Education and Career: - Graduated from the Royal Dental College of Copenhagen, Denmark in 1969 - Received postgraduate certificate in periodontology in 1976 - Received certificate in microbiology from the Forsyth Institute in Boston, Massachusetts in 1977 - Redid dental training at University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, graduating in 1987 - Received MBA from University of Pennsylvania in 1989 - Currently a professor in the department of periodontology at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC - Editor-in-chief of Periodontology 2000 - Editor-in-chief emeritus of the Journal of Periodontal Research - Author of numerous articles related to antimicrobials and antibiotics in the treatment of periodontal disease

Contributions and Awards: - Discovered the role of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in aggressive periodontitis - Developed tryptic soy-serum-bacitracin-vancomycin (TSBV) agar plate medium to select for Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans - Substantiated aggressive periodontitis as an infection, rather than a degenerative disorder - Received the 1990 William J. Gies Award by the American Academy of Periodontology - Received a 1995 award from the California Society of Periodontists for outstanding contribution to the specialty - Awarded for outstanding contribution to the field of periodontology - Honored at the 2013 American Academy of Periodontology annual meeting for contributions to the field

Advocacy for Diluted Bleach: - Advocates the use of diluted bleach as a mouth rinse and subgingival irrigant for periodontal diseases - Known for advocating the use of diluted bleach as an adjunctive treatment for periodontal diseases - Reviewed the literature on diluted bleach rinsing in a June 2015 article

Research: - Co-authored the textbook 'Contemporary Oral Microbiology and Immunology' in 1992 - Responsible for discovering the role of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in aggressive periodontitis

References: - Dental Implants: Commercial Information vs. Reality, February 2009 - USC.org Faculty Bio: Jørgen Slots - Wiley Online Library.com: Periodontology 2000 - Editorial board - Wiley Online Library.com: Journal of Periodontal Research - Editorial board - RDH Magazine: An update on bleach swishing - Reviewing the literature on diluted bleach rinsing, June 12, 2015