Dave Kojic, DMD, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor
Email Address: hnurrohman@atsu.edu
Dr. Nurrohman’s postdoctoral research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. With his research background in cariology and operative dentistry, he is interested specifically in nano-controlled molecular interaction at adhesive interfaces for hard tissue reconstruction. His research interests have branched into guided tissue remineralization, as well as repair of caries-infected dentin and inherited dentin defects using the so-called “Polymer-Induced Liquid Precursor” approach. This technology provides the required ions and acidic polymers in dental fillings that can be used to fill cavities while repairing mineralization of the surrounding tooth. Additional advantages compared to traditional resin-modified dental fillings are longer lifetime of the fillings as well as robust light- or auto-cured dentin repair. Along with UCSF team, he directly documented an international patent titled “Compositions for the Remineralization of Dentin.”