**Mary Anne Melo**

Mary Anne Melo (DDS, MSc, Ph.D., Fellow ADM) is a Clinical Professor at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry and currently serving as Chair of the Department of General Dentistry. Dr. Melo applies her experience as a dentist and dental materials researcher to advance the development of smart and bioactive restorative materials. Her clinical areas of interest include minimally invasive dentistry, the management of high-caries-risk patients, and esthetic dentistry. Her research has focused chiefly on anticaries approaches for caries-inhibiting, antibacterial, or remineralization functionalities. Her research group has pioneered the investigations of antibacterial and remineralizing dental adhesives and resin composites. Dr. Melo is a current member of the Academy of Operative Dentistry; the International Association for Dental Research; the American Academy of Cariology, and the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. Dr. Melo is a co-inventor on two patents, has edited three books, and has published more than 200 papers in the area of dental materials. Several grants support her research. She lectures nationally and internationally on diverse topics of restorative dentistry.
