Sciences; Oral Epidemiology; Health Inequities and Disparities

Mia Geisinger
D.D.S., M.S.Professor
Program Director, Advanced Education in Periodontology This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 412
(205) 934-4984 Research Interests: Periodontal-systemic interactions related to periodontal infection and immuno-inflammatory response in patients with diabetes, pregnancy outcomes, rheumatoid arthritis, obesity, and dementia; Plaque control in special populations to improve oral and systemic health; Nonsurgical intervention for periodontal and peri-implant diseases; Periodontal hard and soft tissue regenerative materials and techniques
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Nicolaas Geurs
D.D.S., M.S.Weatherford/Palcanis Endowed Professor and Chair This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 412
(205) 934-1074 Research Interests: Community outcomes of implant therapy; Clinical translation research of periodontal therapies; Regenerative medicine; Oral disease system health relationship
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Gregg Gilbert
D.D.S., M.B.A., F.A.A.H.D., F.A.C.D., F.I.C.DDistinguished Professor/Chair This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 109
(205) 934-5423Research Interests: Practice-Based Research Networks; Oral Epidemiology; Dental Behavioral Science
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network Bibliography

Daniel Allen Givan
D.M.D., Ph.D.Professor/Interim Chair This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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

Snigdha Gummadi
B.D.S, M.S.Assistant Professor
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 555C
(205) 934-5459 Research Interests: Dental materials; Adhesion/bonding; Composites; Minimally invasive dentistry; Ceramic onlays; 3D Printing; CAD/CAM; Dental Implants; Digital Dentistry
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Jeff Hill
D.M.D.Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 510
(205) 934-3000

Yung-Tsung Hsu
D.D.S., M.S., D.M.D.Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 534
(205) 975-2284 Research Interests: Outcomes of denture and partial denture treatments; Implant-retained overdenture; Hybrid denture; Dental materials; Ceramic Implants; Attachments

Janice Jackson
D.M.D.Professor/Chair This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 304
(205) 934-7016Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Amjad Javed
Ph.D.Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 714
(205) 996-5124 Research Interests: Craniofacial Development; Osteopenia/Osteoporosis; Genetics of Mineralized Tissue; Cartilage Development and Degeneration; Cleido Cranial Dysplasia; Mineral Metabolism; Regulation of Bone Adiposity

Chung H. Kau
B.D.S., M.Sc.D., M.B.A., Ph.D., M.Orth.Edin., F.D.S.Glas., F.A.M.S. (Ortho), F.F.D.Ire., F.D.S.Edin, F.A.C.D., F.I.C.D., A.B.O., Cert (Ortho)Professor/Chair This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 305
(205) 934-2782 Research Interests: 4D Jaw tracking; Juvenile idiopathic Arthritis in the TMJ; Accelerated Tooth Movement; 3D Imaging (including Cone Beam Technology and Surface Imaging); 3D modeling of surgery; Demineralization studies of teeth; Orthodontic tooth movement and Craniofacial Syndromes; Deformities and Anomalies
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Ejvis Lamani
D.M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 313
(205) 994-3251 Research Interests: Dental and Craniofacial Anomalies; Genetics; Genotype-Phenotype correlations; Short Root Anomaly; Root Resorption; Tooth Agenesis

Nate Lawson
D.M.D., M.A., Ph.D.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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

Yu-Yin Lin
D.D.S., M.S.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 310B
(205) 934-9190Research Interests: Dental public health for children; Material science; Dental traumatology

Perng-Ru Liu
D.D.S., M.S., D.M.D.Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 539
(205) 934-1067 Research Interests: Clinical performance of the esthetic restorations; CAD-CAM and digital dentistry; Fiber-reinforced composite material and restorative phases of several dental implant systems

Patrick Louis
D.D.S., M.D.McCallum Endowed Professor and Chair This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 419Research Interests: Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMJ); Trauma; Dental Implants; Cosmetic Surgery; Orthognathic Surgery; Pathology; Reconstructive Surgery; Aesthetic Surgery
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Raquel Mazer
D.M.D., M.S., M.P.H.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 115
(205) 996-2724 Research Interests: Dental biomaterials; Adhesion; Implants; Health outcomes and Patient services

Carly Timmons McKenzie
Ph.D.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 125
(205) 996-2208Research Interests: Behavioral Sciences Curriculum Development; Utilization and effectiveness of simulation; Future dental practice intentions, as related to underserved populations

Sonya Tidwell Mitchell
D.M.D., M.S.H.A.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 606
(205) 934-1062Research Interests: Practice-based research networks

Stephen Mitchell
D.M.D., M.S.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 322J
(205) 934-1136

Michelle Robinson
D.M.D., M.A.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 406
(205) 934-4720Research Interests: Organizational culture and climate; Strategic planning; Faculty development; Diversity and inclusion, student mentorship, and pipeline programs; Design, implementation, and testing of electronic record systems; Technologies for education, distance learning, and online mentoring; Gamification; Networked clinical information systems for research and teaching; Workflow analysis; Clinical e-prescribing

Augusto Antonio Robles
D.D.S., M.S., D.M.D.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 510
Research Interests: Dental materials; Adhesion/bonding; Composites; Minimally invasive dentistry; Ceramic onlays
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Ken Tilashalski
D.M.D.Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 405
(205) 934-1185 Research Interests: Oral Pathology; Mucocutaneous Disorders; Smokeless Tobacco; Endodontic Treatment Outcomes
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Ahu Topkara
D.D.S., Ph.D., D.M.D.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 144
(205) 934-7807 Research Interests: Clinical orthodontic research; Multidiscipinary treatments; Orthodontic root resorption; Adhesive systems; Craniofacial growth and development; Smile esthetics

Wen-Chou Wu
D.D.S., M.S., F.A.C.P., A.F.A.A.M.P.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 534
(205) 934-1072 Research Interests: Implant restorative material; Implant prosthesis design; Implant occlusion scheme