Distinguished Professional

Education
Graduate Education
University of Nebraska (Pre-Dental)
Lincoln, Nebraska,  1978
 
Northwestern University School of Dentistry
Masters of Science (Pedodontics)
Chicago, Illinois,  1981
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Children’s Memorial Hospital
​Certificate ( Pediatric Dentistry)
Chicago, Illinois 1980
 
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Anesthesiology Clerkship, 1979
Chicago, Illinois 1979
 
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Certificate (Forensic Odontology)
Bethesda, Maryland  1981
Board Certification and Licensure
Dental License
Central Regional Boards
Northeast Regional Boards
National Boards, Parts I and II
Illinois License
Nevada License
Specialty Certification
American Board of Pedodontics,
Part I (written), May, 1980
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llinois Specialty Board - Pedodontics
Diplomate - February, 1986
 
American Board of Pedodontics
Diplomate - February 1986
Faculty Appointments
Professor
Department of Otolaryngology
Division of Dentistry
Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois  60611

Guest Lecturer (1982 to 1984)
Dental Hygiene
Harper College, Palatine, Illinois
 
Guest Lecturer (2004- present)
Pediatric Dentistry
University of Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
Guest Lecturer (2001 –present)
Pediatric Dentistry
Sao Paulista State University
Aracatuba, Brasil
 
Guest Lecturer- Pediatric Dentistry (2006-9)
University of Nevada Las Vegas
School of Dental Medicine, 2003 to 2006

Guest Lecturer- Pediatric Department, (2007-2010)
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hospital Appointments
Courtesy Staff
Northwest Community Hospital
Attending Physician – (Children Memorial Hospital) Ann and Robert Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
 
Committee Service
Curriculum Committee, 1980 - 1986
Selective Committee,  1980 - 1982
Dental Council,  1981 - 1983
Awards Committee,  1982 - 1986
Interdisciplinary Subcommittee, 1982 - 1983
 
Awards, Honors, Distinctions
Consultant, Delta Dental Plan, 1984 – 1987
 
Consultant, Bisco Incorporated, 1987 –present
 
Honorary member, Alpha Omega Fraternity
June 2, 1983

Consultant, GC America, 1999 to present

​Dean’s List, University of Nebraska
College of Dentistry, Lincoln, Nebraska
September, 1974 to May, 1978

Chairperson- International Association Pediatric Dentistry Meeting, Posters Awards, Athens, Greece, June, 2011, and other meetings, then IAPD, Rome 2022.

Master Fellow- American Academy for Oral Systemic Health 

American Academy for Oral Systemic Health- Board member (2017- 2023) Secretary, Treasurer and President 2023)
Nobel Forum - “The gut-brain axis: Early life programming of brain function and behavior” Participant in the Nobel Forum, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden 2016

Nobel Conference - “The microbiome and its Programming of Body Systems”. Participant in the Nobel Assembly, Nobel Forum, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden 2017

Fellow - International College of Dentists, Flint Michigan

Fellow – Royal Society of Medicine, London UK

President - Chicago Academy of Dental Research 2018- 2019, Chicago, IL

President of the Board American Academy for Oral & Systemic Health 2022-2023
Professional Studies
  • Fellow - Academy of Dental Materials
  • American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
  • International Association of Paediatric Dentistry
  • American Dental Association
  • Chicago Dental Society
  • Illinois Society of Dentistry for Children
    - Past member executive council​​    ​
  • Illinois Association of Dental Research
  • International Association of Dental Research
  • ​Illinois Society of Dentistry for Children
  •  - president elect, 1983-1984
  • Illinois Society of Dentistry for Children 
    ​ - president, 1984 – 1985
  • International College of Dentists
  • Royal Society of Medicine  - London, UK
  • American Academy of Pediatrics- Oral Section
  • American Academy of Oral & Systemic Health
  • International Association of Dental Specialists
Teaching
Northwestern University Dental School:
Clinical Instruction - People’s Clinic, 1978 to 1980.
 
Clinical Instruction - Junior and Senior Classes,
1980 to 1999.
 
Pedodontic Technique - Sophomore Class, Twelve Lectures and Twenty Lab Sessions per year, 1980 to 1986.
 
Pedodontic/Orthodontic Literature Review - Junior and Senior Classes, Ten Sessions Per Quarter, 1980 - 1986.
 
Pediatric Hospital Dentistry - Junior and Senior Classes, Average of Six Full Day Sessions per Quarter, 1982 to 1986.
 
Pediatric Dentistry Literature Review - Graduate Courses with Twelve Sessions Per Quarter, 1980 to 1989, at Children’s Memorial Hospital

Therapeutics - Junior Class, Two Lectures Per Year, 1981 to 1984.

Growth and Development - Freshman Class, One Lecture Per Year, 1980 to 1985.
Composite Resins - Post-Certificate Dental Hygiene, Full Day Seminar and Technique Lab, 1981 to 1987.
 
Periodontal Disease in Children - Dental Hygiene, Lecture and Discussion, 1981 to 1987.
 
Sedation, Behavior Management, General Anesthesia, Relative Analgesia, Traumatic Injuries and Treatment, Esthetic Restorations for the Young Dental Patient- Sophomore Classes,
1980 to 1999.
                                               
Research Director for Graduate Program in Pediatric Dentistry, Children’s Memorial Hospital, 1999 to present.

Guest lecturer- Illinois Masonic Medical Center- General Practice Residency 2016 to present. Loyola University Medical Center, L.S.U., U.A.B., Detroit Mercy, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, U.C.L.A., U.S.C., University of Illinois, Chicago. Nova Southeastern, Yong Sei University, Seoul, Korea, Chulalongkorn, Thailand, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, and CES Universadid Medellin Colombia
Pediatric Dental Seminar and Research Coordinator
The Pediatric Dentistry seminar series covers in depth almost all of the clinical techniques necessary for providing advanced Pediatric Care. Basic operative and surgical skills that were developed in Undergraduate training are not mentioned in the seminars, as they should already be well developed. The series is presented over two years and every attempt is made not to duplicate any presentations. However, due to the necessity of introducing the first year residents to the course some repetition may occur.

The Research Development is necessary for continuing the integrity of the advanced education curriculum. In addition, residents learn to be objectively critical of published research. Research is being performed at Argonne National Laboratories, Center for Comparative Medicine, Developmental Center for Therapeutics, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Special Infectious Disease laboratory, Robert H. ​
Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Research Center, Human Genomics Core, Bisco Inc., NUseq.and DQSC.  This Pediatric Dental residency is the only one in the nation to perform Synchotronic radiation studies on remineralization and demineralization. It is also the first to perform Probiotic research (IRB approved) on dental caries in children. In addition, it was the first to complete deep sequencing, whole genomics and metatranscriptomics on the oral microbiome, in children with A.S.D., normotypical healthy children and “blue zone” children. The first whole genome deep sequencing of the nasal microbiome was also just completed. We have just completed a multi-phase cancer cell line project with humanized mice and prebiotic supplementation and determined that xylitol inhibits tumor growth and lengthens survivability. The metabolomics analysis uncovered the mechanism of action.
Research - IRB and IACUC
Principal Investigator- IRB approved probiotic research – caries prevention- published​

Principal investigator -IACUC approved Swine study at Center for Comparative Medicine- pulpal therapy- published

​Principal investigator- IACUC approved primate studies- pulpal therapy- Cebus apella- two separate studies- published

Principal Investigator- Retrospective Review of Probiotic Therapyan IRB approved study- published
Principal Investigator- The Association between Neurologic Status and Emigration to Mitochondrial Disease and Microbiome Shifts. IRB approved study- submitted​

Principal Investigator- Microbiome Shifts Associated with Over the Counter Nasal Spray, IRB approved study- manuscript in preparation

Principal Investigator-Xylitol inhibition of Cancer Cell Lines in a Syngeneic Mouse Model- research in progress- phase 3 completed Principal investigator – Xylitol inhibition of 10 cancer cell lines using MTT assay- in progress
Patents
U.S. Patent 5, 806, 739
Automatic Mixing for Dental Materials

U.S. Patent 5, 690, 490
Method and Apparatus for Fabrication of Dental restoration by Pinhead Molding
U.S. Patent 2008 / 0318190 A1
Polymerizable Dental Pulp Healing, Capping, and Lining Material and Method for Use
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Lectures          - Oral Health Part 1
          - Oral Health Park 2
Videos and Audio
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