DR. SOL SILVERMAN, JR., MA (physiology), DDS (UCSF)

DR. SOL SILVERMAN, JR., MA (physiology), DDS (UCSF) is Professor of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco.

He is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral Medicine, past-president of the Board, and past-president of the American Academy of Oral Medicine.

He has published more the 300 scientific articles, chapters in text books, and monographs. He is author of texts on “Oral Cancer”, “Oral Manifestations of AIDS”, and “Essentials of Oral Medicine”.

Dr. Silverman serves as a consultant to the American Dental Association Council on Scientific Affairs, and he is a National Spokesperson for the ADA. Among many honors: UCSF Medal of Honor in 1981; 1996 recipient of the prestigious ADA Norton Ross award for excellence in clinical research; in 1998 an honorary Doctor of Science Degree from McGill University in Montreal, Canada; in 2002 he received the prestigious Margaret Hay Edwards medal from the American Association for Cancer Education for outstanding contributions to cancer education; and the 2005 Research Lecturer for the UCSF School of Dentistry.

He is a reviewer and editorial consultant to many scientific journals. Dr. Silverman heads an active Oral Medicine Clinic involved in patient care, research, and teaching.