March 15, 2024
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. CT
The symposium reviewed the up-to-date evidence on the etiology, diagnosis, and management of periodontal diseases through a lens of clinical, translational, and foundational science.
![George Hajishengallis, D.D.S., Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/2024-05/george-hajishengallis-160px.jpg)
George Hajishengallis, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Thomas W. Evans Centennial Professor of Basic & Translational Sciences
University of Pennsylvania
![Jeffrey McLean, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/2024-05/McLean_Jeffrey.jpg)
Human Experimental Gingivitis Model Reveals Microbial and Host Variations Impacting the Rate and Severity of Inflammatory Responses
Jeffrey McLean, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Periodontics
University of Washington
![Ana Patricia Ortiz, Ph.D., M.P.H.](/sites/default/files/2024-05/ana-patricia-ortiz-160px.jpg)
Links between HPV Infection, Oral Microbiome, and Periodontal Disease in a Hispanic Population
Ana Patricia Ortiz, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Epidemiology
University of Puerto Rico
![George Kotsakis, D.D.S., M.D.](/sites/default/files/2024-05/kotsakis-george-160px.jpg)
The Accessory Pathogen Hypothesis in Peri-Implantitis
George Kotsakis, D.D.S., M.D.
Professor of Oral Biology
Rutgers University
![Julie Marchesan, D.D.S., Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/2024-05/julie-marchesan-160px.jpg)
Defining Biological Sex Differences in Periodontal Disease Expression and Response to Care
Julie Marchesan, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Periodontology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
For a full listing of anniversary-related events and activities, visit our 75th anniversary webpage.