AADR 2008-Present


2008-09 Brian H. Clarkson
2009-10 Grayson “Bill” Marshall
2010-11 David Wong
2011-12 Jeffery Ebersole
2012-13 Rena D’Souza
2013-14 Peter Polverini
2014-15 Timothy DeRouen
2015-16 Paul H. Krebsbach

AADR Presidents 2008-Present

Brian H. Clarkson

Thirty-seventh President of the AADR, 2008-2009    

  • Inaugural address delivered in Dallas, Texas, USA, April 2, 2008

    “Change”

    (J Dent Res 87: 510, 2008)

  • B.Ch.D., University of Leeds, Yorkshire, England, 1966

    M.S., University of Rochester, NY, 1969

    Pediatric Dentistry Certificate, University of Iowa, 1981

  • Acting Director, University of Iowa College of Dentistry, 1985

    Dows Institute for Dental Research and Head of the Division of Cariology, 1982-86

    Chair, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, 1986-90

    Chair, Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, 1990-92

    Chair, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences, and Endodontics, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, 1992-2006

    Clifford T. Nelson Professor, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences, and Endodontics, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, 1992-2011

    Chair, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences, and Endodontics, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, 1992-2006

    Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, 2015

 

Grayson “Bill” Marshall

Thirty-eighth President of the AADR, 2009-2010   

  • Inaugural address delivered in Miami, Florida, USA, April 1, 2009.

    “Advocacy: Goals Are Dreams We Work For”

    (J Dent Res 88: 395, 2009)

  • BS, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA (1965)

    PhD, Northwestern University, Illinois, USA (1972)

    NIH Post-Doctoral Fellow, Northwestern University, Illinois, USA (1973)

    DDS, Northwestern University, Illinois, USA (1986)

    MPH, Epidemiology, University of California, Berkeley, USA (1992)

  • Instructor, Department of Biological Materials, Northwestern University, Illinois, USA (1973-74)

    Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Materials, Northwestern University, Illinois, USA (1974-78)

    Associate Professor, Department of Biological Materials, Northwestern University, Illinois, USA (1978-87)

    Visiting Fellow, Dental Prosthetics, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (1981)

    Professor, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Division of Biomaterials and Bioengineering (1987-Present)

    Chair, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Division of Biomaterials and Bioengineering (1988-Present)

    Guest Staff Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA (1989-Present)

    UCSF Graduate Groups in Oral and Craniofacial Sciences (1990-Present)

    Director, UCSF Presidio Clinical Research Unit (1992-96)

    Program Director, UCSF Institutional Dental Scientist Award Program (1996-2004)

    UCSF Institutional Dental Scientist Training Program (1996-2004)

    Director, UCSF Comprehensive Oral Health Training Program (2001-2008)

    Vice Chair, UCSF,  Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences (2005-12)

    Chair, UCSF Graduate Groups in Oral and Craniofacial Sciences (2005-Present)

 

David Wong

Thirty-ninth President of the AADR, 2010-2011

  • Inaugural address delivered in Washington, DC, USA, March 3, 2010

    “Seize The Day”

    (J Dent Res 89(5): 429, 2010)

  • B.Sc., Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada, 1979)

    D.M.D., University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 1982

    D.M.Sc., Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1985

    Certificate, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1985

  • Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Head of the Division of Oral Pathology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1992-2001

    Professor, Director of the Dental Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, USA, 2002-Present

    Chair of the Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA, 2003

    Associate Dean of Research, University of California, Los Angeles, USA, School of Dentistry, 2005

    Associate Dean of Research, Professor of Oral Biology, Oral Biology & Medicine, and Director of Dental Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

    Felix and Mildred Yip Endowed Professor in Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, USA, School of Dentistry, 2002-Present

 

Jeffrey Ebersole

Fortieth President of the AADR, 2011-2012

  • Inaugural address delivered in San Diego, California, USA, March 16, 2011

    “If Not Us, Who? If Not Now, When?”

    (J Dent Res 90(7): 827, 2011)

  • Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (1975)

    NIH Predoctoral Trainee, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Pennsylvania, USA (1971-1975)

  • Instructor, Department of Microbiology, Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA (1973-1974)

    Assistant Member, Forsyth Dental Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (1977-1980)

    Associate Member, Forsyth Dental Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (1980-1985)

    Assistant Clinical Professor of Oral Biology and Pathophysiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (1980-1983)

    Associate Clinical Professor of Oral Biology and Pathophysiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (1984-1985)

    Senior Member, Forsyth Dental Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (1985)

    Research Affiliate, The Forsyth Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (1985-Present)

    Associate Professor of Periodontics and Microbiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA (1985-1994)

    Professor of Periodontics and Microbiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA (1994-2000)

    Alvin L. Morris Professor of Oral Health Research, Director of the Center for Oral Health Research, University of Kentucky, USA (2000-Present)

    Associate Dean for Research, University of Kentucky College of Dentistry (2002-Present)

 

Rena D’Souza

Forty-first President of the AADR, 2012-2013    

  • Inaugural address delivered in Tampa, Florida, USA, March 21, 2012

    “Shaping Our Future”

    (J Dent Res 91(8): 729-730, 2012)

  • B.D.S. (Bachelor of Dental Surgery), University of Bombay, India, 1977

    D.D.S., University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, 1985

    M.S., Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, 1985

    Ph.D., Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, 1987

  • General Practice Residency, Departments of Oral Surgery, Operative Dentistry and Periodontics, Government Dental College and St. George’s Hospital, University of Bombay, India, 1977-78
  • Assistant Professor (part-time), Department of Anatomical Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, 1985-1988

    Assistant Professor (Full-time), Departments of Basic Sciences and Anatomical Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, 1989-1995

    Associate Professor with Tenure, Department of Orthodontics, 1999-2001; Department of Basic Sciences, 1995-1999; University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

    Professor with Tenure, Department of Orthodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, 2001-06

    Professor with Tenure, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center Baylor College of Dentistry, 2006-12

    Dean, University of Utah School of Dentistry, 2013-14

    Associate Vice President of Research, University of Utah School of Medicine, 2014-present

 

Peter Polverini

Forty-second President of the AADR, 2013-2014    

  • Inaugural address delivered in Seattle, Washington, USA, March 20, 2013

    Ensuring that Research and Discovery Remain Core Values of Dentistry

    (J Dent Res 92: 483-484, 2013)

  • D.M.Sc., Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    D.D.S., Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (1973)

  • Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, 1977-1980

    Associate Professor of Pathology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA, 1981-1992

    Professor of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, USA, 1992-Present

    Dean and Professor, University of Michigan Dental School, USA, 2003-Present

 

Timothy DeRouen

Forty-third President of the AADR, 2014-2015    

  • Inaugural address delivered in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, March 22, 2014

    Emphasizing Relevance

    (J Dent Res 93: 537-538, 2014)

  • B.S., McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA

    M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, Virginia

    Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 

  • Professor Emeritus, Biostatistics, Oral Health Sciences and Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

    Director,  Center for Global Oral Health and the Summer Institute, USA

 

Paul H. Krebsbach

Forty-forth President of the AADR, 2015-2016    

  • Inaugural address delivered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, March 14, 2015.

    Leading with a Consistency of Purpose

    (J Dent Res 94: 874, 2015)

  • B.A., The College of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minn., USA, 1978-1982

    D.D.S., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., USA, 1983-1987

    Certificate in Periodontology, The University of Connecticut Health Center, 1987-1993

    Ph.D., The University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, USA, 1987-1993

  • Senior Staff Fellow, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md., USA, 1993-1996

    Assistant Professor of Dentistry, Department of Oral Medicine Pathology and Surgery, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, 1996-2001

    Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, without tenure, University of Michigan College of Engineering, 2001-06

    Associate Professor of Dentistry, with tenure, Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, University of Michigan, 2001-06

    Roy H. Roberts Endowed Professor of Dentistry, University of Michigan, 2005-2015

    Chair, Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, 2005-present

    Professor of Dentistry, Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, 2006-present

    Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan College of Engineering, 2006-2016

    Dean, UCLA School of Dentistry, 2016-Present

 

Jack Ferracane

Forty-fith President of the AADR, 2016-2017    

  • Inaugural address delivered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, March 16, 2016.

    Mentoring and Role Modeling – The Gifts That Keep on Giving

    (J Dent Res 95: 845, 2016)

  • B.S., University of Illinois, Urbana

    M.S., Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill, USA

    Ph.D., Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill, USA

  • Associate Professor, Department of Dental Materials, Baylor College of Dentistry, 1983-88

    Professor and Chair, Department of Restorative Dentistry; and Division Director of Biomaterials and Biomechanics, Oregon Health & Science University

 

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