Alexandre Vieira, DDS, MS, PhD
Associate Dean for Research
Professor
vieiraa23@ecu.edu
252-737-4678
4316 Ledyard E. Ross Hall
Education
DDS UFRJ, MS in Pediatric Dentistry UFRJ
PhD in Genetics UFRJ
Postdoctoral training in Human Molecular Genetics University of Iowa
Certificates
Dentistry for Individuals with Special Needs Brazilian Dental Association, Pediatric Dentistry UFRJ
Clinical/Research Interests
Individual susceptibility for dental, oral and craniofacial conditions and disorders, including dental caries, dental developmental disturbances, malocclusion, orofacial pain, and cleft lip and palate.
Society Memberships
AADOCR/IADR
ADEA
Biographical Information
Dr. Vieira received his DDS from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), and then trained in dentistry for individuals with special needs at the Brazilian Dental Association, and in pediatric dentistry, which he received a master’s degree, and a PhD in genetics, all from UFRJ. Dr. Vieira is one of the most recognized names in the field and has received the Distinguished Scientist in Dental Caries Award from the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), the highest honor of the organization for his pioneer work on individual susceptibility to dental caries. He also has received the William J. Gies Award for best paper published in Journal of Dental Research three times in 11 years, one each in the topics of genetics of tooth agenesis, dental caries, and cleft lip and palate. He has received the William J. Gies award for Vision as a dental educator in 2019, the status of Ad immortalitatem with chair 87 from the National Academy of Dentistry from Brazil, and the European Organisation of Caries Research (ORCA) Prize. Dr. Vieira has more than 400 scientific papers, letters to the editor, editorials, books and book chapters published.
Publications
Exploring etiologic contributions to the occurrence of external apical root resorption. Burnheimer JM, Baxter DJ, Deeley KB, Vieira AR, Bezamat M. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2024 Jul 9:S0889-5406(24)00225-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2024.05.017. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39001738
Family-based GWAS for dental class I malocclusion and clefts. Bezamat M, Carver CE, Vieira AR. BMC Oral Health. 2024 Jun 7;24(1):665. doi: 10.1186/s12903-024-04444-x. PMID: 38849772
Erosive Tooth Wear, Wine Intake, and Genetic Variation in COMT and MMP2. Rolim de Lavôr J, Mendonça da Silva A, Søvik JB, Rosenblatt A, Mulic A, Vieira AR. Caries Res. 2024 May 16:1-13. doi: 10.1159/000536333. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38744254
Genetic and environmental contributions for the relationship between tooth loss and oral potentially malignant disorders and oral squamous cell carcinoma. da Silva AM, Falcão MML, Freitas VS, Vieira AR. Head Neck. 2024 Jun;46(6):1417-1427. doi: 10.1002/hed.27648. Epub 2024 Jan 30. PMID: 38288609
Risk of orofacial clefts in relation to maternal body mass index, diabetes and hypertension. Da Silva AM, De Lavôr JR, Freitas VS, Vieira AR. J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2024;17(1):41-48. doi: 10.3233/NPM-230118. PMID: 38277306
The salivary microbiota of patients with acute lower respiratory tract infection-A multicenter cohort study. Rogers MB, Harner A, Buhay M, Firek B, Methé B, Morris A, Palmer OMP, Promes SB, Sherwin RL, Southerland L, Vieira AR, Yende S, Morowitz MJ, Huang DT. PLoS One. 2024 Jan 11;19(1):e0290062. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290062. eCollection 2024. PMID: 38206940