Ciancio Named President of Periodontology Foundation

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Sebastian G. Ciancio, D.D.S., professor and chair of the Department of Periodontology in the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, has been named to a two-year term as president of the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation.

The foundation was established in 1993 to support projects and programs that increase public awareness of periodontal diseases by investing in clinical research and education.

One of its major efforts is the Partners in Practice Program, which provides modest grants and mentoring services to dentists and dental specialists interested in participating in practice-based research. It was intended to fund projects that would not attract corporate support.

The foundation also provides career development awards for young periodontists who plan a career in education.

Ciancio is a nationally known researcher in periodontology. He chairs the Dentistry Expert Advisory Panel of the United States Pharmacopeia Division of Information Development, charged with development and revision of USP's evidence-based drug and therapeutics information database for dentistry.

He was honored in 1998 by the America Dental Association for outstanding service to the ADA's Council on Scientific Affairs, to which he was appointed in 1994. In 1977, he was named one of the nation's leading lecturers in continuing dental education by Dentistry Today.

Ciancio is past president of the American Academy of Periodontology and of the Pharmacology Therapeutics Group of the American and International associations for dental research. He is editor of Periodontal Insights and Biological Therapies in Dentistry.

He is a resident of Amherst.