b'2021 ANNUAL MEETINGAward winnersauthorship of the Academys periodontaland a past recipient of a Special Citation Continued from page 23 regeneration position paper. He is alsofor her work with the Accreditation Task an acknowledged expert in guided boneForce.in Oral Biology from the State Universityregeneration, having introduced the renowned sandwich bone augmentationDr. Johnson began her career in of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo. technique. Yet another field in whichacademia in the Department of Distinguished Service: Dr. Wangs clinical expertise is widelyPeriodontics at the University of Dr. Hom-Lay Wang praised is the management of peri-implantNebraska Medical Center College diseases. He is co-author of the Academysof Dentistry. After eight years there, The 20212017 World Workshop paper on the topic,she returned to her alma mater in the Distinguished ServicePeri-implant diseases and conditions:Department of Periodontics and Dows Award is just the latestPeri-implantitis. A narrative review. Institute for Dental Research at the major honor for Hom-LayUniversity of Iowa, where she has taught Wang. The Academy hasDr. Wang has delivered nearly 900 lecturesfor the past 30 years. For nearly 20 of previously recognized Dr. Wangs importantat different professional and scientificthose years, she served as Department contributions with its Special Citationcongresses and universities in more thanChair.Award in 2013, its Outstanding Educator60 countries over the last 31 years. During Award and its Distinguished Scientistthis time, he has also taught more than 80Dr. Johnson was a driving force in the Award in 2017, and its Master Cliniciancontinuing education courses, written twodevelopment of a highly integrated Award in 2019. He was also a co-author oftextbooks, authored or co-authored overimplant program involving several the article that received this years Clinical230 scientific abstracts, and had over 800departments and crossing the Research Award. peer-reviewed articles, non-peer-reviewedpredoctoral and residency levels. She articles, book chapters, and reviewsis credited with having trained two Dr. Wang has been a full-time facultypublished. generations of students to flourish as member at the University of Michiganscholarly practitioners. Dr. Johnson School of Dentistry since 1989, andDr. Wang worked tirelessly to promotehas directed graduate theses for director of the graduate periodonticsthe growth of clinical science, serving as13 students, served on the thesis program there since 1995.During thatan Associate Editor for The Internationalcommittee for 31 other students, and time, he has advised 82 periodonticJournal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants andmentored several dental students residents on their thesis projects and hadInternational Journal of Oral Implantology,research.30 mentees go on to win 30 awards fromand Editorial Board member for the the AcademyJournal of Periodontology, Clinical OralShe has served on the Editorial Board Implants Research, International Journal offor the AAPs Clinical Advances in Dr. Wangs many contributions to thePeriodontics & Restorative Dentistry, andPeriodontics for the past 10 years. Academy include being a Director andJournal of Clinical Periodontology. For the past 15 years, she has Board Chair for the American Board ofbeen a reviewer for the Journal of Periodontology, a member of the ScientificDr. Hom-Lay Wang received his MSDPeriodontology. Dr. Johnson is also a Oversight Committee, the Task Force ondegree and Periodontic certificate inreviewer for the Journal of Periodontal Annual Meeting Innovation, and Continuing1987 from Case Western Reserve, USResearch. Active in numerous volunteer Education Oversight Committee. HeDDS degree from Case Western Reservecapacities with the AAP and other played a key role at the World Workshopin 1989, and his Ph.D. from Hiroshimaprofessional associations throughout on the Classification of Periodontal andUniversity in Hiroshima, Japan inher career, Dr. Johnson is a past Peri-Implant Diseases and Conditions in2008. President of the Midwest Society 2017, and he co-chaired the AcademysOutstanding Periodontalof Periodontology. She recently Best Evidence Consensus WorkshopEducator Award: chaired the AAPs Volunteer on Changing Gingival Phenotype inQualifications and Awards Preparation for Orthodontic and RestorativeDr. Georgia Johnson Committee and has been Treatment in 2018. He has lectured at theThe Academys Outstandingan examiner and a member Academys Annual Meeting every yearPeriodontal Educator Awardof the Qualifying Examination since 1997. for 2021 goes to Dr. Georgia Johnson. Committee for the American Board of Dr. Johnson is a previous winner of thePeriodontologyfor which she is a past Dr. Wangs clinical expertise in the areaWilliam J. Gies Periodontology AwardDirector and Board Chairfor the past of guided tissue regeneration led to his13 years.AAP Periospectives| 24'