The Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences & Prosthodontics (BMSP), has the mission of contributing to the basic science curriculum of the School of Dentistry as well as preparing students to be competent in the clinical specialty of prosthodontics. The department's research programs contribute new basic knowledge to the biology of the orofacial region with the goal of providing insight into the mechanisms of oral diseases. Faculty in the department generate and disseminate new knowledge and original concepts in oral biology through creative research and scholarship. The department's service component draws upon the unique expertise of the faculty to serve as advisors at the international, national, university, and the School of Dentistry levels.

BIOLOGIC AND MATERIALS SCIENCES

Biologic and Materials Sciences has an exciting and vigorous research program in several areas related to Oral Biology. Oral Biology is a multi-disciplinary science concerned with the structures and functions of tissues, fluids, and microbial flora in the oral cavity and adjoining areas. Our faculty members are engaged in innovative basic science research to understand the principles and molecular mechanisms that guide normal development, the pathogenesis of oral disease and the development of novel therapeutic approaches. Our areas of emphasis include: cancer biology, materials sciences, microbiology and immunology, neurobiology, and tissue engineering.

PROSTHODONTICS

Prosthodontics is the branch of dentistry concerned with the replacement and maintenance of oral function, comfort, appearance, and health of the patient by the restoration of natural teeth and/or the replacement of missing teeth. Its major components are complete denture, removable partial denture, fixed partial denture prosthodontics, and dental implants. Our faculty are fully committed to excellence in teaching and provide expert clinical care. Prosthodontic appointments can be made through the Dental Faculty Associates Clinic or the Graduate Prosthodontics Clinic.

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Academic Programs

PROSTHODONTIC GRADUATE PROGRAM (MS)

In the three-year Advanced Specialty Education Program in Prosthodontics, students will be trained in all phases of oral rehabilitative procedures including implant placement. Students are enrolled in a 36-month Master's degree program.

DENTAL POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM IN PROSTHODONTICS (NON-DEGREE)

The program offers oral health professionals exceptional academic exposure and experience to meet the changing needs of a diverse patient population, enhancing knowledge and skills in the area of prostodontics and implant dentistry.

PROSTHODONTIC CLINIC

Prosthodontic restorations, like crowns, bridges, partial or complete dentures and implant retained restorations are available featuring the most up-to-date techniques and equipment.

Emrick Lab

Emrick Lab

The Emrick lab studies the molecules, cells, and circuitry of the sensory nervous system innervating the mouth, head, and neck to understand how it all encodes oral and craniofacial information, contributes to normal tissue function, and ultimately drives reflexes and perceptions.

Fenno Lab

Fenno Lab

The Fenno Lab's research focuses on the role of the oral spirochete T. denticola in the development of periodontal diseases.

Gerstner Lab

Gerstner Lab

The Gerstner Lab's research presently has two foci: (1) Comparative masticatory studies. (2) Tooth wear, fecundity and longevity.

H.O.P.E. Lab

H.O.P.E. Lab (DaSilva)

The H.O.P.E. (Headache & Orofacial Pain Effort) Lab investigates the brain as a research and therapeutic target for chronic trigeminal pain disorders,

Kaartinen Lab

Kaartinen Lab

The Kaartinen Lab is interested in underlying molecular reasons that lead to a formation of common craniofacial and cardiac birth defects in human newborn babies.

Kohn Lab

Kohn Lab

The Kohn Lab focuses on how the organizational hierarchy of mineralized tissues results in mechanical competence and to mimic aspects of nature's biomineralization strategies.

Li Lab

Li Lab

Studies the function of neural populations that control breathing rhythms and behaviors (such as sighing), and the pathophysiology of diseases with breathing abnormality.

Liu Lab

Liu Lab

Research in the Liu laboratory focuses on understanding cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate physiological and pathological bone metabolism, skeletal and craniofacial bone development and diseases.

Lombaert Lab

Lombaert Lab

The question that is driving the Lombaert Lab's research in the long-term focuses on how to apply stem cell-based therapies to repair damaged tissues.

Ma Lab

Ma Lab

The Ma Lab develops novel materials to support various biomedical applications, with emphasis on regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, and drug delivery.

Mishina Lab

Mishina Lab

The Mishina laboratory is interested in functions of BMP signaling during bone development/remodeling and craniofacial development.

Simmer Hu Lab

Simmer Hu Lab

The Simmer Hu laboratory studies tooth development, focusing on the human genetics of developmental anomalies of the dentition and using mouse models to understand how proteins encoded by genes function during normal tooth development and how their mutations lead to failures in such process.

Surface Lab

Surface Lab

The Surface Lab utilizes genome-wide approaches followed by molecular and organismal investigations, to understand the molecular responses of bone cells.

Stern Lab
Tomer Stern, Ph.D., M.Sc.

Our lab is dedicated to understanding the complex choreography of cells as they organize during early animal development, giving rise to diverse organ morphologies, which we achieve through genetic manipulation, advanced microscopy, and computational data analysis, in two different model systems.

BIOLOGIC AND MATERIALS SCIENCES & PROSTHODONTICS DIRECTORY

List of Dentistry People in this Department
Name Sort descending Contact Title
Abramyan Vesela, Iva
(vesela)
734-765-1848
[email protected]
Research Lab Specialist Senior, BMSP
Al yousuf, Hasan Yousif Khalid
(hyousify)

[email protected]
Alajmi, Salman
(salajmi)

[email protected]
Bak, Sun-Yung
(sybak)
734-764-5527
[email protected]
Clinical Associate Professor of Dentistry
Beard, Charles C
(chbeard)
734-647-4136
[email protected]
Senior Clinical Lecturer in Dentistry
Cai, Jing
(jingtsai)

[email protected]
Chao, Jo-Han
(jhchao)

[email protected]
Chen, Yu-Jen
(yujenc)

[email protected]
Chiam, Sieu Yien (Ashley)
(ashchiam)

[email protected]
Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry
Correia Cavalcante, Rafael
(rafaelcc)

[email protected]
Dasilva, Alexandre F M DaSilva
(adasilva)
734-763-5280
[email protected]
Associate Professor of Dentistry, School of Dentistry and Research Associate Professor.
Dill, Andrew Nelson
(andill)

[email protected]
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Dentistry
Dobson, Jacqueline
(jdobs)
734-763-8469
[email protected]
Clinical Res Coordinator Hlth
Elsaadany, Salma
(salmaels)

[email protected]
Emrick, Joshua
(jjemrick)
734-763-1080
[email protected]
Assistant Professor
Fenno, J Christopher
(fenno)
734-763-3331
[email protected]
Professor of Dentistry
Fulkerson, Michael
(fulk)
734-763-0518
[email protected]
Business Administrator Lead/Senior
Gabir, Ahmed Mohamedelamin Ali
(agabir)

[email protected]
Geng, Jian-Guo
(jgeng)
734-763-7073
[email protected]
Associate Professor of Dentistry
George, Furat M
(fgeorge)
734-763-5280
[email protected]
Adjunct Clinical Professor of Dentistry
Gerstner, Geoffrey E
(geger)
734-647-3069
[email protected]
Associate Professor of Dentistry
Groom, Thomas Dawson
(groomt)
845-527-0631
[email protected]
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry
Hertanto, Marcel
(marcelhe)

[email protected]
Hertanto, Mario
(mariohe)

[email protected]
Hill, Elliott Earl
(eehill)

[email protected]
Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry
Johnson, Gary William
(gwjonson)
734-763-5280
[email protected]
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Dentistry
Kapoor, Saumya
(saumyak)

[email protected]
Kheder, Ashraf
(khedera)

[email protected]
Lewis, Charlotte M
(charlew)
734-763-3326
[email protected]
Dental Assistant Intermediate
Li, Hui
(lihuium)
734-764-4678
[email protected]
Research Lab Specialist Lead
Li, Junying
(junying)

[email protected]
Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry
Li, Peng
(penglium)
734-647-0232
[email protected]
Research Assistant Professor, Life Sciences Institute, Assistant Professor of Dentistry, School of Dentistry and Assistant Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Liang, Tian
(tianl)

[email protected]
Robert W Browne Early Career Professor of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry and Assistant Professor of Dentistry
Liu, Fei
(feiliu)
734-936-0911
[email protected]
Professor of Dentistry
Lombaert, Isabelle MA
(lombaert)
734-763-1135
[email protected]
Associate Professor of Dentistry
Mandair, Gurjit Singh
(gmandair)
734-647-4214
[email protected]
Research Area Specialist Inter
McIntosh, Lisa M
(lisamcin)
734-647-1369
[email protected]
Dental Clinic Coordinator
Meyer, Sharon E
(shaab)
734-763-3326
[email protected]
Dental Assistant Intermediat. e
Mistretta, Charlotte M
(chmist)
734-647-3911
[email protected]
William R Mann Professor Emerita of Dentistry, Active
Mohamed, Fatma Faiez A
(fmohamed)

[email protected]
Oh, Won-Suck
(ohws)
734-615-2168
[email protected]
Clinical Professor of Dentistry
Onisiforou, Andreas
(oandreas)

[email protected]
Pan, Haichun
(haichun)
734-764-8278
[email protected]
Research Laboratory Tech Sr
Roberts, Paul
(pdrobe)
734.763.5280
[email protected]
Administrative Assistant Intermediate
Simmer, James Patrick
(jsimmer)
734-764-4676
[email protected]
Professor of Dentistry
Siripurapu, Krishnapriya
(krisir)

[email protected]
Smith, Charles Edward
(cessmith)
734-763-5481
[email protected]
Adjunct Research Scientist
Sotillo, Amanda
(asotilo)

[email protected]
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Stern, Tomer
(tomers)
(734) 764-8042
[email protected]
Assistant Professor of Computational Biology
Stewart, Karen-Lee Jones
(kljones)
734-763-5280
[email protected]
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Dentistry
Surface, Lauren
(lsurface)
734-763-8656
[email protected]
Assistant Professor of Dentistry, Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, School of Dentistry
Taylor, Cherokee
(cfalatin)
734-936-5032
[email protected]
Administrative Assistant Senior
Ungar, Herschel
(hungar)

[email protected]
Velasquez, Victor Moises
(victorvm)

[email protected]
NULL
Wei, Ivy Chen-Xuan
(ivycxwei)
734-763-5280
[email protected]
Clinical Assistant Professor
Xiu, Kemao
(kemaoxiu)
734-647-4205
[email protected]
Research Fellow
Yusaf, Ambreen
(ambreeny)

[email protected]

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DEPARTMENT CHAIR

Samuel D Harris Collegiate Professor of Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Chair, Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences & Prosthodontics (BMSP)


CONTACT

ACADEMIC OFFICE

Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences & Prosthodontics
University of Michigan School of Dentistry
1011 N University Avenue, Room K1030
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078
Phone: 734-763-5280 or 734-936-5032 | Fax: 734-763-3453

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GRADUATE PROSTHODONTIC CLINIC

Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences & Prosthodontics
University of Michigan School of Dentistry
1011 N University Avenue, Room 3376
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078
Phone: 734-763-3326