Marcos A. Vargas
Professor of Family Dentistry
Current Positions
- Professor of Family Dentistry
Education
- MS in Operative Dentistry, The University of Iowa
- Certificate in Operative Dentistry, The University of Iowa
- Certificate in AEGD, Eastman Dental Center
- BDS, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima Peru
- DDS in Dentistry, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima Peru
Licenses & Certifications
- Dental License, Iowa
- Academy of Operative Dentistry, Iowa
Professional Memberships
- Academy of Dental Materials
- American Dental Education Association
- Iowa Dental Association
- Academy of Operative Dentistry
- American Association for Dental Research
- Iowa Microscopy Society
- American Dental Association
Selected Publications
- Vargas, M. A., Vargas, K. G. & Rosenstiel, S. F. (2013). (Chapter 39) Esthetic Restorative Dentistry for the Adolescent. In: Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy Through Adolescence. (5th)
- Vargas, M. A. (2012). Nanomicrohybrid composites make posterior placement easier. Dentistry Today 31 (5) 128-31.
- Vargas, M. A., Bergeron, C. & Diaz-Arnold, A. M. (2011). Cementing all-ceramic restorations: recommendations for success. J Am Dent Assoc 142 2:20s-4s. PMID: 21454837.
- Liu, M. C., Aquilino, S. A., Lund, P. S., Vargas, M. A., Diaz-Arnold, A. M., Gratton, D. G. & Qian, F. (2010). Human perception of dental porcelain translucency correlated to spectrophotometric measurements. J Prosthodont 19 (3) 187-93. PMID: 20040028.
- Vargas, M. A. (2009). Dentin bonding: effects of hemostatic agents and caries detectors. J Esthet Restor Dent 21 (2) 75-6.
- Bouschlicher, M. R., Vargas, M. A. & Denehy, G. E. (2009). Effect of desiccation on microleakage of five Class 5 restorative materials. Oper Dent 21 (3) 90-5.
- da Costa, J., Vargas, M., Swift, E. J., Anderson, E. & Ritter, S. (2009). Color and contrast ratio of resin composites for whitened teeth. J Dent 37 Suppl 1 e27-33.
- Watanabe, H., Khera, S. C., Vargas, M. A. & Qian, F. (2008). Fracture toughness comparison of six resin composites. Dent Mater 24 (3) 418-25.
- Diaz-Arnold, A. M., Vargas, M. A., Shaull, K. L., Laffoon, J. E. & Qian, F. (2008). Flexural and fatigue strengths of denture base resin. J Prosthet Dent 100 (1) 47-51.
- Swift, E. J., Pawlus, M. A. & Vargas, M. A. (2007). Shear bond strengths of resin-modified glass-ionomer restorative materials. Oper Dent 20 (4) 138-43.
Selected Grants & Contracts
- Long-term water storage of dental adhesives; NIDCR; Alexia Murray (Principal Investigator), Vargas, Marcos Alfredo
- Effect of bevel charactistics on blending of resin composites; Dows Training Grant Award; Christina Mulcany (Principal Investigator), Vargas, Marcos Alfredo (Director)
- Clinical Investigations of a New Resin Composite System; Ivoclar Vivadent North America; Vargas, Marcos Alfredo (Principal Investigator)
- Comparison of OTC vs NGBV whitening; NIDR Training Grant Award; Jessica Lawson D-3 (Principal Investigator), Vargas, Marcos Alfredo
- Long term effect of water storage on resin-dentin interfaces; Dows Training Grant Award; Adam Diesburg D-3 (Principal Investigator), Vargas, Marcos Alfredo
- Effect on increments on micro-tensile bond strength of Class V cavity preparations; NIDR Training Grant Award; Jarad Dean D-3 (Principal Investigator), Vargas, Marcos Alfredo
- Long term dentin permeability changes with dentin desensitizing agents; NIDR Training Grant Awards; Amy Ruhland D-2 (Principal Investigator), Vargas, Marcos Alfredo
- TEM analysis of accelerated aging of resin-dentin interfaces; NIDCR; Joshua Campbell (D2) (Principal Investigator), Vargas, Marcos Alfredo (Director)
- TEM analysis of accelerated aging of resin-dentin interfaces; NIDR Training Grants Awards; Joshua Campbell D-2 (Principal Investigator), Vargas, Marcos Alfredo
- Comparison of demineralized and non-demineralized TEM ultrathin sections of resin-dentin interfaces: a novel approach; NIDR Training Grant Awards; Joshua Campbell (Principal Investigator), Vargas, Marcos Alfredo