Ramon J. Baez, D.D.S.

Associate Professor, Department of General Dentistry

Head, WHO Collaborating Center

Location:	DTL, Room 2.620U
Phone:	(210) 567-3420 and (210) 567-3417
Fax:	(210) 567-4443
E-mail:	baez@uthscsa.edu

Research Interests:
Research and Development of Biomaterials; Quality Assurance and Compliance with American National Standards Institute/American Dental Association (ANSI/ADA) Specifications, and International Standardization Organization (ISO) Standards; Oral Epidemiology Research Surveys, Effectiveness of Cariostatic Agents, Water and Salt Fluoridation

Unique Technical and Clinical Research Capabilities/Instrumentation:
Extensive experience on research methodology, testing of biomaterials, project development and analysis. Use of pure cast Titanium in dentistry/Titanium processing equipment. - Dental porcelain and glass ceramics, toothbrushing abrasion testing, thermal cycling, color attributes of esthetic materials. Properties of impression materials, disposable gloves. Biocompatibility of materials.

Public health: Situation analysis, Feasibility and Cost-benefit Studies of Salt Fluoridation Programs. Fluoride determination -water, urinary excretion studies.

Population Studies: Oral health surveys design, planning, implementation analysis. Planning, implementation and evaluation of epidemiological surveillance systems for national oral health programs.

Publications:
Baez Ramon J., Martha X. Baez, and Thomas M. Marthaler. Urinary Fluoride excretion by children 4-6 years old in a South Texas community. Pan Am J of Public Health 7(4),2000 .

Eugenio D. Beltran-Aguilar, Saskia Estupinan-Day and Ramon Baez. Analysis of prevalence and trends of dental caries in the Americas between the 1970s and1990s. International Dental Journal (1999) Vol 49/No 6

Marthaler TM, Steiner M, Baez RJ, Menghini G. Urinary fluoride excretion in Swiss children ages 3 and 4 consuming fluoridated salt. Schweiz Monatsschr Zahnmed 109, in press 2000

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