Rade Paravina

Rade D. Paravina (Serbian Cyrillic: Раде Д. Паравина, Serbian pronunciation: [râːde paravina]; born May 14, 1962) is a Serbian-American professor with tenure at School of Dentistry (UTSD), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). He serves as the director of the Houston Center for Biomaterials & Biomimetics and holds the Ralph C. Cooley DDS, Distinguished Professorship in Biomaterials, an endowment created by heart surgeon Denton A. Cooley, MD.[1][2][3]

Rade D. Paravina
Born (1962-05-14) May 14, 1962
Belgrade, FPR Yugoslavia (today Serbia)
EducationUniversity of Niš School of Medicine, integrated academic studies – Dentistry
Known forColor and appearance research in esthetic dentistry
Medical career
ProfessionProfessor with tenure, Department of Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics
InstitutionsSchool of Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Career

Paravina graduated from the University of Niš School of Medicine, integrated academic studies – Dentistry, where he subsequently completed a three-year residency in prosthodontics and earned his master's and doctoral degree, and joined the UTSD in 2000.[1][3] He designed and developed several dental products and tests and ogether with VITA Zahnfabrik designed two shade guides, Linearguide 3D Master and Bleachedguide 3D Master. He has developed Dental Color Matcher, a free online evaluating training program for esthetic dentistry, and the scientific protocol for evaluating the "chameleon effect" of dental materials.[4]

He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry[5] and editorial board member of more than ten professional publications including the Journal of Dentistry, Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry,[6] International Journal of Prosthodontics, and the American Journal of Dentistry.[1][3]

He is a founder and past president of the Society for Color and Appearance in Dentistry (SCAD), director in the Executive Council of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (AAED), and fellow of SCAD, AAED, and the American Association for Dental Research (AADR).[1][3]

Rade Paravina has lectured nationally and internationally on various topics associated with color and appearance in esthetic dentistry and has given over 150 invited presentations and CE programs on all continents.[7][8]

Bibliography (selection)
  • Paravina, R. and Powers, J. Esthetic Color Training in Dentistry (2004)
  • Chu, S., Devigus, A., Paravina, R., and Mieleszko, A. Fundamentals of Color: Shade Matching and Communication in Esthetic Dentistry (2004) – co-editor
  • Chu, S., Sailer, I., Paravina, R., and Mieleszko, A. Color in Dentistry – A Clinical Guide to Predictable Esthetics (2017) – co-editor
  • Paravina, R. Understanding Color (chapter in Ronald E. Goldstein's "Esthetics in Dentistry", pp. 270–294) (2018)[9]

Awards and recognitions
  • Mihajlo Pupin Award and Gold Medal by Serbian Association of Inventors (1998)
  • Arthur R. Frechette Research Award by IADR Prosthodontic Group finalist (2002)
  • E. B. Clark Award, the SCAD Award for Lifetime Achievement (2011)
  • Ralph C. Cooley, DDS, Distinguished Professorship in Biomaterials (2012)[2]
  • Jerome M. and Dorothy Schweitzer Research Award by Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics (2014)

See also

References
  1. About Rade Paravina on the UTHealth School of Dentistry website, UTHealth School of Dentistry. Retrieved: February 15, 2021.
  2. Distinguished Professorship, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, UTHealth. Retrieved: February 15, 2021.
  3. About Rade Paravina on the DentalXP website, DentalXP. Retrieved: February 15, 2021.
  4. "Free Color Education and Training: Color Matching Curriculum & Dental Color Matcher", Society for Color and Appearance in Dentistry. Retrieved: February 17, 2021.
  5. Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry Announcement, Wiley Online Library. Retrieved: August 10, 2021.
  6. Editorial Board of The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, Website of The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. Retrieved: February 17, 2021.
  7. "Dental Symposium Presentation Documents the 'Chameleon Effect' of Resin Composites", PR Newswire, December 12, 2011. Retrieved: October 10, 2021.
  8. "Rade Paravina, Professor with Tenure at UTHealth School of Dentistry, Gave a Lecture at the Faculty of Medicine Foča" (in Serbian), Faculty of Medicine Foča, University of East Sarajevo, May 21, 2018. Retrieved: October 10, 2021.
  9. "Understanding Color", Wiley Online Library. Retrieved: February 17, 2021.

Literature
  • "American Book Publishing Record – Cumulative 2004". American Book Publishing Record : Abpr ; for the Month ... ; Arranged by Dewey Decimal Classification and Indexed by Author, Title and Subject [Monthly Issue]. New Providence, NJ: Bowker. 45: 7–8: 163, 331. 2004. ISSN 0002-7707.
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