We honor these members of the American Academy of Periodontology known to have passed away and extend our sympathy and condolences to their families, colleagues and friends.
Death notices (name, residence, date of death) are posted as they are made available and will remain on this page for a two-year period after the date of death. In addition, deceased members' names are printed in the Annual Meeting On-site Program and special mention is made during the General Assembly.
When available, links to obituaries are also provided. Click on the member’s name to access this information.
| Name | Residence | Decease Date |
| Richard D. Wilson, DDS | Glen Allen, VA | 12/11/2012 |
| Joseph Duncan Blades, DDS | Houston, TX | 12/10/2012 |
| Robert S. Schoor, DDS | Cherry Hill, NJ | 11/17/2012 |
| William L. Purifoy, DDS | Fort Worth, TX | 10/19/2012 |
| Robert J. Detamore, DDS | Carmel, IN | 9/12/2012 |
| Leo Kupp, PhD, DDS | Rochester, MN | 7/22/2012 |
| Bernard J. Doyle, DDS | Fair Oaks Ranch, TX | 7/16/2012 |
| Woodfin Hutson | Green Valley, AZ | 6/27/2012 |
| Paul N. Baer, DDS | South Setauket, NY | 6/25/2012 |
| Frank A. Lasley III, DDS | Stoneham, MA | 6/20/2012 |
| Mark V. Thomas, DMD | Lexington, KY | 6/17/2012 |
| J. Gary Maynard, DDS | Richmond, VA | 5/8/2012 |
| Susan Ann Kinder Haake, DMD. PhD | Los Angeles, CA | 5/1/2012 |
| Walter R. Cooper, DDS | Oklahoma City, OK | 4/2/2012 |
| Ronald K. Williams, DDS | Fremont, CA | 3/31/2012 |
| Edward E. Zwig, DDS | Atlanta, GA | 3/30/2012 |
| Clark R. Madden, DDS | Houston, TX | 3/21/2012 |
| Robert L. Reeves, DDS | Brookings, OR | 3/11/2012 |
| Richard E. Bradley, DDS | Lincoln, NE | 3/11/2012 |
| James R. Ross, DDS | Collierville, TN | 2/24/2012 |
| Dimitry M. Turin, DDS | Grosse Ile, MI | 2/24/2012 |
| Lamar B. Pearson, DDS | Jacksonville, FL | 2/7/2012 |
| Lloyd J. Phillips, DDS | Greenwood, IN | 1/15/2012 |
| Carole N. Hildebrand, DDS | Philadelphia, PA | 1/11/2012 |
| Walter T. McFall Jr, DDS | Chapel Hill, NC | 12/16/2011 |
| Richard B. Kaplan, DDS | Cedar Grove, NJ | 11/30/2011 |
| Richard Chace, Sr., DDS | Winter Park, FL | 11/6/2011 |
| James F. Claypool, DDS, MSD | Akron, OH | 11/5/2011 |
| Rafael M. Gamboa, DDS | Reno, NV | 10/23/2011 |
| Joseph L. Henry, DDS | San Rafael, CA | 10/11/2011 |
| Donald T. McIntosh, DMD | Ocala, FL | 9/27/2011 |
| Sigmund S. Socransky, DDS | Brookline, MA | 8/27/2011 |
| Herbert Abrams, DDS | Longboat, FL | 8/22/2011 |
| Abram I. Chasens, DDS | Palm Desert, CA | 8/9/2011 |
| Russell S. Kuritz, DMD | Awendaw, SC | 7/30/2011 |
| Martin Cornick, DDS | Martinsville, NJ | 7/25/2011 |
| David A Hundert, DMD | Ramat Gan, Israel | 7/10/2011 |
| Nicholas C Mahon, DDS | Dublin, Ireland | 6/4/2011 |
| Irwin D. Mandel, DDS | Cedar Grove, NJ | 5/26/2011 |
| Lewis R. Knox, DDS, MS | Emmaus, PA | 4/23/2011 |
| Charles T. Smith, DDS | Thousand Palms, CA | 4/21/2011 |
| James R. Owings, DDS | Greenville, SC | 4/16/2011 |
| John G. Natsis, DDS | West Bloomfield MI | 4/14/2011 |
| James A. Sarbinoff, DDS | Carmel, IN | 4/14/2011 |
| Ronald M. Pantalone, DDS | Sacramento, CA | 3/23/2011 |
| Roland M Meffert, DDS | San Antonio, TX | 3/22/2011 |
| Saul Baxt Asnis, Ph.G., DDS | Pompano Beach, FL | 3/21/2011 |
| Robert Gottsegen, DDS | Rye, NY | 3/1/2011 |
| Sidney Epstein, DDS | Waban, MA | 2/24/2011 |
| Albert G. Paulsen, DDS | Falls Church, VA | 2/10/2011 |
| Harold R. Schreiber, DMD | Chesterfield, MO | 2/10/2011 |
| Paul Tannenbaum, DDS | New York, NY | 2/2/2011 |
| Leon Levy, DDS | Silver Spring, MD | 1/24/2011 |
| Stanley Kitzis, DDS | Woodbury, NY | 1/14/2011 |
| John W. Love, DDS | Sedalia, MO | 1/9/2011 |
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