Dongmei Deng is an academic researcher from the University of Amsterdam. She graduated from the Guang Hua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen Medical University, and completed her master’s degree at Beijing University. She completed her PhD degree at the Department of Cariology, Pedodontology, and Endodontology, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA). She has focused on preventive dentistry since 2000 and has led projects supported by the KNAW (studying the role of microorganisms in periodontitis) and the International Team for Implantology (studying the interaction between implants and oral microbes). Her specific interests entail oral molecular microbiology, oral immunology, biofilm cultivation and control, and dental caries development and prevention. Current and past research projects have focused on the characterization of oral biofilms, the development of in vitro oral biofilm models, and novel biofilm control strategies. She has 96 publications with 2969 citations and an h-index of 29 (Scopus, 6 December 2023).