UNC Adams School of Dentistry Periodontology Program

06/03/2026

Have you ever considered using the ligature induced periodontitis model to answer your scientific questions? The Marchesan Lab has published a video article that explains the methodology in detail. If you are interested in learning more, please visit:

The experimental model of ligature-induced periodontitis in mice has played a fundamental role in understanding periodontal disease pathogenesis; yet, it ...

04/29/2026

Congratulations to this year's Perio Spurgeon award recipients! 👇

AAP Dental Student Award - Lauren Rector
John Dr. Moriarty Award - Brandon Simmons
Grover C. Hunter Award - Anna Vassallo
Quintessence Award - Jack Cooper

Carnevale & Shoulars Scholarship Award - Lauren Rector

📸: Chris Pope

04/24/2026

A University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry Workshop

Preparing dental students for independent practice requires more than completing procedures. It requires confidence, judgment, and readiness to be trusted with patient care. Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) provide a powerful structure for making that readiness visible, measurable, and actionable in dental education.

This interactive workshop is designed specifically for faculty and educational leaders interested in strengthening how clinical competence is taught, assessed, and advanced over time. Participants will explore how an entrustment framework using EPAs can be used to support developmental progression, guide instructional design, and inform entrustment decisions in pre-doctoral education.

Space is limited — registration is open until May 15th, 2026!

Two of our Perio faculty, Drs. Cristiano Susin and Amanda Stadler, will be among the many speakers at this workshop.

👉Register at https://dentistry.unc.edu/epa-workshop/.

04/23/2026

Today we celebrated our graduating dental students during the Spurgeon Awards Banquet. Drs Susin and Stadler represented our Periodontology Program and presented a total of 5 awards. Lauren Rector (incoming resident at San Antonio) and Anjali Mistry (incoming resident at our UNC program) received the prestigious “Carnevale & Shoulars Scholarship Award”. Stay tuned for more pictures and names of all our award recipients!

04/16/2026

Hot off the press!! Follow the link below for more on this recent publication from Drs. Beck and Marchesan's lab and collaborators.

URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT00005131.

04/16/2026

Taking it back to earlier stages of thesis development- photos from two of our three 1st years' oral presentations held yesterday afternoon. 👏

04/15/2026

Photos from Dr. Acosta-Farhadi's successful thesis defense last night. 👏

Two Perio thesis defenses down, one more to go!

04/14/2026

Shoutout to Dr. Jackie Smollett for successfully defending her thesis yesterday evening!! 🎉

04/09/2026

Join us in wishing Dr. Mo the happiest of birthdays tomorrow!! 🎂

04/06/2026

During ASOD Spring Break, two of our third years residents, Natalia Acosta-Farhadi and Corey Lopes, attended the 2026 IADR/AADOCR conference in San Diego and presented their research posters. Pictured with them is Dr. Adam Lietzan, a member of our Perio faculty and their research mentor.