User:Thomas C Kelley DDS MSD

Dr. Thomas C. Kelley (1970-Present) is a native of Brookfield, Wisconsin. He graduated from Marquette University High School. He attended Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and earned a Bachelor of Science degree-Biology, a Bachelor of Arts degree-Foreign Language and a Minor in Chemistry graduating with honors. He was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. After receiving his Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) degree from Marquette University School of Dentistry in 1999, Dr. Kelley was accepted into the graduate program in Periodontics at the Indiana University School of Dentistry in Indianapolis, Indiana. His graduate program in Periodontics consisted of three years of academics, clinical training, teaching responsibilities, and research. Dr. Kelley strove to advance patient care by investigating the effect of growth factors on gingival healing-The In Vitro Effects Of Epidermal Growth Factor On The Growth Rate Of Human Gingival Fibroblasts And Their Expression Of Matrix Metalloproteinases And Tissue Inhibitors Of Matrix Metalloproteinases. To fund his research he was awarded grants from Indiana University, as well as the nationally competitive Delta Dental grant. In 2002 Dr. Kelley received his Masters of Science in Dentistry (M.S.D.) degree [Major- Periodontics/ Minor- Oral Pathology] and a Certificate to specialize in Periodontics. Moving back to his hometown, he now owns and operates a full-time private practice limited to Periodontics And Implantology. He is currently a member of the American Academy of Periodontology, the American Dental Association, the Wisconsin Dental Association, the Waukesha Dental Society, and the Greater Milwaukee Dental Association.