Future Horizons in Periodontology

Monday Session

Moderators: Jill D. Bashutski and Hector F. Rios

Speakers: Gustavo Avila-Ortiz: Predictors of Healing Dynamics Following Intraoral Bone Grafting

                Patricia I. Diaz: The Microbial Etiology of Periodontitis Redefined by Current High Throughput Microbiome Approaches

                Jacob K. Stern: Periosteum-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Salvador Nares MicroRNA in Periodontal Diseases

Educational Objectives: š

• Discuss research trends in periodontology and future diagnostic and therapeutic alternatives.
• Understand the limitations of different research models and outcome analysis available in this field.
• Become familiar with the rationale and scientific evidence supporting novel periodontal therapy and bone regeneration.

Every year, donors to the AAP Foundation invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in the advancement of our specialty. See firsthand the dividends that investment is paying in our first “Future Horizons in Periodontology” presentation. Four AAP Foundation award recipients will discuss their leading-edge research, demonstrating the effect your investment in them will have on how periodontology is practiced tomorrow.