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Robert Taft, DDS
Dental School
Comprehensive Dentistry
210-567-3450
taftr@uthscsa.edu
Dr. Taft is currently a professor and the Interim Program Director, Graduate Prosthodontics in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry at UT Health San Antonio. Dr. Taft has published numerous scientific articles and abstracts on various Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Prosthodontics and Advanced Digital technology topics. He has received awards for his research and an active invited international speaker. He is currently President of the American Board of Prosthodontics and Vice President of the American College of Prosthodontists.
Education
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| Year | Degree | Discipline | Institution |
| 1992 | Certificate | Maxillofacial Prosthetics | Wilford Hall Medical Center San Antonio , TX |
| 1990 | Certificate | Prosthodontics | Naval Postgraduate Dental School, Walter Reed Medical School Bethesda , MD |
| 1984 | Certificate | General Practice Residency | Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Portsmouth , VA |
| 1983 | DDS | Dentistry | Emory University Atlanta , GA |
| 1977 | BA | Biology | State University of New York Buffalo , NY |
| 1975 | AS | Biology | Mohawk Valley Community College Utica , NY |
Appointments
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| 9/2016 - Present | Chairman | University Health System, University Hospital, Hospital Dentistry, San Antonio, TX |
| 7/2016 - Present | Active Staff | University Health System, University Hospital, Hospital Dentistry, San Antonio, TX |
| 7/2016 - Present | Professor and Chair | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Comprehensive Dentistry, San Antonio, TX |
Expertise
| Research - Maxillofacial Prosthetics, 3-D modeling and surgical rehabilitation of patients post trauma and craniofacial defects |
Publications
Journal Article |
| Katkar RA, Grant G, Taft RM. 3D Volume Rendering and 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing Dental Clinics of North America 62.3 2018 Jul;62(3). |
| Taft RM. Complete-arch accuracy of intraoral scanners J Prosthet Dent 2018 Jan;. |
Teaching
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Grants
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Federal |
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| Funding Agency | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Title | Post Doctoral Training in General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene |
| Status | Active |
| Period | 7/2015 - 6/2020 |
| Role | Principal Investigator |
| Grant Detail | The grant will educate culturally competent dental public health specialists that can address the oral health needs of children and adults and reduce oral health disparities through services to the population that bears a disproportionate share of disease and disability. The award provides educational and service-learning that promote dental public health knowledge and skill to both DPH and AEGD residents with the goal of increasing community preventive services focused on the uninsured and underinsured. The grant proposes to cultivate professionals with advanced education in areas of dental public health science and leadership to advocate for underserved, vulnerable, and minority populations through the creation of the Institute for Dental Public Health. |