Richard T. Kao DDS, PhD
Private Practice, San Jose, California; Clinical Professor, Department of Periodontology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CaliforniaDr. Richard T. Kao is in private practice, San Jose, California, Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Francisco, the Immediate Past President for the American Academy of Periodontology, and is Boarded in Periodontology & Dental Implants by the American Board of Periodontology. He received his DDS, PhD in Experimental Pathology, and Periodontal Certificate from UC San Francisco. He has lectured and published extensively in the area of periodontal biotype/phenotype and regeneration. Dr. Kao’s most recent accomplishment include being one of the Co-Chair and author for the AAP’s 2019 Best Evidence Consensus Conference reports.
Disclosures
Dr. Kao has no financial/commercial interests to report.
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Computer-Controlled Intraligamentary Local Anesthesia for Mandibular Primary Molar Extraction
- Alveolar Ridge Preservation Reduces the Need for Ancillary Bone Augmentation in Implant Therapy
- Narrow-Diameter vs Regular-Diameter Implants for Rehabilitation of the Anterior Region
- Clinical Efficacy of Acellular Dermal Matrix for Plastic Periodontal and Implant Surgery
- Influence of Abutment Material on Peri-Implant Soft Tissue Color