American Academy of Periodontology Installs New Leaders

Posted: September 24, 2014
Edited by Dentaltown staff

San Francisco, CA – September 23, 2014 –
Joan Otomo-Corgel, DDS, MPH, a periodontist from Manhattan Beach, Calif., has been installed at the American Academy of Periodontology’s (AAP’s) newest president during its 100th Anniversary Annual Meeting, held Sept. 19-22, 2014, in San Francisco.

Other newly installed AAP leaders include President-elect Wayne A. Aldredge, DMD, of New Jersey; Massachusetts’ Terrence J. Griffin, DMD, as Vice President; and Steven Daniel, DMD, of Tennessee as Secretary/Treasurer. New York’s Stuart J. Froum, DDS, will serve as the Academy’s immediate past president.

“I am excited about the opportunity to serve the specialty of periodontics as it enters its second century,” Dr. Otomo-Corgel said. “Periodontics is a dynamic specialty. What an exciting time for the AAP to expand its knowledge to best care for the health of the public we serve.”

 In addition to maintaining a private periodontal practice, Dr. Otomo-Corgel is the chair of research at the Greater Los Angeles Veteran’s Affairs Health Care Center. She is an associate clinical professor in the Department of Periodontics at the University of California Los Angeles’ (UCLA) School of Dentistry, where she earned her dental degree in 1979. She completed a Masters of Public Health degree from the UCLA School of Public Health in 1980. 

An AAP member since 1977, Dr. Otomo-Corgel has served on the boards of trustees for the AAP and the AAP Foundation.

“Dr. Otomo-Corgel is a thoughtful leader whose valued contributions have made an impression on her colleagues and within our specialty. I am confident that she and our newest slate of leaders will leave a positive impact on the AAP’s legacy for years to come,” says Dr. Froum, who served as president from 2013 to 2014. 
 
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