Harlan J. Shiau, DDS, DMSc, is a faculty member in the Department of Periodontics at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry in Baltimore. He is the director of predoctoral periodontal education and teaches courses on clinical assessment, treatment planning, implant prosthodontics, and periodontal instrumentation. Shiau is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and serves as an officer for the periodontics section of the American Dental Education Association. He has lectured locally and nationally on dentinal hypersensitivity, peri-implantitis, periodontal medicine, and dental education.