Frank Roberts, DDS, PhD

Interests

Service learning; rural health; teledentistry; innovative models of dental education; interprofessional education and practice; genetics of tooth development; regulation of inflammation in human adult periodontitis and other chronic inflammatory diseases; bacterial pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases; biology and imaging of the dental implant, blood- and air-borne pathogen exposure risks in dentistry.

Publications

1. Schuler RF, Janakievski J, Hacker BM, O’Neal RB, Roberts FA.*  Effect of implant surface and grafting on implants placed into simulated extraction sockets: a histologic study in dogs.  Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants. 2010 Sep-Oct;25(5):893-900.
2. Roberts FA, Hacker BM, Oswald TK, Mourad PD, McInnes C.  Evaluation of the use of ultrasound within a power toothbrush to dislodge oral bacteria using an in vitro Streptococcus mutans biofilm model.  Am J Dent. 2010 Apr;23(2):65-9.
3. Mourad PD, Roberts FA, McInnes C.  Synergistic use of ultrasound and sonic motion for removal of dental plaque bacteria.  Compend Contin Educ Dent. 2007 Jul;28(7):354-8.
4. Smith, J., Wong, C.S., Salamonik, E.B., Hacker, B.M., McDonald, R.A., Mancl, L.A., Williams, B.J., Ibrahim, A., and Roberts, F.A.* 2006  Sonic Tooth Brushing Reduces Gingival Overgrowth in Renal Transplant Recipients.  Pediatr. Nephr. Nov;21(11):1753-9.
5. Cai, S., Fatherazi, S., Presland, R., Belton, C., Roberts, F.A., Goodwin, P., Schubert, M., and Izutsu, K. 2006. Evidence that TRPC1 Contributes to Calcium-Induced Differentiation of Human Keratinocytes. Pflugers Arch. Apr;452(1):43-52.
6. Wang IC, Roberts FA.* 2005  Adjunctive Periodontal Therapies.  Pract. Proced. Aesthet. Dent. May;17(4):245-6.
7. Hacker, B.M. and Roberts, F.A.* 2005.  Genetics of Periodontal Disease Pathogenesis.  Pract. Proced. Aesthet. Dent. 17(2):97-102 (cover article).