Dr. Joan Otomo-Corgel is a graduate of UCLA School of Dentistry (DDS), UCLA School of Public Health (MPH), West Los Angeles VAMC General Practice, and Postdoctoral Periodontics Residencies. She is currently a Clinical Full Professor, UCLA School of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics, and faculty at the Greater Los Angeles VA Health Care Center Dental Service. Dr. Otomo-Corgel is currently the president of the Los Angeles Dental Society, she also serves on the UCLA School of Dentistry Board of Counselors, the ADA Council on Dental Education and Licensure, the AAP CEOC and VQAC, and is a Director on the Board of the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation. She has been in private practice limited to periodontics and implantology in Los Angeles for over 3 decades.