Dr. Lisa Marie Samaha is a general dentist who practices comprehensive cosmetic, reconstructive and periodontal care in a holistic setting. She is a 1982 graduate of the Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University. For well over thirty years, Dr. Samaha has pioneered her practice on the principles of Total Body Wellness through Total Health Dentistry. Her practice maintains a special focus on the advanced, non-surgical treatment of periodontal disease and all aspects of the oral/systemic link. To support her clinical practice, Dr Samaha has extensive training in the field of integrative medicine, with special focus on advanced medical and genetic testing and nutritional physiology, for the purpose of true preventive medicine and healing.   After observing a significant disconnect between the scientific research and its application in a clinical setting, Dr. Samaha founded the AGD/PACE-approved Perio Arts Institute and began teaching PerioPassion Dental Seminars in 2007. In her seminars, she shares her evidence-based, multi-faceted, and leading-edge clinical protocol for the diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of periodontal disease. Dynamic case presentations are also included in her seminar. Her multi-faceted approach has enabled her to help transition general dentists, periodontists, and their teams into true, wellness-oriented practitioners of dental medicine.   Perio Arts Institute Mission – To transform the manner in which dental practices help people heal.   Perio Arts Institute Vision – To care for each human being through the lens of Total Body Wellness.   As a professional fine artist and writer, Dr. Samaha also enjoys marketing her unique practice with a powerful and creative flair. She has successfully branded her practice as a true wellness-focused destination for healing and has developed product to allow you to do the same.   Dr. Samaha is noted for her enthusiastic and inspiring message to medical and dental audiences worldwide via her engaging writing, lecturing, and consulting.   More information is available at www.PerioPassionDentalSeminars.com or by contacting Annette Kulzer, Seminar Coordinator, at Annette@PerioPassionDentalSeminars.com or 800.997.9820