Prof. Frank Abbas obtained his DDS degree from the State University of Groningen, The Netherlands in 1979.

He did his specialty training in periodontology at the University of Amsterdam (now called Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam-ACTA) including a PhD thesis on Susceptibility to Periodontal Diseases in 1986.

In 1989 he was appointed as specialist in periodontology by the Dutch Society for Periodontology. Prof. Abbas was active in many professional committees including the Faculty Board and the board of the Dutch Society for Periodontology.

He is founding member of a large specialty clinic in Amsterdam as periodontist in the multydisciplinary approach of oral rehabilitation. At the Department of Periodontology of ACTA he acted as head of the clinic and coordinator of the MSc Programme in Periodontology. Furthermore he was appointed as examiner on behalf of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

His research focus is on susceptibility to periodontal diseases, in particular the relationship oral microbiology and clinical periodontology and also on regenerative surgical techniques and mucogingival problems. Furthermore he is involved in research on the periodontal-general health connection. In 2003 he was appointed as professor in periodontology at the Center for Dentistry and Oral Hygiene of the University Medical Center of Groningen (UMCG), University of Groningen. From 2007 he acts as chairman of the Center for Dentistry and Oral Hygiene Management Team.