Chris H. Richardson, DMD, MS is an adjunct clinical professor in the Graduate Periodontics Clinic at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry. A past President of the American Academy of Periodontology and the Southern Academy of Periodontology, is a fellow of the International College of Dentists, the American College of Dentists and the Virginia Dental Association. He has received an AAP Special Citation, and the AAP Clinical Research Award as well as the AAP Educator Award for VCU. He serves on the Editorial Board for UPRD and maintains a private practice in Richmond, Virginia.