Dr Rana Al-Falaki, MRD, has been a UK registered specialist in periodontics for over 10 years. She has been an undergraduate and post-graduate clinical lecturer, and a consultant at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. Most of her time is now spent in specialist practice, as well as lecturing worldwide. She was the first UK periodontist to use lasers in her daily practice. She has a fellowship in Laser Dentistry and advanced certification in the use of WaterLase. She is conducting research on its applications and also lectures both in the UK and internationally on the subject and is pioneering its use in this field. She has published articles and presented research on the use of Er,Cr:YSGG laser, on both periodontology and peri-implantitis, is an honorary lecturer for Guys Dental School, University of London, a guest lecturer for the Laser MSc in Genoa University, a visiting professor to the Medical University of Taipei, a key opinion leader and laser trainer in the UK, and founder of the Global Periodontal Laser User Society.