Clinical Associate Professor
Director, Advanced Education Program in Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology

Division of Oral Pathology/Medicine/Radiology
Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine
University of Michigan School of Dentistry
1011 N. University Ave Rm 2029
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078
734-647-4019 paulce@umich.edu

Bio | Recent Publications

Education
2004 - Certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY
1992 - DDS, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
1990 - MSc, Clinical Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
1986 - BSc, Biochemistry, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario

Certification by Examination
2008 - Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada (FRCD(C), Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology)
2006 - American Dental Licensure Examination in Dentistry (ADEX) (administered by CRDTS)
2004 - Board Certified, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
2004 - Fellow, American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
2003 - National Board Dental Examinations (United States)
1992 - National Dental Board of Examiners (Canada)

Licensure
2007-present - License, Dentistry, Michigan
2007-present - License, Oral Pathology Specialty, Michigan
2006-present - License, Dentistry, Nebraska

National/International Professional Activities
2007-present - Research and Scientific Affairs Committee, American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
2007-present - Editorial Board, Journal of Clinical Rehabilitative Tissue Engineering Research
2006-2007 - Laboratory Services Committee, American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
2005-present - Editor, Clinicopathologic Conference Section, "Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology (OOO)", Mosby Publishers

Honors and Awards
2008 - Award for Outstanding Academic Instructor, Alpha Omega, University of Michigan
2006-2007 - Outstanding Academic Instructor Award, Sophomore Class, Creighton University
2005-2006 - Outstanding Academic Instructor Award, Sophomore Class, Creighton University
2005-2006 - Faculty Development Award, Health Future Foundation, Creighton University School of Medicine
2004-2005 - Outstanding Academic Instructor Award, Sophomore Class, Creighton University
2003 - Robert J. Gorlin Research Award, American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

Academic Appointments and Professional Experience
2008-2011 - Editorial Board, Journal of Dental Education (ADEA)
2007-present - Editorial Board, Journal of Applied Oral Science
2007-present - Clinical Associate Professor, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2004-2007 - Assistant Professor of Dentistry, Creighton University School of Dentistry, Omaha, Nebraska
2004-2007 - Laboratory Director, Surgical Oral Pathology Biopsy Service, Creighton University
2004 - Chief Resident, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, NY
2001-2004 - Dental Resident, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, NY
1992-2001 - Dental Surgeon, Sole Proprietor, Private Practice, Carleton Place, Ontario
1987-1988 - Graduate Student, Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Ontario

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Recent Publications

Chan HL, Wang HL, Bashutski J, Edwards PC, Fu JH, Oh TJ. Retrograde Peri-Implantitis: A Case Report Introducing An Approach to its Management. J Periodontol. 2010 Dec 7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 21138359.

Edwards PC, Hess S, Saini T, Norton N. Twenty-Eight-Year-Old Woman With Recent Onset of Painful Oral Erosions. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2010 Aug;68(8):1890-5.  Epub 2010 Apr 22.  PubMed PMID: 20417592.

Kanjirath PP, Edwards PC. Red and white ulcerated tongue mass. Squamous cell carcinoma. Am Fam Physician. 2010 Mar 15;81(6):785. PubMed PMID: 20229979.

Edwards PC, Kanjirath PP, Norton NS, McVaney T, Scanlon C, Saini T. Developmental oronasal fistula of the incisive papilla. Gen Dent. 2010 Jan-Feb;58(1):62-67. PubMed PMID: 20129895.

Edwards PC, Mason JM. Chapter 26. Dental hard tissue engineering. In: Fundamentals of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. Meyer U, Meyer, T, Handschel J, Wiesmann H (Eds.). Springer, Heidelberg, Germany. ISBN: 978-3-540-77754-0. 2009:pp 345-367.

Saini T, Ogunaleye A, Levering N, Edwards PC. Multiple enamel pearls in two siblings detected by volumetric computed tomography. Dentomaxillofacial Radiology. 2008;37:240-244.

Edwards PC. Chapter 106. Pathology Of The Hard Tissues Of The Jaws. In: Primer on the Metabolic Bone Diseases and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism, 7th Edition. American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. 2008:pp 501-505.

Wharton L, Saini T, Ogunleye A, McCabe J, Edwards PC. Glandular odontogenic cyst of the mandible: from incidental radiographic discovery to prosthetic reconstruction. Gen Dent. 2008 Sep-Oct;56(6):554-8. PubMed PMID: 18810916.

Edwards PC, Levering N, Wetzel E, Saini T. Extirpation of the primary canine tooth follicles: a form of infant oral mutilation. J Am Dent Assoc. 2008 Apr;139(4):442-50. PubMed PMID: 18385028.

Edwards PC, Fantasia JE. Review of long-term adverse effects associated with the use of chemically-modified animal and nonanimal source hyaluronic acid dermal fillers. Clin Interv Aging. 2007;2(4):509-19. Review. PubMed PMID: 18225451.

Shaner JW, Saini TS, Kimmes NS, Norton NS, Edwards PC. Transitory paresis of the lateral pterygoid muscle during a posterior superior alveolar nerve block--a case report. Gen Dent. 2007 Nov-Dec;55(6):532-6. PubMed PMID: 18050579.

Shaner JW, Kimmes N, Saini T, Edwards PC. Meth mouth: rampant caries in methamphetamine abusers. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 2006;20:4-8. PubMed PMID: 16548711.

Edwards PC, Fantasia JE, Saini T, Rosenberg TJ, Sachs SA, Ruggiero S. Clinically aggressive central giant cell granulomas in two patients with neurofibromatosis 1. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2006 Dec;102(6):765-72. Epub 2006 Mar 30. PubMed PMID: 17138179.

Edwards PC, Fantasia JE, Iovino R. Foreign body reaction to hyaluronic acid (Restylane): an adverse outcome of lip augmentation. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2006 Aug;64(8):1296-9; discussion 1299. PubMed PMID: 16860228.

Edwards PC, Hess SJ, Saini T. Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma of the maxillary sinus. J Can Dent Assoc. 2006 Mar;72(2):163-7. PubMed PMID: 16545179.

Midstokke S, Hess SJ, Saini T, Edwards PC. Unilateral tongue atrophy. Gen Dent. 2006 Nov-Dec;54(6):425-7. PubMed PMID: 17134082.

Edwards PC, Mason JM. Gene-enhanced tissue engineering for dental hard tissue regeneration: (2) dentin-pulp and periodontal regeneration. Head Face Med. 2006 May 25;2:16. PubMed PMID: 16725030; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1481630.

Edwards PC, Mason JM. Gene-enhanced tissue engineering for dental hard tissue regeneration: (1) overview and practical considerations. Head Face Med. 2006 May 15;2:12. PubMed PMID: 16700908; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1475845.

Saini T, Edwards PC, Kimmes NS, Carroll LR, Shaner JW, Dowd FJ. Etiology of xerostomia and dental caries among methamphetamine abusers. Oral Health Prev Dent. 2005;3(3):189-95. Review. PubMed PMID: 16355653.

Edwards PC, Wasserman P. Evaluation of cystic salivary gland lesions by fine needle aspiration: an analysis of 21 cases. Acta Cytol. 2005 Sep-Oct;49(5):489-94. PubMed PMID: 16334024.

Edwards PC, Bhuiya T, Kahn LB, Fantasia JE. Salivary heterotopia of the parathyroid gland: a report of two cases and review of the literature. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2005 May;99(5):590-3. Review. PubMed PMID: 15829882.

Edwards PC, Fox J, Fantasia JE, Goldberg J, Kelsch RD. Bilateral central giant cell granulomas of the mandible in an 8-year-old girl with Noonan syndrome (Noonan like/multiple giant cell lesion syndrome). Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2005 Mar;99(3):334-40. PubMed PMID: 15716842.

Edwards PC, Ruggiero S, Fantasia J, Burakoff R, Moorji SM, Paric E, Razzano P, Grande DA, Mason JM. Sonic hedgehog gene-enhanced tissue engineering for bone regeneration. Gene Ther. 2005 Jan;12(1):75-86. PubMed PMID: 15510177.

Edwards PC, McVaney T. External cervical root resorption involving multiple maxillary teeth in a patient with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2005 Nov;100(5):585-91. PubMed PMID:16243244.

Edwards PC, Bhuiya T, Kelsch RD. Assessment of p63 expression in the salivary gland neoplasms adenoid cystic carcinoma, polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma, and basal cell and canalicular adenomas. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2004 May;97(5):613-9. PubMed PMID: 15153875.

Edwards PC, Bhuiya T, Kelsch RD. C-kit expression in the salivary gland neoplasms adenoid cystic carcinoma, polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma, and monomorphic adenoma. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2003 May;95(5):586-93. PubMed PMID: 12738950.

Edwards PC. Point of care: oral pathology and oral medicine. J Canadian Dental Assoc 2003; 69: 677-81.

Edwards PC, Lustrin L, Valderrama E. Dermoid cysts of the tongue: report of five cases and review of the literature. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2003 Nov-Dec;6(6):531-5. PubMed PMID: 15018452.

Edwards PC, Kelsch R. Oral lichen planus: clinical presentation and management. J Can Dent Assoc. 2002 Sep;68(8):494-9. Review. PubMed PMID: 12323106.

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