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Clifton M. Carey , Ph.D.



 

 

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Director of Administration

The Paffenbarger Research Center (ADAF)
  
    Phone:
(301) 975-6107
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(301) 963-9143
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Research Interests

  • phosphate ion selective electrode
  • fluoride efficacy for tooth protection
  • calcium phosphate chemistry
  • dental caries mechanism
  • remineralization
  • dentifrice abrasive standard
  • Professional Affiliations

  • President, Washington DC section of the AADR 2000 – 2002.
  • Editorial Board Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 2000-present
  • Member, American Chemical Society
  • Member, International and American Associations of Dental Research
  • Member, International Standards Organization TC106/Sub-Tag 7 for Oral Hygiene Products


    Professional Background

  • 9/78 to 1/80: Hanes, Research and Development, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Chemical Technologist.
  • 1/80 to 12/80: Handicap Aide for C-5 quadriplegic, Greenville, N.C.
  • 12/80 to now: American Dental Association Foundation Paffenbarger Research Center at NIST, Gaithersburg, MD.; several positions from Lab Assistant to Director of Administration.

  • Honors and Awards

  • St. Andrews Chemistry Award 1973
  • Scholastic All-American 1989
  • President of Alpha Chi Sigma 1988-1990 (an honor society at The American University)
  • Hatton Award finalist 1988
  • First Place in the Graduate Student symposium presented by the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine 1990
  • American Dental Association Outstanding Employee Award 1995, 1996, and 1998

  • Selected Publications

  • Carey, CM; Gregory, TM; Rupp, NW; Tatevossian, A; and GL Vogel (1986): The Driving Forces in Human Dental Plaque Fluid for Demineralisation and Remineralisation of Enamel Mineral, In: Factors Relating to Demineralisation and Remineralisation of the Teeth, S. A. Leach, Ed., Oxford IRL Press Ltd., pp. 163-173.
  • Carey, C.M.; Tatevossian, A.; and Vogel, G.L. (1987): The Rapid Determination of Extracellular Potassium Concentrations in Whole Human Dental Plaque and Plaque Fluid, J Dent Res 66:1516-1517.
  • Vogel, G.L.; Carey, C.M.; Chow, L.C.; Gregory, T.M.; and Brown, W.E. (1987): Ultramicro Analysis of the Fluid in Enamel During in vitro Caries Attack by Hydrochloric Acid, Caries Res 21:310-325
  • Vogel, G.L.; Carey, C.M.; Chow, L.C. and Brown, W.E. (1987): Micro-electrode Techniques for the Analysis of Oral Fluids, J Dent Res 66:1691-1697.
  • Carey, C.M.; Gregory, T.M.; Tatevossian, A.; and Vagel, G. L. (1988): The Buffer Capacity of Single-Site, Resting Human Dental-Plaque Fluid, Arch Oral Biol 33:487-492.
  • Carey, C.M.; Vogel, G.L.; and Chow, L.C. (1988): The Determination of Extracellular Fluid Volume in Whole Dental Plaque Using Potassium- or Chloride-selective Micro- electrodes, J Dent Res 67:866-869.
  • Vogel, G.L.; Carey, C.M.; Chow, L.C.; Gregory, T.M.; and Brown, W.E. (1988): Micro-Analysis of Mineral Saturation within Enamel During Lactic Acid Demineralization, J Dent Res 67:1172-1180.
  • Vogel, G.L.; Carey, C.M.; Chow, L.C. and Ekstrand, J. (1990): Fluoride Analysis in Nanoliter- and Microliter-size Fluid Samples, J Dent Res 69(Spec Iss):522-528.
  • Vogel, G.L.; Carey, C.M.; Chow, L.C. and Tatevossian, A. (1990): Micro-analysis of Plaque Fluid from Single-site Fasted Plaque, J Dent Res 69:1316-1323.
  • Carey, C. M.; Vogel, G. L., and Chow, L. C. (1991): Permselectivity of Sound and Carious Human Dental Enamel as Measured by Membrane Potential, J Dent Res 70:1479-1485.
  • Gregory, T.M.; Chow, L.C.; and Carey, C.M. (1991): A Mathematical Model for Dental Caries: A Coupled Dissolution-Diffusion Process, J Res Natl Inst Stand Technol 96:593-604.
  • Vogel, GL; Carey, CM and J Ekstrand (1992): Distribution of Fluoride in Saliva and Plaque Fluid after a 0.048 mol/L NaF Rinse, J Dent Res, 71:1553-1557.
  • Vogel, G. L.; Mao, Y.; Carey, C. M.; Chow, L. C.; and Takagi, S. (1992): In vivo Fluoride Concentrations Measured for Two Hours After a NaF or a Novel Two-Solution Rinse, J Dent Res, 71:448-452.
  • Carey, CM (1993): Phosphate Selective Composition and Electrode, U.S. Patent No. 5,240,573, August 31, 1993.
  • Carey, CM (1993): Phosphate Selective Composition and Electrode, U.S. Patent No. 5,180,481, Jan 19, 1993.
  • Carey, CM and WB Riggan (1994): Cyclic Polyamine Ionophore for Use in a Dibasic Phosphate-Selective Electrode, Anal Chem, 66(21):3587-3591.
  • Rose KJ; Carey CM (1995): Intensive Swimming: Can It Affect Your Patient's Smile, JADA, 126:1402-1406.
  • Tomazic, B.B.; Chow, L.C.; Carey C.M. and Shapiro A.J. (1997): An in vitro Diffusion Model for the Study of Calcification of Bovine Pericardium Tissue, J Pharm Sci, 86(12):1432-1438.
  • Vogel, G.L.; Mao, Y.; Carey, C.M. and Chow, L.C. (1997): Increased Overnight Fluoride Concentrations in Saliva, Plaque, and Plaque Fluid after a Novel Two-solution Rinse, J Dent Res, 76(3):761-767.
  • Vogel, G.L.; Mao, Y.; Carey, C.M. and Chow, L.C. (1997): Changes in the Permselectivity of Human Teeth during Caries Attack, J Dent Res, 76(2):673-681.
  • Vogel, G.L.; Zhang, Z.; Carey, C.M.; Ly, A; Chow, L.C. and Proskin, H.M. (1998): Composition of Plaque and Saliva Following a Sucrose Challenge and Use of an "-tricalcium-phosphate-containing Chewing Gum, J Dent Res, 77(3):518-524.
  • Chow, L.C; Takagi, S, Carey, CM and Sieck, BS (2000): Remineralization Effects of a Two-solution Fluoride Rinse - An in situ Study, J Dent Res, 79(4):991-995.
  • Vogel, G.L.; Zhang, Z; Chow, L.C.; Carey, C.M.; Schumacher, G.E.; Banting, D. (2000): Effect of in vitro Acidification on Plaque Fluid Composition With and Without a NaF or Controlled Release Fluoride Rinse, J Dent Res, 79(4):983-990.
  • Carey, CM and GL Vogel (2000): Measurement of Calcium Activity in Oral Fluids by Ion Selective Electrode: Method Evaluation and Simplified Calculation of Ion Activity Products, J Res NIST, 105(2):267-273.
  • Vogel, G.L.; Zhang, Z.; Carey, C.M.; Ly, A; Chow, L.C. and Proskin, H.M. (2000): Composition of Plaque and Saliva Following Use of á-tricalcium Phosphate-containing Chewing Gum and Subsequent Sucrose Challenge, J Dent Res, 79(1):58-62.

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