AADR Strides in Science

Gerard Kugel, D.M.D., M.S., Ph.D., is the associate dean for research, and professor of prosthodontics and operative dentistry at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. He has been part of the dental faculty since 1986. Kugel earned his B.S. from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey;  his Ph.D. from the University of Siena, Italy; and his M.S. and D.M.D. from Tufts University.

Kugel joined AADR in 1987 and in 2009 he was awarded the AADR National Student Research Group Mentor Award for being an outstanding faculty mentor. With an expertise in clinical research and esthetic dentistry, he is a reviewer for The New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Dental Association and the Journal of Dental Materials. He is on the editorial board of the Journal Esthetics & Restorative Dentistry, the Journal of Cosmetic Dentistry and Compendium, and he is editor-in-chief of Inside Dentistry.