Dr Glenn Walker
CONTACT
E-mail: gdwalker@unimelb.edu.au
Telephone: +61 3 9341 1562
QUALIFICATIONS
- BDSc (1982; The University of Melbourne)
- MDSc (1992; The University of Melbourne)
- PhD (2001; The University of Melbourne)
- Current Position: Research Fellow (Oral Health Co-operative Research Centre, The 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 Melbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne)
- Senior Research Assistant/Research Fellow (2001 - current; Oral Health Co-operative Research Centre, Melbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Remineralization of subsurface enamel caries and dental erosion.
- Pathogenic mechanisms in periodontal diseases.
- Modeling of dental diseases.
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
- Effect of added calcium phosphate on enamel remineralization by fluoride in a randomized controlled in situ trial.
- Development of an in situ remineralization model.
CURRENT PUBLICATIONS
- Effect of casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate added to acidic beverages on enamel erosion in vitro. DJ Manton, F Cai, Y Yuan, GD Walker, NJ Cochrane, C Reynolds, LJ Brearley-Messer, EC Reynolds. (2010). Aust. Dent. J. (2010). 55: 275–279
- Casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate incorporated into sugar confections inhibits the progression of enamel subsurface lesions in situ. Walker G.D., Cai F., Shen P., Adams G.G., Reynolds C., Reynolds E.C. Caries Res. (2010). 44(1): 33-40.
- FimR and FimS: Biofilm Formation and Gene Expression in Porphyromonas gingivalis. Lo A., Seers C., Dashper S., Butler C., Walker G., Walsh K., Catmull D., Hoffmann B., Cleal S., Lissel P., Boyce J., Reynolds E. J. Bacteriol. (2010). 192 (5): 1332-1343.
- Consumption of milk with added casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate remineralizes enamel subsurface lesions in situ. Walker G.D., Cai F., Shen P., Bailey. D.L., Yuay Y., Cochrane N.J., Reynolds C., Reynolds E.C. Aust. Dent. J. (2009). Sept. 54(3): 245-9.
- Remineralization of enamel subsurface lesions by chewing gum with added calcium. Cai F., Shen P., Walker G.D., Reynolds C., Yuay Y., Reynolds E.C. J. Dent. (2009). Oct. 37(10) 763-8.
- Porphyromonas gingivalis RgpA–Kgp proteinase–adhesin complexes penetrate gingival tissue and induce proinflammatory cytokines or apoptosis in a concentration-dependent manner. O’Brien-Simpson N.M., Pathirana R.D., Walker G.D., Reynolds E.C. Infect. Immun. (2009). 77: 1246–1261.
- The Remineralization of Subsurface Enamel Carious Lesions in situ by Casein Phosphopeptide-Amorphous Calcium Phosphate (CPP-ACP) and 900 ppm fluoride in Tooth Mousse Plus®, and 5000 ppm fluoride in Neutrafluor 5000®. Manton D.J., Cai F., Cochrane N.J., Shen P., Walker G.D., Yuan Y., Reynolds C., Reynolds E.C. (2008). Caries Res. 42(3):188.
- Remineralization of enamel subsurface lesions in situ by the use of three commercially available sugar-free gums. Manton D.J., Walker G.D., Cai F., Cochrane N.J., Shen P., Reynolds EC. (2008). Int. J. Paediatric Dent. 18(4): 284-90 Epub Apr 23.
- Fluoride and Casein Phosphopeptide-Amorphous Calcium Phosphate. E.C. Reynolds*, F. Cai, N.J. Cochrane, P. Shen, G.D. Walker, M.V. Morgan and C. Reynolds. (2008). J. Dent. Res. 87(4): 344-348.
- Effect of Addition of Citric Acid and Casein Phosphopeptide-Amorphous Calcium Phosphate to a Sugar-Free Chewing Gum on Enamel Remineralization in situ. Cai F., Manton D.J., Shen P., Walker G.D., Cross K.J., Yuan Y., Reynolds C., Reynolds E.C. (2007). Caries Res. 41: 377-383.
- Increased remineralization of tooth enamel by milk containing added casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate. Walker G., Cai F., Shen P., Reynolds C., Ward B., Fone C., Honda S., Koganei M., Oda M., Reynolds E. (2006). J. Dairy Res. 73: 74-78.