BiographyDR CHRISTINE SEDGLEY, BDS, MDSc, MDS, FRACDS, PhDUniversity of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI

United States of America

Dr Christine Sedgley graduated as a dentist from the

University of Sydney, Australia in 1981. She worked in

general private practice for 8 years before receiving a

Fellowship in the Royal Australasian College of Dental

Surgeons (Restorative Dentistry) in 1990. Dr Sedgley

completed her specialization in endodontics in 1991 at

the University of Melbourne, Australia. In 1992 she

graduated a Masters in Dental Surgery from the

University of Sydney. Dr Sedgley received her PhD in

1996 from the University of Hong Kong on Entero-

bacteriaceae in the human oral cavity.

Since 2000, Dr Sedgley has been an Assistant

Professor in the Endodontics division of the Depart-

ment of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endo-

dontics at the University of Michigan, USA. Her

research interests include endodontic microbiology,

and molecular and virulence aspects of Enterococcus

faecalis.

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