Faculty Biographies

Paul Casamassimo Table thirteen and top-down solutions Pediatric Dentistry. 2013;35(4):314-315.

Elliot V. Hersh; Sebastian G. Ciancio; Arthur S. Kuperstein; Eric T. Stoopler; Paul A. Moore; Sean G. Boynes; Steven C. Levine; Paul Casamassimo; Rina Leyva; Tanya Mathew; et al. An evaluation of 10 percent and 20 percent benzocaine gels in patients with acute toothaches: Efficacy, tolerability and compliance with label dose administration directions Journal of the American Dental Association. 2013;144(5):517-526.

Catherine M. Flaitz; Paul S. Casamassimo; Rebecca Lunstroth - Is Social Justice Relative When It Comes to Oral Health? The Realities of a Complex Health Issue Pastoral Psychology. 2013;62(2):189-198.

Jacqueline M. Hom; Jessica Y. Lee; Janice Silverman; Paul S. Casamassimo State Medicaid early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment guidelines: Adherence to professionally recommended best oral health practices Journal of the American Dental Association. 2013;144(3):297-305.

Molly Lopez-Cepero; Homa Amini; Giulia Pagano; Paul Casamassimo; Robert Rashid Advocacy practices among U.S. pediatric dentists Pediatric Dentistry. 2013;35(2):E49-E53.

Paul S. Casamassimo Nothing is free in life - Not even prevention! Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 2012;166(10):965-966.

S. Thikkurissy; Paul H. Allen; Megann K. Smiley; Paul S Casamassimo Waiting for the pain to get worse: Characteristics of a pediatric population with acute dental pain Pediatric Dentistry. 2012;34(4):289-294.

S. Thikkurissy; Kathryn Glazer; Homa Amini; Paul S. Casamassimo; Robert Rashid The comparative morbidities of acute dental pain and acute asthma on quality of life in children Pediatric Dentistry. 2012;34(4):e77-e80.

Paul S. Casamassimo The art of pediatric dentistry Pediatric Dentistry. 2012;34(2):98.

Paul S. Casamassimo Guest editorial: The policy center story - My version Pediatric Dentistry. 2012;34(1):10-11.

Sarat Thikkurissy; Dennis McTigue; Sophie Matracia; Paul Casamassimo Pulpotomy to stainless steel crown ratio in children with early childhood caries: A cross-sectional analysis Pediatric Dentistry. 2011;33(7):496-500.

David Gustafson; Dennis McTigue; Sarat Thikkurissy; Paul Casamassimo; John Nusstein Continued care of children seen in an emergency department for dental trauma Pediatric Dentistry. 2011;33(5):426-430.

Paul S. Casamassimo The work of advocacy Pediatric Dentistry. 2011;33(3):200-201.

Carolyn Kerins; Paul S. Casamassimo; David Ciesla; Yosuk Lee; N. Sue Seale A preliminary analysis of the US dental health care system's capacity to treat children with special health care needs Pediatric Dentistry. 2011;33(2):107-112.

David Ciesla; Carolyn A. Kerins; N. Sue Seale; Paul S. Casamassimo Characteristics of dental clinics in US children's hospitals Pediatric Dentistry. 2011;33(2):100-106.

Paul S Casamassimo Dental therapy: another tongue in the babel of dental access for children. Journal of the California Dental Association. 2011;39(2):101-106.

Marcio A. Da Fonseca; Paul Casamassimo Old drugs, new uses Pediatric Dentistry. 2011;33(1):67-74.

Arthur J. Nowak; Paul S. Casamassimo; Rebecca L. Slayton Facilitating the transition of patients with special health care needs from pediatric to adult oral health care Journal of the American Dental Association. 2010;141(11):1351-1356.

Hassan Oueis; Salwa Atwan; Brynn Pajtas; Paul S. Casamassimo Use of anterior veneered stainless steel crowns by pediatric dentists Pediatric Dentistry. 2010;32(5):413-416.

Sarat Thikkurissy; Joseph T. Rawlins; Ashok Kumar; Erik Evans; Paul S. Casamassimo Rapid treatment reduces hospitalization for pediatric patients with odontogenic-based cellulitis American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2010;28(6):668-672.

Paul S. Casamassimo Tipping the balance at 53.6% Pediatric Dentistry. 2010;32(4):280-281.

Homa Amini; Paul S. Casamassimo Prenatal dental care: A review General Dentistry. 2010;58(3):176-180.

Hassan Sami Oueis; Elizabeth Ralstrom; Vinod Miriyala; Gail E. Molinari; Paul Casamassimo Alternatives for hand over mouth exercise after its elimination from the clinical guidelines of the American academy of pediatric dentistry Pediatric Dentistry. 2010;32(3):223-228.

Paul S. Casamassimo Don't confuse an agenda with a solution: Why dental therapists won't do much to improve access Pediatric Dentistry. 2010;32(2):96-98.

D.T. Cunnion; A. Spiro III; J.A. Jones; S.E. Rich; C.P. Papageorgiou; A. Tate; P. Casamassimo; C. Hayes; R.I. Garcia Pediatric oral health-related quality of life improvement after treatment of early childhood caries: A prospective multisite study Journal of Dentistry for Children. 2010;77(1):4-11.

Paul S. Casamassimo A Life Without Teeth Academic Pediatrics. 2009;9(6):386-387.

Paul S. Casamassimo Primum non nocere Pediatric Dentistry. 2009;31(7):462-463.

Paul Casamassimo; William C. Berlocher; Wendy Cheney; Kevin Donly; Jessica Lee; Arthur Nowak; N. Sue Seale; Stephen Wilson; John S. Rutkauskas; Scott Dalhouse The future of pediatric dentistry advanced education: The need for change in training standards Pediatric Dentistry. 2009;31(4):298-309.

Paul S. Casamassimo; Sarat Thikkurissy; Burton L. Edelstein; Elyse Maiorini Caries: Beyond the dmft: The human and economic cost of early childhood caries Journal of the American Dental Association. 2009;140(6):650-657.

Paul Casamassimo; S. Thikkurissy Participation in a Fluoride Dentifrice Brushing Trial Imparts Sustained Caries Protection Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice. 2008;8(4):234-235.

Jill A. Easton; Jeanne M. Landgraf; Paul S. Casamassimo; Stephen Wilson; Steven Ganzberg Evaluation of a generic quality of life instrument for early childhood caries-related pain Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 2008;36(5):434-440.

Sarat Thikkurissy; Paul S. Casamassimo Should fear of malpractice dissuade dentists from caring for children? Journal of Dentistry for Children. 2008;75(3):271-275.

Sarat Thikkurissy; Megann Smiley; Paul S Casamassimo Concordance and contrast between community-based physicians' and dentist anesthesiologists' history and physicals in outpatient pediatric dental surgery. Anesthesia progress. 2008;55(2):35-39.

S. Thikkurissy; Michael L. Rowland; Canise Y. Bean; Ashok Kumar; Kevin Levings; Paul S. Casamassimo Rethinking the role of community-based clinical education in pediatric dentistry Journal of Dental Education. 2008;72(6):662-668.

Homa Amini; Paul S. Casamassimo; Hsuan L. Lin; John R. Hayes Advocacy training in us advanced pediatric dentistry training programs Pediatric Dentistry. 2008;30(2):141-146.

Cariann Champagne; William F Waggoner; Paul S Casamassimo; Marcia Ditmyer Acknowledgement of contributor to manuscript. Pediatric dentistry. 2008;30(1):8.

Cariann Champagne; William F. Waggoner; Paul S. Casamassimo; Marcia Ditmyer Pediatric Dentistry: Editorial professionalism Pediatric Dentistry. 2008;30(1):7.

Paul S. Casamassimo Editorial: Access redux Pediatric Dentistry. 2008;30(6):461-462.

Chad Hoge; Hassan Oueis; Paul S. Casamassimo; Robert Rashid; Simon Prior Physiologic signs during Dental treatment in overweight vs normal weight children Pediatric Dentistry. 2008;30(6):522-529.

Robert Williamson; Hassan Oueis; Paul S. Casamassimo; Sarat Thikkurissy Association between early childhood caries and behavior as measured by the child behavior checklist Pediatric Dentistry. 2008;30(6):505-509.

Cariann Champagne; William Waggoner; Marcia Ditmyer; Paul S. Casamassimo Parental satisfaction with preveneered stainless steel crowns for primary anterior teeth Pediatric Dentistry. 2007;29(6):465-469.

Jeanette K. MacLean; Cariann E. Champagne; William F. Waggoner; Marcia M. Ditmyer; Paul Casamassimo Clinical outcomes for primary anterior teeth treated with preveneered stainless steel crowns Pediatric Dentistry. 2007;29(5):377-381.

Homa Amini; Paul S. Casamassimo; Hsuan L. Lin; John R. Hayes Readability of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry patient education materials Pediatric Dentistry. 2007;29(5):431-435.

Canise Y Bean; Michael L Rowland; Hilary Soller; Paul Casamassimo; Rachel Van Sickle; Kevin Levings; Rachel Agunga Comparing fourth-year dental student productivity and experiences in a dental school with community-based clinical education. Journal of dental education. 2007;71(8):1020-1026.

Paul Casamassimo Hospital Emergency Visits and Admissions Associated with Dental Problems Increased by 121% between 1997 and 2001 Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice. 2007;7(1):31-32.

Marcio A. Da Fonseca; Hassan S. Oueis; Paul S. Casamassimo Sickle cell anemia: A review for the pediatric dentist Pediatric Dentistry. 2007;29(2):159-169.

Paul Casamassimo Regifting Ourselves Pediatric Dentistry. 2007;29(2):97.

Charles J. Coté; Stephen Wilson; Paul Casamassimo; Patricia Crumrine; Richard L. Gorman; Mary Hegenbarth; Raymond J. Koteras Guidelines for monitoring and management of pediatric patients during and after sedation for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures: An update Pediatrics. 2006;118(6):2587-2602.

Laune M. Brown; Paul S. Casamassimo; Ann Griffen; Dimitris Tatakis Supragingival calculus in children with gastrostomy feeding: Significant reduction with a caregiver-applied tartar-control dentifrice Pediatric Dentistry. 2006;28(5):410-414.

Michael L Rowland; Canise Y Bean; Paul S Casamassimo A snapshot of cultural competency education in US dental schools. Journal of dental education. 2006;70(9):982-990.

Michael L Rowland; Paul S Casamassimo Principal dental admissions officers: Who are dentistry's gatekeepers? Journal of dental education. 2006;70(4):441-447.

Paul S Casamassimo If early childhood caries is an infectious disease.....which one? Journal of dentistry for children (Chicago, Ill.). 2006;73(1):3.

Paul A. Reggiardo; Robert J. Feigal; Paul S. Casamassimo; Steven D. Chan; Man Wai Ng; Michael A. Ignelzi Jr. Clinical, research, and policy implications of the symposium on the prevention of oral diseases in children and adolescents Pediatric Dentistry. 2006;28(2):192.

Paul S Casamassimo Medical advances in pediatric health care: what dentists need to know. The Alpha omegan. 2005;98(4):13-16.

Paul S. Casamassimo Amoxicillin and fluorosis: Too soon to cap the medicine bottle? Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 2005;159(10):995-996.

Homa Amini; Ashok Kumar; Dennis J. McTigue; Michael F. Beck; Paul S. Casamassimo Board certification status and practice characteristics [3] Pediatric Dentistry. 2005;27(3):185.

Paul S. Casamassimo Maybe the last editorial on hand-over-mouth technique Pediatric Dentistry. 2005;27(2):95.

Paul S. Casamassimo An American disaster Pediatric Dentistry. 2005;27(5):359-360.

Ashok Kumar; Homa Amini; Dennis J. McTigue; Michael Beck; Paul S. Casamassimo Board certification status and pediatric dentists' practice characteristics Pediatric Dentistry. 2005;27(1):12-18.

Paul S. Casamassimo Oral health in primary care medicine: Practice and policy challenges American Family Physician. 2004;70(11):2074-2076.

Paul S Casamassimo; Robert Feigal; Steven M Adair; Joel Berg; Ray Stewart A snapshot of the U.S. postdoctoral pediatric dentistry faculty workforce, 2002. Journal of dental education. 2004;68(8):823-828.

Denice Curtis; Philip Anderson; Lewis J. Turchi; Paul Casamassimo (SUB) Standard of care [1] Journal of the American Dental Association. 2004;135(6):694-698.

Paul Casamassimo Blatant bias. The Journal of the American Dental Association. 2004;135(6):698; author reply 698.

Amal H. Jawadi; Paul S. Casamassimo; Ann Griffen; Benedicta Enrile; Mario Marcone Comparison of oral findings in special needs children with and without gastrostomy Pediatric Dentistry. 2004;26(3):283-288.

Paul S. Casamassimo Silver restoration: Bringing back our graying dentists Journal of Dentistry for Children. 2004;71(2):99.

Paul S. Casamassimo Sweet schizophrenia Journal of Dentistry for Children. 2004;71(1):3.

Paul S Casamassimo; N Sue Seale; Kelley Ruehs General dentists' perceptions of educational and treatment issues affecting access to care for children with special health care needs. Journal of dental education. 2004;68(1):23-28.

N. Sue Seale; Paul S. Casamassimo Access to dental care for children in the United States: A survey of general practitioners Journal of the American Dental Association. 2003;134(12):1630-1640.

Paul S. Casamassimo Access redux Journal of Dentistry for Children. 2003;70(3):187.

Paul Casamassimo Small world benefits small mouths International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 2003;13(5):293-294.

Paul S. Casamassimo Evolution or extinction? Which will we choose? Journal of Dentistry for Children. 2003;70(2):95.

Paul S. Casamassimo Addressing the caries and carbohydrate conundrum Journal of Dentistry for Children. 2003;70(1):4.

N Sue Seale; Paul S Casamassimo U.S. predoctoral education in pediatric dentistry: its impact on access to dental care. Journal of dental education. 2003;67(1):23-30.

Paul S. Casamassimo Dental disease prevalence, prevention, and health promotion: The implications on pediatric oral health of a more diverse population Pediatric Dentistry. 2003;25(1):16-18.

Paul S Casamassimo; Kimberly A Harms; Jeffrey L Parrish; John W Staubach Future of dentistry: the dental workforce. The Journal of the American Dental Association. 2002;133(9):1226-1235.

Tanya Mathew; Paul S. Casamassimo; John R. Hayes Relationship between sports drinks and dental erosion in 304 university athletes in Columbus, Ohio, USA Caries Research. 2002;36(4):281-287.

Paul S Casamassimo The need for dental prophylaxis. Pediatric dentistry. 2002;24(4):287.

Zdzislaw Christopher Religa; Stephen Wilson; Stephen I. Ganzberg; Paul S. Casamassimo Association between bispectral analysis and level of conscious sedation of pediatric dental patients Pediatric Dentistry. 2002;24(3):221-226.

Arthur J. Nowak; Paul S. Casamassimo The dental home: A primary care oral health concept Journal of the American Dental Association. 2002;133(1):93-98.

Paul S. Casamassimo; Stephen Wilson; Lucia Gross Effects of changing U.S. parenting styles on dental practice: Perceptions of diplomates of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry - Presented to the College of Diplomates of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry 16th Annual Session, Atlanta, Ga, Saturday, May 26, 2001 Pediatric Dentistry. 2002;24(1):18-22.

Michael K. McGuire; Paul S. Casamassimo 2001 interdisciplinary care conference: Five disciplines, one focus American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 2001;120(3):232-236.

P.S. Casamassimo 2001 Interdisciplinary Care Conference: five disciplines, one focus. Pediatric dentistry: today and tomorrow. American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics. 2001;120(3):234-236.

P.S. Casamassimo Maternal oral health. Dental Clinics of North America. 2001;45(3):469-478, v.

Douglas Von Kaenel; Dominic Vitangeli; Paul S. Casamassimo; Stephen Wilson; James Preisch Social factors associated with pediatric emergency department visits for caries-related dental pain Pediatric Dentistry. 2001;23(1):56-60.

Lucia C. Gross; Ann L. Griffen; Paul S. Casamassimo Compomers as class II restorations in primary molars Pediatric Dentistry. 2001;23(1):24-27.

P.S. Casamassimo; P. Kennedy; D. Curtis; P. Reggiardo We want to partner in improving the oral health of children. The Academy and the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. Pediatric Dentistry. 2000;22(3):183-184.

Stephen Wilson; Jillian Easton; Kirsty Lamb; Robin Orchardson; Paul Casamassimo A retrospective study of chloral hydrate, meperidine, hydroxyzine, and midazolam regimens used to sedate children for dental care Pediatric Dentistry. 2000;22(2):107-112.

P. Casamassimo Great expectations. Pediatric dentistry. 2000;22(2):94-95.

P.S. Casamassimo Relationships between oral and systemic health Pediatric Clinics of North America. 2000;47(5):1149-1157.