Dr. Yong Hur is currently an Assistant Professor of Periodontology at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology/Dental Implant Surgery and a recipient of the fellowship award sponsored by the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation.  Yong is active in the clinical research of guided bone regeneration. He serves as a principal investigator/co-investigator for more than ten projects related to periodontology and dental implants. Yong is a member and peer reviewer for the two leading publications of the American Academy of Periodontology: Journal of Periodontology and Clinical Advances in Periodontics. He is also a member of the International Association of Dental Research and the president of the Massachusetts Periodontal Society. Outside of dentistry, Yong enjoys traveling with his twin daughters and lovely wife, Yumi, who is also a periodontist.