George Taybos, DDS
Professor, Care Planning and Restorative Sciences
Location: School of Dentistry
Phone: (601)815-1180
Fax: (601)815-5986
E-Mail: gtaybos1@ent.umsmed.edu
Education
- MSEd - Northern Illinois University, 1993
- Certificate: Oral Medicine/Maxillofacial Radiology - Naval Dental School, Bethesda, Maryland, 1982
- Certificate: Comprehensive Dentistry - Naval Dental School, Bethesda, Maryland, 1976
- DDS - Indiana University, 1970
- BA - Wabash College, 1966
Board Certificates
- American Board of Oral Medicine
- American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
Society Memberships
- American Academy of Oral Medicine
- American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
- American Society of Forencsic Odontology
- Association of Clinical Research Professionals
- American Dental Education Association (ADEA)
Teaching Areas
Oral Medicine
Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
Management of the Medically Compromised Dental Patient
Research Areas
Cancer/Oral Cancer: (1) Oral adverse effects of cancer therapy; (2) Early diagnosis of oral cancer; (3) Cellular pathogenesis; (4) Role of viruses in carcinogenesis; (5) Quality of life for the cancer patient
Clinical Interests
Management of the Cancer/Oral Cancer Patient
Management of the Renal Transplant Patient
Management of the Medically Compromised Patient
Diagnosis and Treatment of Oral Lesions
Biographical Information
Born and raised in Indiana
Undergraduate degree: Wabash College
Dental degree: Indiana University
Twenty-two year career in the United States Navy -retired at the rank of Captain. Highlights of my Navy career:
o Stationed nine (09) years at major Naval Medical Centers (Bethesda, MD and Portsmouth, VA)
o Residency in Comprehensive Dentistry - Bethesda, MD
o Residency in Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Radiology - Bethesda, MD
o Chairman, Oral Medicine and Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Residency Training Program, Bethesda, MD
o Consultant to the Surgeon General United States Navy: Oral Medicine, dental Radiology, and Dental Pharmacology
Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic Sciences, University of Minnesota
Faculty, University of Mississippi School of Dentistry since April 1998.