| Sunday, 5 p.m. | Welcome Reception |
| Sunday pm: Genetic Aspects of Periodontal Diseases |
| Moderator: | Peter Heasman (UK) |
| 7:30 p.m.-7:55 p.m | Gordon Duff (Sheffield) "Genetic Programme of the Inflammatory Response" |
| 7:55 p.m.-8:10 p.m | Discussion |
| 8:10 p.m.-835p.m | Scott Diehl (NIDCR) "Understanding the Causes of Periodontal Disease by Genetic Approaches: New Markers, New Statistical Strategies and New Disease Definitions" |
| 8:35p.m.-8:50 p.m | Discussion |
| 8:50p.m.-9:15 p.m | Thomas Hart (Pitt) "By the skin of one's teeth: dipeptidyl aminopeptidase I deficiency in periodontal disease" |
| 9:15p.m.-9:30 p.m | Discussion |
| Monday am: Inflammation and Immunity 1 |
| Moderator: | Jeffrey Ebersole (Kentucky) |
| 9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. | Jeffrey Ebersole (Kentucky) "Inflammatory Responses to Oral Treponemes" |
| 9:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m. | Discussion |
| 9:45 a.m.-10:15 a.m. | Suzanne M. Michalek (UAB) "Mechanisms involved in host responses to P. gingivalis" |
| 10:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | Discussion |
| 10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | Break |
| 11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | John Badwey (Harvard) "Regulation of the NADPH Oxidase Complex in Neutrophils " |
| 11:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m. | Discussion |
| 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Richard Darveau (Washington) "Porphyromonas gingivalis Lipopolysacharide interactions with the innate host defense system" |
| 12:15 p.m.-12:30 p.m. | Discussion |
| 12:30 p.m.: | Group Photograph |
| Monday pm : Inflammation and Immunity 2: Antigen-Presenting Cells |
| Moderator: | Thomas Van Dyke (BU) |
| 7:30 p.m.-7:55 p.m | John Tew (VCU) "Dendritic Cells and the Regulation of IgG2 Responses in Early Onset Periodontitis" |
| 7:55p.m.-8:10 p.m | Discussion |
| 8:10 p.m.-8:35 p.m | Christopher Cutler (Baylor) "The diseased periodontium as a lymphoid organ: The Dendritic cell Response to Porphyromonas gingivalis and its LPS" |
| 8:35 p.m.-8:50 p.m | Discussion |
| 8:50 p.m.-9:15 p.m | Thomas Van Dyke (BU) "Lipid Mediators in Periodontitis" |
| 9:15 p.m.-9:30 p.m | Discussion |
| Tuesday am: Emerging infections: Old pathogens-new diseases |
| Moderator: | Steven Offenbacher (UNC) |
| 9:00 a.m.-9:35 a.m. | Michael Ward (Southampton) "The role of Chlamydia pneumoniae in coronary artery disease: fact or fantasy?" |
| 9:35 a.m.-9:50 a.m. | Discussion |
| 9:50 a.m.-10:25 a.m. | Ignatious Fong (St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto) "What is the significance of microbes in atheromatous plaques?" |
| 10:25 a.m.-10:40 a.m. | Discussion |
| 10:40 a.m.-11:10 a.m | Break |
| 11:10 a.m.-11:45 a.m. | William Wade (London) "Unculturable bacteria: a significant proportion of the microflora in periodontitis" |
| 11:45 a.m .-12:00 noon | Discussion |
| 12:00 -12:30 p.m. | Steven Offenbacher (UNC) Summary and General Discussion |
| 4:30 p.m. | POSTER SESSION |
| Tuesday pm: Microbial Genomics and Periodontal Diseases |
| Moderator: | David Dyer (Oklahoma) |
| 7:30 p.m.-7:55 p.m | David Dyer (Oklahoma) "The Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans genome project" |
| 7:55 p.m.-8:10 p.m | Discussion |
| 8:10 p.m.-8:35 p.m | George Weinstock (UT Houston) "The Treponema denticola Genome Project" |
| 8:35p.m.-8:50 p.m | Discussion |
| 8:50 p.m.-9:15 p.m | Floyd Dewhirst (Forsyth) "The Porphyromonas gingivalis genome" |
| 9:15 p.m.-9:30 p.m | Discussion |
| Wednesday am: Virulence Characteristics of oral microorganisms |
| Moderator: | Caroline Genco (BU) |
| 9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. | Caroline Genco (BU) "Towards development of a P. gingivalis based vaccine for periodontal disease: Where are we on the curve?" |
| 9:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m. | Discussion |
| 9:45 a.m.-10:15 a.m. | Howard Kuramitsu (Buffalo) "P. gingivalis virulence properties related to systemic diseases". |
| 10:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | Discussion |
| 10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | Break |
| 11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | Michael Curtis (London) "Role of the arg- and lys-gingipains in the virulence of Porphyromonas gingivalis" |
| 11:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m. | Discussion |
| 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Joseph DiRienzo (Philadelphia)
"Does Site-Specific Recombination Contribute to the Clonal Distribution of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Virulence Factors?" |
| 12:15 p.m.-12:30 p.m. | Discussion |
| Wednesday pm: KEYNOTE SPEAKER |
| 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m | Anne Haffajee (Forsyth) "The control of periodontal infections" |
| 9 p.m. | Keynote Reception |
| Thursday am: Scientific basis of regeneration of periodontal tissues |
| Moderator: | Catherine Champagne (UNC) |
| 9:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m | Catherine Champagne (UNC) Introductory Comments and Discussion |
| 9:15 a.m.-9:55 a.m. | Shinya Murakami (Osaka) "Periodontal Regeneration by basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF-2)--Biological Effects of FGF-2 on Periodontal Ligament Cells" |
| 9:55 a.m.-10:10 a.m. | Discussion |
| 10:10 a.m.-10:50 a.m. | Martha Somerman (Michigan) "Cementoblasts: Factors and Mechanisms Regulating Function" |
| 10:50 a.m.-11:05 a.m. | Discussion |
| 11:05 a.m.-11:35 a.m. | Break |
| 11:35 a.m.-12:15 a.m. | Christopher McCulloch (Toronto) "Role of Actin Binding Protein 280 in Mechanical Protection of Cells in the Periodontium" |
| 12:15 p.m.-12:30 p.m. | Discussion |
| 7:30-8:00 pm: | Business session |
| Thursday pm: Clinical Trials of Regeneration |
| Moderator: | Bruce Pihlstrom (Minnesota) |
| 8:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. | David Cochran (UTSA) "Clinical Trials of Growth Stimulating Agents for Periodontal Indications" |
| 8:30 p.m.-8:45 p.m. | Discussion |
| 8:45 p.m.-9:15 p.m. | Maurizio Tonetti (London) "Design of clinical trials for periodontal regeneration: challenges for the future" |
| 9:15 p.m.-9:30 p.m. | Discussion |