Phone (317) 278-0223
Fax (317) 274-1363
Periodontics and Allied Dental Programs
Indiana University School of Dentistry
1121, West Michigan Street, DS 260
Indianapolis, IN, 46202
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
Research Interest
- 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
Education
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


