Pilar Valderrama, DDS, MS has worked in private practice, dental education and research. She is an adjunct assistant professor at Texas A&M University, Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas. Board certified in periodontics, she is a fellow of the International Team for Implantology, as well as a fellow in the International College of Dentists and American College of Dentists. Valderrama has authored on periodontal regeneration and implantology, and has spoken at national and international meetings. She is also a member of the American Academy of Periodontology, American Academy of Osseointegration, International Association for Dental Research, American Dental Association, Texas Society of Periodontists, Southwest Society of Periodontists, Texas Dental Association and the Hispanic Dental Association. Valderrama can be reached at [email protected]