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Michael J. Kowolik, BDS, PhD
Professor and Director of Graduate Research,
Associate Dean for Graduate Education

 

Department: Periodontics and Allied Dental Programs
Address: IUSD, 1121, West Michigan Street, DS 260
  Indianapolis, IN, 46202
Email: mkowolik@iupui.edu
Telephone: (317) 278 0223
Fax: (317) 274 1363

Training:
B.D.S. - University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
Fellowship in Dental Surgery with specialty in Periodontics and Preventive Dentistry - The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
Ph.D. - University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
 
Research Interests: Basic and applied studies of inflammatory cell function
Clinical studies of inflammatory disease, including genetics
Oral - systemic disease associations and clinical models
Helicobacter pylori transmission and the oral cavity
Clinical, global and ethical issues in research
 
Relevant Publications:
Dowsett SA, Eckert GJ and Kowolik MJ 2002 The applicability of partial-mouth examination to periodontal disease assessment in an untreated population. Journal of Periodontology 73: 975-981

Dowsett SA, Foroud T, Archila L, Eckert GJ, Koller D and Kowolik MJ 2002 The effect of shared genetic and environmental factors on periodontal disease parameters in untreated adult siblings. Journal of Periodontology 73: 1160-1168

Dowsett SA and Kowolik MJ 2002 Extending scientific horizons in the developing world - the Central American experience British Dental Journal 193: 311-315

Dowsett SA and Kowolik MJ 2003 Oral Helicobacter pylori: can we stomach it? Critical Reviews In Oral Biology and Medicine 14: 226-233

Owens J, Dowsett SA, Eckert GE, Zero D and Kowolik MJ 2003 Partial mouth assessment of periodontal disease in an adult population of the United States. Journal of Periodontology 74: 1206-1213

Chu KT, Oshida Y, Hancock EB, Kowolik MJ, Barco T and Zunt, SL. 2004 Hydroxyapatite/PMMA composites as bone cements. Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering 14: 87-105

Van Dyke TE, Cutler CW, Kowolik MJ, Singer RS, Buchanan W and Biesbrock AR. 2005 Effect of topical cimetidine rinse on gingival crevicular neutrophil leukocyte function. Journal of Periodontology 76: 998-1005

Kowolik MJ and Dowsett SA. 2005 Leukocyte response to dental plaque accumulation: A risk factor for Heart Disease? Archives of Internal Medicine 165: 1795-1796

Permpanich P, Kowolik M J, Galli DM. 2006 Resistance of fluorescence-labeled Actinobacillus Actinomycetemcomitans strains to phagocytosis and killing by human neutrophils. Cellular Microbiology 8: 72-84

Khan SM, Blanchard SB, Dowsett SA, Eckert GJ, Kowolik MJ 2006 Periodontal Assessment by Right- and Left-Handed Examiners: Is There a Difference? Journal of Periodontology 77: 1099-1103