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It’s Getting Better all the Time: A Look at the Contributions of
G. Richard Scott to Dental Anthropology
Cassie E. Skipper, Rose L. Perash, Laura E. Cirillo, Victoria M. Swenson, Donovan M. Adams, Rebecca L.
George, Stephanie J. Cole, Cortney N. Hulse, Tatiana Vlemincq-Mendieta, Dori Kenessey, Savannah Hay, and Marin A. Pilloud
University of Nevada, Reno
Introduction
G. Richard Scott has played a key role in the advancement of dental anthro-
pological research. Specifically, he has made improvements to scoring den-
tal crown and root morphology with special attention given to shoveling, Car-
abelli’s trait, and two-rooted lower canines. His contributions to dental an-
thropology through The Anthropology of Modern Human Teeth and the
Turner-Scott method represent fundamental sources of information required
to perform research on dental morphological traits. His dedication to his
graduate students, colleagues, and research endeavors will continue to ad-
vance dental morphological research and make a significant impact to the
scientific community in decades to come.
Publishing Highlights
Publication Title Number of
Citations
Scott G, and Turner CI. 1997. The anthropology of modern human teeth. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1,011
Turner, C.G., II, C.R. Nichol and G.R. Scott. 1991. The Arizona State University Dental Anthropology System: Scoring procedures for key morphological
traits of the permanent dentition. In: Advances in dental anthropology, M.A. Kelley and C.S. Larson (eds.), pp. 13-31. New York: Wiley-Liss. 691
Scott, G.R. and C.G. Turner II. 1988. Dental anthropology. Annual Review of Anthropology, 17:99-126. 272
Scott, G.R. 1980. Population variation of Carabelli's trait. Human Biology, 52:63-78. 168
Scott, G. R. 1973. Dental morphology: A genetic study of American white families and variation in living Southwest Indians. Ph. D. Dissertation, Arizona
State University. 144
Turner, C.G., II and G.R. Scott. 1977. Dentition of Easter Islanders. In: Orofacial Growth and Development, A. A. Dahlberg and T. Graber (eds.), pp 229-
249. The Hague: Mouton. 105
Scott, G.R., R.H.Y. Potter, J.F. Noss, A.A. Dahlberg, and T. Dahlberg. 1983. The dental morphology of Pima Indians. American Journal of Physical Anthro-
pology, 61:13-31. 84
Scott, G.R. 1977. Classification, sex dimorphism, association and population variation of the canine distal accessory ridge. Human Biology, 49:453-469. 81
Scott GR, and Dahlberg AA. 1982. Microdifferentiation in tooth crown morphology among Indians of the American Southwest. Teeth: Form Function and
Evolution New York:259-291. 56
Scott GR, and Winn JR. 2011. Dental chipping: Contrasting patterns of microtrauma in Inuit and European populations. International Journal of Osteoar-
chaeology 21(6):723-731. 52
Scott GR. 2008. Dental morphology. In: Katzenberg MA, and Saunders SR, editors. Biological anthropology of the human skeleton. 2 ed. 51
Hoffecker JF, Elias SA, O'Rourke DH, Scott GR, and Bigelow NH. 2016. Beringia and the global dispersal of modern humans. Evolutionary anthropology:
Issues, news, and reviews 25(2):64-78. 46
Scott GR. 1991. Dental anthropology. Encyclopedia of Human Biology 2:789-804. 46
Scott GR, and Irish JD. 2017. Human tooth crown and root morphology: The Arizona State University Dental Anthropology System. Cambridge: Cam-
bridge University Press. 28
Credentials
Education
1968 - B.A., Arizona State University
1973 - Ph.D., Arizona State University
Doctoral dissertation: A genetic study of
American white families and variation in
living Southwest Indians.
Universities Served
2001-present: University of Nevada, Reno
1973-1997: University of Alaska Fairbanks
Career Highlights
Foundation Professor of Anthropology at the University of Nevada, Reno
Professor Emeritus at the University of Alaska Fairbanks after having
worked there since 1973
Visiting professor of dental anthropology at University of Zagreb dental
school
Co-editor of the Dental Anthropology journal (2016-2019)
Associate editor of the American Journal of Physical Anthropology (2017-
present)
Former president of the Dental Anthropology Association (2010-2013)
Collaborates internationally and has co-authored publications with re-
searchers from nine countries, including England, Portugal, Spain, Den-
mark, Croatia, Australia, Brazil, Colombia, and Chile
Helped to develop the biological anthropology graduate program at UNR
Doctoral students: Amanda Harvey, Kelly Heim, Chris Maier
Supervised 25 MA students
Author of three books, editor of two books, and author of over 70 articles
and book chapters
First PhD graduate in physical anthropology at ASU in 1973
Christy G. Turner, II”s first PhD student
Contributor to the Arizona State University Dental Anthropology System
(ASUDAS) and aided in creating the ASUDAS dental plaques
First president of the Alaska Anthropological Association
G. Richard Sco in the eld 1975
G. Richard Sco in graduate school at ASU with fellow graduate
student Teri Rose in 1970
G. Richard Sco with Diane Hawkey and Joel Irish in 1993 G. Richard Sco with advisor Christy G. Turner II in 1992
G. Richard Sco at UAF in 1974
GRS has published or contributed to 129 publications over his 40-year career. His work
has been cited a total of 3,666 times.
G. Richard Sco collecng data on dental morpholo-
gy in South Africa