Hom-Lay Wang

Hom-Lay Wang, DDS, MSD, PhD is Professor and Director of Graduate Periodontics at the University of Michigan, where he also serves as the Chair of the ITI Scholarship Center. He is the co-editor of 3 textbooks, has published 60 book chapters/invited reviews and more than 800 scientific articles. Dr. Wang currently serves as President of the Academy of Osseointegration (AO) and is a member of the task force on future science strategy for the AAP. Dr. Wang is a Diplomate as well as a Former Chair and Director of the American Board of Periodontology. He serves as a Co-Editor-in-Chief for CIDRR, Associate Editor for IJOMI and IJOI, is a Section Editor for JERD as well as an Editorial Board member for JP, IJOS, JCP, COIR, Periodontology 2000, and many others. Dr. Wang is the recipient of many awards/honors such as Morton L. Perel Annual Award for Dental Implant Educator (2007), ITI André Schroeder Research Prize (2014), AAP Outstanding Educator Award (2017), AAP Distinguished Scientist Award (2017), ADEA William J. Gies Annual Periodontology Award for Outstanding Periodontal Educator (2018), AAP Master Clinician Award (2019), AAP Distinguished Service Award (2021), AAP Clinical Research Award (2021), and R. Earl Robinson Periodontal Regeneration Award (2023).