Deborah Dilbone
Professor/Chair | University of Florida
Gainesville, FL, UNITED STATES
Deborah Dilbone has been teaching and providing patient care at the UF College of Dentistry since 1994.
Biography
Deborah Dilbone has been teaching and providing patient care at the UF College of Dentistry since 1994. She was appointed department chair in 2018 after serving as interim chair for two years. She has extensive experience teaching and performing clinical research.
Areas of Expertise (5)
Caries
Dental Clinical Research
Dental Education
General Dentistry
Prosthodontics
Articles (3)
Esthetic and Functional Rehabilitation of an Adolescent Patient with Severe Dental Fluorosis: A Clinical Report
Journal of ProsthdonticsSherif Hosney, et. al
2021-11-25
Dental fluorosis is a developmental defect affecting amelogenesis. It presents clinically in different forms depending on the concentration, duration, and time of exposure to fluoride. Several therapeutic modalities have been described to manage mild and moderate forms of dental fluorosis; however, limited literature is available on the restorative management of severe forms of dental fluorosis, specifically in young individuals.
Virtual caries management competency
Journal of Dental EducationAna Paula D. Ribeiro, et. al
2020-07-15
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all the DMD clinical activities were suspended at the University of Florida on March 12. Therefore, many students were unable to complete the caries management competency (CMC) before the end of the clinical course. The CMC required the physical presence of the patient and a PowerPoint presentation in which the student presented information from the initial caries risk assessment (CRA),1-3 at least 2 reassessments, the caries management plan,1 and how the plan decreased...
Temporary Tooth Separation to Improve Assessment of Approximal Caries Lesions: A School-Based Study
Operative DentistryAna Paula D. Ribeiro, et. al
2020-06-09
Radiographic lesion depth should not be used as the single determinant of the restorative threshold for clinically inaccessible approximal caries lesions. Temporary tooth separation is a feasible and effective diagnostic aid for assessment and appropriate management of approximal lesions.
