Dr. Louis G. DePaola, DDS, MS

Dr. Louis G. DePaola, DDS, MS, is a Professor in the Department of Oncology & Diagnostic Sciences at the University of Maryland, Baltimore Dental School. He received his DDS in 1975, completed a Master’s Degree in Oral Biology, is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Medicine and the American College of Dentists, and has a Certificate in Prosthodontics.  Dr. DePaola currently serves as the Chairman of the Clinical Operations Board and is Executive Director of Biosafety and Continuous Quality Improvement at the Dental School.  He is the Director for dental training for the PA-Mid-Atlantic AIDS Education and Training Center and served as a member of the ADA Council of Scientific Affairs from 2002-2005. Well known on the lecture circuit, he has presented at most major national meetings as well as numerous international organizations. Active in research, he has authored and co-authored over 130 journal articles, book chapters, and abstracts and serves as a consultant to the American Dental Association and numerous other professional groups and private industry. Over the past 20 years, he has been awarded over 75 research and service grants; many in the field of antiplaque chemotherapeutic agents, HIV/AIDS, management of medically compromised dental patients, rapid salivary diagnostic testing, dental unit waterlines and infection control. He can be reached at ldepaola@umaryland.edu.

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