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Contact Details

Phone
64 3 479 7110
Email
warwick.duncan@otago.ac.nz
Position
Professor and Director of the SJWRI
Department
Department of Oral Sciences
Qualifications
ED MDS PhD FRACDS (Perio) FICD MRSNZ
Research summary
Periodontics and Dental Implantology
Teaching

Postgraduate supervision in Periodontics, Dental Implantology, and Forensic Dentistry

Clinical
Periodontics and Dental Implantology

Research

Professor Duncan's primary research activities involve the fields of Periodontology and Dental Implantology. His expertise is in the use of animal models for testing therapeutic strategies in these fields, including clinical, microbiological, histomorphometric, and radiomorphometric analysis of peri-implant, periodontal, and maxillofacial tissues.

Current research strategies are focused on:

  1. The regeneration of bone to support implantable titanium, titanium alloy, and zirconia devices with different modified surfaces
  2. In vivo testing of novel bone grafting materials
  3. New diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for periodontal and peri-implant diseases

He has international collaborations with universities and implant companies in Korea, South Africa, North America, and Switzerland. He is also involved in basic science and epidemiological research in the areas of clinical periodontics, dental implantology, forensics, and comparative anatomy.

Publications

Atieh, M. A., Ma, S., Tawse-Smith, A., Duncan, W. J., Amir-Rad, F., Shah, M., … Alsabeeha, N. H. M. (2025). Narrow versus standard diameter implants for supporting single crown restorations in the posterior jaw: A randomised controlled trial. International Dental Journal. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.identj.2024.12.031 Journal - Research Article

Clark, A., & Duncan, W. (2024). Fundamentals to innovation: Forensic research and practice at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago. New Zealand Dental Journal, 120(4), 194-203. [Review]. Journal - Research Other

Duncan, W. J. (2024). Establishment and evolution of the Otago sheep animal models: 40 years of periodontal, implant and bone regeneration research. New Zealand Dental Journal, 120(4), 149-161. [Review]. Journal - Research Other

Bhattacharjee, T., Petherick, R., Harris, P., & Duncan, W. (2024). Postmortem interval determination in excised porcine skin using a novel ultrasound-based elasticity measurement device. International Journal of Legal Medicine. doi: 10.1007/s00414-024-03382-1 Journal - Research Article

Abdelmoneim, D., Coates, D., Porter, G., Schmidlin, P., Li, K. C., Botter, S., Lim, K., & Duncan, W. (2024). In vitro and in vivo investigation of antibacterial silver nanoparticles functionalized bone grafting substitutes. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.37757 Journal - Research Article

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