Dr. Cyril Meyerowitz is the professor and chair of the Department of Dentistry at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, as well as the director of the Eastman Institute for Oral Health at the University of Rochester Medical Center.

He received his dental degree from the University of Witwatersrand School of Dentistry (South Africa) in 1973, and an MS degree in Dental Research from the University of Rochester in 1979. He completed a residency in general dentistry at Eastman Dental Center/The Genesee Hospital/Strong Memorial Hospital and was a Clinical and Research Fellow at Eastman Dental Center/University of Rochester. He has been chair of the department of dentistry for over 20 years and was instrumental in the merger of Eastman Dental Center with the University of Rochester in 1998. In 1999 he became director of Eastman. He led the institution through the merger and the establishment of the Eastman Institute for Oral Health in 2009. Throughout his career he has been involved in dental education and research, serving nationally on the Commission on Dental Accreditation, the Commission for Change and Innovation of the American Dental Education Association and as chair of the Council of Dental Education and Licensure of the American Dental Association. He is currently chair of the New York State Academic Dental Centers, a collaboration of New York's five (5) academic dental institutions. Dr Meyerowitz' research has been translational in nature focusing on salivary dysfunction and its relationship to dental caries and the relationship of systemic diseases to oral health. He has also had an interest in educational research and in training clinical researchers. He has received NIH and commercial funding for his work, and has been the principal investigator on NIH clinical research training grant awards. He has published extensively in peer reviewed journals and contributed numerous chapters to text books. Dr. Meyerowitz has presented to health care, educational and governmental bodies at the local, state, national and international level, and has been honored by internationally recognized professional and academic organizations. He leads an institution that has consistently maintained a ranking in the top 10 NIDCR funded dental institutions for decades; it is currently ranked 3rd. His leadership and vision in the merger of Eastman Dental Center and the establishment the Eastman Institute for Oral Health has been exemplary. This institution, dedicated to the integration of research education and community service, has positioned dentistry at the University of Rochester for the future and is a model for other institutions. His interest and passion for mentoring young dental academics has produced fine young investigators and educators, a lasting hallmark of his substantial contributions to the profession and to research.

• Petrosky M, Colaruotolo LA, Billings RJ, Meyerowitz C. The integration of social work into a postgraduate dental training program: a fifteen-year perspective. J Dent Educ. 2009 Jun; 73(6):656-64.
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• Elad S, Meyerowitz C, Shapira MY, Glick M, Bitan M, Amir G. Oral posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorder: an uncommon site for an uncommon disorder. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2008 Jan; 105(1):59-64.
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• Hendricson WD, Anderson E, Andrieu SC, Chadwick DG, Cole JR, George MC, Glickman GN, Glover JF, Goldberg JS, Haden NK, Kalkwarf KL, Meyerowitz C, Neumann LM, Pyle M, Tedesco LA, Valachovic RW, Weaver RG, Winder RL, Young SK. Does faculty development enhance teaching effectiveness? J Dent Educ. 2007 Dec; 71(12):1513-33.
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• Elad S, Thierer T, Bitan M, Shapira MY, Meyerowitz C. A decision analysis: the dental management of patients prior to hematology cytotoxic therapy or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Oral Oncol. 2008 Jan; 44(1):37-42.
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• Haden NK, Andrieu SC, Chadwick DG, Chmar JE, Cole JR, George MC, Glickman GN, Glover JF, Goldberg JS, Hendricson WD, Meyerowitz C, Neumann L, Pyle M, Tedesco LA, Valachovic RW, Weaver RG, Winder RL, Young SK, Kalkwarf KL. The dental education environment. J Dent Educ. 2006 Dec; 70(12):1265-70.
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• Pyle M, Andrieu SC, Chadwick DG, Chmar JE, Cole JR, George MC, Glickman GN, Glover JF, Goldberg JS, Haden NK, Hendricson WD, Meyerowitz C, Neumann L, Tedesco LA, Valachovic RW, Weaver RG, Winder RL, Young SK, Kalkwarf KL. The case for change in dental education. J Dent Educ. 2006 Sep; 70(9):921-4.
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• Hendricson WD, Andrieu SC, Chadwick DG, Chmar JE, Cole JR, George MC, Glickman GN, Glover JF, Goldberg JS, Haden NK, Meyerowitz C, Neumann L, Pyle M, Tedesco LA, Valachovic RW, Weaver RG, Winder RL, Young SK, Kalkwarf KL. Educational strategies associated with development of problem-solving, critical thinking, and self-directed learning. J Dent Educ. 2006 Sep; 70(9):925-36.
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• Thierer T, Meyerowitz C. Education of dentists in the treatment of patients with special needs. J Calif Dent Assoc. 2005 Sep; 33(9):723-9.
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• Glassman P, Henderson T, Helgeson M, Niessen L, Demby N, Miller C, Meyerowitz C, Ingraham R, Isman R, Noel D, Tellier R, Toto K. Oral health for people with special needs: consensus statement on implications and recommendations for the dental profession. J Calif Dent Assoc. 2005 Aug; 33(8):619-23.
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• Saunders RH, Meyerowitz C. Dental caries in older adults. Dent Clin North Am. 2005 Apr; 49(2):293-308.
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• Haden NK, Catalanotto FA, Alexander CJ, Bailit H, Battrell A, Broussard J, Buchanan J, Douglass CW, Fox CE, Glassman P, Lugo RI, George M, Meyerowitz C, Scott ER, Yaple N, Bresch J, Gutman-Betts Z, Luke GG, Moss M, Sinkford JC, Weaver RG, Valachovic RW. Improving the oral health status of all Americans: roles and responsibilities of academic dental institutions: the report of the ADEA President's Commission. J Dent Educ. 2003 May; 67(5):563-83.
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• Meyerowitz C. Putting an end to the silent epidemic. N Y State Dent J. 2001 Oct; 67(8):22-4.
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• Frame PS, Sawai R, Bowen WH, Meyerowitz C. Preventive dentistry: practitioners' recommendations for low-risk patients compared with scientific evidence and practice guidelines. Am J Prev Med. 2000 Feb; 18(2):159-62.
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• Glassman P, Meyerowitz C. Postdoctoral education in dentistry: preparing dental practitioners to meet the oral health needs of America in the 21st century. J Dent Educ. 1999 Aug; 63(8):615-25.
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• Glassman P, Meyerowitz C, Redding S. Accreditation issues in post-doctoral general dentistry programs. Spec Care Dentist. 1999 Jan-Feb; 19(1):15-9.
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• Meyerowitz C, Watson GE. The efficacy of an intraoral fluoride-releasing system in irradiated head and neck cancer patients: a preliminary study. J Am Dent Assoc. 1998 Sep; 129(9):1252-9.
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• Hauk M, Berkowitz RJ, Moss M, Meyerowitz C, Cassman B, Weinberg GA. Hospitalizations associated with oral lesions in perinatally HIV-infected children. Pediatr Dent. 1997 Nov-Dec; 19(8):484-5.
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• Meyerowitz CB, Fleischer AC, Pickens DR, Thurman GB, Borowsky AD, Thirsk G, Hellerqvist CG. Quantification of tumor vascularity and flow with amplitude color Doppler sonography in an experimental model: preliminary results. J Ultrasound Med. 1996 Dec; 15(12):827-33.
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• Del Toro A, Berkowitz R, Meyerowitz C, Frenkel LM. Oral findings in asymptomatic (P-1) and symptomatic (P-2) HIV infected children. Pediatr Dent. 1996 Mar-Apr; 18(2):114-6.
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• Meyerowitz C, Syrrakou EP, Raubertas RF. Effect of sucralose--alone or bulked with maltodextrin and/or dextrose--on plaque pH in humans. Caries Res. 1996; 30(6):439-44.
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• Gershen JA, Hall WJ, Iranpour B, Meyerowitz C, Nash D, Newbrun E. Summary of panel discussion: what is the future of postgraduate dental education in light of projected political, social, and economic forces? J Dent Educ. 1995 May; 59(5):603-5.
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• Delbeke D, Meyerowitz C, Lapidus RL, Maciunas RJ, Jennings MT, Moots PL, Kessler RM. Optimal cutoff levels of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in the differentiation of low-grade from high-grade brain tumors with PET. Radiology. 1995 Apr; 195(1):47-52.
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• Handelman SL, Meyerowitz C, Solomon E, Iranpour B, Gatlin LJ, Weaver R. The growth of postdoctoral general dentistry programs. Spec Care Dentist. 1995 Jan-Feb; 15(1):5-10.
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• McDonald S, Meyerowitz C, Smudzin T, Rubin P. Preliminary results of a pilot study using WR-2721 before fractionated irradiation of the head and neck to reduce salivary gland dysfunction. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1994 Jul 1; 29(4):747-54.
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• Gatlin LJ, Handelman SL, Meyerowitz C, Solomon E, Iranpour B, Weaver R. Practice characteristics of graduates of postdoctoral general dentistry programs. J Dent Educ. 1993 Nov; 57(11):798-803.
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• Meyerowitz CB, Jacobs LE, Movsowitz H, Movsowitz C, Ioli A, Kotler MN. Left ventricular mass determined by transesophageal echocardiography and correlation with transthoracic echocardiography. Am J Cardiol. 1993 Nov 1; 72(14):1085-6.
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• Handelman S, Meyerowitz C, Iranpour B, Solomon E, Berger T, Axelrod J, Weaver R. Evaluation of advanced general dentistry education. Spec Care Dentist. 1993 Jul-Aug; 13(4 Suppl):177-85.
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• Meyerowitz CB, Jacobs LE, Kotler MN, Wertheimer JH, Ioli A, Janzer S, Chandrasekaran K. Assessment of aortic regurgitation by transesophageal echocardiography: correlation with angiographic determination. Echocardiography. 1993 May; 10(3):269-78.
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• Movsowitz C, Movsowitz HD, Jacobs LE, Meyerowitz CB, Podolsky LA, Kotler MN. Significant mitral regurgitation is protective against left atrial spontaneous echo contrast and thrombus as assessed by transesophageal echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 1993 Mar-Apr; 6(2):107-14.
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• Kotler MN, Jacobs LE, Podolsky LA, Meyerowitz CB. Echo-Doppler in valvular heart disease. Cardiovasc Clin. 1993; 23:77-103.
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• Movsowitz C, Podolsky LA, Meyerowitz CB, Jacobs LE, Kotler MN. Patent foramen ovale: a nonfunctional embryological remnant or a potential cause of significant pathology? J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 1992 May-Jun; 5(3):259-70.
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• Solomon ES, Handelman SL, Meyerowitz C, Iranpour B, Gatlin LJ. The effect of postdoctoral general dentistry programs on specialization. J Dent Educ. 1992 Feb; 56(2):156-9.
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• Meyerowitz C. Geriatric dentistry and prevention: research and public policy (reaction paper). Adv Dent Res. 1991 Dec; 5:74-7.
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• Meyerowitz CB, Jacobs LE, Kotler MN, Ioli AW, Wertheimer JH. Four-year follow-up of a pseudoaneurysm of the mitral-aortic fibrosa. Am Heart J. 1991 Aug; 122(2):589-92.
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• Meyerowitz C, Featherstone JD, Billings RJ, Eisenberg AD, Fu J, Shariati M, Zero DT. Use of an intra-oral model to evaluate 0.05% sodium fluoride mouthrinse in radiation-induced hyposalivation. J Dent Res. 1991 May; 70(5):894-8.
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• Meyerowitz C, Gladstein GA, Handelman SL. An educational consultative model for general practice training programs. Spec Care Dentist. 1988 Sep-Oct; 8(5):214-9.
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• Meyerowitz C, Jensen OE, Espeland MA, Levy D. Extraction of the third molar and patient satisfaction. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1988 Apr; 65(4):396-400.
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• Billings RJ, Meyerowitz C, Featherstone JD, Espeland MA, Fu J, Cooper LF, Proskin HM. Retention of topical fluoride in the mouths of xerostomic subjects. Caries Res. 1988; 22(5):306-10.
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• Zdanowicz JA, Jensen OE, Meyerowitz C, Handelman SL, Emmings FG. Cooperative postdoctoral trainee recruitment and selection in general dentistry. J Dent Educ. 1985 Oct; 49(10):707-9.
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• Meyerowitz C, Spector PC, Curzon ME. Pre- or post-eruptive effects of strontium alone or in combination with fluoride on dental caries in the rat. Caries Res. 1979; 13(4):203-10.
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• Meyerowitz C, Altini M. The effect of the masseter muscle on the growing rat mandible. Diastema. 1974; 4(2):25-8.
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• Meyerowitz C, Arendorf T. Witsco dental clinic--a student community project. Diastema. 1972; 3(3):9-10.
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