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Craig Phair


Associate Professor
Division Of Operative Dentistry
Department of Restorative Science

Craig Phair Address:
8-426 Moos Health Sciences Tower
515 Delaware Street S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Phone: (612) 625-7945

Fax: (612) 625-7440

E-mail: phair001@umn.edu


Education / Training:


Institution   Degree   Year
Cornell College
Mount Vernon, IA
  B.A.   1967-71
The University of Iowa
College of Dentistry
  D.D.S.   1971-75
The University of Iowa
College of Dentistry
  M.S.   1980-82

Certification
ADA National Board Examinations
Central Regional Dental Testing Service


Research Area / Interests:


Glass ionomer cements
Enamel and dentin bonding
Non-carious cervical lesions

  1. Marginal gap formation in the composite resin/glass ionomer class V restoration

    1986 Summer Undergraduate Dental Student - Sangkyu Han

    Funded by Century Club, University of Minnesota ($1,650)
    Principle Investigator
    Research findings presented at 1987 IADR meeting
    Abstract published in J. Dent. Res., 1987
    Manuscript published in Dental Materials

  2. Bond strength of composite resin to glass ionomer cement

    Funded by Biomedical Research Support Grant ($1,812)
    Principle Investigator


Honors & Awards:


Omicron Kappa Upsilon   1987
American College of Dentists   1991
Instructor of the Year   1992


Selected Publications:


Book Chapters

Phair, Craig B. "The Dental Charts and Hard Tissue Examinations." The User's Guide to the Problem-Oriented Dental Record. Ed. Ames F. Tryon. Massachusetts: Ginn Custom Publishing, 1979, pp. 49-53.

Scientific Publications

Martin, L.R.; Silberman, S.L.; Fritz, B.; Portera, J.J.; Stephens, A.B.; Williams, F.B.; Alexander, W.N. ; Krolls, S.; Phair, C.B.: Comprehensive clinical examination program of the University of Mississippi School of Dentistry, J. Miss. Dent. Assoc. 38:21-24, 1982.

Phair, C.B.; Fuller, J.L.: Microleakage of composite resin restorations with cementum margins, J. Prosthet. Dent. 53: 361-364, 1985.

Phair, C.B.; Zidan, O.; Gomez-Marin, O; Han, S.: Marginal gap formation in the composite resin/glass ionomer cement class V restoration, Dent. Mater. 4:134-138, 1988.

Larson, T.D.; Phair, C.B.: The use of a direct bonded microfilled composite resin veneer, J. Amer. Dent. Assoc. 115: 449-453, 1987.

Larson, T.D.; Phair, C.B.: Use of glass ionomer restorative and microfill composite resin veneers to improve esthetics in periodontally involved teeth, Quintessence Inter. 18:871-874, 1987.

Larson, T.D.; Phair, C.B.: Use of glass ionomer restorative and microfill composite resin veneers to improve esthetics in periodontally involved teeth, Quintessence Int. (Italian edition) 4:227-231, 1988.

Abstracts:

Martin, L.R.; Silberman, S.L.; Fritz, B.; Portera, J.J.; Stephens, A. B.; Williams, F.B.; Alexander, W.N.; Krolls, S.; Phair, C.B.: Comprehensive clinical examination program of the University of Mississippi School of Dentistry, Dent. Abstr. 27:366, 1982.

Phair, C.B., Fuller, J.L.: In vitro microleakage of cervically placed restorations, J. Dent. Res. 62 (Spec. Issue): 254, 1983.

Phair, C.B.; Zidan, O.; Gomez-Marin, O.; Han, S.: Marginal gap formation in the composite resin/glass ionomer cement class V restoration, J. Dent. Res. 66(Spec. Issue): 112, 1987.

Larson, T.D.; Phair, C.B.: Use of glass ionomer restorative and microfill composite resin veneers to improve esthetics in periodontally involved teeth, Dent. Abstr. 33:177-178, 1988.

Phair, C.B.; Zidan, O.; Gomez-Marin, O.: Marginal gap formation in the composite resin/glass ionomer cement class V restoration, Dent. Abstr. 33:603-604, 1988.

Grants:

Maginal gap formation in the composite resin/glass ionomer cement Class V restoration. C.B. Phair, Principle Investigator Century Club, University of Minnesota ($1,650) supported 1986 Undergraduate Summer Dental Student Research Project (Sangkyu Han) Research Findings presented at 1987 IADR meeting Abstract published in J. Dent. Res., 1987 Manuscript published in Dental Materials

Tensile bond strength between composite resin and glass ionomer cement. C.B. Phair, Principle Investigator Biomedical Research Support Grant ($1,812) awarded 1986.

3Noncarious cervical lesions and excessive occlusal force. C.B. Phair, Principal Investigator Pilot Project for NIH Grant Application for Minnesota Center for Preventive and Operative Dentistry Pilot project budget: $21,441 Status: approved (priority score 242) but not funded

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