The Dental/Craniofacial Biomaterials
Special Interest Group focuses on basic, applied,
and clinical biomaterials research using approaches
ranging from synthetic materials to biological mechanisms
of therapy, and including materials/biological constructs
and tissue structure-function analyses as biomimetic/design
bases. Each of these approaches converge into the
larger objective of restoring oral tissue structure
and function. Issues related to materials used or
having potential for use intra-orally or extra-orally
for the restoration, fixation, replacement, or regeneration
of hard and soft tissues in and about the oral cavity
and craniofacial region are included. New dental biomaterials
technologies include advanced inorganic and organic
materials, biomimetics, smart materials, tissue engineering,
drug delivery strategies and surface modified materials.
Chair/Program Chair: Spiro Megremis, PhD
American Dental Association
Department of Science
211 E Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60611-2678
t: (312) 440-3546
f: (312) 440-2536
e: megremiss@ada.org
Vice-Chair:
Sachin Mamidwar, MS
Orthogen Corporation
505 Morris Ave, Suite 104
Springfield, NJ 07081
t: (973) 467-2404
f: (973) 467-1218
e: smamidwar@orthogencorp.com
Secretary/Treasurer:
John Ricci, PhD
New York University
Dept of Biomaterials & Biomimetics
College of Dentistry
345 E 24th St, Room 816A
New York, NY 10010
t: (212) 998-9623
f: (212) 995-4244
e: john.ricci@nyu.edu
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