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The Perio Cosmetic Interface Dr. Lisa Marie Samaha (CV) Founder & Director, Perio Arts Institute
About Dr. Samaha
Lisa Marie Samaha, DDS, PC, a general dentist practicing comprehensive reconstructive and cosmetic care, has spent nearly all of her 26 years of private practice researching and preparing a protocol for the conservative and successful treatment of periodontal disease. Her pioneering research into areas like the clinical monitoring of hs-CRP, Hb-A1c and cholesterol levels is helping to establish a new standard of care in this area. She is a nationally recognized leader in incorporating the use of university-tested pharmaceutical grade anti-inflammatory nutrients in periodontal treatment regimens, a modality she refers to as “periodontal nutrition.”
Although she is a general dentist, Dr. Samaha has been a member of the American Academy of Periodontology since 1984, attending their continuing education meetings, learning from the nation's top periodontists and closely following periodontal research in their journals and forums. Highly experienced in the successful care of periodontal patients, she refers less than 2% of her patients for specialty care. Approximately 65% of her practice is devoted to periodontal care and the rest to comprehensive cosmetic and reconstructive care.
Dr. Samaha began her journey into the world of periodontics as her periodontist dad's surgical assistant at the age of 15, over 36 years ago. It was in 1982, as a new graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Dentistry, Richmond, VA, that she first began presenting regularly to physicians in an attempt to bridge the gap between dentistry and other medical professions. As you will quickly learn, Dr. Samaha's commitment towards this end remains dynamic and ongoing.
In the coming months, she will also be featured in a year-long series entitled “The Mouth/Body Connection” which will be shown on CNN, FOX TV, NBC and PBS. She has also been contacted by leading medical experts for collaboration on a global initiative in this arena in coming months.
View Dr. Samaha's complete Curriculum Vitae.
PerioPassion! Seminars Dedication
PerioPassion! seminars are dedicated to my dad, my mentor and my inspiration: Francis Joseph Samaha, DDS
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