Continuing Education

THE WESTIN IN PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
OCTOBER 8, 2017
8:00 am
$125 - 4 hours dental CE - register info in the newsletter

DR. TORD LUNDGREN

Practical Periodontics
Trends and Research Findings

COURSE SYNOPSIS

The goal of course is to empower clinicians to address its role in periodontal disease and dental implant therapy. The course will cover the essentials of periodontics in a practical manner presenting clinically important aspects of the speciality ranging from diagnosis and treatment planning, non-surgical to surgical disease management. The course will also focus on esthetics and current developments in dental implant treatment seen from a periodontal viewpoint.

About Dr. Lundgren

Dr. Lundgren returned to the Loma Linda School of Dentistry in 2015 as a professor in the Department of Periodontology. He was appointed chair, October 2016.

Dr. Lundgren taught in LLUSD’s Advanced Specialty Education Program in Periodontics from 1999 to 2006. He earned his Dental Degree (DDS) from Umeå University, Sweden in 1975 and completed a residency program in Periodontics at University of Lund, Sweden in 1982 and at Loma Linda University, California in 2001. A PhD degree was accomplished at University of Malmö, Sweden in 2004.

Dr. Lundgren maintained a position as Chairman and Consultant Periodontist in Sweden from 1982 to 1999, focusing on Periodontics and Dental Implantology. Prior teaching experiences include appointments as Program Director for the Graduate Programs in Periodontics at Loma Linda University, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and University of Florida (UF).

Dr. Lundgren’s most recent appointments were with the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where he served as chairman, professor and senior consultant at the Department of Dentistry and also as an adjunct professor at University of Florida.

Dr Lundgren has for many years participated in different research projects. Results and experiences regarding these ventures have been presented in numerous scientific publications and book chapters. He has made more than 300 oral presentations in national and international courses and scientific congresses all over the world.