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Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology

Thomas E. Rams, DDS, MHS, Chair

Recent publications in the fields of Periodontology or Dental Implantology, compiled by the US National Library of Medicine in RSS format, and available, free, to users of RSS Newsreaders, also called aggregators [New Window]

Periodontology is the study of the specialty area in dentistry which encompasses the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the supporting and surrounding tissues of teeth, or their substitutes, and maintenance of the health, function and esthetics of these structures and tissues. The Department of Periodontology faculty at The Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry is comprised of experienced, diverse and internationally-renowned clinicians and researchers originating from a wide range of countries, educational backgrounds, and diagnostic/treatment philosophies in Periodontology.

The mission of the Department of Periodontology at The Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry is to provide excellence and innovation in education, patient care and scientific discovery in the field of Periodontology. To meet these objectives, the Department's primary goals are to:

Educational Areas of Study

The Department of Periodontology at The Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry prepares graduate and predoctoral students, as well as practicing dental professionals, for excellence in clinical practice, teaching and research in Periodontology and surgical Implant Dentistry through lectures, demonstrations, laboratory exercises, seminars, literature reviews, individual tutoring, on-line computer learning modules, supervised clinical patient care requirements, competency evaluations, and written/oral examinations. The Department of Periodontology offers a Graduate Specialty Program in Periodontology including a Master of Science (MS) degree in Oral Biology, predoctoral instruction in the School of Dentistry's Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) Program, and periodic Continuing Education programs.

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Research

Research aimed at improving diagnosis, treatment and prevention of human periodontal and peri-implant diseases is an important focus of faculty and graduate students in the Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology.

Ongoing research on the microbiological etiology and anti-infective treatment of human periodontitis and infectious peri-implant complications is being conducted by the Department's Oral Microbiology Testing Service (OMTS) Laboratory, under the direction of Dr. Thomas E. Rams, which is one of only three such state and federally-licensed clinical periodontal microbiology reference laboratories in the United States.

The Periodontal Diagnostics Research Laboratory, under the direction of Dr. Jasim M. Albandar, is focused on conduct and analysis of human epidemiological studies of periodontal diseases in various population groups, and elucidation of associated risk factors that may be applicable in improving preventive and therapeutic strategies for clinicians.

Other recent department faculty research studies involve the evaluation of a chairside diagnostic strip for periodontal diagnosis, the association and management of oral osteonecrosis in patients taking systemic bisphosphonate medications, and longitudinal evaluation of the protective effect of high levels of species-specific serum IgG antibodies to the major periodontal pathogens Porphyromonas gingivalis and Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans in treated periodontitis patients remaining culture-positive for the organisms in their subgingival dental plaque microbiota.

All graduate periodontology specialty students enrolled in the clinical specialty postgraduate certificate program are concurrently required to engage in original research activities in order to successfully complete a research thesis-based Master of Science in Oral Biology degree prior to their graduation.

Faculty - Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology(back to top)

Jasim Albandar[New Window], Professor

Harvey Allen[New Window], Associate Professor

Burton Balkin[New Window], Professor

George Beck[New Window], Assistant Professor

Judy Bendit[New Window], Instructor

Milita Borguet[New Window], Associate Professor

Diana Bronstein[New Window], Instructor

I. Stephen Brown[New Window], Professor

Belinda Brown-Joseph[New Window], Associate Professor

C.Stephen Caldwell[New Window], Assistant Professor

Susan M. Chialastri[New Window], Associate Professor

James Craig[New Window], Professor

Robert Delie[New Window], Assistant Professor

Walter Dimmitt[New Window], Assistant Professor

Jay Friedman[New Window], Assistant Professor

Kevan Green[New Window], Assistant Professor

Benjamin Hammond[New Window], Professor

H. Ray Hazen[New Window], Assistant Professor

David Hoexter[New Window], Professor

Kenneth Judy[New Window], Professor

Christopher Kazor[New Window], Associate Professor

Paul Keyes[New Window], Professor

Ahmed Khocht[New Window], Associate Professor

Robert Levine[New Window], Professor

Mark Marinbach[New Window], Assistant Professor

Carl Misch[New Window], Professor

Lynn Mortilla[New Window], Instructor

Andrew Mramor[New Window], Assistant Professor

Myron Nevins[New Window], Professor

Blake Nicolucci[New Window], Associate Professor

Lawrence Page[New Window], Professor

Ady Palti[New Window], Professor

Beth Patton[New Window], Instructor

Thomas Rams[New Window], Professor

Randolph Resnik[New Window], Professor

Farshid Sanavi[New Window], Instructor

Guido Sarnachiaro[New Window], Instructor

Edwin Scher[New Window], Professor

Mark Setter[New Window], Assistant Professor

Jon Suzuki[New Window], Professor

James Torosian[New Window], Associate Professor

James Vito[New Window], Professor

Natalie Wong[New Window], Assistant Professor

Theresa Wyszynski[New Window], Instructor

Michael Zampelli[New Window], Associate Professor

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