Christopher Cutler
Department Chair
Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Dental College of Georgia
Department of Periodontics
Dental College of Georgia
Department of Oral Biology
The Graduate School
Dental College of Georgia
Department of Oral Biology and Diagnostic Sciences
Bio
Dr. Christopher W. Cutler is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Periodontics and Associate Dean for Research at The Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University (formerly Georgia Regents University) Dr. Cutler is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and maintains a Practice Limited to Periodontics at the dental practice group at GRU. Dr. Cutler received his DDS from Emory University in 1986, and completed his Periodontics Certificate and his PhD in Experimental Pathology from Emory University in 1990. Dr Cutler directs an NIH-funded human immunology laboratory at GRU and lectures nationally and internationally on the pathogenesis of periodontal diseases and on how periodontal infection contributes to risk of coronary heart disease and other systemic diseases
Education
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Ph.D., Experimental Pathology
Emory University, 1990
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DDS, Dentistry
Emory University, 1986
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BS, Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Florida Atlantic University, 1982
Certifications
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Periodontics speciality training
Emory University, 1990
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DEN
Georgia Board of Dentistry, 1987
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DENTAL license
Georgia Board of Dentistry, 1987
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Diplomate status
American Brd of Periodontology, 1997
Awards & Honors
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Keynote speaker
Asociacion Columbiana de Periodoncia y Oseointegracion, Cali,Columbia,, 2016
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ADEA/ Gies Foundation Drs. Connie L. and Richard R. Drisko Scholar Award
2015
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Keynote speaker
1st International Dental Congress, Faculty of Dentistry, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, October 9, 2014, 2014
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10th annual Bernard S. Moskow International Lectureship in Periodontology
Columbia University, 2008
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Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society
2006
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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PERI 5211
Fundamentals of Periodontology
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PERI 5894
Periodontics Clinic IV
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PERI 5793
Periodontics Clinic III
Teaching Interests
Evidence based dentistry, immunology, microbiology
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Long-term sustainable dendritic cell-specific depletion murine model for periodontitis research., 2017
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Erbium, Chromium:Yttrium-Scandium-Gallium-Garnet Laser Effectively Ablates Single-Species Biofilms on Titanium Disks Without Detectable Surface Damage., 2017
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Human IDO-competent, long-lived immunoregulatory dendritic cells induced by intracellular pathogen, and their fate in humanized mice., 2017
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Should Attendance Be Required in Lecture Classrooms in Dental Education? Two Viewpoints: Viewpoint 1: Attendance in the Lecture Classroom Should Be Required and Viewpoint 2: Attendance Should Not Be Required in the Lecture Classroom., 2016
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- The regenerative potential of periosteum derived MSCs and their application in oral and craniofacial therapy, 2016
Other
Research Interests
Mucosal immunology, anaerobic microbiology, dendritic cell biology, human microbiome, periodontitis
University Service
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• Internal Advisory Board, Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine Program
2016 - 2020
Role: Committee Member
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AU-Research Strategic Focus Team
2017 - 2018
Role: Committee Member
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GRA Eminent Scholars Search Committee
2016 - 2018
Role: Committee Member
Professional Service
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"Frontiers Cellular and Infection Microbiology
2013 - Present
Role: Editor
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American Academy of Periodontology/Sunstar-AAP Foundation Research Fellowship Selection Committee,
2016 - 2017
Role: Committee Chair
