Open Letter to the Editor of the Journal of Periodontology
An Open Letter to the Editor of the Journal of Periodontology Dear Dr. Effie Ioannidou, Congratulations on your appointment as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Periodontology. Your appointment gives you the opportunity to revolutionize the profession of periodontics. Periodontal therapy has not improved treatment outcomes in 30 years and it is directly related to what is published in the Journal of Periodontology. It is difficult to comprehend that the only improvement in periodontal treatment outcomes that has occurred in the last 50 years was the introduction of the barrier membrane, and this advancement was developed by industry, not by our…