{"id":74,"name":"Lee Sheldon DMD PA","url":"","description":"Lee N. Sheldon, DMD, is a periodontist with more than four decades of clinical experience spanning both advanced surgical therapy and biologically driven, non-surgical periodontal care. Trained and practiced extensively as a surgeon, he later became an early adopter of periodontal endoscopy and comprehensive diagnostic protocols after recognizing that many patients could achieve stability and healing without aggressive surgical intervention.\r\nDr. Sheldon\u2019s work emphasizes the roles of calculus, biofilm, inflammation, occlusion, and patient-specific risk factors\u2014areas that are increasingly illuminated by salivary diagnostics and precision tools such as those developed by OralDNA. He has long advocated that better diagnosis, not more invasive treatment, is often the key to long-term success.\r\nA national lecturer and educator, Dr. Sheldon challenges extraction-first and procedure-driven models of care, encouraging dentists and hygienists to rethink how periodontal disease is identified, managed, and monitored. Now semi-retired from clinical practice, he continues to teach and write, focusing on changing how dentistry thinks about healing, prevention, and patient-centered outcomes.","link":"https:\/\/www.oraldna.com\/trends-in-salivary-testing\/index.php\/author\/lee-sheldon-dmd\/","slug":"lee-sheldon-dmd","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/613de438f098cc0c24e7f0c5f13c4320?s=24&d=mm&r=g","48":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/613de438f098cc0c24e7f0c5f13c4320?s=48&d=mm&r=g","96":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/613de438f098cc0c24e7f0c5f13c4320?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oraldna.com\/trends-in-salivary-testing\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oraldna.com\/trends-in-salivary-testing\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}