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Mission Statement
The International Academy of Periodontology was established in 1985 to improve knowledge and disseminate information about periodontics worldwide to those who have an interest in the prevention and treatment of diseases of the periodontium by:
- Advancing international co-operation on a personal basis and in co-operation with national or international periodontal societies and research groups and appropriate health organizations;
- Ensuring that periodontology is adequately represented as a specialty to both the medical and dental professions;
- Advising in the creation and co-ordination of undergraduate and postgraduate educational programs, especially in countries with limited resources;
- Disseminating amongst members and others advancements in the theory and practice of periodontology through its publications and educational meetings; and
- Promoting international exchange and communications between individuals of all nations, in pursuance of these objects in order to promote periodontal health throughout the world.
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Officers
President
Professor Niklaus Lang
President Elect
Professor P. Mark Bartold
Vice President
Professor Ajay Kakar
Immediate Past President
Professor Sebastian G Ciancio
Editor
Professor Mark R Patters
Executive Director
Professor Thomas E Van Dyke
Secretary Treasurer
Magda Feres
Board Members
Africa/Middle East
Prof. Hamdy Nassar (Egypt)
Prof. Aubrey Soskolne (Israel)
Asia/Pacific
Prof. A.Kumarswamy (India)
Prof. Yorimasa Ogata (Japan)
Europe
Prof. Joerge Meyle (Germany)
Prof. Anton Sculean (Switerzland)
North/South America
Prof. Vincent Iacono (USA)
Prof. Arthur B Novaes, Jr. (Brazil)
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