Assistant Professor of Dental Medicine
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics

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Research Interests

Since 1994, Dr. Spallek's research interests have focus on the development of Web-based educational resources for dental professionals. Dr. Spallek developed and directs a predoctoral course on computer applications in dentistry. As core faculty member, he lectures in the NIDCR/NLM-funded postgraduate training program in DI. He published the first textbook on dental Internet applications in Germany (1997) and in the United States (1998). He is co-founder and a principal of S3 Web Technologies, LLC, an Internet services and consulting company for the dental and medical markets.

Dr. Spallek is member of the Working Group Steering Committee of the American Medical Informatics Association. He recently received a NLM grant (G08) to build an Dental Informatics Online Community.

Education

• MBA, Temple University, Information Technology, 2000.
• DMD, Humboldt University, 1993.
• PhD, Humboldt University, Dental Material Sciences, 1993.

Publications

Peer-reviewed journal articles

Schleyer T, Spallek H, Butler BS, Subramanian S, Weiss D, Poythress ML, Rattanathikun P, Mueller G. Facebook for scientists: Requirements and services for optimizing how scientific collaborations are established. J Med Internet Res 2008;10(3):e24. Full text

Spallek H, Butler BS, Schleyer TK, Weiss PM, Wang X, Thyvalikakath TP, Hatala CL, Naderi RA. Supporting Emerging Disciplines with e-Communities: Needs and Benefits. J Med Internet Res 2008;10(2):e19. Full text

Spallek H, Irwin JY, Schleyer T, Butler BS, Weiss PM. Supporting the Emergence of Dental Informatics with an Online Community. International Journal of Computerized Dentistry 2007; 10: 247-264

Schleyer T, Spallek H, Hernandez P. A qualitative investigation of the content of dental paper- and computer- based patient record (CPR) formats. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2007 Jul-Aug;14(4): 515-26

Corby PM, Schleyer T, Spallek H, Hart TC, Weyant RJ, Corby AL, Bretz WA: Using biometrics for patient identification in a research study: a case report. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2006 Mar/April, Vol. 13, No 2: 233-235

Other

Spallek, H, Polk D. How do we bring scientific knowledge to the dental practice? Dental Tribune. Vol. 3, Nr. 33. Sept 22-28, 2008. page 1-3