Leena Palomo is a professor of periodontics and director of the Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry program in periodontics. She studies links between periodontal and systemic health in postmenopausal women. She has served as a consultant to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for clinical trials. She lectures internationally and has published more than 50 academic articles, abstracts and book chapters.
Research Information
Research Interests
- Postmenopause
- Perio-systemic
Research Projects
Her research focuses on the link between periodontal and systemic health in post-menopausal women: from periodontal disease risks, and treatment to diagnostic imaging. She has served as a consultant for FDA clinical trials; lectures nationally and internationally and has published over 50 articles, abstracts and chapters in multidisciplinary professional journals.