Dr. Rios received his dental degree at the University of Valle, Cali-Colombia. He completed his periodontics residency at the University of Michigan and earned an interdisciplinary PhD in Oral Biology and Molecular Biology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He is a Diplomate of American Board of Periodontology and maintains a faculty practice limited to periodontics and dental implants in Ann Arbor, Michigan. His research focuses on the molecular dynamics of the periodontium and alveolar bone and their application in regenerative therapy.