IP3: Rising Stars

Speaker

Kang I. Ko – Topic: Ready and Steady: Immune Priming by Oral Fibroblasts for Expedited Wound Regeneration and Implication in Periodontal Diseases

Bradley Lander – Topic: The Double-Up Technique: Minimally Invasive Management of Alveolar Ridge Deficiencies

Acela A. Martinez Luna – Topic: Lip Repositioning Using a Diode Laser, an Innovative Approach for the Treatment of “Gummy” Smile

Moderator

Purnima Kumar

Description

This session is intended for speakers in practice 10 years (or less) following post-graduate training. It is designed to showcase clinical advances and/or translational research with direct application to patient care. The selected candidates will give a 15-minute presentation on a specific topic, followed by a five-minute Q&A period. Speakers are selected by a blind review of abstracts submitted to the AAP and will undergo a training session in presenting their material at a podium.

Educational Objectives

• Gain knowledge of innovations and advances in clinical periodontics, research, or related subjects.
• Describe a new advancement or translational research with direct application to patient care.