Dr. Kirsi Larjava graduated from the University of Turku,
Finland, in 1993 and continued her studies in dentistry at the
University of British Columbia (UBC). She completed her Master of
Science Degree and passed the National Dental Board Examinations
in 1997. She has taught Operative Dentistry and Occlusion as a
part-time clinical assistant professor at UBC prior to assuming
full-time general dentistry practice in North Vancouver. Kirsi
enjoys long walks with her two Ridgebacks and a Norfolk terrier.
Dr.
Hannu Larjava is a professor in the Faculty of Dentistry. He has
strong interest in both undergraduate and graduate education in
the
area of periodontics. He is the Chair of the Division of
Periodontics
and Dental Hygiene and the past Director of the Graduate
Periodontics
program.
Dr. Larjava graduated with a DDS from the University of Turku,
Finland
in 1978, completed his PhD in 1984, and finished the specialty
training in periodontics in 1987. He then received an
International
NIH Fellowship to further his research training as a postdoctoral
fellow at NIH between 1987-1988. Dr. Larjava was then invited to
the
University of Alabama at Birmingham to become an Associate
Professor
in Periodontics. He then returned back to his home country for
three
years to teach periodontics and do research.
Dr. Larjava joined UBC in 1993 as the Chair in the Division of
Periodontics and Dental Hygiene and as the Director of Graduate
Periodontics. In 1994 he successfully passed the B.C. specialty
examination in periodontics and has continued to practice
periodontics. He has published over 120 reports on various topics
in
the area of periodontics and wound healing.
