Dr. Jessica Latimer

Lecturer on Oral Medicine Infection and Immunity
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Dr. Jessica Latimer earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of Washington School of Dentistry, where she was inducted into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society. She completed her specialty training in periodontology at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, where she also earned a Doctor of Medical Sciences in Oral Biology with honors.

A recipient of numerous professional awards—including the Harvard Division of Periodontology Fellowship, the American Academy of Periodontology Clinical Impact and Clinical Science awards, and the Harvard Presidential Scholarship—Latimer is an active member of the American Academy of Periodontology and serves on the National Osteology Group USA leadership team.

As a clinician-scientist, Latimer is committed to advancing periodontology through predoctoral and postgraduate education, translational research, and clinical care in the Greater Boston area.