Swedish
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periodontist
Periodontology or periodontics (from Ancient Greek , – 'around'; and , – 'tooth', genitive , ) is the specialty of dentistry that studies supporting structures of teeth, as well as diseases and conditions that affect them. The supporting ...
and a clinical research scientist specializing in
periodontology
Periodontology or periodontics (from Ancient Greek , – 'around'; and , – 'tooth', genitive , ) is the specialty of dentistry that studies supporting structures of teeth, as well as diseases and conditions that affect them. The supporting ...
.
Education & career
Lindhe graduated from the Royal School of Dentistry in
Malmö
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, Sweden. He completed specialty training in oral surgery and periodontology at the
University of Umeå
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to become associate professor and chair of periodontics. In 1969, he became professor and chair of periodontics at the
University of Gothenburg
The University of Gothenburg ( sv, Göteborgs universitet) is a university in Sweden's second largest city, Gothenburg. Founded in 1891, the university is the third-oldest of the current Swedish universities and with 37,000 students and 6000 st ...
, remaining there until 2001. Lindhe was elected dean of the School of Dentistry by the faculty at the University of Gothenburg in 1977.UPenn Almana Dental School Dean: Sweden's Jan Lindhe November 16, 1982
Lindhe became dean at the School of Dental Medicine at the
University of Pennsylvania
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in 1983. He returned to the University of Gothenburg in 1988. He keeps close ties to periodontology programs in the United States such as the University of Southern California.
Lindhe was inducted as an honorary member of the American Academy of Periodontology in 1982 for his outstanding contributions to the art and science of periodontology. He was also awarded the William J. Gies award in 2008.American Academy of Periodontolog Academy Award Recipients /ref>
Personal life
He is married to Annalena Lindhe-Rosenqvist and together, they have three children: Pär, Anna-Maria and Anna-Karin.