Mark A . Latta, AB, DMD, MS

Adjunct Professor

Professor

M Latta

Contact

mlatta@creighton.edu
School of Dentistry
General Dentistry
Faculty - Dentistry
Graduate School
Oral Biology (Master of Science)

Mark A . Latta, AB, DMD, MS

Adjunct Professor

Professor

Mark A. Latta, D.M.D., M.S., professor of general dentistry,served as dean of the School of Dentistry from 2011 to 2021.  Prior to the dean’s appointment, he served as the Associate Dean for Research at Creighton University School of Dentistry since 1995.  He personally has been awarded more than 160 research grants on prosthetic dental restorative materials, adhesives and bonding and dental material clinical trials.  A speaker and lecturer of international renown, he has published more than 140 manuscripts and more than 220 abstracts and presented at numerous state and national dental association meetings and throughout the world. Prior to joining Creighton, Latta served as director of Research and Development for the Trubyte Division of Dentsply International, York, PA.  During his industrial career he contributed to or was responsible for more than 20 new dental product introductions and is an inventor or co-inventor of numerous patents.
 
He earned his dental degree at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in 1983, and his master’s degree in oral biology from the University of Maryland Baltimore College of Dental Surgery in 1995. He also spent one year in hospital general practice residency at York Hospital, York, PA.
 
Dr. Latta, a Fellow in the American College of Dentists and the International College of Dentists is also a member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon, the national honorary dental society. He is also a Fellow of the Faculty of Dentistry for the Rolyal College of Surgeons in Ireland.  He has also served as president of the Dental Materials Group and the International Association for Dental Research.

Teaching Interests

  • General Practice Residency 1983-1984

Research Focus

Dental biomaterials Re-mineralizing materials Clinical Trials

Department

General Dentistry

Position

Adjunct Professor

Articles

  • Operative dentistry
    Influence of Etching Mode on Enamel Bond Durability of Universal Adhesive Systems. 2016
  • Dental Materials
    Mechanical properties, volumetric shrinkage and depth of cure of short fiber-reinforced resin composite.
    35(3), p. 418-424 2016
  • Dental Materials
    Influence of different etching modes on bond strength and fatigue strength to dentin using universal adhesive systems.
    32, p. e9-e21 2016
  • Operative dentistry
    Simulated Wear of Self-Adhesive Resin Cements.
    41 (3), p. 327-338 2016
  • Elsevier
    Influence of frequency on shear fatigue strength of resin composite to enamel bonds using self-etch adhesives.
    62, p. 291-298 2016
  • European Journal of Oral Sciences
    Influence of duration of phosphoric acid pre-etching on bond durability of universal adhesives and surface free-energy characteristics of enamel.
    214, p. 377-386 2016
  • European Journal of Oral Sciences
    Bonding performance and interfacial characteristics of short fiber-reinforced resin composite in comparison with other composite restoratives.
    124, p. 301.308 2016
  • European Journal of Oral Sciences
    Influence of different pre-etching times on fatigue strength of self-etch adhesives to dentin
    124, p. 210-218 2015
  • J Dent E
    Ion release, fluoride charge of and adhesion of an orthodontic cement paste containing microcapsules.
    45, p. 32-38 2015
  • J Dent E
    Influence of water storage on fatigue strength of self-etch adhesives.
    43, p. 1416-1427 2015
  • European Journal of Oral Sciences
    Effect of functional monomer (MDP) on the enamel bond durability of single-step self-etch adhesives
    124, p. 96-102 2015
  • European Journal of Oral Sciences
    Influence of an oxygen-inhibited layer on enamel bonding of dental adhesive systems: surface free-energy perspectives
    124, p. 82-88 2015
  • Operative dentistry
    Localized and generalized simulated wear of resin composites.
    40(3), p. 322-335 2015
  • Operative dentistry
    Mechanical Properties and Sliding-impact Wear Resistance of Self-adhesive Resin Cements.
    41(3), p. e83-e92 2015
  • Operative dentistry
    Mechanical Properties and Simulated Wear of Provisional Resin Materials.
    40(6), p. 603-613 2014
  • Operative dentistry
    Effect of Phosphoric Acid Pre-etching on Fatigue Limits of Self-etching Adhesives.
    40(4), p. 379-395 2014
  • Dental Materials
    The control of phosphate ion release from ion permeable microcapsules formulated into rosin varnish and resin glaze.
    29, p. 804-813 2013