A Clinician's Guide to Systemic Effects of Periodontal Diseases

Ronald George Craig graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in 1978 and later gained a PhD in Oral Biology from the Department of BioStructure and Function, University of Connecticut Graduate School, University of Connecticut Health Center. He also undertook speciality training in periodontology at the Department of Periodontology, University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine. In 1997 Dr. Craig was appointed Associate Professor with tenure in the Divisions of Basic (Oral Medicine/Pathology) and Surgical (Periodontics) Sciences, New York University College of Dentistry, a position that he still holds. From 1998 to 2000 he served as Acting Chairman of the Department of Periodontics at the College. Since 1997 Dr. Craig’s clinical practice has focused on periodontics and implant dentistry at the New York University Dental Faculty Practice. In 2008 Dr. Craig became a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. Dr. Craig is the recipient of numerous grants and awards for work on periodontal disease and is the author of 35 original research articles in peer-reviewed journals and 20 book chapters and reviews.