Deborah McEdward

Department of Restorative Dental Sciences

National Dental Practice-Based Research Network

Research Programs/Services Coordinator III

Phone: 352-273-5848
Fax: 352-273-7970
Email: dmcedward@dental.ufl.edu

 

Education

 

1974                            Associate of Science in Dental Hygiene University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont Magna Cum Laude

1977                            B.S. Botany University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire

Licensure/Certification

 

2011 – current             Certified Clinical Research Professional

2014                            Human Participants Protection Education for Research Teams (NCI)

1974 – current             CPR, American Heart Association

2002                            Applied Good Clinical Practices, Pharmaceutical Education and Research        Institute

 

1989-current               Registered Dental Hygienist, Florida

1979 – current             Expanded Function Dental Hygienist, Washington

1974 – 1977                 Registered Dental Hygienist, New Hampshire

 

Professional Experience

 

2014 – current            University of Florida, College of Dentistry National Dental Practice Based Research Network Research Program/Services Coordinator 3

2007 – 2014                University of Florida, College of Dentistry National Dental Practice Based Research Network Education and Training Coordinator II

2005 – 2007                University of Florida, College of Dentistry, Dental PBRN Education and Training Coordinator

2000 – 2005                University of Florida, College of Dentistry, Periodontal Disease Research Center Study Coordinator, Dental Hygienist

2000 – 2005                 Santa Fe Community College, Dental Auxiliary Programs

1990 – 1997                 Adjunct Assistant Professor

1998 – 2002                 University of Florida, College of Dentistry, Foreign Trained Dental Program Dental Hygienist

2000, 2002                  University of Florida, Zoology Department Laboratory Technician

1997 – 2000                 Aftco, Associates, Winter Park, Florida Dental Practice Management Consultant

1997 – 1998, 2000       University of Florida, Department of Pharmaceutics Laboratory Technician

1985 and summers     Dr. Christopher Clarke, Friday Harbor, WA

(1989-93,’96-‘97, 2003)   Dental Hygienist

1987 – 1989                 Dr. Jack Wilson, Stevens Dental Center, Edmonds, WA Dental Hygienist

1979 – 1984                 Dr. Lowell Reed, Lake City, WA Dental Hygienist

1980 – 1983                 Dr. Jack Vickers, Bellevue, WA Dental Hygienist

 

Research Experience

 

2015                Regional Coordinator, National Dental PBRN Study 5: Factors for Successful Crowns.

2015                Regional Coordinator, National Dental PBRN Study 4: Management of Dentin Hypersensitivity.

2015                Regional Coordinator, National Dental PBRN Study 3: Decision Aids for the Management of Suspicious Occlusal Caries Lesions.

2014                UF CTSI Academy of Research Excellence

2014                Regional Coordinator, National Dental PBRN Study 2: Isolation Techniques Used When Performing Root Canal Treatment.

2014-               Regional Coordinator, National Dental PBRN Study 1: Cracked Tooth Registry.

2010-12           Regional Coordinator, DPBRN Study 17: Peri-Operative and Persistent Pain in in Root Canal Therapy.

2009-10           Regional Coordinator, DPBRN Study 15: Blood Sugar Testing in Dental Practice.

2009                Regional Coordinator, DPBRN Study 16: Impact of Practice-Based Research Networks on Patient Care.

2009-12           Regional Coordinator, DPBRN Study 6: Questionable Occlusal Carious Lesions.

2009-12           Study Coordinator, DPBRN Study 5.3: Longitudinal follow-up of reasons for repair and replacement of dental restorations.

2008-09           Study Coordinator, DPBRN Study 3/4: Reasons for repair and replacement of dental restorations and Patient satisfaction with dental treatment.

2008-12           Study Coordinator, DPBRN Study 5.2: Longitudinal follow-up of dental restorations.

2007                Study Coordinator, DPBRN Study 2: Reasons for placing the first restoration on a previously unrestored permanent tooth surface.

2006                Study Personnel, DPBRN Study 1: Assessment of caries diagnosis and caries treatment.

2005                Study Personnel, A Multi-Center, Randomized, Blinded Study Comparing the Effect of CRx-119 in Combination with Scaling and Root Planing (SRP) to that of Placebo Plus SRP on Serum C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and Cytokines in Subjects with Severe Periodontitis.

2004                Study Coordinator, A Clinical Trial to Compare the Safety and Efficacy of Two Marketed Tooth-Whitening Products.

2004                Study Personnel, A One-Year Recall of a Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of an Experimental Peroxide Tooth Bleaching Gel.

2004                Study Coordinator, A One Year Recall of a Clinical Trial to Compare the Safety and Efficacy of an Experimental Peroxide Tooth Whitening Strip to a Marketed Paint-On Night Tooth Bleaching Product.

2004                Study Personnel, A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of a Marketed Tooth Whitening Product under Three Different Treatment Regimens.

2004                Study Coordinator, A Clinical Trial to Compare the Safety and Efficacy of a Marketed Tooth-Whitening Product and two Experimental Tooth-Whitening Products.

2004                Study Personnel, A 9-Month, Multi-Center, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial Evaluating the Effect of Doxycycline Monohydrate Modified-Release Capsules QD in Combination with Scaling and Root Planing vs. Placebo QD in Combination with Scaling and Root Planing on Attachment Level and Pocket Depth in Patients with Adult Periodontitis.

2004                Study Coordinator, A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Two Marketed Tooth Whitening Systems and an Experimental Whitening Dentifrice.

2003                Study Personnel, A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Two Experimental Hydrogen Peroxide Tooth Whitening Strips Compared to a Marketed Tooth Whitening Strip.

2003                Study Coordinator, A Clinical Trial to Compare the

Safety and Efficacy of an Experimental Peroxide Tooth Whitening Strip to a Marketed Paint-on Night Tooth Bleaching Product.

2003                Study Personnel, Evaluation of Systemically Delivered Doxycycline Hyclate (Periostat) Plus Locally Delivered Doxycycline Hyclate 8.5% (Atridox) in Combination with Baseline SRP with 3-Month Debridement Versus Baseline SRP Alone with 3-Month Debridement in the Treatment of Adult Periodontitis.

2003                Study Personnel, A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of an Experimental Peroxide Tooth Bleaching Gel..

2003               Study Personnel, A Study to Demonstrate the Effectiveness of Two Different Battery-Powered Toothbrushes on Removal of Stain.

2003                Study Coordinator, A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety of an Experimental Tooth Whitening Strip Compared to a Marketed Tooth Bleaching Product.

2003                Study Personnel, A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of an Experimental Combination Tooth Whitening System Compared to a Marketed Tooth Bleaching System.

2002                Study Personnel, A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Clinical Trial to Determine the Effects of Doxycycline Hyclate 20mg Tablets (Periostat) Administered Twice Daily for the Treatment of Acne Rosacea.

2003                Study Personnel, A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Clinical Trial to Determine the Effects of Doxycycline Hyclate 20mg Tablets (Periostat) Administered Twice Daily for the Treatment of Acne Rosacea.

2002-03           Study Coordinator, A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Comparative Efficacy and Tolerability of an Experimental Tooth Bleaching Strip to a Marketed Control.

2002                Study Personnel, A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Two Marketed tooth Whitening Products.

Study Personnel, An Experimental Stain Removal Study.

2002                Study Personnel, A Study to Demonstrate the Effectiveness of Two Different Battery Powered Toothbrushes on Removal of Stain.

2001-02           Study Personnel, A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of an Experimental Tooth Bleaching System to a Marketed Tooth Bleaching System.

2001-02           Study Personnel, A Study to Assess the Gingivitis Efficacy of an Experimental Dentifrice.

2001                Study Personnel, A Study to Identify Subjects for Gingivitis Trials.

2001                Study Personnel, An Experimental Stain Removal Study.

2001                Study Personnel, A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Gel Loading on Tooth Bleaching Strips.

2001                Study Personnel, The Antiplaque/Antigingivitis Efficacy of a 1.0% Chlorhexidine Gluconate Dentifrice Over An Eight-Week Period.

2001                Study Personnel, A Study to Evaluate the Utilization of the Loe-Silness Gingival Index by Two Examiners.

2001                Study Personnel, Calibration of Examiners in Clinical Assessment of Gingivitis, Stain and Plaque.

2001                Study Personnel, A 1-year Longitudinal Study to Determine the Incidence and Rate of Periodontal Disease Progression in Untreated Adult Periodontal Patients.

2001                Study Personnel, A Study to Compare 6.5% Whitestrips to a Marketed Tray-Based Whitening System.

2000                Study Personnel, A Cross-Sectional Study to Identify Adult Periodontal Patients.

Publications

 

Gordan, Valeria Veiga; McEdward, Deborah Landry; Ottenga, Marc Edward; et al. Alkali production in the mouth and its relationship with certain patient’s characteristics, Journal of Applied Oral Science,  Volume: 22  Issue: 6  Pages: 560-568  Published: Nov-Dec 2014

Valeria V. Gordan, Paul K. Blaser, Ronald E. Watson, Ivar A. Mjör, Deborah L. McEdward, Luis G. Sensi, Joseph L. Riley III A clinical evaluation of a giomer restorative system containing surface prereacted glass ionomer filler: Results from a 13-year recall examination, The Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol. 145, Issue 10, p1036–1043 Oct2014

Riley, Joseph L., III; Gordan, Valeria V.; Hudak-Boss, Susan E.; et al.

Group Author(s): Natl Dent Practice-Based Res Network, Concordance between patient satisfaction and the dentist’s view Findings from The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network Journal of the American Dental Association  Volume: 145   Issue: 4   Pages: 355-362 Published: Apr 2014

Riley, Joseph L., III; Gordan, Valeria V.; Rindal, D. Brad; et al. Group Author(s): Dent PBRN Collaborative Grp Preferences of caries prevention agents in adult patients: findings from the dental practice-based research network Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology,  Volume: 38   Issue: 4   Pages: 360-370   Published: Aug 2010

Riley, Joseph L., III; Gordan, Valeria V.; Rindal, Brad; et al. Group Author(s): Dent Practice-Based Res Network General practitioners’ use of caries-preventive agents in adult patients versus pediatric patients Findings from The Dental Practice-Based Research Network Journal of the American dental Association  Volume: 141   Issue: 6   Pages: 679-687   Published: Jun 2010

Makhija, Sonia K; Gilbert, Gregg H; Rindal, D Brad; et al. Corporate Author(s): DPBRN Collaborative Group Practices participating in a dental PBRN have substantial and advantageous diversity even though as a group they have much in common with dentists at large BMC oral health  Volume: 9   Pages: 26   Published: 2009 Oct 15

Gordan, V. V., Garvan, C.W., Ottenga M.E., Stults R., Magnusson I., Harris, P.A., McEdward, D.L. Could Alkali Production Be Considered an Approach for Caries Control? Caries Research  Volume: 44   Issue: 6   Pages: 547-554   Published: 2010

 

Abstracts

 

2015                Ellen Funkhouser; Kavya Vellala; Camille Baltuck; Rita Cacciato; Emily U. Durand; Deborah McEdward; Ellen Sowell; Sarah Theisen; Gregg H. Gilbert, The National DPBRN Collaborative Group. Survey Methods to Optimize Response Rate in the National Dental-PBRN Poster presentation at IADR General Session and Exhibition, Boston MA, March 2015. Abstract 4288.
2013                P.A. Harris, RDH, D. McEdward, J. Spoto, III, J. Harrison, G.H. Gilbert, V.V. Gordan, and The National DPBRN Collaborative Group Poster presentation at IADR General Session and Exhibition, Seattle WA, March 2013. Abstract 1819.

2013                V. Gordan, P. Blaser, I. Mjor, L. Sensi, R. Watson, D. McEdward, and J. Riley, III, Clinical Evaluation of a Giomer Restorative System: Thirteen-Year Recall, Poster presentation at IADR General Session and Exhibition, Seattle WA, March 2013. Abstract 3104.

2011                VV Gordan, M Heft, D McEdward, CW Garvan, ME Ottenga, PA Harris, Association between patients’ caries experience (DMFT) and demographic variables, IADR/AADR General Session & Exhibition, San Diego, Calif., USA, March, 2011. Abstract 716.

2011                PA Harris, D McEdward, CW Garvan, ME Ottenga, VV Gordan, Relationship between patients’ socioeconomic status and oral health related behaviors, IADR/AADR General Session & Exhibition, San Diego, Calif., USA, March, 2011. Abstract 2089.

2011                PA Harris, D McEdward, CW Garvan,  MW Heft, VV Gordan, Gender differences in alcohol and sugary drink consumption. IADR/AADR General Session & Exhibition, San Diego, Calif., USA, March, 2011. Abstract 2619.

2011                VV Gordan, D McEdward, CW Garvan, ME Ottenga1, PA Harris, Relationship between alkali production and habits affecting oral well-being, IADR/AADR General Session & Exhibition, San Diego, Calif., USA, March, 2011. Abstract 2655.

2011                CW Garvan, PA Harris, DL McEdward, ME Ottenga, VV Gordan, Relationship of oral hygiene, socio-demographic factors, and oral health behaviors, IADR/AADR General Session & Exhibition, San Diego, Calif., USA, March, 2011. Abstract 2191.

2010                D.L. McEdward, P.A. Harris, B. Thacker, M.M. Koyfman, G.H. Gilbert, O.D. Williams V.V. Gordan, and F.T. DPBRN Collaborative Group, Engaging practitioners in research presentations and publications: The National Dental-PBRN. Poster presentation at IADR General Session and Exhibition, Barcelona Spain, July 2010. Abstract 1265.

2010                P.A. Harris, D.L. McEdward, S.G. Brotman, G.M. Lease, D.B. Rindal, G.H. Gilbert, V.V. Gordan, and F.T. DPBRN Collaborative Group, Successfully engaging practitioners to present research from The Dental PBRN. Poster presentation at IADR General Session and Exhibition, Barcelona Spain, July 2010. Abstract 1264.

2010                V.V. Gordan, C. Garvan, M. Ottenga, R. Schulte, P. Harris, D. McEdward, W. Li, and I. Magnusson, Relationship Between Patients’ Oral Hygeine and Alkali Production Poster presentation at the AADR/CADR 39th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Washington, DC, March 2010 Abstr. 1395

2010                V.V. Gordan, C. Garvan, M. Ottenga, R. Schulte, D. McEdward, P. Harris, W. Li, and I. Magnusson, Is Alkali Production a Potential Approach for Caries Control? Poster presentation at the AADR/CADR 39th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Washington, DC, March 2010 Abstr. 1394

2010                Harris PA, Gordan VV, McEdward DL, Ayan DG, Guidoni J, Williams OD, and F.T. DPBRN Collaborative Group, Staff Changes in Practice-based Research: A Regional Coordinator’s View Point. Poster presentation at AADR General Session and Exhibition, Washington, DC March 2010. Abstract 429.

2009                Harris PA, McEdward DL, Riley III JL, Thompson DW, Gewartowski DE, Shenfield RJ, Gordan VV, and F.T. DPBRN Collaborative Group, The importance of team approach in Dental PBRN outcomes. Poster presentation at the IADR/AADR/CADR 87th General Session and Exhibition, April 2009. Abstract 2458.

2008                McEdward DL, Harris PA, Johnson MR, Anderson FD, Judson CG, Asensio SH, Serra-Jovenich M, for the DPBRN Collaborative Group. Resources for dentists to engage colleagues in the Dental PBRN. Poster presentation at the 86th General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research, Toronto, Canada, July 2-5, 2008. Abstract 1947.

2008                McEdward DL, Harris PA, Thoele MJ, Love J, Sutphin S, Morgan G, Waiwaiole L, for the DPBRN Collaborative Group. The challenge of preparing Dental PRBN practitioners for practice-based research. Poster presentation at the American Association for Dental Research. Dallas, TX, April 2-5, 2008. Abstract 283

2007                Mjor IA, McEdward D, Harris PA, Gordan VV. Study origination and development: the DPBRN network experience. Presentation at the 85th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research, March 24, 2007, New Orleans, LA.

2006                K. Karpinia, I. Magnusson, D. McEdward, A. Wong, M.L. Barker, R.W. Gerlach. Clinical Trial Comparing Hydrogen Peroxide Pre-Rinse and Whitening Strips. Poster Presentation at the 83rd General Session and Exhibition of the International Association of Dental Research, March 8-11, 2006. Abstract XXX

2004                I. Magnusson, K. Karpinia, D. McEdward*, B. Hales, M.L. Barker, and R.W. Gerlach. Clinical Trial Comparing Safety of Two At-Home Professional Whitening Systems. Poster Presentation at the 82nd General Session and Exhibition of the International Association of Dental Research, March 10-13, 2004. Abstract 3207

1998                Jintana Napaporn*, Maike Thomas, Kari Svetic, Deborah McEdward, and Gayle A. Brazeau.. In Vitro Toxicity Screening of Parenteral Buffers. Poster Presentation at the 1998 AAPS Annual Meeting. Abstract 2675

 

 

Invited Presentations

 

2006                Demystifying Research: It’s within your reach Presented at: ADHA 83rd Annual Session, 6/22/06, Orlando Florida

2004/05          Wilderness Dentistry Workshops Presented at: Southeastern Wilderness Medical Conference 10/29 –11/3/2004 and 10/21-10/27/2005 Chattanooga, TN.

2004                Oral Hygiene and Disease Prevention Presented to:

The Faculty of Stomatology, Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China, July 12, 2004

Faculty of Stomatology, Ti’an Sui University Medical School, Ti’an Shui, China, July 19, 2004

Faculty of Stomatology, Xian Jiao Tong University Medical School, Xi’an, China, July 28, 2004