Friday, March 23, 2012: 8 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Session Type: Oral Session
1.5 CE hours
Learning Objectives:
Increase knowledge of infection control as related to endodontics, antimicrobial agents/inhibitor, biofilm, and cell culture
Chairs:
A. ALT-HOLLAND
and
M. DESILVA
A Novel Method to Examine Bacterial Contamination in Dental Clinics
A. ALT-HOLLAND1, R.S. THONDAPU1, K.S. RAJAPAKSHA1, C. MIN2, T. ZHU2, T. KAWAI2, R.D. PERRY1, and G. KUGEL1, 1Tufts University, Boston, MA, 2Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA
Antimicrobial Cocktail For Implant Coating And Regenerative Tissue Scaffolds
M.N. DESILVA1, W. ZHAO2, S. SCHULTZ1, and L. CHU2, 1Dental and Biomedical Research Department, Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, TX, 2University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Evaluation of Dental Unit Waterlines treated with Sterisil PureTubeTM
S. MOMENI1, D. SCHMIDTKE2, and J.D. RUBY1, 1Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2Department of Orthodontics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Antibacterial Property Expressed by a Novel Calcium Phosphate Glass
L. LIU1, S. PUSHALKAR2, D. SAXENA3, R. LEGEROS1, and Y. ZHANG4, 1New York University, New York, NY, 2Department of Basic Science and Craniofacial Biology, New York University, New York, NY, 3Basic Science, New York University, New York, NY, 4Biomaterials & Biomimetics, New York University, New York, NY
Co-administration of Vancomycin and BMP-2 on Staphylococcus/Bone Cell Co-culture
A.H. NGUYEN, Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials, University of Texas - Houston/Health Science Center, Houston, TX, S. KIM, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, CA, J. WENKE, Surgical Research, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, Houston, TX, and Y. YANG, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA