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Ahmed El-Awady

Acting Program Director

Ahmed El-Awady

Acting Program Director

Associate Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Dental College of Georgia
Department of Periodontics

Dental College of Georgia
Department of Oral Biology and Diagnostic Sciences

  • (706) 721-5755
  • GC 1343

Education

  • Ph.D., Oral Biology and Maxillofacial Pathology Georgia Regents University, 2014

  • Ph.D., Oral Medicine and Periodontology Al-Azham University, 2013

  • MS, Oral Medicine and Periodontology Al-Azhar University, 2005

  • BDS, Bachelor of Dental Surgery Al-Azhar University, 1998

Certifications

  • DIPLOMATE THE AMERICAN BOARD OF PERIODONTOLOGY AMERICAN BOARD OF PERIODONTOLOGY, 2022

  • Conscious Sedation Permit Georgia Board of Dentistry, 2020

  • STATE OF GEORGIA Georgia Board of Dentistry Conscious Sedation Permit STATE OF GEORGIA Georgia Board of Dentistry, 2022

  • DEN Georgia Board of Dentistry, 2019

  • STATE OF GEORGIA Georgia Board of Dentistry Dental Faculty STATE OF GEORGIA Georgia Board of Dentistry, 2019

Awards & Honors

  • THE DR. COLIN RICHMAN PERIO-ORTHO AWARD American Academy of Periodontology Foundation, 2022

  • Educator Award American Academy of Periodontology , 2022

  • AAP Teaching Fellowships American Academy of Periodontology Foundation, 2021

  • AAP Educator Scholarships American Academy of Periodontology Foundation, 2015

  • Balint Orban memorial award American Academy of Periodontology, 2015

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • AGDR 7023

    AEGD Didactics

  • PERR 8104

    Clinical Periodontics 3

  • PERR 7101

    Clinical Periodontics I

  • PERR 9107

    Clinical Periodontics V

  • GPRR 7023

    General Practice Didactic Crs

  • PERI 5302

    Non-Surgical Periodontics

  • PERR 7001

    Orientation for New Residents

  • PERR 9012

    Perio Trmt Plan/Sugery Sem V

  • PERR 8010

    Perio Trnt Plan/Surg Sem III

  • PERR 7008

    Perio Trtmt Plan/Surgery Sem I

  • IDSR 7009

    Perio-Pros Implantology Sem I

  • PERR 8008

    Periodontal Journal Club III

  • PERR 7004

    Periodontal Lit Review I

  • PERR 8006

    Periodontal Lit Review III

  • PERR 9008

    Periodontal Lit Review V

  • PERR 7010

    Periodontal Research I

  • PERR 8012

    Periodontal Research III

  • PERR 9014

    Periodontal Research V

  • PERI 5704

    Periodontics in General Pract

  • OBMP 8001

    Topics in Oral Biology 1

  • OBPR 8001

    Topics in Oral Biology I

  • PERR 9020

    Topics in Perio III

  • PERI 5211

    Fundamentals of Periodontology

  • PEIM 5611

    Intro to Oral Implantology

  • PERI 5692

    Periodontics Clinic II

  • PERI 5894

    Periodontics Clinic IV

  • PERI 5613

    Surgical Periodontics

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Dendritic cells a critical link to alveolar bone loss and systemic disease risk in periodontitis: Immunotherapeutic implications, 2022
    Journal Article, Professional Journal
  • Matrix-Bound Zolzoledronate Enhances the Biofilm Colonization of Hydroxyapatite: Effects on Osteonecrosis, 2021
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Porphyromonas gingivalis Provokes Exosome Secretion and Paracrine Immune Senescence in Bystander Dendritic Cells, 2021
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Influence of T2DM and prediabetes on blood DC subsets and function in subjects with periodontitis, 2019
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Polymicrobial synergy within oral biofilm promotes invasion of dendritic cells and survival of consortia members, 2019
    Journal Article, Academic Journal

Department Service

  • Faculty Senate 2023 - Present

    Role: Committee Chair

  • Steering Committee 2023 - Present

    Role: Committee Chair

  • DCG Interdisciplinary-Collaborative Research Grant 2023 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • Director of Predoctoral Program of Periodontics 2020 - Present

    Role: Other

  • CEPAC (Clinical Education and Process Advisory Committee) 2020 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

College Service

  • CEPAC 2020 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • Director of the pre-doctoral periodontics Program 2020 - Present

  • Steering Committee 2019 - Present

    Role: Committee Member