USC Dentistry: International Periodontics & Implant Dentistry Symposium 2009 (Dr. R. Teles)
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Channel: USC · 2009 · Education
Visit USC on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/USC/ Learn more about the University of Southern California: https://www.usc.edu The USC School of Dentistry's Office of Continuing Oral Health Professional Education (www.uscdentalce.org) has the mission of promoting excellent training and the highest standards of oral health care nationally and internationally. Through its state-of-the art program, the CE office offers a wide array of comprehensive courses and life-long learning experiences for general dentists, specialists and allied professionals. The lecture presented by Dr. Ricardo Teles was part of the 34th Annual USC International Periodontal & Implant Symposium held in Los Angeles in 2009. Dr. Teles graduated from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and received a postgraduate certificate in Periodontology and a Doctor of Medical Sciences degree in Oral Biology from Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Teles has held the positions of Head of the Department of Periodontology and Dean of the Estacio de Sa School of Dentistry in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is currently an Associate Member of the Staff in the Department of Periodontology at the Forsyth Institute and a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Periodontology at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA. His current research efforts focus on the impact of the subgingival biofilm composition on the expression of inflammatory mediators in periodontal diseases. He has published over 30 manuscripts and book chapters. Dr. Teles lectures nationally and internationally in the field of Periodontology. For more information, or to order the entire presentation, please contact the USC Office of Continuing Oral Health Professional Education at 213-821-2127 or [email protected], or visit www.uscdentalce.org (CE Store).
