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 Stookey | At the 80th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) earlier this month, Dr. George Stookey of the IU School of Dentistry received the 2002 Research in Dental Caries Award. The award is designed to stimulate and recognize outstanding and innovative achievements that have contributed to the basic understanding of caries etiology and/or to the prevention of dental caries. He was cited for his 40 years of research and contributions to the understanding of the mode of action of fluoride, which has resulted in significant changes in its mode of delivery.
Stookey also has been in the forefront in developing sophisticated animal models for investigating all aspects of dental caries. His recognition and promotion of the need for standardized protocols are particularly noteworthy and have resulted in different laboratories being able to compare data. He also has played a major role in developing in situ models and was very quick to recognize their potential contribution to exploring dental caries and also to aid in the development of new products to prevent and treat dental caries. More recently, he has turned his attention to exploring novel methods to detect caries activity that occurs prior to the development of overt cavitation or visible mineral loss. This area of research could have a radical influence on the way dentistry is practiced, specifically in the treatment of dental caries. The Research in Dental Caries Award, which consists of a cash prize and a plaque, is one of 15 Distinguished Scientist Awards conferred annually by the IADR. Read about IU’s early history of research on dental caries at this HP archival site: |
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Publication date: March 29, 2002
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