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Peggy P. Alexander, D.D.S., M.P.H.

Dental School
Comprehensive Dentistry
210-567-3361
alexanderp2@uthscsa.edu

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Education

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Year Degree Discipline Institution
2010 Postdoctoral Fellowship General Dentistry International Congress of Oral Implantologists
Upper Montclaire , NJ
1991 MPH Public Health University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston , TX
1989 Internship Geriatric Education UTHSCSA
San Antonio , TX
1987 Residency Hospital Dentistry UTHSCSA
San Antonio , TX
1981 DDS Dentistry Meharry Medical College
Nashville , TN
1961 BS Biology University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa , AL
1957 Certificate Dental Hygiene University of Alabama
Birmingham , AL

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6/2010 - Present Clinical Professor UTHSCSA, Comprehensive Dentistry, San Antonio, TX
8/2008 - Present Research Associate UTHSCSA, Periodontics, San Antonio, TX

Expertise

Applied Clinical Research -
Course based teaching duties for traditional dental students including DS3 and 4 Patient Management, DS 2 and 3 Restorative Dentistry
Biomaterials Evaluation -
Assessments of diagnostic adjunctive devices for use in implant placement
Dental Implant Prosthetics -
Evaluation, restoration and management of Dental Implants in select group of patients
Etiology of Dental Erosion -
Extensive exploration of cultural and behavioral contributions to the loss of tooth structure. Included in this study are mechanisms for intervention and restoration of function
Implant Placement and Restoration -
Involved in research comparing healing characteristics of dental implants in persons who are Type 2 Diabetics with controls
Periodontal Disease and Type 2 Diabetes -
Examiner in multicenter, randomized, controlled, single-masked Phase III designed to determine if non-surgical periodontal therapy is efficacious in reducing elevated glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c)

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Federal

Funding Agency NIH
Title Diabetes: Implant Integration, Success, and Benefit
Status Active
Period 12/2006 - 12/2018
Role Co-Investigator
Grant Detail Principal Investigator in an RO1 NIH Research Project working with placing implant supported dentures in diabetic patients. This study focuses on providing dental implants for support of mandibular dentures. Our goal is to contribute to the quality of life for our diabetic patients giving them the opportunity to receive this standard of dental care. As of May 2012, we have delivered dentures to 134 patients. Input from the participants supports our hypothesis that their quality of life has improved radically. This study will be a cohort study of poor glycemic control in type 2 Diabetes. Patients will show that it is directly related correlation to short-term impairments and delays in implant integration, but does not impair longer-term implant integration.

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