Meet our Staff

Brenda P Hales

Periodontal Disease Research Center

Coordinator of Clinical Programs
(352) 273-6676
bhales@dental.ufl.edu

D1-27
P.O. Box 100442
Gainesville, Florida 32610-0442

AS, Dental Hygiene, Armstrong Atlantic State University, 1970

Abstracts

2003 K. Karpinia*, I. Magnusson, B. Hales, L. Benz, X. Zhou, and R. W. Gerlach. Three-month clinical trial comparing two at-home whitening systems under common usage conditions. Poster presentation at the 32th Annual Meeting & Exhibition of the American Association of Dental Research, March 2003, Abstr. 1300.

2003 R. W. Gerlach, M.L. Barker, B. Hales*, K.A. Karpinia, and I. Magnusson. Post-treatment Safety and Color Stability Following Use of a Direct-application Percarbonate Bleaching Film for Tooth Whitening. Poster presentation at the 81st General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research, June 2003, Abstr. 8891.

2004 I. Magnusson, K. Karpinia, D. McEdward*, B. Hales, M. L. Barker, and R.W. Gerlach. Clinical Trial Comparing Safety of Two At-Home Professional Whitening Systems. Poster presentation at the International Association for Dental Research, March 2004, Abstr. 3207

2005 R.W. Gerlach, M. L. Barker, B. Hales*, K. Karpinia, and I Magnusson. Meta-Analysis of 6% Hydrogen Peroxide Whitening Strip Effectiveness and Safety, Abstr. 1805

2006 R.W. Gerlach, M.L. Barker, M.E. Rubush, S.Brendemuhl, B. Hales*, and I Magnusson. Tooth Color on Treated Versus Untreated Arches, Abstr. 1370

2006 I. Magnusson, B. Hales*, R. Gibb, P. Sagel, and R. Gerlach. Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing Hydrogen Peroxide Strips and Dentrifice, Abstr. 2119

2007 I. Magnusson, B. Hales, B. Thacker, K. Karpinia, M.L. Barker, and S. Farrell Clinical Efficacy of Two Direct-to-Consumer Whitening Strips, March 2007,Abstr. 0121

2008 M.L. Barker, M.K. Anastasia, M.E. Rubush, R.W. Gerlach, B.Hales, B. Thacker, W. Wolf*, and I. Magnusson. Tooth Color Measurement Repoducibility with Digital Imaging. Poster presentation at the 37th Annual Meeting & Exhibition of the American Association for Dental Research, April 2008 Abstr. 100702.

2008 I. Magnusson, K. Karpinia, B. Hales*, A.A. Walanski, M.L. Barker, R.W. Gerlach. Clinical Effectiveness of Timed Morning Brushing on MQH Plaque. Poster Presentation at the 86th International Association for Dental Research, July 2008 Abstr. 2049

2009 I.Magnusson, K. Karpinia, B. Hales*, A.A. Walanski, M.L. Barker, and R.W. Gerlach. Effectiveness of Timed Morning Brushing on Disclosed MQH Plaque. Poster Presentation at the 38th Annual Meeting & Exhibition of the American Association for Dental Research, April 2009 Abstr. 117682

Research Support (Corporate Sponsored)

2009 Study Personnel. A Study to Develop a Panel of Subjects who Leave Dental Plaque after Routine Toothbrushing.

2009 Study Personnel. A Study to Assess Plaque Following the Use of a European Regimen of Oral Care Products

2009 Study Personnel. A Study to Assess the Effect of an Experimental Oral Hygiene System on Tooth Color.

2008 Study Personnel. A Clinical Trial to Compare the Safety and Efficacy of Two Marketed Tooth-Whitening Products.

2008 Study Personnel. A Study to Assess Plaque Following the use of a Regimen of Marketed Oral Care Products.

2008 Study Personnel. A Study to Develop a Panel of Subjects who Leave Dental Plaque after Routine Toothbrushing.

2008 Study Personnel. A Study to Assess Plaque Following the use of a European Regimen of Oral Care Products.

2008 Study Personnel. A Study to Assess Plaque Efficacy Following the Use of Two Dentifrices.

2007 Study Personnel. A Study to Assess Plaque Following the Use of Marketed Oral Care Products.

2007 Study Personnel. A Controlled Study to Assess Plaque Removal with a Prototype Lighted Toothbrush.

2007 Study Personnel. A Study to Develop a Panel of Subjects who Leave Dental Plaque after Routine Toothbrushing.

2007 Study Coordinator. A Controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy of Plaque Removal After Brushing with an Experimental Toothpaste.

2007 Study Personnel. A Study to Compare Plaque Removal Using Different Concentrations of Disclosing Dye in an Experimental Toothpaste.

2007 Study Personnel. A Study to Develop a Panel of Subjects who Leave Dental Plaque after Routine Toothbrushing.

2007 Study Coordinator. A Clinical Study to Validate Operators on the Digital Imaging System.

2007 Study Personnel. A Randomized, Single-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Clinical Microbiology Trial Designed to Determine the Effects of 100mg Doxycycline Versus Placebo on the Population Dynamics and Resistance Patterns of the Nasopharyngeal Flora in Normal Volunteers

2006 Co-Study Coordinator. A Clinical Trial to Compare the Safety and Efficacy of Two Marketed Tooth-Whitening Products

2006 Co-Study Coordinator. Effectiveness Testing of Probiora 3

2006 Co-Study Coordinator. A Clinical Study to Assess the Effectiveness of a Dentifrice/Mouth RinseRegimen on Gingivitis

2006 Study Personnel, A 9 Month, 3-Arm, Multicenter Clinical Trial of Treatment with Periocline Gel (2% Minocycline HCL) for Adjunctive use to Scaling and Root Planing in Adults with Periodontal Disease where Periocline is Compared to SRP and SRP with Vehicle: Multicenter Randomized Trial using 3rd Party outcome Evaluation.

2005 Study Coordinator, A Multi-Center, Randomized, Blinded Study Comparing the Effect of CRx-119 in Combination with Scaling and Root Planing (SRP) to that of Placebo Plus SRP on Serum C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and Cytokines in Subjects with Severe Periodontitis.

2005 Study Personnel, A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of a Pre-Brushing Tooth-Whitening Rinse in Comparison to a Tooth-Whitening Strip.

2005 Study Coordinator, A Clinical Study to Assess Gingivitis Levels Following Oral Prophylaxis.

2005 Study Coordinator, A Multiple Examiner Evaluation of Gingival Changes.

2004 Study Personnel, A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Two Marketed Tooth Whitening Systems and an Experimental Whitening Dentifrice.

2004 Study Personnel, A 9-Month, Multi-Center, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial Evaluating the Effect of Doxycycline Monohydrate Modified-Release Capsules QD in Combination with Scaling and Root Planing vs. Placebo QD in Combination with Scaling and Root Planing on Attachment Level and Pocket Depth in Patients with Adult Periodontitis.

2004 Study Personnel, A Clinical Trial to Compare the Safety and Efficacy of a Marketed Tooth-Whitening Product and Two Experimental Tooth-Whitening Products.

2004 Study Coordinator, A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of a Marketed Tooth Whitening Product under Three Different Treatment Regimens.

2004 Study Personnel, A One Year Recall of a Clinical Trial to Compare the Safety and Efficacy of an Experimental Peroxide Tooth Whitening Strip to a Marketed Paint-On Night Tooth Bleaching Product.

2004 Study Personnel,A Clinical Trial to Compare the Safety and Efficacy of Two Marketed Tooth-Whitening Products

2003 Study Coordinator, A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of an Experimental Combination Tooth Whitening System Compared to a Marketed Tooth Bleaching System.

2003 Study Coordinator, A Study to Demonstrate the Effectiveness of Two Different Battery-Powered Toothbrushes on Removal of Stain.

2003 Study Coordinator, A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Two Experimental Hydrogen Peroxide Tooth Whitening Strips Compared to a Marketed Tooth Whitening Strip.

2003 Study Personnel,A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety of an Experimental Tooth Whitening Strip Compared to a Marketed Tooth Bleaching Product.

2003 Study Personnel,A Clinical Trial to Compare the Safety and Efficacy of an Experimental Peroxide Tooth Whitening Strip to a Marketed Paint-On Night Tooth Bleaching Product.