Ph.D, 1997, University of Toronto

MS, 1989, Loyola University, Chicago

DDS, 1984, Kaohsiung Medical University School of Dentistry, Taiwan

Andy Teng, DDS, MS, Ph.D

Associate Professor, Division of Periodontology

Lab of Molecular Microbial Immunity

Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Contact Information:
The University of Rochester
Eastman Dental Center
625 Elmwood Avenue, Box 683
Rochester, NY 14620

E-mail: andy_teng@urmc.rochester.edu

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Infectious periodontal biofilms and host immunity; Cellular and molecular mechanisms of periodontal pathogenesis in humans; identify and study important microbial virulence factors involved in human periodontics; Develop new markers for clincal periodontal diagnosis and treatment outcomes; Develop new reagents for periodontal therapy; develop new animal models for studying periodontal pathogenesis; infectious periodontal biofilms in diabetes and its clinical complications; infectious periodontal biofilms and its clinical diagnosis.