Mohanad Al-Sabbagh was trained in the specialty of periodontology at the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine. He currently serves as Division Chief of Periodontology, Program Director of Post-Graduate Program in Periodontology, and Program Director of International Externship in Periodontology at the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. He has received many prestigious awards and fellowships, including the Bud and Linda Tarrson Fellowship Award from the American Academy of Periodontology, the FDI/Unilever Research Award and the American Academy of Periodontology Educator Award for outstanding teaching and mentoring in periodontology. Al-Sabbagh was the first recipient of the American Academy of Periodontology Teaching Fellowship Award. He has authored many peer-reviewed publications in peer reviewed journals in addition to countless abstracts.

Al-Sabbagh’s clinical interests include treatment of periodontal (gum) disease with laser, cosmetic plastic periodontal surgery, dental implants, soft and bone-tissue augmentation and sinus lift procedures.

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