William C. Scarfe

Name: William C. Scarfe, BDS, FRACDS, MS, FACD

Title: Professor, Radiology and Imaging Sciences

Phone: 502-852-1226

E-mail: 

Background

Dr. Scarfe graduated from the University of Adelaide School of Dentistry in 1982. He graduated from UTHSC at San Antonio with a Certificate and Masters in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology in 1992 and has been faculty at the University of Louisville School of Dentistry since 1993. He became a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology in 1997. He was awarded Fellowship in the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons in 1986, the International Team for Implantology in 2011, and the American College of Dentists in 2020.

Faculty Practice Location

University of Louisville School of Dentistry
501 South Preston St., Rm #149
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone: 502-852-5401
E-mail: 

Research Interests 

Clinical applications of CBCT imaging; artificial intelligence in oral and maxillofacial radiographic diagnosis

Teaching Activities

    • Course Directorships:
      • DMD: SUHD 816-78: Advanced Radiologic Interpretation (2017-Present)
      • Post-graduate: OBIO-612-01: Cranio-maxillofacial Diagnostic Imaging (2014-Present); OBIO 620: Graduate Course: Thesis (1996-Present); OBIO 619: Graduate Course: Research (1996-Present)
    • Course Participation:
      • Undergraduate: Biology 396: Preview to Dentistry (2008-present)
      • DMD: SUHD 813-01: Oral Radiology I. (2014-15, 2020-Present); SUHD 814-34: Oral Radiology II. (1993-2013, 2020-present); SUHD 815-34: Clinical Oral Radiography (2014-15, 2020-Present); OHR 870-04 Introduction to Implant Dentistry (2010-present); OBIO 601: Introduction to Oral Biology Research (2000-present); OBIO 623: Advanced Implantology (1996-present)

Service

Dr. Scarfe is Past President and Treasurer of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and Past-Vice President and North American Regional Director of the International Association of Dento-Maxillofacial Radiology. He was Editor of the Radiology Section of Oral Surgery Oral Pathology Oral Medicine Oral Radiology and currently a member of the Journal Editorial Advisory Board for the Australian Dental Journal. He is a reviewer for over 30 journals. Dr. Scarfe is Director-elect of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology.

Publications

Textbooks:

      • Scarfe WC, Angelopoulos C. Maxillofacial Cone Beam Computed Tomography: Principles, Techniques and Clinical Applications. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. (ISBN-978-3-319-62059-6; ISBN (e-book)-978-3-319-62061-9). 2018 pp 1242.
      • Scarfe WC. Chapter 10. Cone-Beam Computed Tomography: Volume Acquisition. In: White and Pharoah’s Oral Radiology: Principles & Interpretation, Mallya SM and Lam EWN eds. 8th ed. St Louis: Elsevier. 2019; pp151-164. (ISBN -13: 978-0-323-54383-5).
      • Scarfe WC. Chapter 11. Cone-Beam Computed Tomography: Volume Preparation. In: White and Pharoah’s Oral Radiology: Principles & Interpretation, Mallya SM and Lam EWN eds. 8th ed. St Louis: Elsevier. 2019; pp165-180. (ISBN -13: 978-0-323-54383-5).

Selected Journal Articles:

      • Ramage A, Gutierrez BL, Fischer K, Sekula M, Santaella GM, Scarfe WC, Brasil DM, Oliveira-Santos C. Filtered back projection vs. iterative reconstruction for CBCT: Effects on image noise and processing time. Dentomaxillofacial Radiology (2023). https://www.birpublications.org/doi/abs/10.1259/dmfr.20230109.
      • Levine RA, Katwal D, Lai P-C, Bruce J, Scarfe WC, Bornstein MM. Early Loading of Posterior Nonsubmerged Titanium Implants with a Modified Airborne Particle–Abraded and Acid-Etched Surface: A Prospective Case Series with Up to 149 Months of Follow-up. International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry. 2021;41:51-59. doi: 10.11607/prd.4703.
      • Santaella G, Azevedo B, Scarfe WC. Cone Beam Imaging in Orofacial Cleft Therapy. Dimensions of Dentistry, 2020; 6(8); 36-39.
      • Hung K, Hui L, Yeung AWK, Scarfe WC, Bornstein MM. Image Retake Rates of Cone Beam Computed Tomography in a Dental Institution. Clinical Oral Investigations. 2020;24:4501–4510 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-020-03315-3
      • Campbell R, Wilson S, Zhang Y, Scarfe WC. A Survey on Radiation Exposure Reduction Methods including Rectangular Collimation for Intraoral Radiography by Pediatric Dentists in the United States. Journal of the American Dental Association. 2020; 151(4):287-296
      • Yeung AWK, Azevedo B, Scarfe WC, Bornstein MM. Patient motion image artifacts can be minimized and re-exposure avoided by selective removal of a sequence of basis images from cone beam computed tomography data sets: a case series. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology. 2020;129:e212-e223.
      • Dantas L, Ferreira P, Oliveira L, Neves FS, Campos PSF, Scarfe WC, Crusoé-Rebello IMR. Accuracy of CBCT Devices In The Evaluation Of Buccal Bone in Anterior Teeth. Australian Dental Journal. 2019; Jun;64(2):161-166. doi: 10.1111/adj.12685.
      • Marshall J, Dutra V, Flint RL, Kushner GM, Alpert B, Scarfe WC, Azevedo B. In-house Digital Workflow for the Management of Acute Mandible Fractures. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2019; 1.e1-1.e9. doi.org/10.1016/j.joms.2019.05.027
      • Fokas G, Vaughn VM, Scarfe WC, Bornstein MM. Accuracy of linear measurements on CBCT images related to pre-surgical implant treatment planning: a systematic review of the literature. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants. 2018 Oct;29 Suppl 16:393-415. doi: 10.1111/clr.13142.
      • Wismeijer D, Joda T, Flügge T, Fokas G, Tahmaseb A, Bechelli D, Bohner L, Bornstein M, Burgoyne A, Caram S, Carmichael R, Chen CY, Coucke W, Derksen W, Donos N, El Kholy K, Evans C, Fehmer V, Fickl S, Fragola G, Gimenez Gonzales B, Gholami H, Hashim D, Hui Y, Kökat A, Vazouras K, Kühl S, Lanis A, Leesungbok R, van der Meer J, Liu Z, Sato T, De Souza A, Scarfe WC, Tosta M, van Zyl P, Vach K, Vaughn V, Vucetic M, Wang P, Wen B, Wu V. Group 5 ITI Consensus Report: Digital technologies. Clinical Oral Implants Research. 2018 Oct;29 Suppl 16:436-442. doi: 10.1111/clr.13309.
      • Jacobs R, Pauwels R, Scarfe WC, De Cock C, Dula K, Willems G, Verdonck A, Politis C. Pediatric Cleft Palate Patients Show a 3- to 5-fold Increase in Cumulative Radiation Exposure from Dental Radiology Compared with an Age- and Gender-matched Population: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Clinical Oral Investigations. 2018;22:1783–1793.
      • Aman C, Azevedo B, Bednar E, Chandiramani S, German D, Nicholson E, Nicholson K, Scarfe WC. Apical root resorption during orthodontic treatment with clear aligners: A retrospective study using cone-beam computed tomography. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 2018;153:842-51
      • Scarfe WC, Toghyani S, Azevedo B, Imaging of Benign Odontogenic Lesions. In: Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology. Tamimi D, ed. Radiology Clinics of North America. St. Louis: Elsevier 2018;56:45-62
      • Scarfe WC, Azevedo B, Pinheiro LR, Priaminiarti M, Sales MAO. The Emerging Role of Maxillofacial radiology in the Diagnosis and Management of Complex Periodontal Cases. Periodontology 2000. 2017;74:116-139
      • Scarfe WC, Azevedo B, Toghyani S, Farman AG. Cone beam Computed Tomographic Imaging in Orthodontics. Australian Dental Journal. (Special Issue) 2017 Mar;62 Suppl 1:33-50. doi: 10.1111/adj.12479.
      • Pinheiro LR, Scarfe WC, Augusto de Oliveira Sales M, Gaia BF, Gonzalez Cortes AR, Cavalcanti MG. Effectiveness of periapical radiography versus CBCT with different kilovoltage settings in detecting chemically created peri-implant bone defects. An in-vitro study. The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants. 2017 32(xx):ccc-cc doi:10.11607/jomi.5311