Position: Chair and Clinical Professor of Periodontics

Organization: University of Pennsylvania

Biography Text: Dr. Rodrigo Neiva earned his Certificate and Master’s degree in Periodontics from the University of Michigan, School of Dentistry. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and of the International Congress of Oral Implantology. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Dentists and the Pierre Fauchard Academy. Dr. Neiva served as Professor and Director of the Graduate Program in Periodontics of the University of Florida - College of Dentistry until September 2019. He is currently Chairman of the Department of Periodontics at Penn Dental Medicine. He is active in clinical research related to bone and soft tissue augmentation, as well as novel techniques in Implant and Periodontal Therapy. Dr. Neiva has published more than 50 scientific papers and book chapters in the fields of Periodontics and Oral Implantology. He also lectures frequently both nationally and internationally.