1976 B.S., Texas A&M University
1980 D.D.S., University of Texas
1988 S.M. Harvard University
1993 Certificate, Oral Epidemiology, Harvard University
1993 Certificate, Dental Public Health, Harvard University
1994 Certificate, Geriatric Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center
1994 PhD. Yale University

Dr. Morse has an active history of epidemiologic research focusing on diseases of the oral cavity, including dental caries as well as oral cancers and precancers. He is currently the Principal Investigator of a grant entitled "Risk Factors for Oral Epithelial Dysplasia in Puerto Rico," which is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, and a co-investigator on other NIH-sponsored studies.

Dr. Morse is also the Associate Director of the NYU Oral Epidemiology Comprehensive Training Program, which provides MPH and PhD-level training in epidemiology to individuals who hold dental degrees, and a course director in the Masters in Clinical Research Program, which provides training in clinical research to persons from diverse educational backgrounds. Additionally, Dr. Morse holds teaching appointments at Johns Hopkins and Yale Universities.

Apart from numerous research manuscripts, Dr. Morse is a contributing author for a number of textbook chapters dealing with the epidemiology of oral cancer and precancer.

NIDCR New York University Oral Cancer RAAHP Center: Risk factors for oral epithelial dysplasia in Puerto Rico.

NIDCR New York University Oral Cancer RAAHP Center: Oral cancer detection: current & emerging technologies

Published Manuscripts:

Reisine S, Morse DE, Psoter WJ, Eisenberg E, Cohen D, Cleveland D, Mohit-Tabatabai M. Sociodemographic Risk Indicators for Depressive Symptoms among Persons with Oral Cancer or Oral Epithelial Dysplasia. J Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, In Press.

Holm-Pedersen P, Avlund K, Stoltze K, Morse DE, Katz RV, Viitanen M, Winblad B. Dental caries, periodontal disease and cardiac arrhythmias in community-dwelling older persons over the age of 80 years: is there a link? J Am Geriatrics Society, 2005 53:430-437.

Psoter WJ, Morse DE, Pendrys DG, Zhang H, Mayne ST. Review and historical evolution of caries patterns in the primary dentition during Early Childhood. Pediatric Dent, 26: 508-511, 2004.

Avlund K, Holm-Pedersen P, Morse DE, Viitanen M, Winblad B. Tooth loss and caries prevalence in very old Swedish people: the relationship to cognitive function and functional ability. Gerodontology 21:17-26, 2004.

Avlund K, Holm-Pedersen P, Morse DE, Viitanen M, Winblad B Social relations as determinants of oral health among persons over the age of 80 years. Community Dent Oral Epidemiology 31:454-462, 2003.

Psoter WJ, Morse DE, Pendrys DG, Zhang H, Mayne ST. Median ages of eruption of the primary teeth in Arizona Children: White and Hispanic. Pediatric Dent. 25:257-261, 2003.

Psoter WJ, Triola MM, Morse DE, Rekow ED. Enhancing medical and public health capabilities during times of crisis. NY State Dent J 69:25-27, 2003.

Psoter WJ, Zhang H, Pendrys DG, Morse DE, Mayne ST. Classification of dental caries patterns in the primary dentition: a multidimensional scaling analysis. Community Dent Oral Epidemiology, 31:231-238, 2003.

Morse DE, Holm-Pedersen P, Holm-Pedersen J, Katz RV, Viitanen M, von Strauss E, Winblad B. Prosthetic crowns and other clinical risk indicators of caries among old-old Swedish adults: Findings from the KEOHS Project. Gerodontology, 19:73-79, 2002.

Morse DE, Holm-Pedersen P, Holm-Pedersen J, Katz RV, Viitanen M, von Strauss E, Winblad B. Dental caries in persons over the age of 80 living in Kungsholmen, Sweden: Findings from the KEOHS Project. Community Dent Health, 19:262-267, 2002.

Smith RE, Badner VM, Morse DE, Freeman K. Maternal risk indicators for childhood caries in an inner city population. Community Dent Oral Epidemiology, 30:176-181, 2002.

Heng C, Morse DE. Dental caries experience of female inmates. J Pub Health Dent 62: 57-61, 2002.

Mayne ST, Morse DE. Nutrition and oral precancerous lesions. Nutr Clin Care, 4:94-102, 2001.

Psoter WJ, Morse DE. Annual per capita apparent consumption of tobacco products in the United States: 1900-1990. Prev Med 32:1-9, 2001.

Morse DE, Pendrys DG, Katz RV, Holford TR, Krutchkoff DJ, Eisenberg E, Kosis DL, Kerpel S, Freedman P, Mayne ST. Food group intake and the risk of oral epithelial dysplasia in a United States population. Cancer Causes Control 11:713-720, 2000.

Reid BC, Winn DM, Morse DE, Pendrys DG. Head and neck in situ carcinoma: incidence, trends, and survival. Oral Oncol 36:414-420, 2000.

Garewal H, Katz RV, Meyskens F, Pitcock J, Morse D, Friedman S, Peng Y, Pendrys DG, Mayne S, Alberts D, Kiersh T, Graver E. Beta-carotene produces sustained remissions in oral leukoplakia: results of a multicenter prospective trial. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 125:1305-1310, 1999.

Morse DE, Pendrys DG, Neely AL, Psoter WJ. Trends in the incidence of lip, oral, and pharyngeal cancer, Connecticut, 1935-94. Oral Oncol 35:1-8, 1999.

Mohan A, Morse DE, O'Sullivan DM, Tinanoff N. The relationship between bottle usage/content, age, and number of teeth with mutans streptococci in 6- to 24-month-old children. Community Dent Oral Epidemiology 26:12-20, 1998.

Morse DE, Katz RV, Pendrys DG, Holford TR, Krutchkoff DJ, Eisenberg E, Kosis DL, Kerpel S, Freedman P, Mayne ST. Mouthwash and dentures in relation to oral epithelial dysplasia. Oral Oncol, Eur J Cancer 33:338-343, 1997.

Morse DE, Katz RV, Pendrys DG, Holford TR, Krutchkoff DJ, Eisenberg E, Kosis D, Mayne ST. Smoking and drinking in relation to oral epithelial dysplasia. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers Prev 5:769-777, 1996.

Pendrys DG, Katz RV, Morse DE. Risk factors for enamel fluorosis in a nonfluoridated population. Am J Epidemiology 143:808-815, 1996.

Morse DE, Flannery JT, Krutchkoff DJ, Eisenberg E. An assessment of oral cancer under registration at the Connecticut Tumor Registry. Oral Surg, Oral Med, Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 79:753-755, 1995.

Pendrys DG, Morse DE. Fluoride supplement use by children living in fluoridated communities. J Public Health Dent 55:160-164, 1995.

Barasch A, Morse DE, Krutchkoff DJ, Eisenberg E. Smoking, gender, and age as risk factors of site-specific intra-oral squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer 73:509-513, 1994.

Pendrys DG, Katz RV, Morse DE. Risk factors for enamel fluorosis in a fluoridated population. Am J Epidemiology 140:461-471, 1994.

Morse DE, Katz RV, Nikoukari H, Goldblatt R. Temporomandibular joint sounds in an edentulous elderly population. J Craniomandib Disord: Facial Oral Pain 6:47-55, 1992.

Pendrys DG, Morse DE. Use of fluoride supplementation by children living in fluoridated communities. J Dent for Child 57:343-347, 1990.

Book Chapters:

Morse DE. Oral and Pharyngeal Cancer. In Nutrition and Oral Medicine. Touger-Decker R, Sirois D, Mobley C (eds.) Humana Press Inc. Totowa, NJ, 2004

Mayne ST, Cartmel B, Morse DE. Chemoprevention of Oral Premalignant Lesions. In Head and Neck Cancer, Emerging Perspectives, Ensley JF, Gutkind JS, Jacobs JR and Lippman SM (eds.) Academic Press, San Diego, CA, 2003.

Katz RV, Neely AL, Morse DE. The epidemiology of oral diseases in older adults. In Textbook of Geriatric Dentistry, Holm-Pedersen P, L H (eds.), Munksgaard, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1996.

Book Chapters in Submission:

Mayne ST, Morse DE, Winn DM. Cancers of the Oral Cavity and Pharynx. In Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention. Schottenfeld D, Fraumeni JF, Jr. (eds.) Oxford University Press, Oxford.