The Oral Science Graduate Program celebrated 2 successful dissertation defenses and 7 successful Master's thesis defenses this spring. Congratulations to our graduates!
PhD Dissertation
Jennifer Sukalski
“Perceived Social Status and Oral Health Outcomes: A New Determinant of Health?”
Mentor: Susan McKernan
Wattawan Wongpattaraworakul
“Novel Prognostic Biomarkers for Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma"
Mentor: Andrean Burnett
Master's Theses
Amit Unnadkat
"Sintering Effect on Zirconia Manufactured by Suspension Enclosed Projection Stereolithography."
Mentor: Erica Teixeira
Derrick Bisnett
“Detection of in vitro Vertical Root Fractures with and without a Metal Artifact Reduction Algorithm”
Mentor: Trishul Allareddy
Ala Al Saffer
“The Eff ectiveness of Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) on Caries Lesions in Adults: retrospective study evaluating the longevity of SDF treated teeth in adult patients using a dental school data record”
Mentor: Justine Kolker
Veronica Sule
“Developmental enamel defects in non-syndromic orofacial clefting”
Mentors: Brian Howe and Lina Moreno Uribe
Maria Rosas Diaz
“Evaluation of resistance of bonded zirconia crowns with varying occlusal thicknesses after the endodontic access hole preparation”
Mentor: Terry Lindquist
Mustafa Tattan
“Key Questions in Implant Dentistry: Accuracy of Placement Modalities, Predictive Factors of Early Failure and Cost Effectiveness of Surgical Peri-implantitis Therapy”
Mentors: Carlos Garaicoa Pazmino and Gustavo Avila-Ortiz
Josephine Itakpe
“Influence of print direction on accuracy and mechanical properties of 3-D printing resin materials"
Mentor: Akimasa Tsujimoto
Celebration Reception Photo Gallery
