Stephen Wilson, DMD, MA, PhD
Title
Director - Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Appointment
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Email
stephen.wilson1@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-4644
Fax
513-636-8283
Bio
Stephen Wilson, DMD, MA, PhD, is a Professor and Director of the Division of Dentistry at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He also serves as Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies at the University of Louisville School of Dentistry.
Dr. Wilson received his dental degree (DMD) and Doctorate in Physiology (PhD) at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky. His residency training in Pediatric Dentistry was done at the University of Louisville and Kosair-Children's Hospital. Dr. Wilson also has a Master's degree (MA) in Psychology that, along with his Bachelor of Science (BS), was obtained from Eastern Illinois University.
Dr. Wilson is a board-certified pediatric dentist and a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. He has served as a Director of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and was President of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry from 2003-2004. He has served on the Advisory Committee to the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and was chair of Part IV of the Advisory Committee. Dr. Wilson has been and continues to be active in the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD). He has been a member or chair of the Research Committee, Membership Committee, Sedation Committee, and annual Program Planning Committee of the AAPD. He has been a member of the Editorial Board of Pediatric Dentistry. He also has been active as a leader of the Post-Graduate Program Directors group of the AAPD. He is the current Director of the AAPD-sponsored Sedation Course.
Dr. Wilson has served as Vice President on the Administrative Board of the Council of Faculties of the American Dental Education Association (previously AADS) and was on the Board of Directors of that Association. Dr. Wilson is also a member of the American Dental Association and has served on the American Dental Association's task force committee on anesthesia and sedation.
Dr. Wilson has been a consultant to the Federal Drug Administration (on sedation), the National Institutes of Health, and the Ohio Dental Board. He has published over 85 papers and spoken at numerous local, national and international meetings. Dr. Wilson's research interests include child behavior in the dental clinic, conscious sedation for children and electronic monitoring during sedation.
Credentials
BS and MA: Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL.
PhD: University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, 1978.
DMD: University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY, 1982.
Residency: University of Louisville School of Dentistry and Kosair-Children's Hospital, Louisville, KY 1984.
Certification: Pediatric Dentistry, 1992
Awards and Honors
- Distinguished Alumnus Award, Eastern Illinois University, 1999.
- President, American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, 2003-04.
- Denver's Top Dentists Award, 5280 Denver's Mile High Magazine (Pediatrics), 2004
- Best Doctors in America, 2008
Research
Sedation of pediatric dental patients
Research Grants and Contracts
HRSA Pediatric Dentistry Residency Grants (2002-04): Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Anesthesiology. Primary Investigator.
Publications, Most Recent
Wilson S: Local Anesthesia and Oral Surgery in Children. Pinkham J, Casamassimo P, Fields H, McTigue D, and Nowak A. (Eds) Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy Through Adolescence, 4th Ed, Philadelphia, Elsevier Saunders, 2005.
Wilson S: Pain Reaction Control: Sedation. Pinkham J, Casamassimo P, Fields H, McTigue D, and Nowak A. (Eds) Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy Through Adolescence, 4th Ed, Philadelphia, Elsevier Saunders, 2005.
Wilson S: Pain Perception Control. Pinkham J, Casamassimo P, Fields H, McTigue D, and Nowak A. (Eds) Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy Through Adolescence, 4th Ed, Philadelphia, Elsevier Saunders, 2005.
Wilson S: Nonpharmacologic Issues In Pain Perception And Control. Pinkham J, Casamassimo P, Fields H, McTigue D, and Nowak A. (Eds) Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy Through Adolescence, 4th Ed, Philadelphia, Elsevier Saunders, 2005.
Wilson S, Cody WE: Behavior Management: Are we the experts or the mediators?Pediatric Dentistry, submitted 2004.
Wilson S: Pharmacological management of the pediatric dental patient.Pediatric Dentistry, 26:131-135, 2004.
Rhodes A, Wilson S: Research in pediatric dental postgraduate programs and residencies.Pediatric Dentistry, 26:75-78, 2004.
Gill KM, Wilson S, Preisch JW, Weaver JM: Comparison of the efficacy of oral midazolam versus midazolam and meperidine combination in the pediatric dental patient.Pediatric Dentistry, 25:468-474, 2003.
Leopold A, Wilson S, Weaver J, Moursi AM: Pharmacokinetics of lidocaine delivered from a transmucosal patch in children.Pediatric Dentistry, 24: 82-87, 2002.
Moursi AM, Leopold A, Weaver J, Wilson S: Lidocaine delivered from a transmucosal patch in children.Anesthesia Progress, 49: 82-87, 2002.
Hall D, Weaver J, Ganzberg S, Rashid R, and Wilson S: Bispectral EEG index monitoring of high dose nitrous oxide and low dose sevoflurane sedation.Anesthesia Progress, 49:56-62, 2002.
Religa ZC, Wilson S, Ganzberg SI, and Casamassimo PS: Association among bispectral analysis and level of conscious sedation of pediatric dental patients.Pediatric Dentistry, 24:221-226, 2002.
Creem-Aitken J, Wilson S, Coury D, and Moursi AM: The effect of music distraction on pain, anxiety and behavior in pediatric dental patients.Pediatric Dentistry, 24:114-118, 2002.
Casamassimo PS, Wilson S, and Gross L: Effects of changing U.S. parenting styles on dental practice: perceptions of diplomats of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.Pediatric Dentistry, 24:18-22, 2002.
Professional Organization Memberships
- American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
- American Dental Education Association
- American Dental Association
- American College of Dentists
Special Interests
Behavior Management
Recent Presentations
Wilson S (Invited panelist): Behavior Management: Count-Counterpoint. American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry annual session. San Francisco, California, May 2004.
Wilson S (Invited guest lecturer): Sedation in the Office: Challenges for Pediatric Dentistry. 1st International Conference on Pediatric Sedation. Pediatric Sedation Research Consortium, Westminster, CO. May 2004.
Wilson S: Conscious Sedation and General Anesthesia Issues Facing Pediatric Dentists Today. American Academy of pediatric Dentistry Behavior Management for the Pediatric Dental Patient: Conference / Workshop, Chicago, Illinois, November 2003.
Wilson S. Grand Rounds: Dental Trauma in Children. Colorado Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and The Children's Hospital, Denver, Colorado, October 2003.
Wilson S: Impacting Pediatric Oral Health Through Prevention. Northwest Regional Primary Care Association & Community Health Association of Mountain / Plains States, Westminster, Colorado, October 2002.
Wilson S: Dental Trauma in Children. Colorado Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and The Children's Hospital, Denver, Colorado, May 2002.
Wilson S: Contemporary behavior management: Are you in the mainstream? Harbor Dental Society, Long Beach, California April 2002.
Wilson S: State of the Art in Monitoring. American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2002.
Wilson S: Children's Hospital GME. American Dental Education Association, San Diego, California, March 2002.
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