Ricardo Vidal

Name: Ricardo L. Vidal Gonzalez   

Title:  DDS, MS, Certificate in Periodontics, Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology

Current Position: Assistant Professor of Periodontics 

Phone: 502-852-1290

Fax: 502-852-1317

E-mail: ricardo.vidalgonzalez@louisville.edu

Background: DDS degree at the University of Barcelona and MS and Certificate in Periodontics at the University of Louisville.

Faculty Practice Location:

U of L Healthcare Outpatient Center

401 East Chestnut Street, Suite 550

Louisville, KY 40202

Research Interests and Current Projects: Esthetic periodontal and implant surgery (root coverage, implant dentistry, etc.)

Teaching Activities: Assistant Professor of Periodontics

Memberships: American Academy of Periodontology, Academy of Osseointegration, American Dental Association, KY Dental Association, Louisville Dental Society.

Publications:

Success rate of immediate implants placed and restored by novice operators. Vidal R, Greenwell H, Hill M, Papageorgakopoulos G, Scheetz JP. Implant dent. 2010 Feb;19(1):81-90.

Root coverage using acellular dermal matrix and comparing a coronally positioned tunnel with and without platelet-rich plasma: a pilot study in humans. Shepherd N, Greenwell H, Hill M, Vidal R, Scheetz JP. J Periodontol 2009 March;80(3): 397-404.

Root coverage using acellular dermal matrix and comparing a coronally positioned tunnel to a coronally positioned flap approach. Papageorgakopoulos G, Greenwell H, Hill M, Vidal R, Scheetz JP. J Periodontol 2008 Jun;79(6): 1022-1030.

Support Staff:

Connie Rough – 502-852-1213

Faculty Practice - 502-852-5401