Gayle B. McCombs
Associate Professor and Director, Dental Hygiene Research Center
Education:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, MS 1993, Dental Auxiliary Teacher Education
The University of West Florida, BS 1987, Program Development/Secondary Education
Florida Community College at Jacksonville, AS 1980, Dental Hygieneducation
Selected Peer Review Publications:
Maynor GB, Scruggs Wilder R, Mitchell SC, Moriarty JD. Effectiveness of a calculus scaling gel. J Clin Periodontol 21:365-368 1994.
Blakey GH, White RP, Offenbacher S, Phillips C, Delano EO, Maynor GB. Clinical/Biological Outcomes of Treatment for Pericoronitis. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 54:1150-1160, October 1996.
Offenbacher S, Katz V, Fertik G, Collins J, Boyd D, Maynor G, McKaig R,
Beck J. Periodontal Infection as a Possible Risk Factor for Preterm
Low Birth Weight. J Periodontol 67(10):1103-1113, October 1996.
Lawrence HP, Paquette DW, Smith PD, Maynor G, Wilder R, Mann G, Binder T, Troullos E, Annett M, Friedman M, Offenbacher S. Pharmacokinetic and Safety Evaluations of Ketoprofen Gels in Subjects with Adult Periodontitis. J Dent Res 77(11):1904-1912. November 1998.
Paquette DW, Lawrence HP, McCombs GB. Wilder R, Binder TA, Troulles E, et al Pharmacodynamic effects of ketoprofen on crevicular fluid prostanoids in adult periodontitis. J Clin Periodontol 27(8):58-66, August 2000.
McCombs GB, Green ML, Morris JR. Effects of a Chewable Sodium Bicarbonate Oral Composition on Plaque and Gingivitis. J Cont Dent Prac 2(1) Winter Issue 2001.
Hinder MK, Lynch JE, McCombs GB. Clinical Tests of an Ultrasonic Periodontal Probe. Review of Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (21)B, 2002.
McCombs GB. The Genesis of Drug Development. Dimensions of Dent Hyg Nov-Dec, 2003.
Zhou H, McCombs GB, Darby ML, Marinak K. Sulphur By-Product: The Relationship Between Sulphur Compounds and Dental Plaque Induced Gingivitis. J Cont Dent Prac 5(2) May 2004.
Pavolotskaya A, McCombs GB, Darby ML, Marinak K. Sulcular Sulfide Monitoring: An Indicator of Early Dental Plauqe Induced Gingival Disease. J Dent Hyg 80(1) Winter 2006.
Southern EN, McCombs GB, LS Tolle, Marinak K. Comparative Effects of 0.12% Chlorhexidine and Herbal Mouthrinse on Gingivitis. J Dent Hyg 80(1) Winter 2006.
McCombs GB and Hinders MK. The Potential of the Ultrasonic Probe. Dimensions Dent Hyg April 2006.
Lynch T, Hinders M and McCombs G. Clinical Comparison of an Ultrasonographic Periodontal Probe to Manual and Controlled-Force Probing. Measurement (39) 2006. Available at: www.sciencedirect.com.
Karen O. Skaff, Rebecca Wilder, Gayle McCombs, Margaret Green and Cynthia Amyot. Defining the Impact of Dental Hygienists on the Nation's Oral Health: The Results of the 2003 ADHA House of Delegates Survey. Access. April 2006.
Published Abstracts:
Maynor GB, Scruggs Wilder R, Mitchell SC, Moriarty JD. Effectiveness
of a calculus scaling gel. IADR Abstract, J Dent Res 72(459) Special Issue 1993.
Offenbacher S, Beck J, McKaig R, Fertik G, Maynor GB, Katz V. Multivariate analysis of periodontal disease as risk factor for preterm low birth weight in humans. AADR Abstract, J Dent Res 74(1174) Special Issue 1995.
Damare SM, Maynor GB, Jenzano J, Katz V and Offenbacher S. Relationship between periodontal and amniotic fluid mediators in pregnancy. AADR Abstract, J Dent Res 74(1173) Special Issue 1995.
Blakey G, Offenbacher S, White RP, Maynor GB, Socransky S. Identification
of risk markers for pericoronitis. J Oral Maxillofac Surg Suppl 4 53:110, 1995.
Lawrence HP, Paquette DW, Wilder R, Maynor G, Binder T, Troullous M,
Annett M, Friedman M, Smith PC and Offenbacher S. Safety and pharmacokinetic evaluation of ketoprofen in treatment of adult periodontitis. IADR Abstract, J Dent Res 76(1759) Special Issue 1997.
Paquette D, Lawrence H, Wilder R, Maynor G, Binder T, Troullous M, Annett M, Friedman M, Smith PC and Offenbacher S. Pharmacodynamic effects of ketoprofen on crevicular fluid prostanoids in adult periodontitis.IADR Abstract, J Dent Res 76(1760) Special Issue 1997.
McCombs GB, Green ML and Root J, Effectiveness of a Sodium Bicarbonate Oral Composition on Gingivitis, Plaque and Bleeding. IADR Abstract, J Dent Res 79(913) Special Issue 2000.
Lynch JE, McCombs GB and Hinders MK. Periodontal Disease Diagnosis Using a Non-Invasive Sonographic Probe. IADR Abstract. J Dent Res 80(1461) Special Issue 2001.
Pavolotskaya A, McCombs GB, Darby ML and Marinak K. Sulphur By-Product: A Potential Indicator of Early Dental Plaque Induced Gingival Disease Activity. AADR Abstract. J Dent Res 82(500) Special Issue A 2003.
Darby ML, Zhou H, McCombs GB and Marinak K. Sulphur by-product: A potential indicator of early plaque-induced gingival disease. J Dent Hyg 77:1:54, 2003.
Perry JS, Shuman D, Green MS and McCombs GB. Access to Oral Health Care in Virginia. J Dent Hyg 79(4), 2003.
Southern EN, McCombs GB, LS Tolle, Karinak K. Comparative Effects of 0.12% Chlorhexidine and Herbal Mouthrinse on Gingivitis. J Dent Res (2431) Special Issue A 2004.
Turner L, McCombs GB, Tolle SL, Hynes W. Efficacy of Chlorhexidine Coated Toothbrush Filaments in Controlling Bacterial Contamination. J Dent Res (85) Special Issue B 2006.
Turner L, McCombs GB, Tolle SL, Hynes W. Efficacy of Chlorhexidine Coated Toothbrush Filaments in Controlling Bacterial Contamination. J Dent Hyg 2006.
Contact Information:
Gayle B. McCombs, RDH, MS
School of Dental Hygiene
Health Sciences Bldg #3102
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA 23529-0499
(757) 683-5150
Fax: (757) 683-5239
E-mail Address: gmccombs@odu.edu
Web Page: http://web.odu.edu/~gmccombs/
