Alvin G. Wee, DDS, BDS, MS, MPH, PhD

Dr. Wee started his professional career at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, where he was eventually promoted to Associate Professor with tenure. His academic career continued at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery) and Creighton University (Department of Prosthodontics). In 2014, he took a break from academia and accepted a position at the Veterans Affairs Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System in Omaha, Nebraska, where he served as Assistant Dental Service Chief and Dental Laboratory Supervisor. He returned to academics in 2019 as Professor (with tenure) and Director of the Division of Prosthodontics at the University of Minnesota. He started his tenure at the University of Washington in July 2024.

Dr. Wee has received research funding as principal investigator (NIH R15 and NIH K23) and co-investigator (NIH R01 and VA RR&D) from the National Institutes of Health, Department of Veteran’s Affairs, as well as several other agencies. Dr. Wee has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and several textbook chapters.

His research foci are:
(1) Major: Clinical translational aspects of color science with regard to teeth/skin and their respective restorative materials
(2) Minor: Early detection of oral and oropharyngeal cancer
(3) Minor: Educational research in the area of restorative dentistry and prosthodontics

• National Recipient of the Clinical Excellence in Dentistry Award, Department of Veteran’s Affairs
• Inducted into Epsilon Chapter of Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU), National Dental Honor Society
• Inaugural Claude R. Baker Teaching Award for Excellence in Teaching Predoctoral Fixed Prosthodontics, American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics
• The Ohio State Fisher College/Deloitte Touche Business Plan Competition, Second Place, The Ohio State University
• Student Government Teaching Award, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry
• Clinical Instructor of the Year , The Alpha Omega Professional Dental Fraternity
• Honored Hooder, The Ohio State University Graduating Dental Class
• Multi-Year Ambassadorial Scholarship, Rotary International Foundation
• Silver Jubilee Award, National University of Singapore Dental Society 

Dr. Wee currently holds the following offices: (1) President of the American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, and (2) Honorary Treasurer of the International Academy of Oral and Facial Rehabilitation. He also sits on the Board of Directors for the American College of Prosthodontists as the Director of the Prosthodontic Forum. Dr. Wee is one of three Assistant Editors of the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry and has reviewed for more than 20 peer-reviewed journals. He is also an external examiner for the National University of Singapore and Hong Kong University. He has been invited to deliver more than 100 presentations both nationally and internationally on various aspects of dentistry.

Dr. Wee continues to be affiliated with the Veterans Affairs Health Care System for his faculty practice, where he treats patients with complex oral rehabilitation needs, including those with head and neck cancer, facial trauma, and obstructive sleep apnea.

• Sheets JL, Marx DB, Ariani N, Barao VAR, Wee AG: Faculty versus student repeatability on evaluating translucency of the anterior dentition. Prosthesis 2021; 3: 331-341.
• Brandao TB, Faria KM, Oliveira MCQ, Andrade AP, Prado-Ribeiro AC, Santos-Silva AR, Wee AG, Fiho AJ: Management of intraoral stents for radiotherapy during COIVD-19 pandemic. Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy. 2021 Feb 25;26(1):159-161. doi: 10.5603/RPOR.a2021.0021. eCollection 2021. PMID: 34046228
• Wee AG, Winkelmann DA, Gozalo DJ, Ito M, Johnston WM: Color and translucency of enamel in vital maxillary central incisors. Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry 2022: S0022-3913(22)00054-3. doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2022.01.010. PMID: 35184886
• Albayrak B, Korkmaz IH, Wee AG, Sukotjo C, Bayındır F: Assessing the effect of interimplant distance and angle on different impression techniques. Machines 2022, 10, 293. https://doi.org/10.3390/machines10050293. PMID: 32935894
• Akl MA, Sim CPC, Nunn ME, Zeng LL, Hamza TA, Wee AG: Validation of two clinical color measuring instruments for use in dental research. Journal of Dentistry 2022: 125: 104223. Doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2022.104223. PMID: 35839964.
• Schelkopf S, Dini C, Beline T, Wee AG, Varao VAR, Sukotjo C, Yuan JC: The effect of smoking and brushing on the color stability and stainability different CAD/CAM restorative materials. Materials 2022, 15, 6901, https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15196901. PMID: 36234241
• Chee LKM, Bishal AK, Bhatia HS, Wee AG, Takoudis C, Sukotjo C, Yuan JC: Effect of nano ceramic coating on color perceptibility and acceptability of polymethylmethacrylate: in vitro and clinical study. Materials 2022, 15, 878. https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/24/8748. PMID: 36556554
• Tjiptowidjojo FA, Yuan JC, Yadav S, Adam R, Sukotjo C, Wee AG: Profile of prosthodontic program directors in north America. Journal of Prosthodontics 2023;00:1–8. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopr.13684. PMID: 36965104
• Beatty MW, Wee AG, Marx DB, Ridgway L, Simetich B, De Sousa TC, Vakilzadian K, Schulte J: Viscoelastic properties of human facial skin and comparisons with facial prosthetic elastomers. Materials 2023, 16(5), 2023; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16052023. PMID: 36903138
• Akl M, Daifallah K, Perez-Barquero JA, Barmak AB, Wee AG, Revilla-Leon M: Influence of interdental spaces and palate on the accuracy of maxillary scans acquired using different intraoral scanners. Journal of Prosthodontics 2023; 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopr.13748. PMID: 37591814
• ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3261-9740