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Andrea Ravidà DDS, MS, PhD

Assistant Professor and Program Director

Dr. Andrea Ravidà is the director of the Advanced Education Program in Periodontics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine. He completed his advanced training in Periodontics at the University of Michigan—where he also served as full-time clinical faculty from 2021 to 2022—and earned his PhD from the University of Granada. 

Dr. Ravidà is dedicated to educating future periodontists through clinical and classroom instruction in the diagnosis and management of periodontal and peri-implant diseases, as well as advanced implant therapy. His clinical research focuses on peri-implantitis, periodontitis, short implants, and guided bone regeneration, and his work has been supported by foundations including the International Team for Implantology (ITI), the Association for Dental Infection Control (ADIC), and the Academy of Osseointegration, along with extensive industry collaborations. He has published more than 90 peer-reviewed articles and numerous conference presentations related to periodontics and implant therapy. In addition to his educational and clinical roles, Dr. Ravidà is a section editor for the International Journal of Oral Implantology and the Journal of Translational Medicine, and actively contributes to the editorial boards of several international journals. His work has been recognized through prestigious awards, including the Schoor Research Award (2020), the William Laney Award (2020), and the Educator Scholarship (2021).

He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and actively provides specialized patient care in periodontics and implant surgery at the University Faculty Practice (UDHS).

Education & Training
PhD, University of Granada, Spain, 2020-2023
Periodontics Dental Graduate Program, University of Michigan, 2018-2021
Periodontics Dental Postgraduate Program, University of Michigan, 2017-2018
Course in Expert in Periodontology, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain, 2016
Master of Science (MS), Complutense University of Madrid, Spain, 2015-2016
First Level Degree Course in Periodontics and Second Level Degree Course in Applied Periodontal Surgery. University “G. D'Annunzio”. Chieti, Italy, 2015
DDS Degree, Alfonso X El Sabio University of Madrid, Spain, 2009-2014
Awards
AAP Foundation Fellowship to the Institute for Teaching & Learning in the Health Professions, 2022
Educator Scholarship, 2021
Hom-Lay Wang Fellowship Award, 2021
Donald Kerr Endowed Scholarship in Periodontics and Oral Medicine, 2020
William Laney Award, 2020
Schoor Research Award, 2020
Zann Endowed Scholarship for Excellence in Periodontics, 2018

Administrative

Danielle DeRose
4126240385
dmd216@pitt.edu