Speaker Bios
Speaker:
Mark Lerman, DMD: Mark Lerman is an oral and maxillofacial pathologist who serves as a Professor and Chair of the Department of Diagnostic Sciences at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. He divides his time between teaching, clinical practice, and diagnostic histopathology at Tufts Oral Pathology Services, the school's biopsy service. Dr. Lerman earned both his B.A. in history and D.M.D. form Tufts University. After completing a general practice residency in dentistry at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, he trained in oral and maxillofacial pathology at New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens in New York City. He was on the faculty for eight years at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine before returning to his alma mater in 2014. A Diplomat of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Fellow of the American Academy of Oral Maxillofacial Pathology, Dr. Lerman has authored multiple articles in the peer-reviewed oral pathology literature.
Moderator:
Ancy Verdier, DMD: is the founder of Worcester Periodontics, a periodontal dental practice located in Worcester , MA where he practices periodontology and implant dentistry. He earned his B.A. in Psychology from Tufts University, DMD and Periodontal residency at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Verdier is a Fellow in the International College of Dentists and American College of Dentists. He is also a regular contributor to Tufts Practice Based Research Network.