• Skip to Content
  • Skip to Main Navigation
  • Skip to Search

Indiana University Indianapolis Indiana University Indianapolis IU Indianapolis

Open Search
  • Patient Care
    • New Patients
    • Current Patients
    • Dental Faculty Practice
    • Services Offered
      • General Dentistry
      • Specialty Care
      • Emergency Care
    • Fees & Insurance
    • Patient Rights and Responsibilities
    • Other Options for Low-Cost Dental Care
  • Academics & Admissions
    • Degrees & Programs
    • Academic Departments
    • Student Experience
      • Student Organizations
      • Service Learning Opportunities
    • Costs & Financial Aid
    • How to Apply
    • Plan a Visit
      • Admissions Tour Registration
      • Dental Day
      • Dental Hygiene Day
      • Dental Assisting Day
        • A Day in the Life of a Dental Assisting Student
    • Library
  • Research
    • Areas of Focus
      • Salivary research
    • Clinical Trials
    • Principal Investigators
      • Investigator Profile: Tien-Min Gabriel Chu, PhD, DDS
      • Investigator Profile: Anderson Hara, PhD, DDS, MSD
      • Investigator Profile: Chandler L. Walker, PHD
      • Investigator Profile: E. Angeles Martinez Mier, PhD, DDS, MSD
      • Investigator Profile: Domenick T. Zero, DDS, MS
      • Investigator Profile: Frank Lippert, PhD, MSc
    • Oral Health Research Institute
      • Clinical Research Core
      • Laboratory Research Core
    • Research Day
    • Student Research
      • Student Research Opportunities
  • CE & Professional Services
    • Continuing Education
      • Certification Programs for Dental Assistants and Hygienists
      • 2025 ACDE Webinars
    • TMJ Institute
    • Cone Beam Imaging Facility
    • Oral Pathology Biopsy Service
    • Sterilization Monitoring Service
  • Alumni & Giving
    • School of Dentistry Alumni Association
      • IU School of Dentistry Alumni Association Board
      • Nominate Someone for the IUSD Alumni Awards
    • Pediatric Alumni Association
      • IU Pediatric Alumni Association board
      • Nominate someone for the IU Pediatric Dentistry Distinguished Alumni Award
      • Pediatric Alumni Awards
    • Periodontic Alumni Association
      • IU Periodontic Alumni Association board
    • Orthodontic Alumni Association
      • Orthodontic Alumni Association Board
    • IUSD Spirit Store
  • About
    • Dean's Welcome and Leadership Team
    • Annual Report
    • Offices & Units
    • People Directory
    • Community Outreach Programs
    • Global Engagement
      • Global Partnerships
    • News & Events
      • GKAS
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Directions & Parking
    • Contact

Indiana University School of Dentistry

  • Home
  • Patient Care
    • New Patients
    • Current Patients
    • Dental Faculty Practice
    • Services Offered
    • Fees & Insurance
    • Patient Rights and Responsibilities
    • Other Options for Low-Cost Dental Care
  • Academics & Admissions
    • Degrees & Programs
    • Academic Departments
    • Student Experience
    • Costs & Financial Aid
    • How to Apply
    • Plan a Visit
    • Library
  • Research
    • Areas of Focus
    • Clinical Trials
    • Principal Investigators
    • Oral Health Research Institute
    • Research Day
    • Student Research
  • CE & Professional Services
    • Continuing Education
    • TMJ Institute
    • Cone Beam Imaging Facility
    • Oral Pathology Biopsy Service
    • Sterilization Monitoring Service
  • Alumni & Giving
    • School of Dentistry Alumni Association
    • Pediatric Alumni Association
    • Periodontic Alumni Association
    • Orthodontic Alumni Association
    • IUSD Spirit Store
  • About
    • Dean's Welcome and Leadership Team
    • Annual Report
    • Offices & Units
    • People Directory
    • Community Outreach Programs
    • Global Engagement
    • News & Events
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Directions & Parking
    • Contact
  • Search
  • Home
  • About
  • News & Events
  • School News
  • Dr. Jeffrey Platt appointed chair of newly combined departments of Biomedical Sciences and Comprehensive Care

Dr. Jeffrey Platt appointed chair of newly combined departments of Biomedical Sciences and Comprehensive Care

Monday, January 07, 2019

Dr. John N. Williams, dean, Indiana University School of Dentistry, has announced the appointment of Dr. Jeffrey Platt as the chair designee of the newly named Department of Biomedical Sciences and Comprehensive Care. Dr. Platt will assume the position upon the retirement of Dr. David Brown at the end of February 2019.

The IU School of Dentistry is merging the Department of Comprehensive Care and General Dentistry and the Department of Biomedical and Applied Sciences to better translate the foundational elements of the biomedical sciences into clinical practice.

“We are strengthening our integration of biomedical science concepts within the pedagogy of comprehensive general dentistry,” Dean Williams said. “This is an important distinction as the national dental boards are moving to a single national examination beginning in fall 2020. I have every confidence that Dr. Platt can lead this important transition for IUSD.”

Dr. Platt is an associate professor and the Ralph W. Phillips Scholar in Dental Materials. He became chair of the Department of Biomedical and Applied Sciences in 2016.

A 1984 IU School of Dentistry D.D.S. graduate, Dr. Platt served in the U.S. Navy Dental Corps, followed by private practice in Fort Wayne. After earning a master’s degree in dental materials from the IU School of Dentistry in 1996, Dr. Platt joined the full-time faculty and became director of the dental school’s dental materials division in 2000.

A prodigious scholar, Dr. Platt has authored more than 100 manuscripts and 170 research abstracts, focused primarily on adhesive dentistry and resin composites. His leadership and service contributions are many, as he has served on the board of directors for both the Isaac Knapp District Dental Society in Fort Wayne and the Indianapolis District Dental Society, where he also served as president. He is a member of the Indiana Dental Association House of Delegates and the 7th District American Dental Association (ADA) Delegation. Nationally recognized as a dental materials expert, Dr. Platt has served as chair of the ADA Council on Scientific Affairs, which guides the research agenda for U.S. dental practice.

Dr. Platt is editor of Operative Dentistry and is a fellow of the American College of Dentistry, International College of Dentists, and the Academy of General Dentistry. He was president of the Dental Materials Group of the International Association for Dental Research and is vice chair of the ADA Standards Committee for Dental Products, as well as a convener and U.S. delegate to the International Standards Organization.

  • Dean's Welcome and Leadership Team
  • Annual Report
  • Offices & Units
  • People Directory
  • Community Outreach Programs
  • Global Engagement
  • News & Events
    • GKAS
  • Employment Opportunities
  • Directions & Parking
  • Contact

Indiana University School of Dentistry resources and social media channels

  • Give
  • DentNet
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn

Indiana University

Accessibility | College Scorecard | Open to All | Privacy Notice | Copyright © 2025 The Trustees of Indiana University