Dentistry in 2020BC (Before COVID) and 2020AD (After Distancing)

ATTENTION: The event will be on Monday, September 14, 12-1:30pm (ET) / 1-2:30pm (BRT). * Our team is studying the possibility of simultaneous interpretation of Portuguese and English.

Speaker:

Purnima Kumar, BDS, MS, PhD

Dr. Kumar is a Professor of Periodontology at The Ohio State University. She received her dental degree from Annamalai University in India, and her Masters in Periodontology and PhD in Molecular Microbiology from Ohio State. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Kumar maintains an active research program in human microbial ecology that is funded through the NIH and industry partners. She is currently the co-director of the DDS/PhD program and the co-PI of the institutional T32 training grant and has served on several grant review panels for the NIH. She has mentored several pre-dental, dental, master’s, doctoral and post-doctoral students and several junior faculty colleagues. She is a Fellow of The Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program. She presently serves as the Chair of the Continuing Education Oversight Committee for the American Academy of Periodontology, is a member of the Taskforce for Women in Periodontics. She is also the official spokesperson for the ADA on e-cigarettes and vaping. Dr. Kumar has also served on various committees of IADR/AADR and has authored over 50 papers and book chapters. 

Moderator:

Gustavo Henrique Apolinário Vieira, BS, MS, PhD

Join the event by registering and share with those who might be interested. See you on Monday, September 14, 12-1:30pm (ET) / 1-2:30pm (BRT).