Gregg Gilbert

Gregg Gilbert is a Distinguished Professor and Chairperson of Behavioral & Population Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry. He maintains multiple senior scientist appointments across UAB's Schools of Public Health and Medicine in various centers including the Lister Hill Center for Health Policy, Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Education, and Comprehensive Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, Bone and Autoimmunity Center. His work focuses on dental practice-based research networks, evidence-practice gaps in dentistry, clinical outcomes research, and interdisciplinary healthcare integration.

• Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (1985)
• ORCID: 0000-0003-2017-625X

Dr. Gilbert's research examines:

• Practice-based dental research methodologies
• Evidence-practice gaps in clinical dentistry
• Mental health and food insecurity screening in dental settings
• Dental treatment outcomes and survival analysis
• Clinical decision-making patterns
• International dental practice comparisons

Recent publications analyze dental clinical practices across:

• Postoperative bleeding classification
• Root canal treatment patterns
• Bruxism management approaches
• Antibiotic prophylaxis decision-making
• Health risk assessment implementation
• Practice-based research infrastructure

Scientific recognition includes

• James R. Rosen Endowed Chair of Dental Research (2023)

His grants portfolio features projects with

• Yale-Mayo Clinic FDA CERSI (2021-2022)
• University of Texas Health Science Center (2021)
• Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (2020)
• NIDCR/NIH funding (2018)

supporting dental clinical research and network infrastructure.