Millions of people worldwide suffer from gum disease, yet we still don't fully understand how healthy gums turn into damaged, ...

Dr. Gustavo Avila-Ortiz, a distinguished figure in periodontics, has an extensive educational and professional background. He obtained his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree and completed a PhD training ...

The Department of Periodontology offers a 36 -months master-certificate post-graduate program. The program is organized in five components: biomedical science didactic, periodontics didactic, clinical ...

We are excited to welcome Gian Pietro Schincaglia as the new Chair of Periodontics, effective July 1. He joins us from West Virginia University where he was a tenured professor, chair and graduate ...

The UAB School of Dentistry’s Department of Periodontology was well represented at 109 th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) in Austin, TX, receiving several notable ...

For his pioneering use of microsurgery in periodontics, Santa Barbara’s own Dennis A. Shanelec, D.D.S. is named the 2010 American Academy of Periodontology “Master Clinician.” The Master Clinician ...

One out of every two American adults age 30 or older has periodontal disease, according to a new study published in the Journal of Dental Research. The findings were collected as part of the U.S.

LIVONIA, Mich., Sept. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A seminar on the topic, 'The Oral-Systemic Connection in Daily Dental Practice: Your Patients Are Asking About It; What Are You Telling Them?' was ...