Laura E. Harris-Vieyra, BS, DDS
Laura E. Harris-Vieyra, BS, DDS
Associate Professor
School of Dentistry
Expertise/Specializations
- Periodontics (Specialist)
Academic Appointments
Department
- Periodontics
Position
- Associate Professor
Biography
Dr. Laura Harris-Vieyra is an Assistant Professor in the Periodontics Department. She received her DDS at Marquette University and her Certificate in Periodontics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, School of Dentistry – Lincoln. She joined the faculty at Creighton University, School of Dentistry in 2011. She is a member of numerous dental associations, including a past president of the Nebraska Society of Periodontology. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, a periodontist who has made significant achievements beyond the mandatory educational requirements of the specialty. She has numerous publications and is involved in many research projects. In addition to teaching both clinical and didactic courses at the Dental School, she also serves on numerous Dental School and University Committees. She is currently the Dental School representative on the Creighton University Biomedical Institutional Review Board.
Publications and Presentations
Articles
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- , 27(4), 333-339
- , 27(2), 171-9.
- , 25(5), 449-59
- , 76(10), 1758-67
Presentations
Research and Scholarship
Grant Funding Received
- Research Assistant for Project: Cell Attachment Following Repeated Instrumentation with Titanium and Plastic Instruments and Diode Laser on Titanium Implants and Abutments Principal Investigator: Melissa S. Lang, D.D.S., M.S. (Accepted for Publication) Completed Cell Counts for this project
Awards and Honors
- Treatment for Denture Associated Oral Infections- US Provisional Patent, 2016
- Outstanding Part-Time Clinical Instructor, Creighton University School of Dentistry, 2015
- Outstanding Part-Time Clinical Instructor, Creighton University School of Dentistry, 2013