Dr. Michael Colvard
PeriodonticsNPI: 1922217298
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Dr. Michael Colvard holds a DDS with a Certificate in Periodontics from Loyola University School of Dentistry, a Master's in Oral Sciences from the University of Illinois Chicago, and a Ph.D. in Theology and Medical Anthropology from Oxford Foundation House at the University of Oxford. He spent 25 years treating patients in periodontal and oral medicine private practice before joining UIC College of Dentistry as a full-time professor and Director of the Dental Medicine Responder and Technology Office. His research centers on 5,000 years of botanical medicine, using spectrographic laser analysis to identify plant compounds that could replace addictive dental pain medications. He also helped formally define the role of dentists in disaster response, from identifying victims through dental records to providing medical support during pandemic events. Dr. Colvard articulates a distinction rarely heard in dental offices: patients can be repaired without being healed. This conviction, shaped by decades of clinical work and cross-cultural research, grounds his approach to both teaching and scientific investigation.
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Education & Training
- Ph.D. in Theology and Medical Anthropology from Graduate Theological Foundation and Oxford Foundation House, University of Oxford (United Kingdom)
- Master's degree in Theological Studies and Medical Anthropology from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary
- DDS from Loyola University School of Dentistry
- Master's in Oral Sciences from University of Illinois Chicago
- Certificate in Periodontics from Loyola University School of Dentistry
NPI registered: 05/22/2007
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Beyond the Office
Director of the Dental Medicine Responder and Technology Office at University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry
Professor at University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry (full-time since 2002)
Part-time teaching at UIC since 1997
Helped build and define the role of dentists in disaster response
Teaches dental anthropology to freshman students
Former private pilot
Enjoys fishing in Colorado and at Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake
Grew up in Western United States, mostly Colorado, as son of military father
Wife Kathleen is a retired nurse who graduated from UIC
Son Christopher is a film animator who worked on Iron Man, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Ant-Man
Son Jon is a former Marine pursuing master's degree in cyber security through American Military University
Lives in Cary with his family
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