IADR PRESS RELEASES

Alexandria, Va., USA – The International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) have published a special issue of the Journal of Dental Research (JDR) on orofacial pain. Ronald Dubner, University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA, served as the guest editor of this special issue.

Alexandria, Va., USA – The American Association for Dental Research (AADR) is pleased to announce that the AADR Legacy Society has been established, thanks to a generous legacy gift from longstanding members Sharon K. Grayden and Stephen C. Bayne, who is also an AADR Past President. The AADR Legacy Society consists of individuals who have committed future assets, through estate and planned giving, to AADR, thereby ensuring support for future initiatives and growth of the Association.

Alpdogan Kantarci, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D., is an associate member of the staff, Department of Applied Oral Sciences at The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, Mass. He’s also an adjunct associate professor of molecular & cell biology at Boston University, Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine. 

Kantarci earned his D.D.S., M.Sc. and Ph.D. at the University of Istanbul, Turkey. He moved to the U.S. to work as a postdoctoral researcher with Dr. Thomas Van Dyke. He earned his certificate of advanced graduate study in periodontology at Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine. During his academic career, Kantarci has been actively involved in training, education and patient care, in addition to being a scientist in the field of periodontology and inflammation research.