Join SWSPWhy a Periodontist

 Who We Are

SWSP exists to promote excellence in education and the science of periodontology. Our society consists of periodontists from Arkansas, Texas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Louisiana.

The Mission of the Southwest Society of Periodontists is to serve its members in their specialty for quality health care and professional development.

SWSP has establish the following goals to guide our activities:

  • To be a premier resource for quality professional information and continuing education.
  • To facilitate membership growth, involvement and professional interaction.
  • To be a financially secure and efficiently managed and stable organization.
  • To be an advocate for the profession.

SWSP Members Sharing Their Knowledge

LSU Perio Welcomes AAP Past President Dr. David Okano at its Student Ambassador Function

The Benefits of Membership

Southwest Society of Periodontists members stand together as a profession to:

  • Represent Periodontics, periodontists, and their patients in improving oral, periodontal, and dental implant health.
  • Be the premier regional organization promoting excellence in periodontal and dental implant continuing education for our component states’ periodontists.

Consider joining SWSP today! 

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2026 Outstanding Publication Award Call for Submissions

We invite submissions for the Outstanding Publication Award, which is presented to the most outstanding scientific published article with direct clinical relevance in periodontics and dental implants. The paper should present new information which may be readily used by practitioners in the evaluation and/or management of patients. The deadline for submissions is November 20, 2026. 

 

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