Harold Slavkin, D.D.S.
Harold Slavkin, D.D.S.
Harold C. Slavkin, D.D.S., is presently Professor of Dentistry at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California. Previously, he served as Dean of the dental school (2000-2008). From 1995-2000, he served as the Director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) within the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.
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Harold C. Slavkin, D.D.S., is presently Professor of Dentistry at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California. Previously, he served as Dean of the dental school (2000-2008). From 1995-2000, he served as the Director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) within the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. One of the major accomplishments of his tenure at NIDCR was the completion of the first Surgeon General’s Report to focus exclusively on craniofacial and oral health; Oral Health in America was completed in May 2000. Dr. Slavkin’s interests in health care policy, craniofacial genetics and developmental biology, biomaterials, and tissue engineering are reflected in 405 peer-reviewed scientific publications and 75 contributed chapters to various books in biomedical research. He is a Member of the Institute of Medicine (IOM), a Fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and a member of a number of scientific and dental organizations. He is the recipient of 7 honorary degrees, including Georgetown University, University of Connecticut, University of Maryland, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, University of Paris, University of Montreal, and Peking University.
