Daniel H. Fine
Professor and Chairman of the Department of Oral B
Oral Biology
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Daniel H. Fine is currently a Professor and Chairman of the Department of Oral Biology and Director of the Center for Oral Infectious Diseases. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Queens College, his DMD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1965 and his Certificate in Periodontology in 1967 from New York University. He served on the dental faculties of the University of Pittsburgh (1967-1970) and the Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery (1971-1994) before coming to the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine in mid-1994 as Director of the Dental Research Center.
Research Interest
Dr. Fine's research focuses on host/parasite interactions in periodontal disease with a special emphasis on molecular genetics related to virulence of actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans. His group also investigates genetic susceptibility of individuals to juvenile periodontitis. In addition, Dr. Fine's laboratory participates in studies of biofilm development and methods that would interfere with development.
Publications
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Fine, D.H., Furgang, D., McKiernan, M., Tereski-Bischio, D., Ricci, D., Zhang, P., Araujo, M.W. An investigation of the effect of an essential oil mouthrinse on induced bacteraemia: a pilot study. J Clin Periodontol. 37(9): 840-7, Sep. 2010.
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Maribasappa, K., Furgang, D., Planet, P.J., DeSalle, R., Fine, D.H. Genome Sequence of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans RHAA1, Isolated from a rhesus macaque, an old world primate. Journal of Bacteriology. 1275-1276. 2011.
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Karched M., Furgang, D., Sawalha, N. Fine, D.H. Rapid identification of oral isolates of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans obtained from humans and primates by an ultrafast super convection based polymerase chain reaction. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 2012, In press.
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Schreiner, H., Markowitz, K., Miryalkar, M., Moore, D., Diehl, S., Fine, D.H. Aggregatibacter Actinomycetemcomitans - Induced Bone Loss and Antibody Response in Three Rat Strains. J. Periodontol. 82(1):142.50 Jan 2011.
