Professor Donos, Director of Research and Head of Clinical Research at the Institute of Dentistry, was presented with the award - the highest international award in the field of Periodontology - at the 102nd General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (IADR) in New Orleans this week.
The award was established to recognise, encourage, and stimulate outstanding achievements in research in periodontal disease. It is awarded to annually to scientists who have contributed significant research in this field.
Professor Donos, who is also Professor and Chair of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, and Director of the Centre for Oral Clinical Research at the Institute of Dentistry, has research interests spanning systematic reviews leading to treatment guidelines, translational research, experimental medicine studies as well as randomized controlled clinical trials in the area of wound healing, soft and hard tissue regeneration, implant dentistry, and periodontal medicine.