Gustavo Avila-Ortiz

Clinical Professor 
Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine
University of Michigan School of Dentistry
Ann Arbor, MI - USA

Emeritus Professor
Department of Periodontics
University of Iowa College of Dentistry
Iowa City, IA - USA

 

Education
1998-2003: DDS Degree. University of Granada School of Dentistry (Spain).
2003-2006: PhD Degree. University of Granada School of Dentistry (Spain).
2006-2009: MS Degree. Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine. University of Michigan School of Dentistry (USA).
 
Academic appointments
August 2009 – June 2011: Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor. Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, University of Michigan School of Dentistry (USA).

June 2011 – July 2015: Assistant Professor. Department of Periodontics, University of Iowa College of Dentistry (USA).

January 2013 – October 2018: Director, Visiting Scholar Program in Periodontics, Department of Periodontics, University of Iowa College of Dentistry (USA).

July 2015 – July 2018: Associate Professor, Department of Periodontics, University of Iowa College of Dentistry (USA).

June 2016 – October 2018: Director, Advanced Education Program in Periodontics, Department of Periodontics, University of Iowa College of Dentistry (USA).

November 2017 – June 2022: Department Executive Officer - DEO (Chair), Department of Periodontics, University of Iowa College of Dentistry (USA).

July 2018 – June 2022: Professor, Department of Periodontics, University of Iowa, College of Dentistry (USA).

March 2022 – Present: Visiting Professor, Division of Periodontology, Department of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine (USA).

January 2023 – June 2025: Visiting Professor, Department of Periodontology, Complutense University of Madrid (Spain).

September 2025 – Present: Clinical Professor, Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, University of Michigan School of Dentistry (USA).