2OO9 – 2O1O - Faculty of Dentistry - University of Otago

NEIL WADDELL
MDipTech (DentTech)(TN) PGDipCDTech (Otago) HDE (UN)
Oral Rehabilitation
Senior Lecturer
Neil’s research involves craniofacial biomechanics with a
special focus on prosthodontic, failure mechanisms and
adhesion of dental restorations and materials, and forensics.
Research and Collaboration
Within the Faculty of Dentistry, Mr Waddell is involved
with the following research groups: Waddell JN, Payne
AGT, Swain MV and Kieser J, Failure of bar attachment
systems in implant overdentures; and Kieser J, Swain MV,
Farella M and Waddell JN, Intra-oral Pressure Dynamics.
His other national and international collaborations are
listed below.
Waddell JN, Selvanesan L, Dias GJ and Swain MV.
Collaborative group between the School of Dentistry,
the Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology
investigating the strength and fracture response of suture
repaired rat skin.
Kieser J, Taylor M, Nicholson HD, Swain MV, Walsh K and
Waddell JN. Collaborative group between the School of
Dentistry, the Department of Anatomy and Structural
Biology and the Forensic Science Department of
Environmental Science and Research, investigating Sharp
and Blunt Force Trauma, Skin/Skull/Brain Wound Ballistics
and Blood Spatter.
Kieser J, Bernal V and Waddell JN. Collaborative study
on The Uniqueness of the Human Anterior Dentition,
a Procrustes Analysis between the School of Dentistry
and Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad
Nacional de La Plate, Argentina.
Kieser J, Pullen AJ, Brondlund J, Foster K, Swain MV, Ichim
I and Waddell JN. Collaborative group between School
of Dentistry, the Bioengineering Institute – Auckland
University; Institute of Food Nutrition and Human Health
– Massey University; School of Dentistry/Oral Health
Centre of Western Australia – The University of Western
Australia, investigating Craniofacial Mastication.
Roehrle O, Sani H, and Waddell JN. Collaborative group
between School of Dentistry and the Institute of Applied
Mechanics, Stuttgart University, investigating virtual
articulation in dental CAD/CAM applications.
Recent Publications
Jorn D, Waddell JN, Swain MV. The influence of opaque
application methods on the bond strength and final shade
of PFM restorations. Journal of Dentistry 38: 143-149 (2010).
Kennedy D, Waddell JN, Swain MV, Kieser J. Tongue
pressure patterns during water swallowing, Dysphagia 25:
11-19 (2010).
Radford G, Kieser J, Bernal V, Waddell JN, Forrest
A. Biomchanical approach to human bitemark
reconstruction. Journal of Forensic Odontostomatology 27:
33-36 (2009).
Röhrle O, Waddell JN, Foster KD, Saini H, Pullan AJ.
Using A Motion Capture System To Record Dynamic
Articulation For Application In CAD/CAM Software,
Journal of Prosthodontics 18: 703-10 (2009).
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