Translational Oral Health Research

Jukka H. Meurman, MD, PhD, D. Odont., Dr h.c. (multid.), FDSRCSEd, is Professor Emeritus of Oral Infectious Diseases at the University of Helsinki and Head Physician at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland. He is the author or co-author of more than 300 peer-reviewed original research publications focusing mainly on the various aspects of oral health and systemic health and on oral microbiology. Dr. Meurman has lectured extensively in various international forums and has held a number of external expert posts, e.g., in the European Food Safety Authority, the Initiative for Science in Europe, and the Inter-Academies Platform. Dr. Meurman has received the titles of Doctor honoris causa from the Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg, France, from the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, and from the Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. He is an invited member of the German Leopoldina National Academy of Sciences and vice-chair of the Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters. Dr. Meurman is member ad hominis of the Royal Society of Surgeons, Edinburgh. He has served as President of the International Association for Dental Research.

Translational Research in the Dental Sciences Perspective.- Mouth Mucosal Diseases.- Vesicular Diseases of the Mouth - Translational Perspective.- Point-of-Care Diagnostics in Oral and Related Systemic Diseases.- Development of Cytokine Therapy for Periodontal Tissue Regeneration: From Basic to Clinical Research.- Dental Biomaterials - From Lab to Clinic.- Implants and Bone Regeneration.- Human Clinical Trials, Versus Pre-Clinical Studies with Animal Models.- Evidence Based Research.- Tissue Engineering in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - From Lab to Clinics.- Translational Research in Sjögren's Syndrome.- The Jönköping Studies.- Developing Remedies for Oral Mucosal Diseases.- Ethics in Research.