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Nicolaas Geurs is a Professor and Dean at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Dentistry, with concurrent appointments as Senior Scientist at UAB's Comprehensive Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, Bone and Autoimmunity Center (CAMBAC), Global Center for Craniofacial Disorders (GC-CODED), and the Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS). His work bridges clinical periodontology, translational research, and interdisciplinary public health initiatives.
- Education:
- Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), VU University Amsterdam (1992)
- Master of Science (MS) & Certificate in Periodontics, UAB (1995)
Research Interests focus on periodontal disease mechanisms, oral microbiome dynamics, and their systemic implications. Key areas include:
- Microbiome links to cognitive function in cancer caregivers
- Antibiotic prescription patterns in dentistry
- Mucogingival surgical outcomes and patient-reported metrics
- Periodontal interventions to improve obstetric outcomes
- Dental implant success in immunocompromised patients
Article Trends show consistent contributions to clinical periodontal trials (e.g., laser vs conventional surgery, novel dentifrices), microbiome-disease associations, and implantology research. His work frequently employs multicenter randomized controlled trials and histomorphometric analysis.
Teaching & Mentoring includes graduate thesis committee memberships for students in dentistry, biomedical engineering, and public health, with recent roles for Ethan Madison, Efstratios Choreftakis, and Reem Jamal Alhefdhi.
Grants highlight collaborations with NIH, industry partners (Straumann, Zimmer Biomet, BioHorizons), and clinical registries, emphasizing translational research on diabetes-periodontal links, implant complications, and microbiome studies.
