Professional Summary
1975-1979 General Dentist, United States Air Force, Dental Corps.
1979-1982 Clinical Instructor, University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry.
1982-1986 Assistant Professor and Director, University Health Center Dental Service, University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry.
1983-1988 Chairperson, Department of General Dentistry, University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry.
1988 Director of Extramural Affairs, University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry
1988-1992 National Research Service Award Fellow, Oral Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Program in Dental Public Health; Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry
1992-1993 Research Associate, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Program in Dental Publich Health and University of Michigan School of Dentistry
1993-2000 Assistant Professor, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences, and Endodontics
2000 to present Associate Professor, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences, and Endodontics
2003 to present Associate Professor, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology
Courses Taught
EPID595: Foundations of Dental Public Health
EPID610: Epidemiology and Prevention of Oral Diseases
EPID611: Administration in Dental Public Health
EPID613: Problem in Dental Public Health
EPID614: Planning and Evaluating Field Experience in Dental Public Health
EPID840: Current Issues in Oral Epidemiology
EPID841: Research in Dental Public Health
Epid 841 Research in Dental Public Health
Education
Dr.P.H., Dental Public Health, University of Michigan, 1994
Residency in Dental Public Health, University of Michigan, 1988
M.P.H., University of Michigan, 1982
Certificate, General Practice Residency, Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, 1975
D.M.D., Harvard, 1974
B.A., University of Virginia, 1970
Research Interest & Projects
Dr. Taylor'ﾒs research activities include observational and interventional studies of relationships between oral diseases and other systemic diseases, particularly the role of oral infections in diabetes mellitus, oral health and pneumonia in older adults and other adverse medical outcomes; and observational studies of factors affecting oral health status and dental care utilization of both the general and minority populations. His research encompasses active involvement in clinical research as well as secondary analyses of complex survey data.
Selected Publications
Taylor, G.W., Borgnakke, W.S. (2008). Periodontal disease: associations with diabetes, glycemic control and complications. Oral Diseases
Fisher, M.A., Taylor, G.W., Shelton, B.J., Jamerson, K.A., Rahman, M., Ojo, A.O., A.R. Sehgal. (2008). Periodontal disease and other non-traditional risk factors for chronic kidney disease. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 51(1), 45-52.
Fisher, M.A., Taylor, G.W., Shelton, B.J., Debanne, S. (2008). Age and race/ethnicity-gender predictors of misclassification of smokers, United States. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
Taylor, G.W., Borgnakke, W.S. (2007). Self-reported periodontal disease: validation in a Detroit-area epidemiological survey. Journal of Periodontology, 78, 1407-20.
Novak, K.F., Taylor, G.W., Dawson, D.R., Ferguson, J.E., Novak, J.M. (2006). Periodontitis and gestational diabetes mellitus: exploring the link in NHANES III. Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 66, 163-168.
Borrell, L.N., Taylor, G.W., Borgnakke, W.S., Woolfolk, M.W., Nyquist, L.V. (2004). Perception of general and oral health in white and African American adults: assessing the effect of neighborhood socioeconomic conditions. Community Dentistry Oral Epidemiology, 32(5), 363-73.
Tsai, C., Hayes, C., Taylor, G.W. (2002). Glycemic control of type 2 diabetes and severe periodontal disease in the U.S. adult population. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol, 30, 182-92.
Taylor, G.W. (2001). Bi-directional Interrelationships between Diabetes and Periodontal Diseases: an Epidemiologic Perspective. Annals of Periodontol, 6, 99-112.
Taylor, G.W., Loesche, W.J., Terpenning, M.S. (2000). Impact of oral diseases on systemic health in the elderly: diabetes mellitus and aspiration pneumonia. J Public Health Dent, 60, 313-320.
Taylor, G.W., Burt, B.A., Becker, M.P., Genco, R.J., Shlossman, M., Knowler, W.C., Pettitt, D.J. (1996). Severe periodontitis and risk for poor glycemic control in subjects with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Journal of Periodontology, 67, 1085-1093.
Professional Affiliations
American Association of Public Health Dentistry
American Dental Association
American Public Health Association
Academy of General Dentistry
International Association of Dental Research
Michigan Dental Association
National Dental Association
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