Faculty
Andrew T. Young, DDS
Education
University of Tennessee , Knoxville , TN
Certificate, General Practice Residency, December 2003
Certificate, 2 year, General Practice Residency, December 2004
University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , MI
D.D.S., Doctor of Dental Surgery , May 2002
University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , MI
Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, April 1998
Licensing Information
DEA Controlled Substance License , December 2004 Tennessee Board of Dentistry, Dental License #8319 , November 2004
Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) , June 2003 Northeast Regional Board (NERB) , April 2002
Honors and Fellowships
American Association for Dental Research (AADR) Hatton Award nominee, 2000
36 th Annual Dental Student Conference on Research, elected to represent the University of Michigan, 2000
Professional Memberships
2002 – Present American Dental Association ( ADA )
2004 – Present Tennessee Dental Association, Local Second District Dental Society
2002 Student Council Historian, University of Michigan School of Dentistry
1999 – 2002 Alpha Omega Fraternity, CHI Chapter, Ann Arbor , MI
1998 – 2002 American Student Dental Association (ASDA)
1998 – 2002 Jonathon Taft Society
1998 – 2002 Michigan Dental Association (MDA)
1998 – 2001 American Association for Dental Research
1998 – 2001 Student Research Program, University of Michigan School of Dentistry
Research Experience and Externships
July – October 2001 Bayside Dental Clinic and Wadsworth Dental Clinic, Saginaw , MI
Dental Extern
Perform general dentistry on assigned patients including pediatric dentistry
May 2001 General Dentistry Externship, Lame Deer Dental Clinic, Lame Deer MT
Dental Extern and Volunteer
Performed general dentistry for the Northern Cheyenne Indian tribe. Procedures included endodontic therapy, surgically extraction of teeth, administered intraosseous injections, triage emergency cases, and placement of numerous complex restorations on severely decayed teeth.
January 1997 – 2002 University of Michigan , School of Dentistry , Orthodontics and Pediatrics Department, Research Assistant for Dr. Michael A. Ignelzi
Assisted in all aspects of research investigating the mechanisms of craniosynostosis. Responsibilities include designing and running experiments to test specific hypotheses, micro-dissection of fetal mice embryos, processing, sectioning, staining and analyzing animal specimens, photography, digital retouching of slides for publication, grant proposal writing, and presentation of results.
July - August 1999 University of Southern California , Medical Campus, Norris Cancer Center , Los Angeles , CA
Researcher
Performed research in collaboration with the Maxon Lab. Shared data and techniques while investigating the developmental abnormality of craniosynostosis.
Publications and Presentations
April 2003 Fibroblast Growth Factors Lead to Increased Msx2 Expression and Fusion in Calvarial Sutures. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. April 2003; Volume 18, Number 4.
March 2000 International and American Association for Dental Research, Washington D.C.
Hatton Award competition, poster and oral presentation of Compressive Loading of Mouse Sutures Leads to Increased Osteoid Production
February 2000 Table Clinic Research Day, Michigan League, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , MI
Poster presentation of Compressive Loading of Mouse Sutures Leads to Increased Osteoid Production
March 1999 International and American Association for Dental Research, Vancouver British Columbia
Oral presentation of Effect of Exogenous Application of Fibroblast Growth Factors on Mouse Calvaria
February 1999 Table Clinic Research Day, Michigan League, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , MI
Poster presentation of Effect of Exogenous Application of Fibroblast Growth Factors on Mouse Calvaria
Teaching and Mentorship Activities
2001-2002 University of Michigan , School of Dentistry , Ann Arbor , MI
Tutor for anatomy and histology. Facilitator for Problem Base Learning pilot program. Development and implementation of a professional ethics curriculum for first through fourth year students. 1999 – 2002 Alpha Omega Fraternity, CHI Chapter, Ann Arbor , MI , Mentor , Tutor Provided academic guidance and direction to undergraduate pre-doctoral candidates needing assistance.
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