Educational and Professional Background
Dr. Newman received his B.A. in Psychology (1970) and his DDS (1972) from University of California Los Angeles. He was the first Oral Biology Award recipient in 1972 at UCLA and in 1971 to 1972 he was a Clinical Scholar at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Newman completed his training in Periodontology, Oral Medicine and Oral Microbiology from Harvard, the Veterans Administration and the Forsyth Institute in 1974. He was appointed to the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard in 1974 before joining the faculty at UCLA in 1975. In 1987 he became a Fellow of the American College of Dentists. In 1992 Dr. Newman became a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and in 2001 he was a Visiting Professor at the School of Dental Medicine at the Catholic University in Leuven, Belgium.
Research/Creative Activities
Dr. Newman’s research is in the area of evidence-based health care, periodontal microbiology, and the diagnosis and treatment of periodontal disease and oral infections. He is a consultant on an active international grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease and a co-investigator on a grant from industry.
Patient Care Activities
Patient care activities: Dr. Newman is licensed in California and Massachusetts. He maintained a private practice of periodontics for over 25 years in Los Angeles. Currently he is a consultant to periodontists and general dentists for unusual, non responsive and young periodontal patients with severe disease.
Courses taught
Course, Applied Microbiology and Immunology, Residents
Lectures, Evidence-Based Health Care, Faculty, Residents and Dental Students
Lectures, Antibiotics in Periodontal Treatment, Residents
Professional memberships and activities:
Editor-in-Chief - Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice
Associate Editor - Int. J. of Oral Maxillofacial Implants
ADA, CDA
American Academy of Periodontology
California Society of Periodontology
American Society of Microbiology
Consultant to industry
Recent Publications
- Editor; Carranza’s Clinical Periodontology 9th Edition. Most widely used Periodontal textbook in the world. Translated into 5 languages
- Clinical use of Antibiotics and Antimicrobial In Dentistry. M.G. Newman and AJ Van Winkelhoff. Quintessence, Chicago 2001
- MG Newman, J Caton, J Gunsolley. The Use of the Evidence-Based Approach in a Periodontal Therapy Consensus Conference. Annals of Perio. 2003 Vol 8.
Additional Information
2002 Presidential Award, American Academy of Periodontology
2001 Fellowship. American Academy of Periodontology
2001 Honorary Scientific Chairman. Annual Meeting French Society of Periodontology
1997 Special Citation - American Academy of Periodontology
1996 Peter Fedi Honorary Lecture. University of Missouri Kansas City
1995 Arthur Merritt Lecturer, Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
1994 Past President Certificate of Service - American Academy of Periodontology
1992 Achievement Award - California Society of Periodontists
1991 UCLA Dental School Alumnus of the Year
1990 Special Citation - American Academy of Periodontology
1985 Meritorious Award - Periodontal Disease Prevention Program American Dental Association
1983 Silver Medal - Spanish Society of Periodontology
1980 Honorary Member - Argentine Society of Periodontology
1978 OKU Honor Dental Fraternity
1975 Balint Orban Memorial Award - American Academy of Periodontology
1972 Oral Biology Award, UCLA School of Dentistry
1971 Society of Sigma Xi
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