W. Peter Nordland, D.M.D., received his specialty certificate in Periodontics at Loma Linda University School of Dentistry. His research at Loma Linda University on furcation therapy has been published in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology. Dr. Nordland also appears as an author in the new clinical textbook, Decision Making in Periodontology. He has also written his own treatise entitled Periodontal Plastic Surgery.

Since 1984 Dr. Nordland has popularized a periodontal plastic surgery technique to esthetically restore lost gingiva. He has published his surgical technique and lectures on this topic internationally. He has also co-founded the American Society of Periodontal Plastic Surgeons. His lectures on periodontal plastic surgery demonstrate the new possibilities and techniques of cosmetic regeneration of soft tissue and bone around teeth and dental implants. Recently, he has been asked to co-author two new surgical textbooks.

As a spokesperson for Periodontics, the American Dental Association has asked Dr. Nordland to present many lectures for its annual meetings including the International ADA/FDI meeting in 1996. Dr. Nordland is recognized as an international speaker, having presented over 130 courses worldwide in the past thirteen years. With his teaching he has traveled to Europe, and Central and South America. In April of 1997, he lectured and demonstrated several live surgeries in Japan at the Japanese Institute for Advanced Dental Studies.

Presently, Dr. Nordland maintains a full-time periodontal and implant surgery practice in La Jolla, California, focused on cosmetic regenerative periodontics. He is a featured instructor at the Newport Coast Oral Facial Institute teaching hands-on microsurgical techniques in periodontal plastic surgery and papilla regeneration.

Dr. Nordland is an Assistant Professor of Periodontics at Loma Linda University and is a visiting lecturer to the University of Southern California, University of California at Los Angeles, University of Pennsylvania and Temple University School of Dentistry. In the year 2000 he will teach at the University of the Pacific and Marquette University School of Dentistry.

Additional information about Dr. Nordland's background and practice can be found at his Web Site.