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Erica C. Teixeira, DDS, MS, PhD

Departmental Executive Officer (DEO) of Operative Dentistry

Current Positions

  • Professor of Operative Dentistry

Education

  • MS in Dental Public Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Certificate in Public Health, The University of Texas-Health Science Center at Houston
  • PhD in Materials Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
  • MS in Operative Dentistry, University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil-UNICAMP
  • DDS in Dentistry, University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil-UNICAMP

Center, Program and Institute Affiliations

Licenses & Certifications

  • Dental License, Iowa

Selected Awards & Honors

  • Assistant Marshal, UTHSCSA Dental student class of 2012
  • Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society, Mu Nu Chapter at UTHSCSA
  • Assistant Marshal, UTHSCSA Dental student class of 2011
  • Nominated for Distinguished Mentor Award, The University of Iowa, Iowa City
  • Fellow International College of Dentists, International College of Dentists- USA Section, Orlando, Florida
  • Fellow Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program, Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program
  • ITTA-Innovation in Teaching with Technology Award, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Assistant Marshall, UTHSCSA Dental Student Class 2014
  • Assistant Marshal, UTHSCSA Dental student class of 2013
  • Dental School Faculty Assembly Teaching Excellence Award, UTHSCSA Dental School

Professional Memberships

  • International College of Dentists (ICD)
  • American Dental Association
  • Academy of Operative Dentistry (AOD)
  • Omicron Kappa Upsilon-Honor Dental Society
  • American Dental Education Association (ADEA)
  • Academy of Dental Materials (ADM)
  • American Association of Dental Research (AADR)
  • International Association of Dental Research

Selected Publications

  • Vidal CMP, Teixeira, E. C., Armstrong, S. R. & Qian, F. (2024). Comparison of Adhesion Performance of a Self-curing and a Light-curing Universal Adhesive to Various Dental Substrates and CAD/CAM Materials. The journal of adhesive dentistry 26 (1) 31-40. DOI: 10.3290/j.jad.b4908469. PMID: 38276890.
  • Unnadkat, A., Kirby, L., Kulanthaivel, S., Rysavy, O., Tsujimoto, A., Song, X. & Teixeira, E. C. (2023). The Effect of Sintering on Zirconia Manufactured via Suspension-Enclosing Projection Stereolithography for Dental Applications: An In Vitro Study. Materials (Basel, Switzerland) 17 (1). DOI: 10.3390/ma17010014. PMID: 38203868. PMCID: PMC10779720.
  • Kulanthaivel, S., Poppen, J., Ribeiro Cunha, S., Furman, B., Whang, K. & Teixeira, E. C. (2023). Development of a Boron Nitride-Filled Dental Adhesive System. Polymers 15 (17). DOI: 10.3390/polym15173512. PMID: 37688138.
  • Reed, M., Teixeira, E. C. & Leme-Kraus, A. (2023). Marginal Integrity of Cervical Restorations Exposed Acidic Environment. (102 A) J Den Res.
  • Teixeira, E., Vargas, M., Armstrong, S., Maia, R., Elgreatly, A., Jain, A., Guzman-Amstrong, S., Kolker, J., Restrepo-Kennedy, N., Vidal, C. & Comnick, C. (2023). Outcomes of a Simplified Dental Composite: a Randomized Clinical Trial. (Vols. 102 (A)). J Den Res.
  • Hopkins, C. E., Restrepo-Kennedy, N., Elgreatly, A., Comnick, C., Vargas, M. & Teixeira, E. C. (2022). Fracture resistance of defective amalgam restorations repaired with a resin-based composite material. Journal of the American Dental Association (1939). DOI: 10.1016/j.adaj.2022.10.012. PMID: 36543651.
  • Tsujimoto, A., Barkmeier, W. W., Teixeira, E. C., Takamizawa, T., Miyazaki, M. & Latta, M. A. (2022). Fatigue bond strength of dental adhesive systems: Historical background of test methodology, clinical considerations and future perspectives. The Japanese dental science review 58 193-207. DOI: 10.1016/j.jdsr.2022.05.001. PMID: 35789771. PMCID: PMC9250030.
  • Jurado, C. A., Barkmeier, W. W., Alshabib, A., Alresayes, S. S., Fu, C. C., Teixeira, E. C., Baruth, A. G. & Tsujimoto, A. (2022). Effectiveness of Different Polishing Kits for Chairside CAD/CAM Provisional Restorative Materials. Operative dentistry 47 (6) 670-677. DOI: 10.2341/21-147-L. PMID: 36279319.
  • Alshehri, A., Kolker, J., Teixeira, E., Xie, X. J., Fiegel, J. & Wertz, P. (2022). Time Frame Analysis of Potassium Nitrate and Hydrogen Peroxide Diffusion into the Pulp Chamber. Operative dentistry 47 (3) 357-365. DOI: 10.2341/21-006-L. PMID: 35671228.
  • Kattan, W., Urquhart, O., Comnick, C., McQuistan, M. R., Guzmán-Armstrong, S., Kolker, J. & Teixeira, E. C. (2021). Repair versus replacement of defective direct restorations: A cross-sectional study among US dentists. Journal of the American Dental Association (1939). DOI: 10.1016/j.adaj.2021.05.017. PMID: 34489065.

Selected Grants & Contracts

  • Esthetic Outcomes of a newly developed composite and adhesive system: a RCT; Tokuyama; Teixeira, Erica (Principal Investigator)
  • Boron Nitride Nanosheets to Enhance Dental Composite Performance; NIDCR-R56; Whang, Kyumin (Principal Investigator), Teixeira, Erica (Co-Investigator)
  • TUB-In vitro adhesive performance and durability of a simplified system; Tokuyama; Teixeira, Erica (Co-Investigator)
  • Development of an Educational Caries Tooth; NSF I-Corps training program; Teixeira, Erica (Principal Investigator)
  • Access the dentists' knowledge, attitude, and process of the clinical practice in regard to repair dental restorations; Graduate Professional Student Organization; Teixeira, Erica (Research Director), Kattan, Wafaa (Co-Investigator)
  • Enhancing caries management education using a 3D printed model; Innovation in Teaching and Technology Award; Restrepo-Kennedy, Nata (Co-Investigator), Teixeira, Erica (Principal Investigator)
  • Shade matching Evaluation; Tokuyama; Teixeira, Erica (Co-Investigator)
  • Dentist's prescribing practices for prophylactic antibiotics for dental patients with prosthetic joints; Iowa Institute for OH research; Teixeira, Erica (Principal Investigator)
  • Oxirane-Acrylate System to Double the Clinical Service Life of Restorative Resins; NIDCR-R01; Teixeira, Erica (Collaborator)
  • Efficacy of direct restorative materials in proximal box elevation on the marginal quality and fracture strength of CAD/CAM onlays; Academy of Operative Dentistry; Teixeira, Erica (Director)