Dr Glenn Walker
CONTACT
E-mail: gdwalker@unimelb.edu.au
Telephone: +61 3 9341 1562
QUALIFICATIONS
- BDSc (1982; University of Melbourne)
- MDSc (1992; University of Melbourne)
- PhD (2001; University of Melbourne)
- Current Position: Research Fellow (Centre for Oral Health Science, University of Melbourne)
SHORT HISTORY
- General Dental Practitioner (1983-1987)
- Dental Officer (Periodontics) (1987-1993; Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne)
- Clinical Demonstrator (1990-2002; Dental Health Services Victoria and School of Dental Science, University of Melbourne)
- Senior Research Assistant/Research Fellow (2001-2004; Center for Oral Health Science, University of Melbourne)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Remineralization of subsurface enamel caries by casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP).
- Pathogenic mechanisms in periodontal diseases.
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
- A multi-site evaluation of the ability of a hard boiled confection containing casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP) to enhance enamel remineralization and/or prevent demineralization, using an intraoral remineralization model.
- Immunolocalization of Porphyromonas gingivalis W50 antigens in gingival tissue associated with chronic periodontitis.
CURRENT PUBLICATIONS
- The immunolocalisation of Porphyromonas gingivalis vesicles in gingival tissue associated with chronic periodontitis. (2001). PhD Thesis (University of Melbourne).
- Acid resistance of enamel subsurface lesions remineralized by a sugar-free chewing gum containing casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate complexes (CPP-ACP). Iijima Y., Cai F., Shen P., Walker G., Reynolds C., Reynolds E.C. Caries Res. (in press).
- Retention in plaque and remineralization of enamel lesions by various forms of calcium in a mouthrinse or sugar-free chewing gum. Reynolds E.C., Cai F., Shen P., Walker G.D. J. Dent. Res. 2003. 82(3): 206-211.
- Enamel remineralization by a mouthrinse containing casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate and fluoride in an in situ model. Shen P., Cai F., Walker G., Reynolds C. and Reynolds E.C. Aust. Dent. J. 2004. (in press).