Stefan Renvert received his D.D.S. degree from the University of Lund, Sweden, in 1975. In 1979 he spent one year as visiting professor at Loma Linda University in California, USA. He then completed graduate training in Periodontology at the Dental School in Malmö University of Lund, Sweden with a certificate in Periodontology 1981 and the Odont. Dr. (Ph.D) degree in 1984. In 1999 he became Professor of Oral Health Sciences and Research Director at Kristianstad University, Sweden. Professor Renvert also holds a position as visiting professor at Dublin Dental Hospital, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland and at the Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden. Professor Renvert is past chairman the Swedish Society of Periodontology, past chairman of the EFP, and was Scientific Chairman for Europerio 5 in Madrid 2005. He is presently Chairman of the upcoming Europerio 6 meeting in Stockholm 2009.
Professor Renvert’s research early focused on outcome assessments of different treatment modalities of intra-osseous defects and diagnosis of periodontal diseases. His collaborative research efforts over the last years have resulted in numerous publications on periodontal microbiology, guided bone regeneration around implants, peri-implantitis and the association between periodontitis and cardiovascular diseases. Professor Renvert has published more than 100 papers in international and national journals.
At present Professor Renvert’s research focuses on diagnosis and treatment of peri-implantitis, risk assessments and the association of periodontal disease to the general health, especially periodontitis and its association to cardiovascular disease. |
