Hidehiko Watanabe, D.D.S., M.S.
Title: Associate Professor
Department of Adult Restorative Dentistry
Address
Room: 2148
UNMC College of Dentistry
40th and Holdrege
Box 830740
Lincoln, NE 68583-0740
Telephone: (402) 472-3049
Fax: (402) 472-5290
email: hwatanabe@unmc.edu
Education:
- D.D.S. Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, JAPAN, 1990
- M.S., Operative Dentistry University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Teaching Responsibilities:
- Director, Operative Dentistry I, ARD 532
- Instructor, Operative Dentistry II, ARD 555
- Guest Lecturer, Advanced Topics in Operative Dentistry, ARD 616
- Instructor, Clinical Operative Dentistry I, II, III, ARD 618,695,696
Research Interests:
- Material (optical and physical) properties of resin composites
Recent Publications:
- Cook, B, Watanabe, H. Glass Ionomer Cement: An Underutilized Restorative material, Dental Diamond,” (Japanese), November 2010.
- Watanabe, H. Predictable shade taking for single tooth composite restorations, Quintessence (Japanese), March 2009.
- Watanabe H, Khera SC, Vargas MA, Qian F. Fracture toughness comparison of six resin composites. Dental Materials. 24(3):418-25, 2008.
- Watanabe H, Covey D. Esthetic restorative material shade changes due to photopolymerization. General Dentistry. May (Special Issue):260-266, 2008.
- Watanabe H, Covey D. Retentive properties of self-threading pins and cemented pins. Presented at International/American Association of Dental Research Annual Session July 2008, Toronto, CANADA.
Service Activities:
- Member, Academy of Operative Dentistry
- Member, American Dental Association
- Member, American Dental Education Association
- Reviewer, Journal of American Dental Association
