Paul
Burtner, DMD
Title:
Associate Professor
Department:
Pediatric Dentistry
Phone:
(352)392-4131
FAX:(352)955-6101
Email:
burtner@ufl.edu
Mailing
Address:
Dr. Paul Burtner
Dept. of Pediatric
Dentistry
University of Florida
PO Box 100426
Gainesville, FL
32610-0426
Degree:
DMD, University of Florida, 1980
Main
Interests:
Dr. Burtner is involved in
providing oral health care to people with disabilities and developing strategies
to improve access to comprehensive oral health care for this special population.
Research interests include, identification and reduction of health care
access barriers for people with disabilities, accommodation of people with
disabilties in the general dental practice and development of strategies
to improve oral hygiene. Educational interests include web-based learning
and multimedia presentation.
Online
CE course: "Oral
Health Care for Persons with Disabilities"
View
Dr. Burtner's online CE course designed for dentists, dental hygienists
and dental students. The course is offered at no charge and is available
in Spanish
and Turkish.
Disabilities
Websites:
Visit
Dr. Burtner's Special
Care Dentistry Links website for
easy access to special care organizations and information available online.
Visit
Dr. Burtner's Disabilities
website to access full text journal articles, information for our dental
students, and related links.
Publications:
Burtner,
P., Tabak, J. "Florida's Citizens with Developmental Disabilities: An Oral
Health Project." Today's FDA 2003. Florida Dental Association
http://www.floridadental.org/Members/member_resources/index.html.
Burtner, A.P., Smith, R.G.,
Tiefenbach, S., Walker, C. "Administration of Chlorhexidine to Persons
with Mental Retardation Residing in an Institution: Patient Acceptance
and Staff Compliance". Special Care in Dentistry, Vol. 16, No. 2, 1996,
pp 53-57
Burtner, A.P., Wakham, M.D.,
McNeal, D.R., and Garvey, T.P. "Tobacco and the Institutionalized
Mentally Retarded; Usage Choices and Ethical Issues". Special Care
in Dentistry, Vol 15, No. 2, 1995, pp 56-60
Burtner, A.P., Dicks, J.L.
"Providing Oral Health Care to Individuals with Severe Disabilities Residing
in the Community: Alternative care delivery systems". Special Care
in Dentistry, Vol. 14, No. 5, 1994, pp188-193
Hassell, T.M., Burtner, A.
P., McNeal, D., Smith, R.G. "Oral problems and genetic aspects of individuals
with epilepsy". Periodontology 2000, Vol. 6, 1994, pp 68-78
Smith, R.G., Burtner, A.P.
"Oral Side-effects of the Most Frequently Prescribed Drugs". Special Care
in Dentistry, Vol. 14, No. 3, 1994,
pp 182-184
Burtner, A.P., McNeal, D.R.
"Dental Care for Developmentally Disabled Individuals Residing in Florida".
Today's FDA, Vol. 4, No.7, 1992, pp1C-3C.
Wakham, M.D., Burtner, A.P.,
McNeal, D.R., Garvey, T.P., and Bedinger, S. "Pica: A peculiar Behavior
with Oral Involvement". Special Care in Dentistry, Vol. 12, No. 5,
1992, pp207-210
Burtner, A.P., Low, D.W.,
McNeal, D.R., Hassell, T.M., Smith, R.G. "Effects of Chlorhexidine Spray
on Plaque and Gingival Health in Institutionalized Persons with Mental
Retardation". Special Care in Dentistry, Vol. 11, No. 3, 1991, pp 97-100
Burtner, A.P. "Defensive Strategies
for the Institutional Dentist". Special Care in Dentistry, Vol. 11, No.
4, 1991, pp 137-139
Wakham, M.D., McNeal, D.R.,
and Burtner, A.P. "Pouching of Medications in the Oral Cavity: A Case Report".
Special Care in Dentistry, Vol. 10, No. 3, 1990, pp 91-93
Burtner, A.P., Jones, J.S.,
McNeal, D.R., Low, D.W. "A Survey of the Availability of Dental Services
to the Developmentally Disabled Persons Residing in the Community". Special
Care in Dentistry, Vol. 10, No. 6, 1990, pp 182-184
Burtner, A.P., Kincheloe,
J.E. and McNeal, D.R. "Expanded Functions Certification for Dental Assistants
Practicing in Florida". The Dental Assistant, Vol. 59, No.1, 1990, pp 20-21,30
Poppell, T.D. and Burtner,
A.P. "Cholesterol - A Factor in Phenytoin Induced Gingival Hyperplasia?".
Annals of Dentistry, Vol. XXXXVI, No. 1, 1987, pp 25-26, 58
Burtner, A.P. and Poppell,
T. D. "Dental Sequelae of Chronic Rumination". Special Care
in Dentistry, Vol. 7, No. 4, 1987, pp 154-156
