UF’s Anusavice elected American Association of Dental Research president

The American Association of Dental Research has elected Kenneth J. Anusavice, Ph.D., D.M.D., as its president.

Members voted for the president position at the association’s annual meeting in March in San Antonio.

Anusavice is a University of Florida College of Dentistry professor, associate dean for research and chairman of the college’s department of cariology and restorative dentistry. He also directs the college’s Center for Biomaterials and is an adjunct research professor for the UF College of Engineering’s department of materials science and engineering.

As this year’s president, Anusavice hopes to live up to the organization’s goals of providing advanced research and increasing knowledge for the improvement of oral health, giving support and representation to the oral health research community and effectively communicating and applying the organization’s research findings.

“My primary focus during the year will be to expand research and training opportunities for our 4,500 members. I will seek to build a stronger, more unified community of dental scientists and educators,” Anusavice said.