Professor
George Zarb/Nobel Biocare Chair in Prosthodontics
D.M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D., F.R.C.D. (C)
Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME), University of Toronto
Dr. Finer’s research foci are the development of restorative materials and dental implants systems with improved performance by exploring the interactions of these materials with the human body and bacteria. The intent is to develop restorative materials and techniques that will extend the service life of dental restorations and reduce complications associated with dental implants.
RESEARCH GRANTS
New Frontiers in Research Fund – Exploration 2019
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Restorative System for Cervical Lesions with Enhanced Biostability, Antidegradative and Antimicrobial Properties
Connaught Innovation Award, Dental Materials for Ultra-Long-Term Caries Prevention and Restoration-Tooth Bond Preservation
Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Idea to Innovation I2I
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Collaborative Health Research Program (CHRP)(NSERC partnered), Development of a high-resolution photothermal coherence tomography clinical device for detection and 3-D mapping of early dental caries
MRI_ORF, Innovative Dental Restorative System with Enhanced Biostability, Antidegradative and Antimicrobial Properties
CIHR Operating Grant, Models of Human Salivary Enzymes and Oral Biofilms to Study the Dentin-Composite Interface Breakdown
NIH Operating Grant, New Composite Material Design Based on Studies of Tooth-Composite and Microbial Interactions
DISTINCTIONS
Peyton-Skinner Award,Dental Materials Group, International Association of Dental Research. May 2020
Fellow, Royal College of Dentists of Canada
Member of the Scientific Advisory, the American Association of Endodontics Journal
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Dental Research 2017-2019
Canadian Dental Association, CDA Committee on Clinical and Scientific Affairs, April 2012- 2018
Marashdeh M., Friedman S., Levesque C., Finer Y., Esterases Affect the Physical Properties of Resin Composite and Root Canal Sealers, Dental Materials, 35(8):1065-1072, August 2019 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dental.2019.04.011
Gitalis R., Zhou L., Marashdeh M.Q., Sun C., Glogauer M., Finer, Y., Human neutrophils degrade methacrylate resin composites and tooth dentin, Acta Biomaterialia, 88:325-331, April 2019 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2019.02.033
Marashdeh M., Gitalis R., Levesque C., Finer Y., Endodontic Pathogens Possess Collagenolytic Properties that Degrade Human Dentin Collagen Matrix, International Endodontic Journal, 52:416-423, April 2019, https://doi.org/10.1111/iej.13018
Stewart C.A., Finer Y., Biostable, antidegradative and antimicrobial restorative systems based on host-biomaterials and microbial interactions, invited review, Dental Materials, 35(1): 36-52, January 2019 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dental.2018.09.013
Huang B., Sadeghinejad L., Adebayo O.A., Ma D., Xiao Y., Siqueira W.L., Cvitkovitch D.G., Finer Y., Gene Expression and Protein Synthesis of Esterase from Streptococcus mutans are affected by Biodegradation By-product from Methacrylate Resin Composites and Adhesives, Acta Biomaterialia, 81:158-168, November 2018 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2018.09.050
Huang B., Cvitkovitch D.G., Santerre J.P., Finer Y., Biodegradation of Resin-Dentin Interfaces is Dependent on the Restorative Material, Mode of Adhesion Esterase or MMP Inhibition, Dental Materials, 34(9):1253-1262, September 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dental.2018.05.008
Stewart C.A., Hong J.H., Hatton B.D., Finer Y., Responsive Antimicrobial Dental Adhesive Based on Drug-Silica Co-Assembled Particles, Acta Biomaterialia, 76:283-294, August 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2018.06.032
Huang B., Siqueira W.L., Cvitkovitch D.G., Finer Y., Esterase from a Cariogenic Bacterium Hydrolyzes Dental Resins, Acta Biomaterialia, 71:330-338, April 15 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2018.02.020