Nate Lawson, DMD, PhD

Director, Division of Biomaterials
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry
Birmingham, AL, USA
 
 
International Academy of Endodontics Annual Meeting
Short Essay Program
Saturday, March 4, 2023
 
 
Evidence for Selective Caries Removal
 
This lecture will discuss the evidence for selective caries removal as well as provide clinical examples.
 
 
Major topics to be discussed:
 
The theory behind selective caries removal.
Studies reporting pulpal status following selective caries removal
 
 
Learning Objectives:
  1. To learn the concepts behind selective caries removal
  2. To learn the success rates using selective caries removal
  3. To understand the clinical steps for performing selective caries removal
 
Affiliations:
Associate Professor at UAB School of Dentistry
 

Bio:

Nathaniel Lawson, DMD, PhD, is the Director of the Division of Biomaterials at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry and the program director of the Biomaterials residency program. He graduated from UAB School of Dentistry in 2011 and obtained his PhD in Biomedical Engineering in 2012. His research interests are the mechanical, optical, and biologic properties of dental materials and the clinical evaluation of new dental materials. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and research abstracts. He was the 2016 recipient of the Stanford New Investigator Award and the 2017 Innovative Research Fellowship both from the American Dental Association. He served on the American Dental Association Council of Scientific Affairs and is on the editorial board of The Journal of Adhesive Dentistry and Compendium. He has lectured nationally and internationally on the subject of dental materials. He also works as a general dentist in the UAB Faculty Practice.

 

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