1969 | Gothenburg Dental Society Award for Basic Research, – Elanderpriset |
1975 | IADR Award: Basic Research in Periodontal Disease Award |
1970- | Associate Editor – Scandinavian Journal of Dental Research |
1973-1975 | Member of Editorial Board – Journal of Periodontal Research |
1974-1975 | Associate Editor – Journal of Clinical Periodontology |
1975 | Editor – Journal of Clinical Periodontology |
1972 | Member: Swedish Board; Subcommittee for Specialist training in Dentistry |
1974 | Member: Swedish Board for Dental Care Delivery (Tandvårdsdelegationen) |
1975 | Research Award: Swedish Dental Association (Blackska priset) |
1976-1982 | Member: Swedish Medical Research Board (MFR) |
1995-1998 | Member: Swedish Medical Research Board (MFR) |
1976 | Research Award: Swedish Dental Association (Miller– priset) |
1976 | Honorary Member: Finnish Dental Society |
1978 | Arthur Merrit Memorial Award |
1979 | Odont.Dr. H.C. University of Athens, Greece |
1982 | Med.Dr.H.C. University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
1982- | Honorary Member, American Academy of Periodontology |
1982 | Cordwainer Lecturer, London University, Nov. 25– Dec 4. |
1984- | Honorary member, Southern Academy of Periodontology |
1984 | Lecturer of the year Award, Academy of Advanced Dental Studies |
1987 | Odont. Dr. H.C., University of Århus, Denmark |
1987 | Sweitzer Research Award, Greater New York Academy of Prostodontics |
1987 | Member: National Academies of Practice Dentistry, Washington, D.C. |
1991 | Fellow, The Royal College of Surgeons of England |
1994 | Research Award: Patientmedelsfonden för odontologisk profylaxforskning |
1997 | Honorary member, Hellenic Society of Periodontology (HSP) |
1997 | Dr. H.C. University "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy |
1997 | Honorary member, Dutch Society of Periodontology |
1998 | Fellow, The Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland |
1999 | Honorary member, British Society of Periodontology |
2006 | Swedish Dental Society´s International Prize |
2009 | The Norton M Ross Award; American Dental Association |
2009 | The William J. Gies Periodontology Award; American Academy of Periodontology |
2011 | Odont. Dr. H.C. Tessaloniki University, Greece |
2013 | Distinguished Scientist Award, European Federation of Periodontology |
2013 | The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, av Hans Majestät Kejsaren av Japan 3/11 2013 |