Dr.
Lyndon Cooper, DDS PhD
Lyndon Cooper, DDS, PhD, is the Stallings Distinguished Professor of Dentistry of the Department of Prosthodontics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is currently chairperson and acting director of graduate prosthodontics and the director of the bone biology and implant therapy laboratory.
Cooper is a diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and served as the 2010 president of the American College of Prosthodontics (ACP). He received the ACP’s 2004 Clinician/Researcher Award and the IADR’s 2009 Distinguished Scientist Award for prosthodontics and implantology.
Cooper’s laboratory focuses on bone biology, adult stem-cell bone regeneration and clinical evaluation of dental implant therapies. The laboratory receives funding through the NIH and from industry collaboration. Their research findings have been presented in more than 90 publications and as a part of more than 250 national and international presentations. These efforts integrate basic and clinical research to improve patient care.
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