Pamela Hughes

Assistant Professor
Advanced Training Program Director
Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Department of Developmental and Surgical Sciences
 

Address: 7-174 Moos Tower 515 Delaware St. SE Minneapolis MN 55455 Phone: 612-624-9959 Fax: 612-624-2669 E-mail: hugh0130@umn.edu

Brief Biographical Data:

Dr. Pamela Hughes is a native of the Detroit area. She received her DDS degree from The University of Detroit-Mercy and certification in oral and maxillofacial surgery from the University of Minnesota. After graduating from the U of MN she was in private practice for a number of years in the Chicago, IL area before joining the faculty in the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Minnesota in 2005. She is Board certified by both the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and the National Dental Board of Anesthesiology.

Education/Training:

Specialty Board Certification:

2003, Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
2003 National Dental Board of Anesthesiology

Honors & Awards

Faculty Educator Development Award, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Award presented at Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada, Oct 2009

American Dental Education Association Leadership Institute. Applied to and was one of 21 participants nationwide selected into the 2008 graduation class. Graduated March 2008

Research Area of Interests

Primary focus of research over the years is in four main areas:

1. Sjogren's Syndrome
2. Bisphosphonate-Related Osteoncecrosis
3. Clinical outpatient oral and maxillofacial surgery
4. Temporomandibular Joint disorders

Selected Publications:

Peer Reviewed Publications

Thumbigere-Math V, Sabino M, Basi D, Huckaby S, Dudek AZ, Basu S, Hughes PJ, Michalowicz, Leach J, Swenson KK, Swift JQ, Gopalakrishnan R. Bisphosphoate-Associated Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: Clinical features, risk factors, and treatment outcomes. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Vol. 67, No. 9: 1904-1913, Aug 2009.

PJ Hughes, C. Bean, R. Duff, J. Duncan, C. Feldman, J. Guarente, P. Marucha, R. Pousson. Academic Integrity: A Call to Action. Journal of the American College of Dentists, Vol 76, Num 2, pp. 31-37, 2009

B Segal, W Thomas, T Rogers, J Leon, PJ Hughes, D Patel, K Patel, J Novitzke, M Rohrer, R Gopalakrishnan, S Myers, A Nazmul-Hossain, E Emamian, A Huang, N Rhodus, and K Moser. Prevalence, Severity and Predictors of Fatigue in Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome. Arthritis & Rheumatism 59:12 1780-1787 (2008)

D. Hoelscher, R. Pink, A. Neme, PJ Hughes. The Effects of Three Finishing
Systems on Four Esthetic Restorative Materials. Journal of Operative Dentistry. June 1998

Published Research Abstracts

Schmidt S, Walker A, Nazmul-Hossain A, Myers S, Moser K, Hughes PJ, Rhodus N. “Diagnostic Utility of Labial Salivary Gland Biopsy in Sjogren’s Syndrome”. (Poster S0962) American Association of Dental Research website http://iadr.confex.com/iadr/2010dc/webprogram/Paper129739.html, March 2010

Hughes PJ; Nazmul-Hossain, A; Gopalakrishnan, R; Rohrer, M; Patel, K; Emamian, E; Rhodus, N; Uppgard, R; Moser, K. (Poster 13) “Correlation of Minor Salivary Gland Biopsy Focal Score and Unstimulated Salivary Flow Rate in Patients with Primary Sjogren's Syndrome”. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vol. 67-No. 9-Suppl. 2, p. 74, September 2009

JJ Omlie, I Koutlas, PJ Hughes. (Poster 16) “Oral Follicular lymphomas: Report of 8 Cases”. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Vol. 66, Issue 8, Pages 77-78), August 2008

JE Omlie, I Koutlas, PJ Hughes. (Poster 17) “Hairy Leukoplakia in HIV(-) Patients”.
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Vol. 66, Issue 8, Page 78, August 2008

Tumbigere-Math V, Tu L, Gopalakrishnan R, Sabino M, Basu S, Huckabay S, White J, Leach J, Swenson K, Dudek A, Hughes P, Swift J, Basi D. “Potential risk factors of bisphosphonate related osteonecrosis of the jaws”. Journal of Dental Research #87C, Abstract #1239, 2008

Fricton, SL Myers, AM Velly, S Kaimal, P Carlson, D Sotillo, J Springsteen, P Hughes,
M Sabino, W Bowles, W Kang, J Swift, D Basi, L Kehl, CC Ko, J Ferreira. “Report of
NIDCR’s TMJ Implant Registry and Repository”. Journal of Dental Research SEQ #174 Poster presentations, Abstract #1232, 2008

JE Omlie, PJ Hughes, IG Koutlas. (Poster 60) “Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Minor Salivary Glands: A Clinicopathologic Study of 22 Cases”. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vol. 65, Issue 9, Page 43. e35, September 2007

Sabino MJ, Hughes P, Basi D, Atkinson C. "Efficacy of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws”. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vol. 65, Issue 9, Pages 41.e4-41.e5, September 2007

B Tidstrom, PJ Hughes, IG Koutlas. (Poster 79) “A Review of 308 Oral Peripheral Nerve
Sheath Tumors”. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vol. 65. Issue 9,
Pages 43.e47-43.e48, September 2007

PJ Hughes, K Patel, N Rhodus, C Meyer, A Leiran, D Patel, K Moser. “Candida Species in Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome”. Journal of Dental Research, Poster SEQ#129 Clinical Diseases and Pathogenesis, Abstract #1202, 2007 (Poster Presenter)

G. Hueler, PJ Hughes. Lag Screw VS 3D Plates for Anterior Mandible
Fractures. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vol. 58, Issue 8, pp 23, August Supplement 2000 (Presenter)

Published Educational Abstracts

E Bluestein, PJ Hughes. “Evaluation and Rejuvenation of the Upper Facial Third”. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vol. 66, Issue 8, pp 149-150, #S212, August 2008 (Presenter)

E Bluestein, PJ Hughes. “Evaluation and Rejuvenation of the Upper Facial Third”. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vol. 65, Issue 9, pp 93, #S234, September 2007 (Presenter)