Rate My Professor Haruo Matsubara

His research specializations encompass microbiology, biofilms, murine animal models, cell culture, and molecular biology, with a focus on developing alternative therapeutic strategies against oral pathogens, particularly probiotic-based approaches for managing periodontal disease, candidiasis, and peri-implantitis. Funded projects as principal investigator include the fabrication of antimicrobial light-cured polymeric hydrogels doped with silver nanoparticles and chlorhexidine for periodontitis and peri-implantitis management (2021-2023), NTX-I and TRAP5b as bone destruction markers in peri-implantitis (2021-2023), and an injectable polysaccharide for tooth-supporting structure regeneration (2019). Key publications include 'A novel antimicrobial hydrogel for the management of periodontal diseases' (International Dental Journal, 2023), 'Mucormycosis of the Mandible and Tongue: A Systematic Scoping Review' (International Dental Journal, 2024), 'Do dental implant therapies arouse signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders? A scoping review' (CRANIO, 2023), 'Comparison of heat production and bone architecture changes in the implant site preparation' (Odontology, 2023), and 'Probiotic lactobacilli inhibit early stages of Candida albicans biofilm development' (2016). Matsubara is a member of the editorial board of the International Dental Journal, has performed extensive publication peer reviews, and teaches units such as Restorative and Rehabilitative Sciences 5, Fundamentals of Clinical Dentistry 3, and Complex Oral Rehabilitation 1. Major awards and fellowships include Fellow of the Pierre Fauchard Academy (2022), Fellow of the Academy of Dentistry International (2023), Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UWA Dental School Early-Career Research Award (2022), and 2020 Outstanding Tutor Award for DMD3.