Brian H. Clarkson

Since 2006 Dr. Brian Clarkson is Professor, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, University of Michigan (UM) School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, MI, where he was previously the Chair and held an Endowed Professorship. Brian is a co-inventor of GreenMark’s dental technology. From 1992-2005 he was Chair of the Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences, and Endodontics, UM School of Dentistry, and he held the Clifford T. Nelson Endowed Professorship (1992-2011). From 1990-1992 he was Professor and Head, Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, and from 1986-1990 was Professor and Head, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, U of C. He is a past and current Principal Investigator on multiple NIH grant awards. Brian was President of the American Association of Dental Research (AADR) in 2008, and President, AAAS, Section of Dentistry in 1998. He is recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award, Dentistry at the University of Rochester, NY in 2007, the ORCA Prize (European Organization for Caries Research) in 2007, and a Senior Fogarty International Fellowship, NIH in 2000. Brian received a Ph.D. in Dentistry in 1976 from the University of London, England, and an M.S. Basic Science (Dentistry) in 1969 from the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, a L.D.S. in Dentistry in 1966 following a B.Ch.D. in Dentistry from the University of Leeds, England.