The Department of Periodontology is responsible for all teaching within the discipline of periodontology for both predoctoral and graduate students. We help our students become proficient in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the supporting and surrounding tissues of the teeth or their substitutes; the replacement of lost teeth and their supporting structures by grafting or implanting natural and synthetic devices and materials; and the maintenance of the health, function, comfort, and esthetics of these structures and tissues.
We help support your teeth
Our mission
The mission of the Department of Periodontology is to promote and engage in excellence in teaching and learning, research and creative activities, patient-centered care, civic engagement, and professional/community service that will advance the oral/periodontal health as well as the overall health of the people of the state of Indiana and beyond.Contact us
Department chair: Dr. Vanchit John
Department of Periodontology1121 W. Michigan Street, Room 423
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Clinic:
317-274-7297
- Administration Office:
- 317-278-1300
- Email: dsperad@iu.edu
- Develop competent clinicians who are critical thinkers and lifelong learners
- Promote the development of ethical, professionally responsible, and culturally sensitive practitioners
- Attract and support highly qualified, diverse student populations in each of its programs
- Recruit and develop excellent faculty by supporting the scholarship of teaching and learning
- Conduct world-class, cutting-edge research
- Engage in scholarship and creative activities to further the knowledge in all aspects of periodontal and oral health, as well as general health, through an extensive, innovative research program supported by external funding that involves faculty, students, and staff
- Disseminate new information through publications and facilitate the translation of new findings to improve the periodontal, oral health, and general overall health of the people of the state of Indiana and beyond
- Maintain and enhance the roles of the School of Dentistry and the Department of Periodontology in particular as vital and productive members of the scholarly community of the Indiana University family by encouraging local, national, and international partnerships and collaborations
- Promote disease prevention as a cornerstone to our treatment philosophy
- Provide comprehensive, evidence-based oral, periodontal, and implant-related treatment
- Promote education systems that allow patients to make informed decisions and to become active participants in their dental care
- Serve local, state, national, and international communities through partnerships involving clinical care, service learning, and community-engaged scholarships
- Provide professional services to the university and to the profession
Description of the video:
my name is Vanchit John I have had the privilege of being the chairperson of IU Perio for the past 17 years I'm also an alumni of the department as I started my program all the way back in 1992 I've had the fortune of being associated with luminaries in the field all of whom have been iup pario leaders and I've taken a lot of pride in how we have progressed over the last 32 years that I've been in the department I'm particularly proud of the alumni support that we have that has
allowed us to invest in the latest technologies that are making sure that our department is going to be well established for the future so thank you alumni I'm also very proud of all the awards that we have received over the years both research and awards from the AAP Foundation I I will finish by saying IU perio Pride thank you hi my name is Lauren Roy I'm a third-year per resident IU um I've had a great experience at IU so far I think IU offers um a good balance between uh literature and
clinical based learning we have a lot of access to new technologies such as um our 3D printer our interal scanner and lasers among many other um access to technology and I think um having these things allows us to to learn from our experiences through our literature courses such as the re advances and uh really just helps me to become the uh best private practice clinician I can be for my patients hi my name is Nicole mcke I am a third-year resident here at IU School of Dentistry Department of periodontology I chose this program
because of its well-rounded nature in regards to classes research and clinical time um we've had integration of cuttingedge Technologies like intraoral scanners these tools are not just making our work more efficient but they are enhancing the Precision of our diagnosis our treatment planning and our outcomes which sets the stage for more Innovative approaches to treatment planning and long-term patient Health my name is Athan nicolakis I'm a first year pero resident and the reason I chose IU
parodic has been because of the people here uh in my first few months at IU The Faculty has pushed me to exceed my own expectations as well as positively supporting me along the way huge draw to this program is the combination of strong didactic core with a push for excellence uh which is evidence in both our resident and alumni accomplishments our program pushes to be in the Forefront of research based clinical practices and strives to allow us all to access the latest materials techniques uh and technology and the last reason
that I chose IU was the interdisciplinary setting that it provides here there's a strong relationship with the other departments that allows us to really push our uh treatment planning to a very advanced level my name is is Monica Gibson and I'm the graduate program director um for the paradon program here at IU we have worked hard in making this program updated with a lot of Technology be it microsurgery or laser assisted perodontal procedures or a digital workflow additionally we have also been
working towards implementing a new Resident assessment that will allow for Progressive learning autonomy where each resident is provided a formative feedback on an app after every surgery to allow for continuous growth we are also tracking several key performance indicators as it pertains to resident performance case conversions and Clinic utilizations to allow them to use this towards their development in real time so we very excited about these changes that will provide better experiences to our
residents and enhanced care for our patients hello I'm haral Koff I'm a clinical assistant professor at uh the parodic department at Indiana University School of Dentistry I completed my residency in 2018 and then did an implant Fellowship for a year in the department of proed donics um this has allowed me to translate and incorporate the restorative and digital aspects of Implant Dentistry in the teaching of our residents and dental students with the significant positive changes and Progressive digital additions to our
department I believe um iup Paro uh is in a great trajectory to provide our residents with the best education and our patients with the most efficient and predictable therapies uh my research interests include uh digital implant workflows um which includes static and dynamic computer assisted implant surgery and no novel therapeutic methods of uh parodontitis um in aging patients and specifically Alzheimer's disease hi I'm Dr Chan batra I'm a clinical assistant professor in the department of parotic
uh since 2021 I graduated from the parotic program here at IU in 2021 and decided to stay as a full-time faculty because of the warm and collegial environment that the department offered I'm currently involved in teaching pre-doctoral student and graduate students I'm also involved in dactic teaching and clinical teaching I am involved in research and my research interests include uh exploring the peros systemic interactions uh in the pathogenesis of perodontal disease and also looking into uh some educative uh
research for the preductal students I'm really excited about the new technology and the innovations that the department is currently investing in as I believe that this will definitely add value to the training of our future parodontal uh residents and also ultimately lead to excellent treatment outcomes for our patients hello my name is Caroline hindera and I am a third-year parod onology resident at Indiana University School of Dentistry I was thrilled when I matched with IU because of our faculty
alumni and co-residents our faculty goes above and beyond to support not only us but also our pre-doctoral students they are willing to spend hours outside of the regular workday to help us plan implants treatment plan cases better understand literature and prepare for case defense and service and boards my name is Daniel Shin director of predoctoral periodontics I've been here for 12 years working with many students and I've been here because this partment really highlights the importance of
teamwork um that's a culture that we try to instill among faculty residents and students especially at the pre-doctoral level many of our faculty and residents work extremely hard and are very enthusiastic in training the next generation of dentists hopefully this is something that we can impart on the Next Generation as they go out and practice clinical Dentistry hello uh my name is hich I'm a clinical assistant professor in here Indiana University parodontology Department I completed dental school and an oral and
Max Facial Surgery residency in my hometown in Turkey before coming to the United States once a year I decided to pursue another degree in parodontology and graduated from Indiana University graduate parodontology program before joining the faculty and this background has allowed me to experience both sides of Department as a resident and now as a faculty member are we offer access to Advanced Technology including interal scanners 3D printer surgical microscopes guided biofilm therapy and Laser systems
I currently teach predu students as well as graduate students uh both didactically and in the clinic and my research interest uh focuses on tissue regeneration stem cells and lately uh on digital implants onology and I'm happy to be part of this team
Our research
As the principal focus is clinical teaching, research time for the faculty is limited. Research opportunities for predoctoral, graduate, and postdoctoral students are available.
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