Martha Brackett
Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Dental College of Georgia
Department of Restorative Sciences
Bio
Martha Goël Brackett, D.D.S., M.S.D., is a professor and former director, section of operative dentistry, Department of Restorative Sciences, Dental College of Georgia. She received her initial dental degree from the Autonomous University of the State of México School of Dentistry in 1986. She received her M.S.D. with a major in operative dentistry in 1991 from Indiana University School of Dentistry and received her D.D.S. as an advanced standing student in 2002 from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry. She has over 60 publications in national and international peer-reviewed journals and has lectured on various topics related to direct restorative dentistry. She has been a faculty member at the Dental College of Georgia since May, 2003 and currently holds a 60% faculty appointment. She is the director of the southern region of the Consortium of Operative Dentistry Educators (CODE).
Education
-
DDS, Dentistry
University of Nebraska Medical, 2002
-
MS, Dental Services and Allied Professions, Other
Indiana University - Purdue Un, 1991
Certifications
-
Operative Dentistry certificate
Indiana University, 1991
-
DEN
Georgia Board of Dentistry, 2003
-
DEN
Nebraska Dental License, 2002
Awards & Honors
-
Fellowship
American College of Dentist, 2022
-
Southern Regional Director
Consortium of Operative Dentistry Educators, 2022
-
Fellowship
International College of Dentist, 2021
-
Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU)
Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society, 2019
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
-
AGDR 7034
AEGD Clinic
-
RSRC 5692
Restorative Clinic II
-
AGDR 7024
AEGD - Patient Care
-
RSTP 5591
Diagnosis & Trmt Plan Clinic I
-
IDSR 7003
Esthetic and Rest Proc I
-
RSDS 5391
Introduction to Clinical Dent
-
RSOP 5111
Operative Dentistry I
-
RSRC 5591
Restorative Clinic I
Teaching Interests
Operative Dentistry
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Adhesive Class VI Resin Composite Restorations of Worn Mandibular Incisal Edges: A Two-year Case Report, 2023
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Rubber dam Isolation techniques for complex restorations, 2021
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Elevation of an Amalgam-stained Margin With Resin-modified Glass Ionomer to Support an Indirect Ceramic Restoration: A Six-year Case Report., 2019
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Use of a Modified Matrix Band Technique to Restore Subgingival Root Caries., 2018
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Diagnosis of Pit-and-fissure Caries Using Three-dimensional Scanned Images., 2018
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
Dental Materials, Adhesion, Cytotoxicity, Cariology
Department Service
-
Faculty Search Committee
2017 - Present
Role: Committee Member
-
1. Departmental P &T promotion sub-committees
2015 - Present
Role: Committee Chair
-
Section Director, Operative Dentistry
2018 - 2023
-
FOSTER
2015 - 2023
Role: Committee Member
-
2. Junior Faculty Advisor
2011 - 2017
Role: Faculty Advisor
College Service
-
Curriculum
2020 - Present
Role: Committee Member
-
OKU Webmaster
2020 - Present
Role: Other
-
CEPAC
2019 - Present
Role: Committee Member
-
Materials and Instruments
2018 - Present
Role: Committee Member
-
Dental Patient & Family Centered Care Committee
2011 - Present
Role: Committee Member
University Service
Professional Service
-
International College of Dentist
2021 - Present
Role: Member
-
American Association of Women Dentists Student Chapter Georgia
2021 - Present
Role: Mentor
-
Consortium of Operative Dentistry Educators
2019 - Present
Role: Other
-
American Academy of Cariology
2019 - Present
Role: Member
-
Journal: Operative Dentistry
2004 - Present
Role: Editorial Review Board Member
