Dr. T. Howard Howell

Dr. T. Howard Howell earned his undergraduate and Master of Science degrees at Georgia State University, received his DDS from Emory University, and his certificate in periodontology from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM). After completing his specialty program, he joined the Harvard faculty and is currently the A. Lee Loomis Professor of Periodontology. He has also served as interim head of the HSDM Department of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity (OMII). 

In his previous administrative role as dean of dental education, Howell was responsible for all educational and student programs offered by HSDM, including predoctoral, advanced graduate, and continuing education. He was the primary architect of Harvard's innovative problem-based learning predoctoral clinical curriculum. 

In addition to his commitment to dental education, Howell has had an active career in periodontal research. He has authored numerous publications on the use of pharmacologic agents for the treatment of periodontal disease and has conducted extensive work in periodontal regeneration using bone morphogenetic protein and growth factors. He has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Dental Education and the Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry. Howell has lectured extensively within the United States and internationally. He has served as an external examiner for the University of Hong Kong and is currently an adviser to the dean of Khon Kaen University in Thailand. Howell is the recipient of several honors, including the HSDM Distinguished Alumni Award and the HSDM Distinguished Faculty Award. 

Howell's research interests include periodontal regeneration, modifying factors in periodontal disease progression, pharmacologic treatment of periodontal disease, and educational methodology.