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Dental Materials:
Facilities
Faculty
Staff
Teaching
Contact Information:
Section of Dental Materials
Dept. of Oral Rehabilitation
School of Dentistry
Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, GA 30912-1260
Phone: (706) 721-3354
Fax: (706) 721-8349
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Section of Dental Materials
The Dental Materials Section of the Department of Restorative Dentistry was
initially formed in 1972 with Paul Binon, DDS as the first Section Leader.
In 1973, Carl W. Fairhurst, Ph.D., was appointed as Coordinator of Dental
Materials, and under his leadership, a period of rapid section growth was
initiated. Porcelain-fused-to-metal and amalgam were the important initial
research areas. More recently, metal-ceramics, polymers, and
biocompatibility have become focus areas for research efforts. In 1995, Dr.
Fred Rueggeberg was appointed Section Director within the Department of Oral
Rehabilitation.
There are three full-time faculty, four full-time research assistants,
and two secretarial staff members in the section. Teaching responsibilities
include a wide range of topics for undergraduate and graduate specialty
students as well as mentorship in materials research areas for Master's and
Doctoral degrees awarded under the Department of Oral Biology. Active
participation in a wide variety of continuing education courses is also a
focus of the group.
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