Periimplantitis: cómo diagnosticar y tratar

Professor and Chair of Periodontology at University Complutense of Madrid, Spain. Adjunct Professor at University of Oslo, Norway. Adjunct Professor at University of Bern, Switzerland. Past President of European Federation of Periodontology (EFP, 2014-2016). Director of ETEP research group on Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases.

Over 44 years of clinical and academic experience in periodontology since graduating in medicine in 1981. Received MD degree from University Complutense of Madrid (1981), degree in Stomatology (1983), and Doctor of Medicine (PhD, 1985) with doctoral thesis on bacterial invasion to gingival tissues in advanced periodontitis supervised by Dr. Antonio Bascones Martínez. Specialization in Periodontology from University of California Los Angeles (UCLA, 1987). Former Dean of Faculty of Odontology at University Complutense of Madrid (2004-2012). Director of Postgraduate Program of Specialization in Periodontology at UCM since 1989. Co-Director of Diploma in Research Methodology and Biostatistics at UCM.

International authority in periodontal research having published more relevant scientific articles in dentistry during the past decade than any other author globally. Past President of Spanish Society of Periodontology (SEPA), European Federation of Periodontology (EFP, 2014-2016), and European Association for Osseointegration (EAO). Past President of European Division of International Association for Dental Research (IADR). Former Chairman of European Council of Deans of Faculties of Odontology. Received honorary doctorates from University of San Sebastian, Santiago, Chile; University of Gothenburg, Sweden; and University of Coimbra, Portugal.

MD (1981), DDS (1983), PhD (1985) from University Complutense of Madrid. Certificate in Periodontology from UCLA (1987). Published extensively in leading peer-reviewed journals including Journal of Clinical Periodontology, Journal of Dental Research, Journal of Periodontology, and Journal of Periodontal Research. Research focus on oral microbiology, clinical trials in periodontology and implant dentistry, etiology and pathogenesis of periodontal and peri-implant diseases, periodontal and bone regeneration, mesenchymal stem cells, and bacterial-host interactions. Chairman of ETEP research group since 2005 leading multi-center research on antimicrobial approaches in treatment of gingivitis and periodontitis. Regularly invited as keynote speaker at major international periodontal congresses worldwide.