Research Interests
- Endodontics
- Microbiology
Courses Taught
Number | Name | Level |
|---|---|---|
ENDG 8113 | Periapical Biology | Graduate |
ENDG 8116 | Endodontic Microbiology/Immunology | Graduate |
ENDG 8131 | Endodontic Topics I | Graduate |
ENDG 8212 | Pulp Biology II | Graduate |
ENDG 8213 | Periapical Biology II | Graduate |
ORBG 8038 | Inflammation and Oral Disease | Graduate |
Selected Publications
Recent
Tinoco, J., Sassone, L., Stevens, R., Martins, D., Neto, J.G., & Tinoco, E. (2021). Mouthguard use and attitudes regarding dental trauma among elite cross-country mountain biking and field hockey athletes. Dental Traumatology, 37(2), 307-313. doi: 10.1111/edt.12636.
Zhang, H. & Stevens, R. (2021). Intrinsic resistance of Enterococcus faecalis strains to ΦEf11 phage endolysin is associated with the presence of ΦEf11 prophage. Archives of Virology, 166(1), 249-258. doi: 10.1007/s00705-020-04861-7.
Marques, B., Guimarães, T., Fischer, R., Tinoco, J., Pires, F., Junior, J.L., Stevens, R., & Tinoco, E. (2021). Morphological alterations in tongue epithelial cells infected by SARS-CoV-2: A case–control study. Oral Diseases. doi: 10.1111/odi.13988.
Zhang, H., Buttaro, B.A., Fouts, D.E., Sanjari, S., Evans, B.S., & Stevens, R.H. Bacteriophage phi Ef11 ORF28 Endolysin, a Multifunctional Lytic Enzyme with Properties Distinct from All Other Identified Enterococcus faecalis Phage Endolysins. APPLIED and ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 85(13). 10.1128/AEM.00555-19
Zhang, H., Buttaro, B., Fouts, D., Sanjari, S., Evans, B., & Stevens, R. (2019). Bacteriophage ϕEf11 ORF28 endolysin, a multifunctional lytic enzyme with properties distinct from all other identified Enterococcus faecalis phage endolysins. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 85(13), 1-22. doi: 10.1128/AEM00555-19.
Stevens, R., Zhang, H., Sedgley, C., Bergman, A., & Manda, A. (2019). The prevalence and impact of lysogeny among oral isolates of Enterococcus faecalis. Journal of Oral Microbiology, 11(1). doi: 10.1080/20002297.2019.1643207.
Tinoco, J., Liss, N., Zhang, H., Nissan, R., Gordon, W., Tinoco, E., Sassone, L., & Stevens, R. (2017). Antibacterial effect of genetically-engineered bacteriophage ϕEf11/ϕFL1C(Δ36)PnisA on dentin infected with antibiotic-resistant Enterococcus faecalis. Archives of Oral Biology, 82, 166-170. doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2017.06.005.