Gustavo Avila-Ortiz

Education

1998-2003
DDS Degree. University of Granada School of Dentistry (Spain).

2003-2006
PhD Degree. University of Granada School of Dentistry (Spain).

2006-2009
MS Degree. Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine. University of Michigan School of Dentistry (USA).

Academic appointments

August 2009 – June 2011
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor. Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, University of Michigan School of Dentistry (USA).

June 2011 – July 2015
Assistant Professor. Department of Periodontics, University of Iowa College of Dentistry (USA).

January 2013 – October 2018
Director, Visiting Scholar Program in Periodontics, Department of Periodontics, University of Iowa College of Dentistry (USA).

July 2015 – July 2018
Associate Professor, Department of Periodontics, University of Iowa College of Dentistry (USA).

June 2016 – October 2018
Director, Advanced Education Program in Periodontics, Department of Periodontics, University of Iowa College of Dentistry (USA).

November 2017 – June 2022
Department Executive Officer - DEO (Chair), Department of Periodontics, University of Iowa College of Dentistry (USA).

July 2018 – June 2022
Professor, Department of Periodontics, University of Iowa, College of Dentistry (USA).

March 2022 – Present
Visiting Professor, Division of Periodontology, Department of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine (USA).

January 2023 – June 2025
Visiting Professor, Department of Periodontology, Complutense University of Madrid (Spain).

September 2025 – Present
Clinical Professor, Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, University of Michigan School of Dentistry (USA).

January 2026 – Present
Director of Graduate Periodontics, Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, University of Michigan School of Dentistry (USA).