Jack Amburgey, MS, PhD

Dr. Jack Amburgey is the Crest/Oral-B Global Professional Scientific Relation Manager for mechanical plaque removal at the Procter & Gamble Company (P&G). Jack’s current responsibilities include internal and external education on mechanical plaque removal, ADA and CDA Seal program. Jack received his Bachelors of Science Degree in Chemistry and Masters’ Degree in Organo-fluorine chemistry from Edinboro and Bowling Green State University, respectively. In 1994, Jack received his PhD in Organic/Medicinal Chemistry from The University of Illinois and began his career at P&G Pharmaceuticals designing antimicrobial therapies and drugs for the treatment of osteoporosis. Ten years into his career Jack assumed a position in central product safety in a dual role as a chemist and toxicologist. During this time Jack was responsible for oral care consumer product and predicting the human metabolic pathway of new chemical entities for use in consumer products. Several years ago Jack moved back to Oral Care full time as a representative of the International Standards Organization running a fluoride performance testing laboratory. Jack lives in Loveland, Ohio, north of Cincinnati, with his wife, Mary, and daughter, Katherine.

Updated: Sep 2017