Ulf M.E. Wikesjö, D.D.S., D.M.D., Ph.D., professor of periodontics and oral biology, has been appointed interim associate dean for research in the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) School of Dentistry.
Dr. Wikesjö came to MCG in 2006 from Temple University School of Dentistry and is the founding director of MCG's Laboratory for Applied Periodontal & Craniofacial Regeneration. He serves a joint appointment in the MCG School of Graduate Studies and is an adjunct professor at the Malmö University Centre for Oral Health Sciences in Sweden. He researches craniofacial tissue engineering, oral implants, bone biomaterials and devices, and periodontal wound-healing, regeneration, and therapy.
