James E. Jones

James E. Jones

James E. Jones
Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry
Indiana University, USA

Biography

James E. Jones attended the University of Kentucky, graduating with a B.S. and M.S. degree in Zoology. He received the D.M.D. degree from the University Of Louisville School Of Dentistry and completed a residency and M.S.D degree in Pediatric Dentistry at the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children. In 1987 he became a Robert Wood Johnson Dental Health Services Research Fellow at Harvard University and received a Certificate in Dental Health Services Research from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. From 1989 through 1993 he was Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, at the University Of Tennessee College Of Dentistry. In 1993, he received the Ed.D. from the Indiana University Graduate School of Education.

Dr. Jones was Dean of the School of Health Sciences (1993-2005) at Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne and served as a Congressional Fellow (2000) in the 107th Congress with Senator Richard Lugar. In 2003 he received the Ph.D. degree in Biological Sciences from Empresarial University. He is presently Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Indiana University School of Dentistry.

Dr. Jones has published over 100 articles, book chapters and research abstracts in the dental, medical and education literature and obtained over 6.8 million dollars in educational, service, training and research grants. He has presented lectures in the United States, Caribbean, China, Europe and the Middle East on a variety of topics related to higher education.

Research Interest

(1) Dentofacial Trauma, (2) Dental Management of Cleft lip and Palate newborns, (3) Emerging Demand in Pediatric Dentistry for Office-Based General Anesthesia by Dentist Anesthesiologists. (4) Issues in International Dental Education.