Growth and Development Unit
Academic Staff:
- Professor Michael Woods (Head)
- Dr David Manton (Lecturer)
- Dr Barbara Carach (Lecturer)
- Dr Mina Borromeo (Lecturer)
Teaching Activities:
The Unit has full responsibility for the teaching of Growth Studies, Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Special Needs Dentistry, to undergraduate dental students. This involves the didactic, preclinical and clinical instruction in these subjects. In addition, the Unit provides clinical instruction to dental hygiene students in Orthodontics. At the postgraduate level, the Unit provides three-year Doctor of Clinical Dentistry courses in Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry.
Research Activities:
- Trauma, erosion and caries in children
Professor L Brearley Messer - Facial form in young children
Professor L Brearley Messer - Teaching pediatric dentistry using multimedia
Professor L Brearley Messer - Molar incisor hypomineralisation; evidence based studies in clinical pediatric dentistry
Professor L Brearley Messer - Modification of facial growth and dental arch development
Professor MG Woods - Space provision for placement of dental implants
Professor MG Woods - The mandibular muscles and vertical facial form
Professor MG Woods - Third molar development and management
Professor MG Woods - Soft tissue effects of orthodontic treatment
Professor MG Woods - The effect of pit and fissure sealants on the diagnosis of dental caries
Dr D Manton - The remineralization of white spot lesions and fluorotic lesions of enamel with CPP-ACP and CPP-ACFP
Dr D Manton - The utilization of pit and fissure sealants by dental therapists in Victoria
Dr D Manton - The use of quantitative light induced fluorescence (QLF) to quantify the remineralization of white spot lesions of enamel
Dr D Manton - The use of quantitative light induced fluorescence (QLF) and confocal laser microscopy in the quantification of dental erosion
Dr D Manton
For more information please contact:
Professor Michael Woods, Head of Unit
Ph: +61 3 9341 1498, Fax: +61 3 9348 1595
Email: mgwoods@unimelb.edu.au