Faculty Biographies
The faculty for the Bone Grafting Course includes outstanding practitioners who are also excellent teachers. Following are biographies of instructors from prior Bone Grafting Courses.
James L. Rutkowski, DMD, is the course director. He maintains an implant practice in Clarion, Pennsylvania. A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Dentistry and the Duquesne University School of Pharmacy, Dr. Rutkowski received his PhD degree in Pharmacology/Toxicology from Duquesne University in 2008. A Fellow of the AAID and a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry (ABOI/ID), the certifying board that the AAID sponsors, Dr. Rutkowski is the Editor of the Journal of Oral Implantology and currently serves as president of the ABOI/ID.
Craig D. Cooper, DDS, a graduate of Indiana University School of Dentistry, practices in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is a Fellow of the AAID and a Diplomate of the ABOI/ID. Dr. Cooper has extensive experience in implant surgery, concentrating his practice on implant placement for
referring dentists. He lectures frequently on implant-related topics.
Barry Loughner, DDS, PhD, who graduated from New York University's School of Dentistry, practices in Orlando, Florida. He has an MS degree in Anatomy and a PhD in Neurophysiology, both from the University of Florida. Dr. Loughner is an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor at the
College of Dentistry, University of Florida. (Wright State location only)
James W. Fennell, DDS, a graduate of the Ohio State University School of Dentistry, completed a general practice residency at Womack Army Hospital and served as Officer in Charge of the dental facility at Cook Barracks, Goppingen, Germany. A graduate of the Midwest Implant Institute, Dr. Fennell is an Associate Fellow of the AAID and a Diplomate of the ABOI/ID and practices general, implant and sedation dentistry in Cincinnati, OH.