Paul Petrungaro, DDS, MS, maintains a private practice in periodontics and implantology. He is a fellow of the International and American College of Dentists, and a Diplomate of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. He has presented numerous seminars and lectures worldwide on advanced periodontal, prosthetic and implant interrelationships, bone regeneration, esthetic tissue formation, transitional implants, immediate restoration of dental implants, and the use of platelet rich plasma in bone grafting. In addition, he has authored many articles on these topics as well as cosmetic bone grafting and aesthetic implant procedures. Dr. Petrungaro serves as a consultant to numerous biomedical companies and laboratories, and has contributed to many new innovations in surgical dentistry.