Dr. Tamer Alpagot is a Full-Professor in the Department of Periodontics, University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. He also taught in the Division of Periodontics at the University of Minnesota before joining the faculty in the Department of Periodontics at the University of the Pacific in 1996. Dr. Alpagot has a strong background in clinical research and has been the recipient of numerous grants from the National Institute of Health and the National Institute of Dental Research. He has given scientific presentations in national and international dental meetings, and is the author of various publications in the field of Periodontology. Dr. Alpagot is an active member of the American Academy of Periodontology, American and California Dental Associations, American and International Associations of Dental Research.