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Michel Koo: William H. Bowen Research in Dental Caries Award

caption: Michel KooPenn Dental Medicine’s Hyun (Michel) Koo has been recognized for his research by the International Association for Dental Research as the 2018 recipient of the William H. Bowen Research in Dental Caries Award. The award was presented at the opening ceremonies of the 96th General Session of the IADR, held in London in late July, in conjunction with the IADR Pan European Regional (PER) Congress.

Dr. Koo is a professor and director of research in Penn Dental Medicine’s Levy Center for Oral Health, divisions of pediatric dentistry and community oral health and the department of orthodontics. He is an international leader in the field of cariology; his research has focused on understanding the relationship between biofilms and oral infectious disease and seeking novel therapeutic strategies that effectively control the most pathogenic elements of dental caries. Dr. Koo’s work has provided greater understanding of the mechanisms of cariogenic biofilm development, provided new biofilm methodologies, shown novel anti-biofilm and caries-preventive approaches, and has developed new technologies for delivery of anti-biofilm and anti-caries agents.

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