Why It's Important for Dentists to Pay Attention to Physical Properties and Testing Methodology of Dental Ceramics (ISO Standards)

Dr. Griggs conducted his undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Florida in materials science & engineering under Dr. Ken Anusavice and Dr. Jack Mecholsky. He received his PhD from the University of Florida in 1998. He joined the faculty at Baylor College of Dentistry (Texas A&M) that same year as an Assistant Professor. During his appointment at Baylor, Dr. Griggs worked for and collaborated with Dr. Toru Okabe as he progressed to the rank of Professor and served as Graduate Program Director and Vice-Chair of the Department of Biomaterials Science. Dr. Griggs arrived at University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in 2007 to serve as Chair of the Department of Biomedical Materials Science because the founding department chair, Dr. Lyle Zardiackas, was retiring. He began serving as Asssociate Dean for Research in 2008. He is the Convener for the ISO workgroup on dental ceramics. He is a Fellow and former President of the Academy of Dental Materials. He serves on the editorial boards for Dental Materials, Journal of Dental Research, and JADA Foundational Science. He was selected as teacher-of-the-year of his university, and he has received the highest research award at UMMC, the platinum medallion for research excellence. He has served as Principal Investigator of 5 NIH R01 grants and authored over 80 peer-reviewed articles, 6 book chapters, and 2 patents.