Rebecca Moazzez
Dr. Rebecca Moazzez, BDS, MSc, PhD, FDSRCS, FDSRCS (Rest.), MRD, FICD, FPFA, is a professor and chair of the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dentistry, where she also holds the prestigious Henry Sutro Family Endowed Chair in Restorative Dentistry at the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. She also serves as the director of the Pacific Center for Innovation and Translation.
Before her current role, Dr. Moazzez was a professor of prosthodontics and oral clinical research at King鈥檚 College London School of Dentistry, where she began teaching in 1998. She focused on predoctoral and specialty prosthodontics and, in 2013, became the founding director of the Oral Clinical Research Unit, which has secured over $7 million in funding since its inception.
Dr. Moazzez earned her BDS and PhD from the University of London and completed her specialist training at King鈥檚 College London and the Royal College of Surgeons of England, earning the gold medal for her fellowship. She is a specialist in prosthodontics with expertise in erosive tooth wear, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction, and minimally invasive dentistry.
Her research and clinical interests are closely aligned, particularly in the areas of erosive tooth wear, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), the role of saliva in oral and systemic health, and the oral microbiome鈥檚 influence on oral diseases. She has supervised 10 PhD and numerous master鈥檚 research projects and has authored over 63 peer-reviewed publications and several book chapters. To date, she has secured $7.8 million in research grants from both commercial and non-commercial organizations for various Laboratory, and clinical and translational research.
Dr. Moazzez is an international leader in her field, with active involvement in raising awareness of erosive tooth wear as part of the Erosive Tooth Wear Foundation charity. She is also committed to advancing clinical and translational research to improve oral health globally.
