Member Directory
Flavia Q. Pirih, DDS, PhD, is an
associate professor and director of the predoctoral program in the
Section of Periodontics at the UCLA School of Dentistry. She also
practices in the UCLA Faculty Group Dental Practice.
Paulo M. Camargo, DDS, MS, MBA, is a Tarrson Family Endowed Chair in Periodontics and associate dean of
clinical dental sciences at the UCLA School of Dentistry. He also practices in
the UCLA Faculty Group Dental Practice.
Maísa Casarin, DDS, MS, is a PhD student at the Federal University of Santa Maria in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. She practices periodontology at the
Federal University of Santa Maria.
Ryan L. Wong, DDS, is a periodontics resident at the UCLA
School of Dentistry. He conducts research under the mentorship of
Flavia Q. Pirih, DDS, PhD, and Paulo M. Camargo, DDS, MS, MBA.
João Carnio, DDS, MS, is a visiting researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry. Techniques that Carnio has created for the treatment of mucogingival deformities include the modified apically repositioned flap, palatal augmentation and papilla regeneration. He also maintains a private practice in Londrina, Brazil. He can be reached at jcarnio@onda.com.br.
Lorena Baccaglini, PhD, DDS, MS, is an associate professor in the Department
of Epidemiology at the College of Public Health, UNMC. She is an active investigator on National
Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and corporate-funded
clinical research studies and hospital-wide clinical effectiveness redesign. Additionally, she serves
as regular chair of NIH study sections for review of research grant applications.
Suzanne Robertson, RDH, Myofunctional Therapist, practiced dental hygiene
for more than 20 years before training in orofacial myofunctional therapy
and establishing La Jolla OMT practice in La Jolla. She is certified in
Buteyko breathing, sleep apnea and temporomandibular joint therapies
through the Academy of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy.
Brian E. Bergeron, DMD, is an associate professor
and endodontics residency program director at the Dental College
of Georgia at Augusta University. He is a diplomate of the
American Board of Endodontics and a fellow in the International
College of Dentists. Bergeron serves on the American Dental
Association Dental Quality Alliance, the scientific advisory board for the Journal of
Endodontics, and as a site visitor for the Commission on Dental Accreditation.
