Keisuke Wada

Biography

Dr. Keisuke Wada joins the faculty of the Kornberg School of Dentistry on September 7, 2015, as Director of Graduate Program in Periodontology and Oral Implantology and Associate Professor of Periodontics. Since December 1, 2016, he is Chair of the Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology at Kornberg School of Dentistry. Dr. Wada is a clinician scientist and board certified periodontist. After receiving his DDS and Ph.D/Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery training in Japan, Dr. Wada earned his DMSc and Certificate in Periodontology from Harvard University in 2008, followed by the completion of his DMD at Penn Dental Medicine in 2012. Before coming to Temple University, Dr. Wada was an Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of Postgraduate Periodontics at Penn Dental Medicine. In addition to his major commitment to clinical teaching, he performed basic science research focusing on the bone tissue engineering using biodegradable polymers for wider application of dental implant reconstruction. He also ran several clinical research projects, including work on laser dentistry for bone regeneration, prevention of peri-implantitis, and the development of periodontal diagnostics with CBCT. Because of these activities, Dr. Wada was recently profiled by the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation as one of 25 past award recipients whose research is shaping the future of the Periodontology specialty

Research Interest

Periodontics, Dental Implants.