Jan 9, 2023
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Featherstone, MSc, PhD, is Professor of Preventive and Restorative
Dental Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco
(UCSF) and Dean of the School of Dentistry. He earned his M.Sc. in
physical chemistry from the University of Manchester (UK) and a
Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Wellington (New
Zealand).
His research over the past 34 years has covered several aspects of
cariology (study of tooth decay) including fluoride mechanisms of
action, caries risk assessment, de- and remineralization of the
teeth, apatite chemistry, salivary dysfunction, caries (tooth
decay) prevention, and laser effects on dental hard tissues with
emphasis on caries prevention and early caries removal. He is
currently active in implementing caries management by risk
assessment in several dental schools across the nation.
He has won numerous national and international awards, including
the International Association for Dental Research distinguished
scientist award for research in dental caries (2000), the Zsolnai
Prize from the European Caries Research Organization (2002) for his
lifelong contributions to caries research, the “Ericsson Prize in
Preventive Dentistry” by the Swedish Patent Fund (2002) and the
Norton Ross Award for excellence in clinical research from the
American Dental Association (2007).
He has published over 200 manuscripts and book chapters. He is the
principal investigator on one National Institutes of Health RO1
grant and co-investigator on five other NIH grants.