Acting Chair; Director, Advanced Education Program in Periodontology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Mia L. Geisinger, DDS, MS is a Professor, Director of Advanced Education in Periodontology, and Acting Chair of the Department of Periodontology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She received her BS in Biology from Duke University, her DDS from Columbia University School of Dental Medicine, and her MS and Certificate in Periodontology and Implantology from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. A Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and a Fellow of the International Team for Implantology, the International College of Dentists, and the American College of Dentists, Dr. Geisinger has served in leadership roles across national organizations, including as President of the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation, Chair of the ADA Council on Scientific Affairs, and Board Member of the ADA Science and Research Institute. She currently serves as President of the American Academy of Periodontology. With over 80 peer-reviewed publications, she is an accomplished researcher in periodontal-systemic disease interactions, implant dentistry, and regenerative therapies, and she lectures nationally and internationally.
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