Member Directory
John D.B. Featherstone, PhD, is dean of the School of Dentistry at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and a distinguished professor of preventive and restorative dental sciences. His research includes cariology and laser effects on dental hard tissues, with emphasis on caries prevention and early caries removal. He is active in promoting the Caries Management by Risk Assessment (CAMBRA) model on an international scale. Featherstone has received numerous national and international awards, including the Norton Ross Award for excellence in clinical research from the American Dental Association (ADA). He is an honorary fellow of the American College of Dentists and the Pierre Fouchard Society, and an honorary lifetime member of the ADA and Academy of Laser Dentistry. He has published more than 290 papers and book chapters.
Jeremy A. Horst, DDS, MS, PhD, is a postdoctoral fellow in biochemistry and biophysics, and orofacial sciences at UCSF. He applies genome-wide analyses to the bacteria that cause dental caries to help facilitate the discovery of agents to prevent and stop disease. He has published more than 25 papers and book chapters on the genetics of orofacial diseases. He is also a practicing pediatric dentist, and inventor of OraViz dental imaging.
Jacob Shiloah, DMD, is a retired professor who served in the Department of Periodontology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry in Memphis.
Hana K. Sadi, BDS, DMD, MSc, is an assistant professor in the Department of Public Health and Community Service at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston.
DOMENICA G. SWEIER, DDS, PhD, is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences, and Endodontics at the University of Michigan (U-M) School of Dentistry in Ann Arbor. Sweier’s research interests include interprofessional education and oral-systemic health interactions. She also is active in the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Geriatric Oral Research Group.
Connie Mobley, PhD, RD, is a professor and associate dean of research at UNLV School of Dental Medicine and a registered dietitian.
Christina A. Demopoulos, DDS, MPH, is a faculty member at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) School of Dental Medicine. A diplomate of the American Board of Dental Public Health, she provides dental public health expertise at the local, state and national levels. Demopoulos is a course director for several classes at the UNLV School of Dental Medicine and educates students about the human papillomavirus and oropharyngeal cancer.
