The cover of the current issue of the Journal of Clinical Periodontology features the latest research efforts involving University of Kentucky College of Dentistry (UKCD) faculty from the Center for Oral Health Research and Division of Orthodontics. The Journal of Clinical Periodontology was founded by the British, Dutch, French, German, Scandinavian and Swiss Societies of Periodontology and has one of the highest impact factors among dental publications.
UK College of Dentistry restorative dentistry faculty Drs. Ahmad KutKut and Richard Mitchell have been published in the October 2015 issue of the Journal of Oral Implantology (JOI). Their contribution to the latest issue was selected as a featured paper by JOI and promoted via press release. The article, "Esthetic Considerations for Reconstructing Implant Emergence Profile Using Titanium and Zirconia Custom Implant Abutments: Fifty Case Series Report," describes a simple method to recreate what is known as the mouth's "emergence profile" with dental implants.
Dr. Jeffrey P Okeson (UKCD '72) recently received an honorary membership in the Peruvian Academy of Somatology. His induction was highlighted in a special evening meeting of the Academy in Lima, Peru on September 10, 2015. The Peruvian Academy of Somatology is the oldest and most prestigious dental organization in Peru. The Academy extended this honor to Okeson for his significant worldwide contributions to dentistry through lectures and textbooks. This honor has not been extended to an international member for almost 30 years. Pictured above is Dr.