Raquel B. Mazer, DMD, MS, MPH

Raquel B. Mazer, DMD, MS, MPHAssistant Professor
Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Room:
Office: 934-1022
Fax: 975-2883

Education

MS in Clinical Dentistry, Department of Biomaterials, University of Alabama School of Dentistry, Birmingham, AL 1986 – 1988
MPH in Health Policy and Management, The Johns Hopkins Universoty, Baltimore, MD. 1989 - 1991

Dental School

University of Alabama School of Dentistry, Birmingham, AL 1994- 1996

Societies

  • UAB School of Dentistry Alumni Association
  • Academy of General Dentistry, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
  • American Association of Dental Schools, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
  • International Association for Dental Research, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
  • American Association for Dental Research, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
  • Alabama Chapter of the American Association for Dental Research, AL, U.S.A.
  • Omicron Kappa Upsilon, National Honorary Dental Fraternity
  • SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Bellingham, WA

Biography

Currently Director of Operative Dentistry Section and Operative Dentistry Clinic in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, Dr. Mazer trained at UAB under Dr. Karl Leinfelder’s guidance in Dental Biomaterials and Clinical Research. She has taught dental students since 1989 after graduating from the MS program at UAB. Her research efforts are focused on esthetic restorative materials including composite resins and adhesives. She has spoken to both national and international audiences about the techniques and characteristics of esthetic restoratives. She has a special interest in the use of dental lasers and hopes to bring the technology to the student dental clinics at UAB dental school in the near future.