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Thomas E. Van Dyke, DDS, PhD

Thomas E. Van Dyke, DDS, PhD, is vice president for clinical and translational research and a senior staff member at The Forsyth Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a professor of oral medicine, infection and immunity at Harvard University Faculty of Medicine in Boston. A diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, he has published more than 330 articles, as well as numerous abstracts and book chapters. He can be reached at tvandyke@forsyth.org.

Periodontics

Update on the Oral-Systemic Link

Jan 10, 2020

As science’s understanding of the role of inflammation evolves, the oral-systemic association between periodontal disease and a broad array of other inflammatory conditions becomes clearer.