Dr Richard Logan

Biography/ Background

Richard is the Head of the discipline of Oral Pathology and Assistant Dean, Student Affairs

Teaching Interests

Undergraduate Teaching
Dental and oral histology, Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine

Postgraduate Teaching
Course coordinator for Doctorate of Clinical Dentisty in Oral Pathology as well as Oral Pathology training for other post-graduate dental and medical students.

Professional Associations

Consultant Oral Pathologist, Division of Tissue Pathology, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science

Fellow of the Faculty of Oral Pathology, Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia

Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer/International Society for Oral Oncology

International Association of Oral Pathology

International Academy of Oral Oncology

Examiner for Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons - Final Examination

Research Interests

Oral side effects of oncology treatment, particularly mucositis.

Pathogenesis of oral mucosal diseases including oral neoplasia.

Publications

Coates E.A., Brennan D., Logan R.M., Goss A.N., Scopacasa B., Spencer A. J. Gorkic E., "Hepatitis C Infection and associated oral health problems" Aust Dent J, 2000 45:(2)

Logan R.M., Coates E.A., Gorkic E., "A pilot study to evaluate the integrity of sterile and non-sterile gloves following routine dental procedures" Aust Infect Control, 2000; 5(4): 17-23

Coates E.A., Walsh L., Logan R., "The increasing problem of Hepatitis C infection" Aust Dent J, 2001; 46(1): 13-17

Heath K., Singh V., Logan R., McIntyre J., "Analysis of fluoride levels retained intraorally or ingested following routine clinical applications of topical fluoride products" Aust Dent J, 2001; 46(1): 24-31

Logan R.M., Coates E.A., Pierce A.M., Wilson D.F. "A retrospective analysis of oral hairy leukoplakia in South Australia" Aust Dent J, 2001; 46(2): 108-113 White I., McIntyre J., Logan R. "Studies on dental erosion: An in vitro model of root surface erosion" Aust Dent J, 2001; 46(3); 203-207

Logan R.M. "Oral Mucositis - current concepts and management" Ann R Australas Coll Dent Surg, Oct 2002; 16: 54-57

Logan R.M., Coates E.A., "Non-surgical management of an oroantral fistula in a patient with HIV infection" Aust Dent J, 2003; 48(4): 255-258

Gibson R.J., Bowen J.M., Cummins A.G., Logan R., Healey T., Keefe D.M., "Ultrastructural changes occur early within the oral mucosa following cancer chemotherapy" (abstract) Supp Care Cancer, 2004; 12(6): 389

Lam L., Logan R., Moore S., Luke C., "Epidemiological analysis of tongue cancer in South Australia for the 24 year period 1977-2001" Aust Dent J (Special Research Supplement) 2004; 49(4): S30

Logan R.M. "Salivary gland hypofunction in medically compromised patients" Ann R Australas Coll Dent Surg, Oct 2004; 17: 107-109

Cornish R., Wilson D.F., Logan R.M., Wiebkin O., "Trabecular structure of the condyle of the jaw joint in young and mature sheep: A histomorphometric reference" Archives of Oral Biology, 2006; 51: 29-36

Johnstone S., Logan R.M., "The role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in oral dysplasia and oral squamous cell carcinoma" Oral Oncology, 2006; 42: 337-342

Lam L., Logan R.M., Luke C., "Epidemiological analysis of tongue cancer in South Australia for the 24 year period 1977-2001" Australian Dental Journal, 2006; 51: 16-28

Gibson R.J., Bowen J.M., Cummins A.G., Logan R.M., Healey T., Keefe D.M., "Apoptosis occurs early in the basal layer of the oral mucosa following cancer chemotherapy" Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2006; 2: 39-49

Von Bultzingslowen I., Brennan, M.T., Spijkervet, F., Logan R., Stringer A., Raber, J., Keefe, D., "Growth factors and cytokines in the prevention and treatment of oral and gastrointestinal mucositis" Supportive Care in Cancer, 2006; 14(6): 519-527

Yeoh A.S.J., Gibson R.J., Bowen J.M., Stringer A.M., Logan R.M., Yeoh E, Keefe D.M.K., �Radiation therapy-induced mucositis: Relationships between fractionated radiation, NF-κB, COX-1 and COX-2�, Cancer Treatment Reviews, 2006; 32(8): 645-651

Lam L., Logan R.M., Luke C., Rees GL., "Retrospective study of survival and treatment patterns in a cohort of patients with oral and oropharyngeal tongue cancers between the years 1987-2004" Oral Oncology, in press

Logan R.M., Gibson R.J., Sonis S.T., Keefe D.M.K., "Nuclear factor k-B (NF-kB) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression in the oral mucosa following cancer chemotherapy" Oral Oncology, in press

Stringer A.M., Gibson R.J., Logan R.M., Bowen J.M. Yeoh A.S-J, Burns, J., Finnie J.W., Keefe D.M.K. "Chemotherapy-induced diarrhoea is associated with changes in the luminal environment in the DA rat" J Pharmacol Exp Ther, in press

Entry last updated: Tuesday, 19 Feb 2008