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From 1974-88, Dr. Roberts served in the Departments of Anatomy and
Orthodontics, at University of the Pacific School of Dentistry, San
Francisco. He was Professor
of Orthodontics, Director of Graduate Orthodontics Research, and Director
of the Pacific Bone Research Laboratory. From 1988-97, Dr. Roberts was Professor and Chairman of the
Department of Orthodontics (Oral Facial Development) at Indiana University
School of Dentistry (IUSD). Since
1997, he is Head of the Orthodontics Division of the Department of Oral
Facial Development. Joint
appointments are: 1)
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Indiana University School of
Medicine, 2) Department of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University at
Indianapolis and 3) Department of Implantology and Maxillofacial
Reconstructive Surgery, University of Lille, France.
From 1988 to 2008, Dr. Roberts served as Director of the Graduate
Orthodontics Program at IUSD. He was selected for the endowed Jarabak Chair in Orthodontics at Indiana
University during his tenure. Dr. Roberts currently assists the department as
Professor Emeritus.
Throughout his career, Dr. Roberts has maintained a part-time
private practice with an emphasis on implant-anchored orthodontics for
management of complex partially edentulous malocclusions.
He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontists, Member of
the Edward H. Angle Society (Midwest Component), and holds fellowships in
both the International College and American College of Dentists.
Publications: Roberts,
WE, Arbuckle, GA and Hohlt, WF: The supporting structures and
dental adaptation. In: Science and Practice of Occlusion, McNeill,
C. (Editor), Quintessence Publishing, Chicago, 1997, pp 77-90.
Roberts, WE: Assessment of malocclusion. In: Decision
Making in Dental Treatment Planning, 2nd ed., Hall, WB, Gluskin, AH,
Roberts, WE, LaBarre, EE (Eds), Mosby-Year Book, 1998, pp. 170-171.
Roberts, WE: Edentulous spaces in the mandibular posterior
segments. In: Decision Making in Dental Treatment Planning,
2nd ed., Hall, WB, Gluskin, AH, Roberts, WE, LaBarre, EE (Eds), Mosby-Year Book, 1998, pp. 177-179.
Roberts, WE: Treatment planning the restoration of the partially
edentulous dentition. In: Decision Making in Dental Treatment
Planning, 2nd ed., Hall, WB, Gluskin, AH, Roberts, WE, LaBarre, EE (Eds),
Mosby-Year Book, 1998, pp. 193-195.
Roberts, WE, Garetto, LP: Bone PHysiology and metabolism. In:
Contemporary Implant Dentistry, edited by CE Misch. St.
Louis: Mosby, 1999, pp. 225-237.
Roberts, WE Dental implant anchorage for cost-effective management
of dentaland skeletal malocclusion. In: Dentofacial
Deformities, 2nd ed., Volume IV, Epker, BN, Stella, JP and Fish, LC (Eds),
Mosby, St. Louis, 1999, pp 2375-2408.
Roberts, WE Bone physiology, metabolism and biomechanics in
orthodontic practice. In: Orthodontics: Current
Principles and Techniques, 3rd ed., Graber TM and RL Vanarsdall Jr. (Eds),
Mosby-Yearbook, St. Louis, 2000, pp 193-257.
Huja, S, Katona TR, Roberts WE: Microhardness testing of bone.
In: Mechanical Testing of Bone and the Bone-Implant Interface, An YH,
Draughn RA (eds), CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2000, pp 247-256.
Roberts, W.E.: Orthodontic anchorage with osseointegrated
implants: Bone physiology, metabolism, and Quintessence, Chicago,
2000, pp 161-189.
Roberts WE., Hohlt WF, Baldwin JJ: Adjunctive orthodontic
therapy in adults: biological, medical and treatment
considerations. Chapter 24 In: Textbook of Orthodontics.
SE Bishara (ed.), WB Saunders, Harcourt Health Sciences, St. Louis, 2001,
pp 494-531.
Roberts WE, Hohlt WF, Baldwin JJ: Correction of partially
edentulous malocclusions: Facial esthetics and vertical dimension of
occlusion. In: Frontiers of Dental and Facial Esthetics.
JA McNamara (ed), Center for Human Growth and Development, University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2001, 201-226. |