Dr. Dimitris Tatakis, a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, is Professor and Director of the Advanced Education Program, Division of Periodontology, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, and serves as Director for Global Initiatives at the College of Dentistry.
Dr. Tatakis completed his dental education at the National University of Athens, Greece. He then attended the State University of New York at Buffalo and graduated with a certificate in Periodontics and a PhD degree in Oral Biology. He has authored over one hundred forty peer-reviewed scholarly articles published in biomedical, periodontal, and dental journals, and several book chapters. His active research interests include periodontal regenerative therapy outcomes. His clinical research has received honors such as the R. Earl Robinson Periodontal Regeneration Award and the E. Bud Tarrson Research Award in Oral Plastic Surgery. Dr. Tatakis serves as Examiner for the American Board of Periodontology, serves or has served on the Editorial Board of several publications, including the Journal of Clinical Periodontology and the Journal of Periodontology, and lectures nationally and internationally.