Dentistry & Health Sciences
Professor Ward Massey
BDS PhD
Position Head of School
Campus Orange Campus
Office Dentistry Project Office
Phone 6365 7883
Fax 6362 6411
EMAIL PROFESSOR WARD MASSEY
Biography
Professor Massey received his Bachelor of Dental Surgery from the University of Adelaide prior to commencing practice at the Broken Hill Mines Dental Clinic and subsequently in the South Australian Dental Hospital.
He has gained extensive experience in academia in Australia with appointments at the Universities of Adelaide, Sydney and Western Australia. His clinical experience was grounded in Westmead Hospital Clinical School, with the armed forces and as Clinical Director at the Colgate Australian Clinical Dental Research Centre in Adelaide.
Moving to the United States in 2001 to further his academic career, Professor Massey accepted a teaching and research position with the University of Maryland’s School of Dentistry, the direct descendant of the world's first dental college – the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery – specialising in restorative dentistry and comprehensive care.
He subsequently took up an appointment as Assistant Professor in Restorative Dentistry & Biomaterials at Harvard University School of Dental Medicine.
In November 2005 he returned to the University of Maryland as Professor in Endodontics, Prosthodontics & Operative Dentistry and was a key participant in the planning and construction of a new ten storey 328 chair dental clinical school which opened in September 2006.
Professor Massey’s research interests are focused on the fields of clinical dentistry and oral health. In 1988, he was the recipient of a National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NRMHC) four year postgraduate scholarship. His research has focused on the role of bacteria in inflammation of the oral tissues and degradation of bone in both human and animal models.
In March 2002, he commenced clinical research activities in the Gene Transfer and Therapeutics Branch of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research in Bethesda, Maryland, investigating the relationship between the presence of specific micro-organisms, auto-immune disease and dry mouth conditions. He is presently involved in a number of clinical trials, including being a co-investigator in a study sponsored by Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratories.
Professor Massey brings to CSU a significant international reputation and in-depth understanding of curriculum and dental clinical education.