UNC Adams School of Dentistry Periodontology Program

09/23/2026

Perio, Prosth, and Operative residents, along with many faculty, attended Dr. Lyndon Cooper's seminar on "Digital Technology and the Pursuit of Dental Implant Excellence" during lunchtime today. Many thanks to Dentsply Sirona for sponsoring this lunch n' learn.

09/17/2026

Thanks to Navigate Surgical Technologies Inc. for the hands-on training of the Inliant system today with our third year residents, Drs. Sulzer, Blackstock, and Fedhila.

09/11/2026

Today the residents and Dr. Adam Lietzan attended a continuing education on Rebuilding Oral Health: Current Concepts and Strategies in Oral Reconstruction and Pain Management. Thank you, and for hosting!

08/21/2026

Today the majority of our residents spent the day at LifeNet Health, a non-profit biotech company, tissue bank, and global leader in regenerative medicine and life sciences, located in Virginia Beach.

08/17/2026

Congratulations to DDS '28 student Andrew Ratz, a mentee of Dr. Julie Marchesan, for his recent accomplishments!

-- DDS Short-Term Research Fellowship
(Project title: IL-18 Treatment Prevents Periodontal Inflammation and Bone Resorption)
--Selected to represent the ASOD in the Hinman Student Research Symposium at the College of Dentistry, University of Tennessee
--Selected for the UNC-ADEA Academic Dental Careers Fellowship Program AY 2026-27

08/12/2026

Dr. Susin leading a suture lab yesterday as part of basecamp for Perio and Prosth first years. 👇

08/11/2026

Just a few photos from our third years attending the AAP Resident Retreat (ARRive) in San Antonio, Texas this past weekend.

First photo: Drs. Maya Fedhila, Megan Blackstock, and Christine Sulzer with the former and current AAP presidents, Drs. Mia Geisinger and Ana Becil Giglio.

08/01/2026

Our Perio residents knocking out their ACLS/BLS training earlier this afternoon...

07/30/2026

We're so thankful to Drs. Kretcher and Stella for their generous gift to the school and their support of our Perio program.

Through a $100,000 gift, Dr. Mike Kretchmer and Dr. Mike Stella have endowed a fellowship for periodontal residents at the UNC Adams School of Dentistry.

07/07/2026

Please join us in welcoming some of our newest Grad Perio staff members! We are so grateful to have several administrative front desk support to help us out, as well as a new Med Tech in our clinic.
Med Tech: Emily Kretchmer
Front Desk Support: Abisai Lujan, Emma Strickland (not pictured)