Nate Lawson, DMD, MA, PhD

Dr. Nate Lawson

Nathaniel Lawson, DMD, PhD, is the Director of the Division of Biomaterials at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry and the Program Director of the Biomaterials Residency Program. He graduated from the UAB School of Dentistry in 2011 and obtained his PhD in Biomedical Engineering in 2012. His research interests include the mechanical, optical, and biological properties of dental materials, as well as the clinical evaluation of new dental materials.

He has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and research abstracts. He was the recipient of the Stanford New Investigator Award in 2016 and the Innovative Research Fellowship in 2017, both from the American Dental Association. He has served on the American Dental Association Council on Scientific Affairs and is on the editorial boards of The Journal of Adhesive Dentistry and Compendium.

Dr. Lawson has lectured nationally and internationally on dental materials and also practices as a general dentist in the UAB Faculty Practice.

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