Bone Regeneration in Dentistry From Research to Clinical Practice

Deepa Dhruvakumar, BDS, MDS, is a Professor in the Department of Periodontology, Subharti Dental College and Hospital, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. She gained her BDS from the College of Dental Sciences, Davanagere, Karnataka, in 1998 and her MDS from Bapuji Dental College and Hospital, Davanagere, in 2003. She was a key note speaker at national and few international forums. She is also reviewer for several journals. In 2016 she was an Organizing Committee member for the 2nd World Congress on Dental Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She is the author of more than 84 scientific articles as well as four e-books. She has also contributed a chapter in the book on "Dental applications of Nano materials in periodontal rehabilitation."

K.V. Arun Kumar, BDS, MDS, is Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Subharti Dental College and Hospital, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. He gained his BDS from Bapuji Dental College and hospital, Kuvempu University, Shimoga, Karnataka, India in 1998 and his MDS from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Karnataka in 2001. Dr. Arun Kumar took up his present position in 2009, having previously been an Assistant and then Associate Professor at Bapuji Dental College and Hospital, Davangere, Karnataka. He has authored more than 50 articles in national and international specialty journals and is also the author of two books, Platform Switching in Dental Implants and Use of Lasers in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Srinivas Ayilavarapu, BDS, MDS, DSc, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Periodontics and Dental Hygiene at The University of Texas at Houston School of Dentistry, Houston, TX, USA, where he is Director of Undergraduate Periodontics. Dr. Ayilavarapu gained his BDS from Kuvempu University, Shimoga, Karnataka, India in 1998, his MDS from Government Dental College, University of Mumbai in 2003, and his DSc in Oral Biology from Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, USA. He is an editorial board member for the journal Essentials in Clinical Periodontology and Implant Dentistry. His research interests include the pathogenesis of periodontitis and the impact of type 2 diabetes on periodontal disease, and he is the author of a number of articles in leading peer-reviewed journals.