Speakers

Christian  Coachman, DDS

• Member, Brazilian Academy of Esthetic Dentistry

• Member, Brazilian Society of Esthetic Dentistry

• Scientific Coordinator, dental education website, www.identalclub.com

Edgard  El Chaar, DDS

• Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

• Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Periodontics and Implant Dentistry, New York University College of Dentistry

• Diplomate, American Board of Periodontology

Marco  Esposito, DDS

• Editor-in-Chief, European Journal of Oral Implantology

• Editor, Cochrane Oral Health Group

• Private practice in Periodontology

Scott  Ganz, DMD

• Private practice, prosthetics with emphasis on maxillofacial and implant reconstructions

• International lecturer on prosthetic and implant dentistry

• Faculty, University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey Dental School

David  Garber, DMD

• Past President, American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry

• Professor, Medical College of Georgia

• Professor, Department of Prosthodontics Louisiana State University

Alfred "Duke"  Heller, DDS

• Honored Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

• Private practice limited to dental implantology

Leo Keegan, MD

• Assitant Clinical Professor, Plastic Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York

• Diplomate, Board of Plastic Surgery

Fouad  Khoury, DMD, PhD, Prof. Dr.

• Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Muenster

• Chairman of the Privatklinik Schloss Schellenstein, Olsberg, Germany

• Editor and author, 3 textbooks and more than 100 Publications

Sonia  Leziy, DDS

• Fellow, Royal College of Dentists of Canada

• Fellow, College of Dental surgeons of British Columbia

• Member, BC Society of Periodontists, Candadian Academy of Periodontics, American Academy of Periodontology, American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry

• Associate clinical professor, University of British Columbia

Leonard  Linkow, DDS

• Past President and Honored Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

• Professor, Department of Implant Dentistry, New York University College of Dentistry

• Author, 13 Implant Dentistry related books

Louis J. Malcmacher, DDS

• Diplomate, American Academy of Facial Esthetics

• Master, Academy of General Dentistry

• Fellow, World Clinical Laser Institute

• President, American Academy of Facial Esthetics

Paulo  Malo, DDS, PhD

• Member, Advisory Board of the Faculty of Economics, Nova University, Lisbon

• Scientific consultant for 4 leading international dental manufacturers

• Private practice limited to Oral Surgery and Prosthetic Rehabilitation

Brahm  Miller, DDS

• Fellow, Examiner, Royal College of Dentists of Canada

• Fellow, College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia

• Member, BC Society of Prosthodontists, Canadian Academy of Prosthodontics, American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry

• Associate clinical professor, University of British Columbia

Carl  Misch, DDS, MDS, PhD (h.c.)

• Past President and Honored Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Past President and Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

• Clinical Professor and Director of Oral Implantology, Temple University School of Dentistry

• Private practice restricted to implant dentistry, Beverly Hills, MI

Michael A. Pikos, DDS

• Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

• Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

• Recipient, Aaron Gershkoff Memorial Award, AAID

John  Russo, DDS

• Private Practice, Periodontist

• Clinical Assistant Professor, Medical University of South Carolina, Division of Periodontics

• Course Director, Hands-on Cadaver Bone and Soft Tissue Grafting Course, Medical University of South Carolina

Maurice  Salama, DMD

• Faculty, University of Pennsylvania and the Medical College of Georgia

• Partner, Atlanta Esthetic Dental Practice known as "Team Atlanta"

• Dental Expert, Channel 5 Fox TV in Atlanta

Paul Schnitman, DDS

• Honored Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Diplomate and Past President, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

• Former Chair, Department of Implant Dentistry, Harvard University

Michael  Sonick, DMD

• Private practice limited to Periodonticts and Dental Implants

• Fellow, American College of Dentists

• Founder, Director, Sonick Seminars

• Founder, Director, Fairfield County Dental Club

Christian  Stappert, DDS

• Professor and Director of Implant Periodontal Prosthodontics, University of Maryland School of Dentistry

• Board-certified prosthodontist (Germany)

• Cross-trained in periodontal and implant surgery

Marius  Steigmann, DMD

• Founder, Director, Steigmann Institute

• Maintains private practice, Neckargemund, Germany

• Adjunct Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Boston University

• Recipient, Semmelweiss medal, Budapest University Dental School, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

O. Hilt  Tatum, Jr., DDS

• Honored Fellow, Past President, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Diplomate, Past President, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

• Introduced multiple innovations into clinical implantology

• Recipient, Legion d'Honneur from President of France

Istvan  Urban, DMD, MD

• Assistant Professor, Graduate Program Implant Dentistry, Loma Linda University

• Private practice with emphasis in Implant reconstructive Surgery, Budapest, Hungary

• Researcher and International Lecturer

David M. Vassos, DDS

• Honored Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

• Founding member, Canadian Society of Oral Implantology

• Private practice limited to dental implants

Arnold S. Weisgold, DDS

• Fellow, American College of Dentists

• Life Fellow, American Academy of Restorative Dentistry

• Practice limited to Prosthodontics (Retired)

Steven M. Bongard, DDS

• Training in dental implants and advanced bone grafting and prosthetics from the Misch Implant Institute

• Published and lectured on the subject of implant placement and restoration

David D. Dalise, DDS

• Honored Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Associate Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• President and Founder, OCO Biomedical, Inc. 

Hisham F. Nasr, DDS, MScD, PhD (ca)

Gerald A. Niznick, DMD, MSD

• Honored Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Founder and President, Implant Direct Sybron International

• Awarded 35 U.S. Patents

Hessam Nowzari, DDS, PhD

• Diplomate, American Board of Periodontology

• Director, USC Advanced Periodontics

• Editor, Esthetic Periodontal Therapy: PERIODONTOLOGY 2000

Robert Miller, MA, DDS

• Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

• Fellow, American College of Dentists

• Chair, Department of Oral Implantology, Atlantic Coast Dental Research Clinic

Mark Montana, DDS

• Private Practice, emphasizing fixed, removable, and implant prosthodontics

• Pre-clinical instructor, Arizona School of Dentistry

Mohamed Sharawy, BDS, PhD

• Recipient, AAID Isaih Lew Memorial Research Award

• Significant contributor, AAID MaxiCourses®

• Author, two volumes, Companion of Applied Anatomy

Drauseo Speratti, DDS

• Specialist in Dental Implants and Oral Minor Surgeries from the Universidade Camilo Castelo Branco

• Formerly in private practice, Sao Paulo, Brazil

• Clinical Instructor, Implant Dentistry Centre and Bicon Institute in Boston, MA

Miguel Stanley, DDS

• Chairman, White Clinic for Aesthetic Oral Rehabilitation

• Private Practice, exclusively in Aesthetic Oral Rehabilitation, Lisbon, Portugal

Natalie Wong, DDS

• Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

• Clinical Instructor, University of Toronto, Assistant Professor, Temple University

• Private practicelimited to prosthodontics and implant surgery

John Carollo, DMD

• Team Dentist for the New York Jets of the National Football League

• Private practice, Florham Park, New Jersey

Edgard  El Chaar, DDS

• Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

• Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Periodontics and Implant Dentistry, New York University College of Dentistry

Fouad  Khoury, DMD, PhD, Prof.

• Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Muenster

• Chairman, Privatklinik Schloss Schellenstein, Olsberg, Germany

• Editor and author, 3 textbooks and more than 100 Publications

Jack T. Krauser, DMD

• Staff, Nova Southeastern University, School of Dentistry

• Co-author, Dental Implants: The Art and Science

• Private practice in periodontics and implant surgery

Edward R. Kusek, DDS

• Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

• Master, Academy of General Dentistry and World Clinical Laser Institute

Jason Lipscomb, DDS

• Private practice, general dentistry, offices in Richmond and Fredericksburg, VA

• Co-founder, Social Media for Dentists

• Co-author, Social Media for Dentists

Louis J. Malcmacher, DDS

• President, American Academy of Facial Esthetics

• Top leader in continuing education by Dentistry Today for past 14 years

• Private practice; general dentistry and esthetic dentistry, Bay Village, Ohio

John Minichetti, DMD

• Vice President and Honored Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

• Course Director, AAID MaxiCourse®, Las Vegas, Nevada

Tom Mucciolo

• President, MediaNet, Inc., a presentation skills company, New York City

• Faculty, New York University College of Dentistry

Lawrence Nalitt, DDS

• Associate Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Fellow, Academy of General Dentistry

• Faculty member, The Dental Implant Learning Center at Englewood and of The Zimmer Institute

Stuart Orton-Jones, BDS

• Founding member, Pankey Association

• Member, Association of Dental Implantologists

• Frequent lecturer throughout the world on implant topics

Michael A. Pikos, DDS

• Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

• Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

• Recipient, Aaron Gershkoff Memorial Award, AAID

• Private practice, Palm Harbor, FL

Michael  Sonick, DMD

• Guest Lecturer, New York University School of Dentistry, international dental program

• Founder, Director, Fairfield County Dental Club and Sonick Seminars

• Private practice, devoted to periodontics and surgical placement of dental implants, Fairfield, CT

Miguel Stanley, DDS

• Chairman, White Clinic for Aesthetic Oral Rehabilitation

• Private Practice, exclusively in esthetic oral rehabilitation, Lisbon, Portugal

Matthew Young, DDS

• Associate Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

• President, Bay Area Implant Synergy Study Club

• Private practice, San Francisco, CA

Joel L. Rosenlicht, DMD

• Past President and Honored Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

• Chief of Oral Surgery, Eastern Connecticut Health Network

• Board Certified, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Alan Herford, DDS, MD

• Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Loma Linda University

• Private practice

Rita K. Han, DDS, MMSc

• Board-eligible prosthodotist

• Specialty certificate in periodontology from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine

• Private practice in implant dentistry, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts

Samuel Lee, DDS

• Associate Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

• Private practice, implant and orthodontic dentistry

Mark H.E. Lin, DDS

• Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

• Assistant Professor, faculty of dentistry, discipline of prosthodontics, University of Toronto

• Fellow and examiner, Royal College of Dentists

William Nordquist, DMD, MS

• Honored Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

• Co-Author, The Stealth Killer and The Silent Saboteurs

Paul A. Schnitman, DDS

• Past President and Honored Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Diplomate and Past President, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

• Former Chair, Department of Implant Dentistry, Harvard University

Victor I. Sendax, DDS

• Past President and Honored Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Past President and Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

• Recipiant of AAID Gershkoff Memorial Award and AAID Isaih Lew Memorial Research Award

Gayathri Subramanian, BDS, PhD, DMD

• Resident Representative, Master Educator’s Guild, New Jersey Dental School

• Completed General Practice Residency, New Jersey Dental School

Jihad Abdallah, BDS, MSCD

• Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

• Clinical Professor and Implant Program Coordinator, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Dept., School of Dentistry - Beirut Arab University

Sergio H. Cacciacane, DDS

• Associate Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Founder and Director, Superior School of Implantology, Barcelona, Spain

Nicholas Caplanis, DMD, MS

• President-elect and Honored Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

• Board Certified, American Board of Periodontology

Bernee Dunson, DDS

• Honored Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology

• Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia

Yasonuri Hotta, DDS, PhD

• Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Member of the Board and Diplomate of the Japanese Society of Oral Implantology

• Director, Aichi Implant Center

• Part-time Lecturer, Aichigakuin University, School of Dentistry, Japan

Paresh Kale, MDS

• Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Post graduate studies in prosthodontics, Government Dental College & Hospital, Bombay

• Member, Editorial Board, Jounal of Dental Implants

Maxim Kopylov, DDS

• Completed residency program in oral surgery, Samara State Medical University

• Head of Oral Surgery Department, Center of Interdisciplinary Dentistry and Neurology, Moscow, Russia

• Specializes in complex bone and soft tissue reconstruction, immediate loading, sinus grafting with immediate implant placement

• Member of Russian Implantology Association, Ukranian Implantology Association, International Implantology Alliance, Russian Dental Society

Jaehyun Shim, DDS

• Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Director, AAID MaxiCourse® in Korea

• Professor, Department of Advanced General Dentistry, Yonsei University

• Private practice, South Korea

John Stowell, FDSRCS

• Honored Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Associate Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• National Mentor, Association of Dental Implantology (U.K.)

Nitish Surathu, BDS

• Associate Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Post Graduate degree in periodontics

• Executive Council, Asian Pacific Society of Periodontology

Sergey Zorin, DDS

• Completed residency program in oral and maxillofacial surgery, Saint-Petersburg State Medical University

• Private practice, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

Natalie Wong, DDS

• Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

• Clinical Instructor, University of Toronto, Assistant Professor, Temple University

• Private practicelimited to prosthodontics and implant surgery

Karima Bapoo-Mohamed, Dip.DH, RDH, MBA

• Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Alberta

• Member, Dental Hygiene Admissions Council, University of Alberta

• Member, College of Registered Dental Hygienists of Alberta

• Associated with the D.M. Vassos Dental Implant Learning Center 

Tina Calloway, CDA

• Advisory Board Member, Dental Assisting Digest and Inside Dental Assisting

• Past President, Piedmont Dental Assistant Society

Nicholas Caplanis, DMD, MS

• President-elect and Honored Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

• Board Certified, American Board of Periodontology

Bruce Fink, DDS

• Private practice, general dentistry, Atlanta, Georgia

• Obtained specialized training, Malo Clinic, Lisbon, Portugal

• Completed AAID MaxiCourse, Medical College of Georgia

Adam Foleck, DMD

• Member, Board of Trustees and Associate Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

Brian Jackson, DDS

• Member, Board of Trustees and Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

• Private practice, special emphasis on implant dentistry, Utica, NY

Mike Massotto

• Founder and CEO of Staff Driven Practices

• Recognized nationally by ABC, FOX, CNN News, and Dentistry Today

• Author of The 25 Surefire Ways to Destroy Your Dental Practice

• Creator of the Dental Office Managers Association (DOMA)

Frank Recker, DDS, JD

• General Counsel, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Former Member, Ohio State Dental Board

• Practiced dentsitry for 15 years before commencing full-time practice of law

Natalie Wong, DDS

• Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

• Clinical Instructor, University of Toronto, Assistant Professor, Temple University

Matthew Young, DDS

• Associate Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

• Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

• President, Bay Area Implant Synergy Study Club

• Private practice, San Francisco, CA