Oral Science Graduate Program
PhD Dissertation

Dr. Waheed Awotoye
April 4, 2022
"Contribution of genetic variants to orofacial clefts in African populations"
Mentor: Azeez Butali
Master's Theses

Dr. Ahmad Alkhaza’leh
March 29, 2022
"Mechanical and chemical analysis of experimental dental adhesive containing Proanthocyanidin-loaded MSNs"
Mentor: Steven Armstrong

Dr. Catherine Hopkins
March 29, 2022
"Fracture Resistance of Defective Amalgams Repaired with Composite"
Mentor: Erica Teixeira

Dr. Maria Martinez
April 1, 2022
“A Retrospective Study On Natural Teeth Survival, Adjacent to Straumann Implants”
Mentor: Salahaldeen Abuhammoud

Dr. Danubio Blen
April 18, 2022
“Why do dental students choose a specific state to work or to specialize on”
Mentor: Terry Lindquist

Dr. Sandra Stuhr
April 26, 2022
“Histologic Assessment and Gene Expression Analysis of Intraoral Soft Tissue Donor Sites”
Mentor: Sukirth Ganesan

Dr. Stephanie Vazana
April 27, 2022
“Microbial, Immune, and Metabolic Signatures of Oral Health”
Mentor: Sukirth Ganesan

Dr. Emilio Couso-Queiruga
April 28, 2022
“The Fate of the Alveolar Ridge after Tooth Extraction”
Mentor: Gustavo Avila Ortiz

Dr. Manila Shinde
May 12, 2022
“Evaluation of performance of deep learning algorithms in detecting and diagnosing dental carious lesions using dental intraoral radiographic imaging: a systemic review and meta-analysis”
Mentor: Trishul Allareddy

Dr. Olajide Obe
May 31, 2022
“Interaction of dental pulp stem cells with bacterial products modulates the protein expression of cathepsin B”
Mentor: Cristina De Mattos Pimenta Vidal