Brief Professional Resume:

Dr. Stanford joined the University of Iowa College of Dentistry in 1992. He became associate dean for research in 2008 and was named Centennial Fund Professor of Clinical Research in 2000. Dr. Stanford also became director of the Office for Clinical Research in 2002. He holds secondary appointments in Hospital Dentistry, Department of Rehabilitation and Orthopedic Surgery (College of Medicine), and the Department of Biomedical Engineering (College of Engineering).

Recent Publications

1. Perceptions of outcomes of implant therapy in patients with ectodermal dysplasia (2008)
   Stanford CM. Guckes A., Fete M., Srun S., Richter MK
   Int J Prosthodent. 2008 May-Jun;21(3):195-200.
2. Surface Modification of Dental Implants (2008)
   Stanford CM
   Australian Dental Journal 53: (1 Supplement): S26-S33; 2008.
3. Application of Oral Implants to the General Dental Practice (2005)
   Stanford C.M.
   Practical Sciences section of Journal American Dental Association (JADA)
   JADA 136: 1092-1100, 2005.
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Research Activities:

1. Role of metal oxide surfaces in regulating osteoblastic gene expression;
2. Development of standardized culture models for evaluation of biological/biomaterial responses;
3. Effects of cytoskeletal pertubation (strain) at physiological levels on cellular and nuclear activities;
4. Mechanical development of approaches for creating physiological levels of strain;
5. Role of non-collagenous proteins in altering the temporal and spatial formation of a mineralizing extracellular matrix;
6. Evaluation of steady state message for bone related proteins using linear PCR amplification of a CRNA first strand pool derived from osteoblastic cells;
7. The transduction cascade mechanisms involved in regulating mineralization;
8. Relationship between dynamic stress loading from dental and orthopaedic implant systems and cortical strain responses as a function of loading parameters, cortical bone properties and framework design;
9. Clinical outcomes assessment of dental implant treatment;
10. Computer simulation of learned tactile responses and studies for developing a robotic force feedback teaching and clinical outcomes evaluation.

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Teaching Activities: Dr. Stanford teaches didactically at the undergraduate level. His primary role is didactic and clinical teaching at the post-graduate level. Dr. Stanford also is the director of clinical research and assists with the performance of translational and clinical research through the Office of Clinical Research at the College of Dentistry.

Clinical Activities: Dr. Stanford is involved in patient treatment within the collegiate intramural practice with an emphasis in implant dentistry.

National or International Professional Appointments or Activities: Current chair, Council on Scientific Affairs, American Dental Association; currently serving on committees of the American Association for Dental Research; the National Institutes of Health, and the American College of Prosthodontics; chair, Scientific Advisory Committee and also the National Foundation for Ectodermal Dysplasias, current member of the American and International Associations for Dental Research, the American Dental Association, the American Society for Cell Biology, the Orthopaedic Research Society, the Academy of Osseointegration, and a board member of the American College of Prosthodontics. He is a fellow in the Academy of Prosthodontics and also holds the rank of fellow in the International Team for Oral Implantology (ITI).