Member Bio
Van B. Haywood, D.M.D., is Professor in the Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia. A 1974 alumni of the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry, he was in private practice 7 years in Augusta, Georgia and taught at the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry in Chapel Hill, NC in Operative and Prosthodontics for 12 years before coming to MCG (now Augusta University) in 1993. He teaches in the Fixed Prosthodontics courses, the Occlusion course and the Esthetics course, as well as in sophomore and junior student clinics. Additionally, from 2005 to 2012, he served as the Director of Continuing Education for the GHSU College of Dental Medicine.
In 1989, he co-authored the first publication in the world on Nightguard vital bleaching (also called at-home or tray bleaching) with Dr. Harald Heymann, and in 1997 co-authored the first article on extended treatment (six-months) of tetracycline-stained teeth using this technique. He has completed further research and over 145 publications on the tray bleaching technique and the topic of bleaching and esthetics, including first papers on treating bleaching sensitivity with potassium nitrate, direct thermoplastic tray fabrication, and bleaching primary teeth, as well as caries control with bleaching materials for elderly and orthodontic patients. His research has involved bleaching, treatment of tooth sensitivity, caries control with bleaching materials and tray designs for delivery of different materials.
He is a member of the OKU honor society, the Christian Dental Society, and the Christian Medical Dental Association. . He currently serves as an ADA consultant to the Council on Scientific Affairs, the Christian Dental Advisory Board, and the Christian Medical Dental Education Commission.