David B. Scott

David Scott was among the first NIDR staffers and an early expert in electromicroscopy. After a stint in academia, Scott became NIDR director in 1976. Scott extended the Institute's fledgling social and behavioral research program and promoted research in virology, oral cancer, and mineralized tissue. Scott also spearheaded creation of the Clinical Investigation and Patient Care Branch integrating research and treatment. He retired in 1981.