Prof. Hom-Lay Wang has been at the University of Michigan, School of Dentistry since 1989 and was appointed to be the Director of Graduate Periodontics in 1995. He received his DDS from Taipei Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan, DDS, MSD from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, and Ph.D. from Hiroshima University, Japan. Dr. Wang currently serves as a member of the Task Force as Future Science Strategy for the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP), President-Elect of the Academy of Osseointegration (AO). He also serves as a visiting professor at Taipei Medical University, Taiwan, Peking University, Xiamen Stomatology Hospital West China University, China, and many others. He is the recipient of many awards/honors, such as University of Michigan Distinguished Faculty Research Mentoring Award (2019), AAP Master Clinician Award (2019), AAP Distinguished Service Award (2021), AAP Clinical Research Award (2021), and ADEA William J. Gies Annual Periodontology Award (2022). His research focuses on guided tissue/bone regeneration in attempts to repair and/or regenerate various periodontal and implant-related defects, as well as oral plastic surgery.