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Dr. Mehrdad Favagehi is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and a Fellow with the Academy of Osseointegration. Dr. Favagehi received his DDS from the Medical College of Virginia of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) where he has been a clinical professor since 1998. He received his Periodontics training and a Master in Oral Biology from the Ohio State University. In 2011, Dr. Favagehi received a Teaching and Mentorship award from the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP).
Dr. Favagehi has served as a reviewer for the Journal of Periodontology and has served in the Research Submissions Committee of AAP, and Academy of Osseointegration (AO), where he also served as the Research Committee Chairman. Dr. Favagehi is the 2025 President of the Osseointegration Foundation and Editor-in-Chief of the Academy of Osseointegration Newsletter since 2020.