Faculty Pages - UF College of Dentistry

William L. Wharton

Oral Biology

Scientist
(352) 846-0765
wlwharton@dental.ufl.edu

Ed.D., University of Florida, 
    Educational Administration, 1965

MEd, University of Florida, 
    Elementary Education, 1952

B.S., Florida Christian College, Tampa, FL, 
    History/Education, 1950

Main Interests:

Over the past years, I have served as a consultant to many institutions and organizations, primarily as advisor and evaluator. The most frequent assignment has been as the outside evaluator for federal grants in education, especially for Title III programs under the Higher Education Act. However, my interests have in recent years turned more to working with centers and teams who specialize in care of children with cleft palates and other craniofacial disorders. Part of my work with the UF Craniofacial Center requires that I develop programs with colleagues in centers where the patient load is sufficient to engage in significant cooperative research. As a result, we now have cooperative agreements and ongoing research with partners in hospitals in Brazil, Russia, and Ukraine. My work now takes me to these countries frequently, as well as to countries where we are developing relationships.

Contributing Papers:

Paulk, M.F., Wharton, P.W., Williams, W.N., Wharton, W.L. Cleft palate clinic and craniofacial center team standards in Florida. The 7th European Craniofacial Congress, Bologna , Italy , November 19 - 22, 2003 .

Wharton, W.L., Wharton, P.W., Paulk, M.F., Williams, W.N. The Florida experience in building a state-wide support program for families with children with craniofacial anomalies. The 7th European Craniofacial Congress, Bologna , Italy , November 19 - 22, 2003 .

Wharton, P.W., Paulk, M.F., Williams, W.N., Wharton, W.L. Review process for assessing cleft palate and craniofacial programs in Florida . The 7th European Craniofacial Congress, Bologna , Italy , November 19 - 22, 2003.