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International Research Collaborations

Update on International Alliances
In the past two years, more than three dozen NYUCD faculty members have led collaborations with overseas colleagues. Below is a list of activities provided by faculty in four categories: Education (lecture engagements), Research, Faculty and Student Exchange Programs, and Faculty and Student Outreach Programs.

I. Education

International Collaborator	Country	Lecture Topic	NYUCD Faculty
Brenner Institute, Vienna	Austria	Interactive self-ligation	Mladen Kuftinec
Barbados Dental Association	Barbados	Infection control	Su-yan Barrow
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation		Current dental technology and materials
Ministry of Health - Dental Division		Radiology review for dental auxiliaries
Peking University School of Stomatology	China	Early childhood caries Nutrition, diet, and dental caries	Yihong Li
Peking University School of Stomatology	China	Maternal attributes influence the acquisition of cariogenic bacteria in infants.	Yihong Li
University of Zagreb University of Rijeka	Croatia	Orthodontics curriculum development	Mladen Kuftinec
School of Oral Health Care, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen	Denmark	NYUCD dental hygiene curriculum	Su-yan Barrow
Cairo University Dental School	Egypt	Smile design Technology for fabricating tooth colored inlays, onlays, and crowns	Denise Estafan
University of Heidelberg	Germany	The diagnosis and treatment of skeletal transverse discrepancies Nitric oxide metabolism regulation of chondrocyte maturation and apoptosis	Cristina Teixeira
University of Athens		Endodontics	Paul Rosenberg
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki University of Athens		Prosthodontics	Farhad Vahidi Gary Goldstein
University of Nijmagen	Holland	Orthodontics	Mladen Kuftinec
Academic Centre for Dentistry Dental Hygiene Program, University of Professional Eduction, Amsterdam		Current dental technology and materials; NYUCD dental hygiene curriculum	Su-yan Barrow
International Society of Maxillofacial Rehabilitation, Maastricht		Mandibular reconstruction prostheses	Ken Kurtz
Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists		New advances in tissue engineering for craniofacial repair	Dianne Rekow
School of Dental Medicine, University of Tel Aviv	Israel	Orthodontics	Mladen Kuftinec
Unione Nazionale Igienisti Dentali (UNID) Universita Degli Studi Di Roma Tor Vergata	Italy	The dental hygiene profession in the USA; Dental public health preventive programs in the USA; NYUCD dental hygiene curriculum	Su-yan Barrow
University of Modena Medical & Dental School		Hard tissue biology	Raquel LeGeros
Universita Degli Studi Di Roma La Sapienza		Biological consequences of clinical intervention	Ken Kurtz
Group for Implant Research, Rome, in conjunction with University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey		Advanced techniques and biological aspects in implantology	John Ricci
Clinica Odontoiatrica, Universita di Milano, Universita Degli Studi Di Roma Tor Vergata		Orthodontics/Implants Cariology	Frank Celenza James Kaim
Universita Degli Studi Di Roma La Sapienza Clinica Odontoiatrica, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore		Orthodontics Implants	Ken Kurtz
International Society of Maxillofacial Rehabilitation, Okinawa	Japan	Salvaging existing anatomical retention and rapid duplication of an existing nasal prosthesis.	Mladen Kuftinec Nicolas Elian Sang-choon Cho
Kyungpook University Seoul National University Dongkook University Yonsei University	Korea	Implants	Nicolas Elian Sang-choon Cho Stuart Hirsch
Marrakech and Casablanca Dental Schools	Morocco	Periodontics, Implants	Farhad Vahidi Kambiz Mohajer
Hassan II University of Dentistry		Orthodontics	Mladen Kuftinec Frank Celenza
Makati Dental Society, Manila	Philippines	Current concepts in advanced prosthodontic rehabilitation	Ken Kurtz
Universidad de Lisboa, Faculty de Medicine Dentaria	Portugal	Clinical dentistry Biological consequences of clinical interventions Implants Cariology	Anthony Vernillo Ken Kurtz Nicolas Elian Page Caufield
Facultad de Ciencias da Saude da Universidade Fernando Pessoa		Biological consequences of clinical interventions Implants Cariology	Ken Kurtz Nicolas Elian Page Caufield
Ordem dos Medicos Dentistas		Cariology	Page Caufield
University of Puerto Rico, San Juan	Puerto Rico	Rational approach to bioterrorism	Dianne Rekow
King Saud University King Faisal Specialists Hospital	Saudi Arabia	Implants	Nicolas Elian Stuart Hirsch
King Faud Military Hospital Ministry of Health and Higher Education
University of Belgrade	Serbia	Orthodontics	Mladen Kuftinec
University of Slovakia	Slovakia	Orthodontics	Mladen Kuftinec
Universitat Internacional de Catlunya	Spain	Dental Caries: an infectious and transmissible infection	Page Caufield
Biannual European Endodontic Association Meeting in Barcelona		Pain prevention strategies	Paul Rosenberg
Universidad Europea Cees de Madrid		Implants	Nicolas Elian
Universitat Internacional de Catalunya Universitat Barcelona Universidad Europea Cees de Madrid		Biomaterials	Christian Stappert
University pf Stellenbosch University of Witwaterstrand	South Africa	Prevention of HIV infection	Anthony Vernillo
Bangkok University Thammasat University	Thailand	Hard tissue biology	Racquel LeGeros
Mahidol University		Endodontics	Paul Rosenberg Staurt Hirsch
University of Newcastle	United Kingdom	Gerontology
University of Newcastle	United Kingdom	Gerontology

II. Research

International Collaborator	Country	Lecture Topic	NYUCD Faculty
University of Buenos Aires	Argentina	Oral cancer among Hispanics	Gustavo Cruz
Australian Society of Implant Dentistry, Sydney	Australia	Development and testing of the laserLok(tm) implant	John Ricci
Almaty University of Technology, Sydney		Bone substitute materials	Racquel LeGeros John LeGeros
Ministry of Health	Bahamas	Bahamas national oral health survey	Walter Psoter
University of Sao Paulo, Bauru	Brazil	Engineering tissue response in scaffolds for bone regeneration	Dianne Rekow
University of Sao Paulo, Bauru		Performance of all-ceramic crowns; Polymer burs for selective caries removal	Van Thompson
Composites at Lake Louise	Canada	Performance of all-ceramic crowns; Composite materials	Dianne Rekow Van Thompson
Sichaun University West China School of Stomatology	China	Caries risk assessment: Efficacy of two novel diagnostic tests	Yihong Li Page Caufield
School of Stomatology, Shanghai Second Medical University		Screening and functional analysis of a therapeutic target gene for oral squamous cell carcinoma	Fang-An Chen
Ministry of Health Research Agency	Costa Rica	Epidemiology	Walter Psoter
University of Bordeaux II	France	The role of BCL-2 family proteins in apoptosis	Kathleen Kinnally
Faculte de Chirurgoe Dentaire Nantes		Calcium phosphate cement	Racquel LeGeros John LeGeros
Haitan Health Foundation	Haiti	The effect of early childhood malnutrition on dental caries and tooth development	Walter Psoter
Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College Kind Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai		Smokeless tobacco oral pathology prevention and awareness networks (STOP PAAN)	Ross Kerr
Tata Institute of Fundamental Studies		Oral cancer screening	Ananda
Amristar Institure of Medical Sciences			Dasanayake School
University of Belfast	Ireland	Use of ozone to treat dental caries
Hebrew University	Israel	Mechanism of lingering taste	Andrew Spielman
Weizmann Institute of Science		Nuclean magnetic resonance spectrometry	John Evans
University of Chieti School of Dentistry	Italy	Evaluation of calcium sulfate bone repair materials in animal models	John Ricci
Okayama University Graduate School for Medicine and Dentistry	Japan	Induction of cementogenesis on endodontic material using an enamal matrix derived protein preparation (Emdoain®)	Ron Craig
Nagasaki University of Dentistry		Composite bond strengths	Ken Kurtz
Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine		Colormetric analysis of porcelain fused to gold-coated titanium	Ken Kurtz
Nihon University of Dental School		Implant surface modification	Racquel LeGeros John LeGeros
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology, Tsukuba		Osteoporosis	Racquel LeGeros John LeGeros
Tsukuba Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Kobe		Amorphous calcium phosphate	Racquel LeGeros John LeGeros
Ministry of Science & Education, Almaty	Kazahkstan	Amorphous calcium phosphate	Racquel LeGeros John LeGeros
Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto	Portugal	Nitric oxide metabolism in the epiphyseal growth plate	Christina Teixeira
University of Puerto Rico, San Juan	Puerto Rico	Periodontal disease and prematurity Risk factors for oral epithelial dysplasia in Puerto Rico Dental survey of cancer-related KOP Oral health status of elderly Puerto Ricans Oral health care in pregnany women The effect of mentoring ontenure and vice versa	Ananda Dasanayke, Douglas Morse, Gustavo Cruz Ralph Katz
Universidad de Extremadura	Spain	Dissection of the protein import channels of mitochondria	Kathleen Kinnally
		Mitochondrial apoptosis induced channel
University of Peradeniya, Faculty of Dental Sciences Base Hospital, Matale	Sri Lanka	Periodontal disease and prematurity Oral cancer screening	Ananda Dasanayake
Biora AB Malmo Sweden and the Karoliinska Institute, Huddings	Sweden	Induction of cementogenesis on endodontic material using an enamel matrix derived protein preparation (Emdoain®)	Ron Craig
King's College	United Kingdom	Oral Cancer Screening	Ananda Dasanayake
Leeds Dental Institute/University of Leeds School of Dentistry. England		Smokeless tobacco and oral pathology in South Asian immigrants	Gustavo Cruz
NIDCR-funded collaboration with Ivoclar (Lichtenstein), Nobel Biocare (Sweden), 3M ESPE AG (Germany), Vita Zhanfabrik (Germany); National Institute of Standards and Technology, Princeton University, University of Maryland, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; and Refractron (New York);	Lichtenstein, Sweden, Germany, U.S.	Damage initiation and propagation in ceramics	Dianne Rekow Van Thompson

III. Faculty and Student Exchange

International Collaborator	Country	Lecture Topic	NYUCD Faculty
Federal University of Parana	Brazil	DDS/PhD candidates trained in NYUCD laboratory	Kathleen Kinnally
Peking University School of Stomatology	China	Peking faculty members trained in molecular epidemiology of oral diseases at NYUCD NYUCD students visited dental clinics in Peking	Yihong Li
Si-Chuang University of Technology Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan University of Technology		Dr. LeGeros served as a Visiting Professor	Racquel LeGeros
School of Oral Health Care, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen	Denmark	NYUCD hosted Danish dental hygiene students for a six-week international dental hygiene clinic program	Su-yan Barrow
Kyushu University Dental School, Fukuoka	Japan	Dr. LeGeros served as a Visiting Professor	Racquel LeGeros
University of Extremadura University of Acoruna	Spain	Students trained in NYUCD laboratory; Dr. Kinnally visited Spain	Kathleen Kinnally
Serrano Pharmaceutical	Switzerland	NYUCD laboratory training	Kathleen Kinnally

IV. Global Student Outreach

International Collaborator	Country	Topic	NYUCD Faculty
Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education of Grenada	Grenada	Sustainable Oral Health and Prevention Program and National Oral Health Survey	Stuart Hirsch
Ministry of Health of Honduras	Honduras	Sustainable Oral Health and Prevention Program	Stuart Hirsch
Ministry of Health of Nicaragua	Nicaragua	Sustainable Oral Health and Prevention Program and Determining Linkages between Periodontal Disease and Diabetes	Stuart Hirsch
Ministry of Health of the Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic	Sustainable Oral Health and Prevention Program	Stuart Hirsch

V. NYU College of Dentistry Henry Schein Cares Global Student Outreach Program

Location	Collaboration	Program
Bluefields, Nicaragua	NYUCD, NYUCN, and Ministry of Health of Nicaragua	Sustainable Oral Health and Prevention Program and Treatment of Periodontal Disease and Diabetes
Copan Ruinas, Honduras	NYUCD and Ministry of Health of Honduras	Sustainable Oral Health and Prevention Program
Fort Yukon, Venetie, Minto, and Galena, Alaska	NYUCD, Rasmuson Foundation, and the Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments (CATG)	Sustainable Oral Health and Prevention Program
Grenada	NYUCD and Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education of Grenada	Sustainable Oral Health and Prevention Program and National Oral Health Survey
Hudson, New York	NYUCD, State of New York Department of Health, Columbia Opportunities, Inc., Columbia Memorial Hospital, and The Healthcare Consortium	Sustainable Oral Health and Prevention Program
Machias, Maine	NYUCD, Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Northeast Delta Dental, Washington County Children's Program (WCCP), Caring Hands of Maine	Sustainable Oral Health and Prevention Program
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	NYUCD and Ministry of Health of the Dominican Republic	Sustainable Oral Health and Prevention Program