Thiago Morelli

North Carolina Implants & Periodontics
3200 Blue Ridge Road
Suite 122
Raleigh, NC 27612
USA

Thiago Morelli earned his doctorate in dental surgery from the University of Detroit Mercy, School of Dentistry and completed his Certificate and Masters degree in Periodontics at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Dr. Morelli is a Diplomate of the American Academy of Periodontology and a Fellow of the International Team for Implantology. In 2012, Dr. Morelli moved to North Carolina to serve as a full-time professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) School of Dentistry, teaching periodontics and serving as the Director of the Periodontology and Implantology program for five years. While at UNC Chapel Hill, he received several awards acknowledging his clinical skills and excellence in teaching.

Dr. Morelli continues to teach at UNC Chapel Hill as an adjunct professor in the Department of Periodontology. He has authored numerous articles and book chapters in the fields of regenerative medicine, implant dentistry, genetics, and tissue engineering. He has received multiple industry, foundation and NIH research awards.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Academic Appointments

2018 – present
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina

2012 – 2018
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina

2013 – 2015
Predoctoral Program Director, Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina

2011 – 2012
Research Associate Professor, Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan

2010 – 2012
Adjunct Clinical Professor, Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Detroit Mercy

2006 – 2007
Research Fellow, Michigan Center for Oral Health Research (MCOHR), School of Dentistry, University of Michigan

2008 – 2010
Clinical  Instructor,  Department  of  Periodontics  and  Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan

Hospital Appointments

2012 – 2019
University of North Carolina Hospitals, Private Dental Practice

2018 – present
North Carolina Implants & Periodontics, Raleigh, North Carolina

2012 – 2017
UNC Dental Faculty Practice

2010 – 2012
Periodontics and Implantology Associates, Dearborn, Michigan

2004 – 2006
Private Practice, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil