Dental Projects by Theme

Clinical Research

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
Clinical Research
Erosive potential of food products, beverages and oral health care products	Dr Peiyan Shen	Melbourne Dental School
Growth and Development	Head of Laboratory Professor David Manton	Melbourne Dental School
Oral Medicine	Professor Michael McCullough	Melbourne Dental School
Periodontics	Head of Laboratory Professor Ivan Darby	Melbourne Dental School
Prevention of dental caries and promotion of remineralization	Dr Peiyan Shen	Melbourne Dental School
Restorative Dentistry	Head of Research Group Associate Professor Peter Parashos	Melbourne Dental School
The perception of special needs dentistry amongst newly graduate dentists	Dr Hajer Derbi	Melbourne Dental School

Dental Materials

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
Dental Materials
Oral Anatomy, Medicine and Surgery (OAMS)	Head of Section Dr Rita Hardiman	Melbourne Dental School
Periodontics	Head of Laboratory Professor Ivan Darby	Melbourne Dental School
Restorative Dentistry	Head of Research Group Associate Professor Peter Parashos	Melbourne Dental School

Forensic Bone Biology

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
Forensic Bone Biology
Oral Anatomy, Medicine and Surgery (OAMS)	Head of Section Dr Rita Hardiman	Melbourne Dental School

Oral Infection and Immunity

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
Antimicrobial materials – synthesis of novel peptides, nanoparticles and organic polymers to targeting antibiotic resistance in bacteria	Prof Neil O'Brien-Simpson	Melbourne Dental School
Antiviral functions of the novel inflammatory cytokine IL-36G	A/Prof Glen Scholz
Assessment and prevention of erosion	Head of Laboratory Professor David Manton	Melbourne Dental School
Bacterial chemotaxis and chronic disease	Prof Stuart Dashper	Melbourne Dental School
Caries Detection and Diagnosis	Head of Laboratory Professor David Manton	Melbourne Dental School
Characterisation of biomineralising peptides and proteins	Head of Laboratory Professor Eric Reynolds	Melbourne Dental School
Characterisation of novel P. gingivalis cell surface proteinase/adhesins	Head of Laboratory Professor Eric Reynolds	Melbourne Dental School
Characterisation of potential virulence factors secreted by the type 9 secretion system of Porphyromonas gingivalis	Dr Michelle Glew	Melbourne Dental School
Community Oral Health	Head of Laboratory Professor Ivan Darby
Development of periodontal disease vaccines	Head of Laboratory Professor Eric Reynolds	Melbourne Dental School
Host defence functions of the novel inflammatory cytokine IL-36G	A/Prof Glen Scholz
Host–Microbe interactions; investigating mucosal and systemic immune responses to bacteria	Prof Neil O'Brien-Simpson	Melbourne Dental School
How bacterial metabolites can disrupt mucosal immunity	A/Prof Glen Scholz
How epithelial cells tailor different immune responses to commensal bacteria and pathogens	A/Prof Glen Scholz
Infiltration of carious lesions with resin	Head of Laboratory Professor David Manton	Melbourne Dental School
Investigating mucosal and systemic immune responses to bacteria	Prof Neil O'Brien-Simpson	Melbourne Dental School
Microbial flow cytometry; developing diagnostic tools for immune responses to bacteria, nano and micro materials and vesicles	Prof Neil O'Brien-Simpson	Melbourne Dental School
Oral Biology Research Group	Head of Laboratory Professor Eric Reynolds	Melbourne Dental School
Oral Health Policy	Head of Laboratory Professor Ivan Darby
Oral Health Promotion	Head of Laboratory Professor Ivan Darby
Oral Infection and Immunity
Oral Medicine	Professor Michael McCullough	Melbourne Dental School
Outer membrane vesicles and polymicrobial chronic disease	Prof Stuart Dashper	Melbourne Dental School
Periodontics	Head of Laboratory Professor Ivan Darby	Melbourne Dental School
Remineralisation of enamel with CPP-ACP and fluoride	Head of Laboratory Professor David Manton	Melbourne Dental School
The development of novel antimicrobial peptides from biological sources	Head of Laboratory Professor Eric Reynolds	Melbourne Dental School
The oral microbiome in health and disease	Dr Catherine Butler	Melbourne Dental School
The physical and optical characteristics of hypomineralised enamel	Head of Laboratory Professor David Manton	Melbourne Dental School
The proteomic analysis of oral bacterial pathogens	Head of Laboratory Professor Eric Reynolds	Melbourne Dental School
The remineralisation of hypomineralised enamel	Head of Laboratory Professor David Manton	Melbourne Dental School
Vaccine design and development to improve immune responses to viral diseases and cancer	Prof Neil O'Brien-Simpson	Melbourne Dental School

Population and Oral Health

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
Characterisation of potential virulence factors secreted by the type 9 secretion system of Porphyromonas gingivalis	Dr Michelle Glew	Melbourne Dental School
Community Oral Health	Head of Laboratory Professor Ivan Darby
Growth and Development	Head of Laboratory Professor David Manton	Melbourne Dental School
Oral Health Policy	Head of Laboratory Professor Ivan Darby
Oral Health Promotion	Head of Laboratory Professor Ivan Darby
Population and Oral Health
The oral microbiome in health and disease	Dr Catherine Butler	Melbourne Dental School
The perception of special needs dentistry amongst newly graduate dentists	Dr Hajer Derbi	Melbourne Dental School