OHRI Director
Anderson T. Hara DDS, MSD, PhD
Dr. Hara is a dentist, researcher and educator, with 25 years of experience in the dental field. He currently holds the academic/administrative positions of Professor (tenured) and Cariology Division Director in the Department of Cariology and Operative Dentistry, and Director of the Oral Health Research Institute, both at Indiana University School of Dentistry (IUSD). His research and teaching responsibilities focus on the fundamental understanding of dental hard-tissue pathologies, specifically dental caries and erosive tooth wear, as well as on the development and test of clinical strategies for the management and prevention of these conditions. He has been the PI, Co-PI and Co-I in several research grants funded by federal agencies and oral care industry, totaling over US$ 14 million in funds; and has an extensive track-record of publications including over 150 full-papers and 9 book chapters. In addition to the administrative functions at IUSD, he is also actively involved as reviewer, consultant and/or member of several dental organizations, including the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, the American Dental Association, the Cariology Research Group of the International Association for Dental Research and the European Organization for Caries Research.
