b'SCIENCE & INNOVATIONComing soon: A tribute toDr. Steven Offenbacher in theJournal of PeriodontologyThis fall the Journal of Periodontology (JOP) will publish a supplement honoring Dr. Steven Offenbacher, a longstanding Academy member and prolific periodontal researcher.Known as the father of periodontal medicine, Dr. Offenbacher conducted groundbreaking research on the links between periodontal disease and both adverse pregnancy outcomes and cardiovascular disease. He also studied associations and mechanistic links between periodontitis and other systemic diseases including diabetes and stroke.Dr. Offenbacher died in Aug. 2018, and a symposium was held in his honor in Oct. 2019 at the University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry in Chapel Hill, NC, where he was a Distinguished Professor and former chair of the Department of Periodontology.The JOP supplement will feature papers based on scientific presentations at last years symposium, along with additional materials. The authors each had a personal connection with Dr. Offenbacher, and he inspired much of the work they and their colleagues are doing today.Look for this special supplement with your Oct. JOPand a follow-up in the next Periospectives! Thank you to Colgate-Palmolive Company for its generous support of this Journal of Periodontology supplement. AAP Periospectives| 43'