Congratulations to West Virginia University School of Dentistry faculty and students drawing national and international attention for their research.
West Virginia University remains one of the top research institutions in the nation according to 2021 rankings by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The University first reached the R1 level in 2016. WVU had remained on that prestigious list ever since, as Carnegie releases assessments every three years. The School of Dentistry is proud to contribute to high research activity that places the University among the most elite research-focused institutions.
Journal of Dental Education
Implementation of dental sleep medicine in dental curricula
DeBiase CB, Wiener RC. Implementation of dental sleep medicine in dental curricula. Journal of Dental Education 2022; Feb 111 https://doi.org/10.1002/jdd.12906.
The article, by Christina B. DeBiase, MA, EdD, and R. Constance Wiener, DMD, Ph.D., has been accepted for publication and has been posted online.
The authors found a need for dentists to do more in addressing Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), including evaluating airway size, using appropriate sleep diagnostic tools, and understanding results from sleep study tests to help with interventions in growth, appliance fabrication, and myofunction. By introducing a dental sleep medicine curriculum for predoctoral students and dental hygiene students, the integration reinforces learning across disciplines.
2022 AADOCR/CADR Annual Meeting and Exhibition
Six studies led by WVU School of Dentistry faculty will be featured at the 2022 American Association for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research and Canadian Association for Dental Research annual meeting March 21 through March 26.
Title: Relations and interactions between B-vitamins and zonulin in periodontal inflammation
Authors: Casey D. Wright, Arif Salman, and Daniel W. McNeil
Affiliations: West Virginia University
Title: Discrimination based on Social Class in Oral Healthcare in Appalachia
Authors: Erinn J. Victory, BA1,4, Tayla Tallman, BS1,4, Kalo C. Sokoto, MA1,4, Elizabeth Kao, DMD1, Betsy Foxman, PhD3,4, John R. Shaffer, PhD2,4, Linda Alexander, EdD1,4, Mary L. Marazita, PhD2,4, & Daniel W. McNeil, PhD1,4
Affiliations: West Virginia University1, University of Pittsburgh2, University of Michigan3, Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia (COHRA)4
Title: Mother’s Social Network Influences on Child's Dental Fear and Anxiety
Authors: Tayla J. Tallman, BSDH1,3, Brette N. Scala, BA1,3, Carly A. Scala, BSDH1,3, Jamey T. Brumbaugh, BS1,3, Kaley N. Potter, BA1, Zelda T. Dahl, BA2,3, Mary L. Marazita, PhD2,3, Robert J. Weyant, DMD, DrPH2, Daniel W. McNeil, PhD1,3, & Jacqueline M. Burgette, DMD, PhD2
Affiliations: West Virginia University1, University of Pittsburgh2, Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia (COHRA)3
Title: Child's Oral Health Interventions through Mother’s Social Networks: A Qualitative Study
Authors: Jamey T. Brumbaugh, BS1,3, Brette N. Scala, BA1,3, Carly A. Scala, BSDH1,3, Tayla J. Tallman, BSDH1,3, Kaley N. Potter, BA1,3, Zelda T. Dahl, BA2,3, Mary L. Marazita, PhD2,3, Robert J. Weyant, DMD, DrPH2, Daniel W. McNeil, PhD1,3, & Jacqueline M. Burgette, DMD, PhD2,3
Affiliations: West Virginia University1, University of Pittsburgh2, Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia (COHRA)3
Title: Negative Emotion and Oral Self-Care among Women in Appalachia
Authors: Jeongwi An, MA1,4, Christa Lilly, PhD1, Kaley Potter1, Elizabeth C. Kao, DMD1, Betsy Foxman, PhD3,4, John R. Shaffer, PhD2,4, Mary L. Marazita, PhD2,4, & Daniel W. McNeil, PhD1,4
Affiliations: West Virginia University1, University of Pittsburgh2, University of Michigan3, Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia (COHRA) 4
Title: Health Literacy and Social Determinants of Genetic Literacy
Authors: Jamey T. Brumbaugh, BS & Daniel W. McNeil, PhD
Affiliations: West Virginia University
Title: Electronic Cigarette Usage in Patients at a Dental School
Authors: Lauren Hine and Fotinos S Panagakos
Affiliations: West Virginia University School of Dentistry
Title: Dental School Patient Utilization of Adult Emergency Dental Medicaid Benefit
Authors: Aaliyah Williams and Fotinos S Panagakos
Affiliations: West Virginia University
Title: Effects of Bracket Pad Design and Manufacturing on Bond Strength
Authors: Ngan P, Osborne D, Martin CA, Morgan S, Xiang J
Affiliation: West Virginia University School of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics and WVU Department of Family Medicine
Title: Shear-Bond-Strength and UV-light-Aided Adhesive Remnant Removal of an Orthodontic Resin
Authors: Kao E, Becker S, Ngan P, Xiang J.
Affiliation: West Virginia University School of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics and WVU Department of Family Medicine
2022 American Academy of Oral Medicine Annual Conference
Students and faculty have been chosen for case presentations at May's 2022 American Academy of Oral Medicine's annual conference.
Poster Presentation:
Extreme Example Of Field Cancerization: Four Synchronous Oral Carcinomas In Proliferative Verrucous Leukoplakia (PVL)
Megan E. Pycraft, BS; Lakshmi S. Garladinne, BDS, MS, MDS; Jerry E. Bouquot, DDS, MSD; Steven B. Whitaker, DDS; Juan M. Bugueno, DDS, MS, ABOM
Case Presentation Award: one of the five best case reports submitted to the meeting (nationally and internationally) – Oral Presentation in the meeting
Severe, Refractory, Oropharyngeal Vesiculobullous Lesions – The Frustration Of Linear IgA-Bullous Disease
Blake N. Bachner, BS; Madison H. Smith, BS; Jerry E. Bouquot, DDS, MSD; Steven B. Whitaker, DDS; Juan M. Bugueno, DDS, MS, ABOM
