Emeritus Professor Ming-Kuang Guo

Education

• DDS, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, 1966
• MS, University of Minnesota, USA, 1976

Experience

• Chairperson, Pediatric Dentistry, Department of Dentistry, NTUH
• Founder president, Taiwan Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (1992-95)
• Member, Committee of Oral Medicine, Department of Health, Executive Yuan, ROC (2004-06)
• Examiner, National examination for dental board, Ministry of Examination, ROC
• Visiting Professor, University of Minnesota, USA (1987)
• Chair, committee of academic affair, Dental Association for Dental Science, Taiwan (1983-85)
• Editor in Chief, Chinese Dental Journal, Dental Association for Dental Science, Taiwan (1985-87)
• Research associate, Paffenburger Research Center, American Dental Association (1986)

• Prevention of dental caries in children
• Fluoride is used in the prevention of dental caries
• Research on the ability and mode of fluorine release in fluorine-containing dental materials
• Improvement of adhesion between glass ionomer sealant and tooth enamel
• Effects of fluoride-containing dental sealant materials on the acid production capacity of plaque and enamel content of adjacent teeth
• The effect of milk fluoridation on the occurrence of dental caries
• Research on the efficiency and effect of root canal treatment in deciduous teeth
• Research on Pediatric Dental Medical Psychology
• Research on dental education

1. Huang GF, Guo MK. Resting dental plaque pH values after repeated measurements at different sites in the oral cavity. Proceedings of the National Science Council, Part B, Life Sciences 2000; 24(4) 187-192.
2. Huang GF, Lan WH, Guo MK, Chiang C. A synergistic effect of Nd-YAG Laser combined with fluoride varnish on inhibition of caries formation in dental pits and fissures in vitro. J Formos Med Assoc 2001; 100(3): 181-5.
3. Chen CN, Huang GF, Guo MK, Lin CP. An in vitro study on restoring bond strength of a GIC to saliva contaminated enamel under unrinse condition. J of Dentistry 2002; 30:189-194.
4. Ming-Kuang Guo. Recent Development of Dental Public Health in Taiwan Chin Dent J 2003; 22(3):197-208. (invited review article)
5. 郭敏光、藍萬烘、王若松、張心涪：牙科新進住院醫師之訓練計畫---整體口腔照護。 J Medical Education 2003;7(3):402-8. (醫學教育)
6. Hsiu-Ming Hsu, Guay-Fen Huang, Hsiao-Hua Chang, Yin-Lin Wang, Ming-Kuang Guo. A continuous flow system for assessing fluoride release/ uptake of fluoride-containing restorative materials. Dental Materials 2004; 20(8):740-9.
7. Hsiao-Hua Chang, Ming-Kuang Guo, Frederick H. Kasten, Mei-Chi Chang, Guay-Fen Huang, Yin-Lin Wang, Ruey-Song Wang, Jiiang-Huei Jeng (2005) Stimulation of glutathione depletion, ROS production and cell cycle arrest of dental pulp cells and gingival epithelial cells by HEMA. Biomaterials 2005;26:745-53.
8. Kuo CI, Wang YL, Chang HH, Huang GF, Lin CP, Li UM, Guo MK. Application of Ni-Ti Files for pulpectomy in primary molars—method and short term clinical results. J Dent Sci 2006;1(1):10-15.