Andrea Ferreira Zandona, DDS MSD PHD

Dr. Andrea Ferreira Zandonáis a tenured professor and chair of the Department of Comprehensive Care at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Zandona is originally from Curitiba, Brazil, where she received her dental degree from Pontifícia Universidade Católicado Paraná. Sheearned her master's degree in Dental Sciences in Operative Dentistry and a PhD in Dental Sciences from Indiana University. She was a faculty member at Indiana University from 1998 until 2013, directing their graduate residency program in preventive dentistry. From 2013 to 2018 she was a faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry, Department of Operative Dentistry. Over her academic career, she has mentored pre-dental and DDS students as well as postgraduate students and faculty members on their research projects. She has published and lectured nationally and internationally on the prevention and management of dental caries serving on editorial boards and as a reviewer for numerous scientific and dental journals.Dr. Zandona has been part of the International Caries Detection and Assessment System Foundation Committee. She has served on the European Organization of Caries Research advisory board and is currently Vice-President of the CAMBRA coalition. She is a member of the American Association of Dental Research, the International Association of Dental Research, the American Dental Education Association, the Academy of Operative Dentistry and the American Academy of Cariology.


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Caries Risk Assessment and Management for Adults in a General Practice (2nd Edition)

Dental caries is a complex disease affecting many adults. Although caries preventive efforts have historically focused on children, there are many issues that place some adults at greater risk for caries lesions. Identifying risk factors and creating a management protocol for each patient is key to a successful outcome. This quality Resource Guide (QRG), using an evidence-based approach, will discuss contemporary management of dental caries in adults, including: determining caries risk status\; detecting caries lesions at an earlier stage and assessing their activity status\; making a diagnosis of whether the disease is actually present\; establishing a prognosis\; applying intervention strategies focused on preventing, arresting and possibly reversing the caries process\; and restricting restorative treatment to only when absolutely necessary. The QRG will outline the 4D approach (a Caries Management by Risk Assessment [CAMBRA] System) designed to personalize caries management with the goal of maintaining health and preserving tooth structure. The QRG is an important reference for the dental clinician assessing an adult with active dental caries. It also provides background information for the dental office team to answer a patient&rsquo\;s questions regarding the reasons why he/she may have increased caries activity, and the therapy options that are available.

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