Thais Phillips, DDS, MDS

Assistant Professor/Clinical

Dr. Phillips onboarded with UT Health San Antonio, School of Dentistry in August 2024.She received her Doctor of Dental Surgery from UNESP in 2016 and completed a Master’s Degree in Dental Science from UT Health San Antonio in 2024. Dr. Phillips has received a certificate in AEGD in 2024. Her clinical expertise includes extensive knowledge in digital dentistry, comprehensive and esthetically driven treatment planning, implants, complex dental surgery, IVCS, fixed and operative. Dr Phillips has completed several interdisciplinary cases of full mouth rehabilitations, including all on x, complex implant rehabs, and fixed prosthesis. Dr. Phillips is calibrated in ICDAS (International Caries Detection and Assessment System) through the Forsyth Institute in Cambridge. Dr. Phillips has extensive research experience and has published several articles. She has presented at several national meetings. Currently, Dr. Phillips is assisting in the development of research projects for future MSDS residents in the AEGD program.

Professional Background
Education
- 2024 - MDS - Master in Dental Science - UT Health San Antonio
- 2016 - DDS - Doctor of Dental Dentistry - UNESP
Training
- 2024 - Certificate - AEGD - UT Health San Antonio
Appointments
- 2023*2024 - Teaching Assistant, Pre-doctoral Clinic - UT Health San Antonio
- 2021-2023 - Graduate Research Assistant - UT Heath San Antonio
- 2019-2021 - Research Associate - UT Health San Anotnio
- 2016 - Extension Project in Dental Care for Medically Compromised Patients - UNESP
Publications
1. Bennett Tochukwu Amaechi, Thais Santiago Phillips, Betty Isabel Perozo, Yuko Kataoka, Fatemeh Movaghari Pour, Rayane Farah, Amos Chinedu Obiefuna and Moshtagh Rashid Farokhi. Reply to: Fundamental methodological issues. BDJ Open (2023) 9:32; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41405-023-00159-3.
2. Bennett Tochukwu Amaechi, Thais Santiago Phillips, Betty Isabel Perozo, Yuko Kataoka, 11 Fatemeh Movaghari Pour, Rayane Farah, Amos Chinedu Obiefuna and Moshtagh Rashid Farokhi. Evaluation of a novel caries detecting oral rinse. BDJ Open. (2023) 9:12; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41405-023-00134-y.
3. Bennett Tochukwu Amaechi, Rayane Farah, Jungyi Alexis Liu, Thais Santiago Phillips, Betty Isabel Perozo, Yuko Kataoka, Frederic Meyer, Joachim Enax. Remineralization of molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH) with a hydroxyapatite toothpaste: an in-situ study. BDJ Open. 2022 Dec 10;8(1):33. doi: 10.1038/s41405-022-00126-4.
4. Alana Cristina Machado, Thaís Santiago Phillips, Richard Zimmerman, Taís Scaramucci, Bennett Tochukwu Amaechi. Monitoring erosive tooth wear with intraoral 3D scanner: A feasibility study. Am J Dent. 2022 Feb;35(1):49-54.
5. Bennett T Amaechi, Liora Levi, Zmira Silman, Veronica Evans, Marina A S Shehata, Juliana R Alonso-Ryan, Thais S Phillips, Precious C Ugwokaegbe, Moshtagh R Farokhi. Clinical efficacy of a novel radiofrequency toothbrush for tooth stain reduction and tooth whitening: A randomized controlled trial. J Am Dent Assoc. 2022 Apr;153(4):342-353. doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2021.09.006. Epub 2021 Dec 29.
6. Thais Phillips, Zak James, Bennett Tochukwu Amaechi. Hydroxyapatite Toothpaste Is as Effective as Fluoride Toothpaste in Preventing the Development of Caries Lesions. UT Health Science Center San Antonio School of Dentistry Oral Health searchable CAT library. https://cats.uthscsa.edu/found_cats_view3.php?id=3471&vAuthor=phillips.
7. Zak James, Thais Phillips, Anibal Diogenes. Insufficient Evidence Exists to Determine if Application of Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) to Deep Carious Lesions Provokes an Inflammatory Pulpal Response. UT Health Science Center San Antonio School of Dentistry Oral Health searchable CAT library. https://cats.uthscsa.edu/found_cats_view3.php?id=3466&vAuthor=phillips.
8. Bennett Tochukwu Amaechi, Thais Santiago Phillips, Veronica Evans, Chidera Precious Ugwokaegbe, Minh Nguyet Luong, Linda Oge Okoye, Frederic Meyer, Joachim Enax. The Potential of Hydroxyapatite Toothpaste to Prevent Root Caries: A pH-Cycling Study. Clin Cosmet Investig Dent. 2021 Jul 21;13:315-324. doi: 10.2147/CCIDE.S319631. eCollection 2021.
9. Santiago, Thais Mazeu; Moura, Lucas Borin; Gabrielli, Marisa Aparecida Cabrini; Spin-Neto, Rubens; Pereira-Filho, Valfrido Antonio. Volumetric and cephalometric evaluation of the upper airway of class III patients submitted to maxillary advancement. Dentistry journal of UNESP (Online). v.45, p.356 - 361, 2016. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1807-2577.05816

Thais Phillips, DDS, MDS

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