A dentist, also known as a dental surgeon, is a surgeon who specializes in dentistry, the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity. The dentist's supporting team aids in providing oral health services. The dental team includes dental assistants, dental hygienists, dental technicians, and sometimes dental therapists.
Periodontology or periodontics is the specialty of dentistry that studies supporting structures of teeth, as well as diseases and conditions that affect them. The supporting tissues are known as the periodontium, which includes the gingiva (gums), alveolar bone, cementum, and the periodontal ligament. A periodontist is a dentist that specializes in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of periodontal disease and in the placement of dental implants.
Laser-assisted new attachment procedure (LANAP) is a surgical therapy for the treatment of periodontitis, intended to work through regeneration rather than resection. This therapy and the laser used to perform it have been in use since 1994. It was developed by Robert H. Gregg II and Delwin McCarthy.
The American Board of Periodontology is an organization which serves the public and the dental profession by administering the board certification process for experts in the dental specialty of periodontics. The board was formed in 1939 by the American Academy of Periodontology to maintain a high standard of care and advance the science and art of periodontology. It is one of the nine specialty boards recognized by the American Dental Association.
Gingivitis is a non-destructive disease that causes inflammation of the gums. The most common form of gingivitis, and the most common form of periodontal disease overall, is in response to bacterial biofilms that is attached to tooth surfaces, termed plaque-induced gingivitis. Most forms of gingivitis are plaque-induced.
Dennis Perry Tarnow is an American dentist specializing in dental implant research. He is director of implant dentistry at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine and a speaker on the subject of implant dentistry.
Combined periodontic-endodontic lesions are localized, circumscribed areas of bacterial infection originating from either dental pulp, periodontal tissues surrounding the involved tooth or teeth or both.
Preston D. Miller, Jr. is a periodontist.
Hom-Lay Wang (王鴻烈) is a Taiwanese-born periodontist and director of the graduate periodontal program at University of Michigan School of Dentistry.
The European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) is a non-profit, scientific dental organisation, comprising 25 National Periodontal member Societies in Europe. It currently numbers 14000 members approximately. Full members: Austrian Society of PeriodontologyAustrian Society of Periodontology, Belgian Society of PeriodontologyBelgian Society of Periodontology, British Society of PeriodontologyBritish Society of Periodontology, Croatian Society of PeriodontologyCroatian Society of Periodontology, Czech Society of PeriodontologyCzech Society of Periodontology, Danish Society of PeriodontologyDanish Society of Periodontology, Dutch Society of PeriodontologyDutch Society of Periodontology, Finnish Society of PeriodontologyFinnish Society of Periodontology, French Society of Periodontology and Oral ImplantologyFrench Society of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, German Society of PeriodontologyGerman Society of Periodontology, Hellenic Society of PeriodontologyHellenic Society of Periodontology, Hungarian Society of PeriodontologyHungarian Society of Periodontology, Irish Society of PeriodontologyIrish Society of Periodontology, Israeli Society of Periodontology and OsseointegrationIsraeli Society of Periodontology and Osseointegration, Italian Society of PeriodontologyItalian Society of Periodontology, Norwegian Society of PeriodontologyNorwegian Society of Periodontology, Portuguese Society of Periodontology, Slovenian Society of Periodontology, Spanish Society of Periodontology and OsseointegrationSpanish Society of Periodontology and Osseointegration, Swedish Society of PeriodontologySwedish Society of Periodontology, SwissSociety of PeriodontologySwiss Society of Periodontology, Turkish Society of PeriodontologyTurkish Society of Periodontology . Associate members: Moroccan Society of Periodontology and ImplantologyMoroccan Society of Periodontology and Implantology, Polish Society of PeriodontologyPolish Society of Periodontology, Serbian Society of PeriodontologySerbian Society of Periodontology.
There is a long history of women in dentistry in the United States.
Dr. Gillette Hayden was a pioneering dentist and periodontist in the early 20th century. She was a founder of the American Academy of Periodontology and served as the first female President of the organization in 1916. Dr. Hayden graduated from the Ohio Medical University, which later became the Ohio State University College of Dentistry, in 1902. She was the third woman to graduate from the Ohio Medical University. Dr. Hayden was born on March 2, 1880, in Greenville, Florida, and died in 1929 in Columbus at age 49 at her home at 870 Franklin Avenue.
Gary Greenstein is an American periodontist known for his scholarship and contribution to evidence-based periodontal and dental implant literature.
The American Academy of Periodontology Foundation is a non-profit, charitable foundation that promotes public awareness of periodontal disease, provides funding for research fellowships to produce new knowledge related to periodontal health, and provides educational grants to periodontists in training. The AAP Foundation was established in 1990 in Chicago, Illinois. The foundation issues $400,000 in support annually, and has awarded $3.7 million in grants, fellowships, and scholarships.
Periodontal charting refers to a chart utilized by a dental care professional to write and record gingival and overall oral conditions relating to oral and periodontal health or disease.
Grace Rogers Spalding co-founded the American Academy of Oral Prophylaxis and Periodontology in 1914. In 1923, she served as the academy's second female president.
Brian Mealey is an American periodontist.
Jørgen Slots is a Danish-born periodontist notable for his contributions to the field of periodontology. He is currently professor of periodontology and microbiology at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, and served as chairman of periodontology from 1991 to 2001.
Jason C. Stoner is an American Periodontist and Implantologist.
Reena Wadia BDS Hons (Lond) MJDF RCS (Eng) MClinDent (Perio) MPerio RCS (Edin) FHEA is a British-Indian specialist periodontist, writer, contributing editor, lecturer and a mentor. She is a co-editor of the ‘Other Journals in Brief’ section of the British Dental Journal. She is the principal at RW Perio, based at 75 Harley Street, London. She was born in London, England.
