Editorial Board

Eduardo Anitua Aldecoa, DDS, MD

Director of the INSTITUTO Eduardo Anitua, Institute for Basic and Applied Research and a Clinical and Training Center for Oral Implantology and Regenerative Therapy. Scientific Director of BTI (Biotechnology Institute).Private practice in Implantation and Oral Rehabilitation in Vitoria (Spain).

Alan M. Atlas, DMD

Dr. Atlas received his D.M.D degree in 1986 from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and served there as acting Co-Chairman of the Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences. Currently, Dr. Atlas is Clinical Associate Professor, Co-Director of Restorative Dentistry Clinics and Director of Implant Dentistry. In addition, he is actively involved in the development and integration of clinical research studies for implants and dental materials at Penn.

Thomas Balshi, DDS, FACP

Dr. Thomas J. Balshi is a board certified prosthodontist practicing with Prosthodontics Intermedica in Fort Washington, PA, and is the director of the Institute For Facial Esthetics. A graduate of Temple University School of dentistry, he received surgical and prosthetic training in the Brånemark System of Osseointegrated Implants at the University of Toronto and in Gothenburg, Sweden. A diplomat of the American Board of Prosthodontics, he is a charter member and fellow of the Academy of Osseointegration, a fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists and the Academy of Implant Prosthodontics, and a founding member of the International College of Prosthodontists.

Lorin F. Berland, DDS

Fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. Dr. Lorin Berland graduated in 1981from the Loyola University School of Dentistry; he then attended the General Practice Residency at the University of Texas Health and Science Center at San Antonio. Dr. Berland pioneered the concept of spa dentistry in his group practice in Dallas, TX. Dr. Berland’s DVD and Manual “The Latest and Greatest in Cosmetic Dentistry – A Full Mouth Rehab in Two Appointments” has been awarded 8 AGD credits.

Michael S. Block, DMD

Dr. Block graduated from the University of Rochester in 1975, attaining both a BA in Biology and a BS in Biomedical Engineering. He completed his dental training at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine in 1979, receiving his D.M.D. cum laude in a special field. He completed his residency program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the LSU School of Dentistry in 1983. He remained at the LSU School of Dentistry achieving the faculty level of Professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Hugo Bonilla, DDS, MS

Dr. Bonilla received his dental degree from Universidad de San Carlos in Guatemala. Then he completed a 2 Year Advanced General Dentistry Residency at the Eastman Dental Center (University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester NY), a Prosthodontics Residency (3 years)and a Master in Science Degree at The Ohio State University, Columbus OH. Dr. Bonilla is a founding member of the Washington DC and VA Millennium Dental Study Clubs, an Active member of the Synergy Study Club, Tyson’s & Fairfax County Study Clubs,

Ronald S. Brown, DDS, MS

Ron Brown attended the University of Maryland and graduated from Georgetown University School of Dentistry in 1971. He served in the US Army Dental Corps at Ft. Huachuca, AZ, and returned to the Washington, DC Metro area in private practice in Northern Virginia and DC. He completed postdoctoral education in pharmacology and oral medicine at Georgetown University with an MS in 1988. Since then, he has had faculty positions at Georgetown University School of Dentistry and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston…

Donald P. Callan, BS, BA, DDS

Dr. Callan received his B.S., B.A. degree from the University of Arkansas in Business Management and Marketing. He received his D.D.S. degree in 1975 and a Certificate in Periodontics from the University of Missouri at Kansas City in 1978. Dr. Callan maintains a private practice limited to Periodontics with an emphasis on tissue regeneration and implant dentistry in Little Rock, Arkansas.  His current hospital appointment includes the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Cleft Palate Team and the University Of Arkansas Medical Science Division Of Plastic Surgery, both located in Little Rock.

Daniele Cardaropoli, DDS

Dr. Cardaropoli graduated in Dentistry (cum Laude) and Certificate in Periodontology at the University of Turin Dental School. Active Member of the Italian Society of Periodontology (SIdP), of the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) and of the Italian Society of Osseointegrated Implantology (SIO). International Member of the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP). Dental consultant of Juventus Football Club and of the Test Pilots of Alenia Aeronautics. Scientific consultant of the National Dental Pulp Laboratory, Boston MA…

John S. Cavallaro, DDS

Dr. Cavallaro received his DDS degree from the New York University College of Dentistry (Valedictorian). Upon completion of his dental degree, he completed a general practice residency at the Manhattan Veterans Administration Medical Center in New York. Dr. Cavallaro completed a Prosthodontics residency at the New York University College of Dentistry and also completed an additional implant fellowship at NYU. Dr. Cavallaro has held numerous teaching positions including a current position at the NYU Department of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry. Dr. Cavallaro maintains a private practice limited to prosthodontics and implant dentistry in Brooklyn, NY.

Leon Chen, DMD, MS

Dr. Leon Chen is the Founder and CEO of The Dental Implant Institute. Dr. Chen is world renowned for his development of the techniques of Hydraulic Sinus Condensing™ which was developed in 1995, and his Vertical Translation™ for Cosmetic Root/Implant Coverage, and Vertical Translation™ for Vertical and Horizontal Augmentation techniques, which were developed in 1997.

Charles Cobb, DDS, PHD

Dr. Charles Cobb graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), School of Dentistry in 1964. He received a Certificate of Specialty in Periodontics and a Master of Science degree in Microbiology, both from UMKC in 1966. Following two years of active duty with the U. S. Navy, Dr. Cobb returned to school at Georgetown University, graduating in 1971 with a Ph.D. in Anatomy. After graduation from Georgetown, he held teaching and research positions at Louisiana State University and the University of Alabama in Birmingham.

Tom Connelly, DDS

Bringing over 15 years of experience to his cosmetic practices spanning the Northeast, Dr. Connelly’s practice in Manhattan is on Madison Avenue in Mid-town Manhattan. Dr. Connelly is a New York City dentist whose work spans many generations and walks of life. Moms, corporate executives, celebrities, professional athletes, runway models – Dr. Connelly has built his reputation by inviting everyone into his practices. Dr. Connelly is the cosmetic dentist for Eye5 modeling agency in Manhattan, numerous Boston Bruins (NHL), New York Rangers (NHL), and New York Knicks (NBA).

Massimo Del Fabbro, PhD

Dr. Del Fabbro received his degree in Biology in 1989 at the University of Milano. Ph.D. in Human Physiology in 1994 at the University of Milano. Post-doctoral fellowship in 1995-1997 at the Institute of Physiology, University of Milano. Since 2002 he is a researcher and professor for the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Milano. He is presently Head of the Section of Oral Physiology at the Department of Health Technologies Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, University of Milano, Italy.

Tomell DeBose, DDS

Dr. Tomell DuBose completed his postgraduate training in Prosthodontics at the University of Michigan. He attended Howard University where he received his undergraduate degree and Doctorate of Dental Surgery. After Dental school, Dr. DuBose spent a one year fellowship with the Chrisitan Eye Ministry in Ghana, West Africa and now has his own private practice in Washington, DC. As a leading specialist in Occlusal Therapy and Implant Dentistry he is the founder of the DuBose Institute for Dentistry where he host several seminars and lecturers nationally and internationally.

Nicolas Elian, DDS

Nicolas Elian is Assistant Professor and Head of the Division of Implant Dentistry at New York University College of Dentistry (NYUCD) Department of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry. Renown for his expertise in the evaluation and retreatment of implants, Dr. Elian’s clinical practice focuses on surgical procedures such as advanced bone grafting and ridge augmentations. He completed his DDS degree and post-graduate studies in prosthodontics and implant dentistry at NYUCD.

Scott D. Ganz, DMD

Dr. Scott D. Ganz graduated from the University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey Dental School. He completed a three-year specialty program in Maxillofacial Prosthetics at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Dr. Ganz is well-published in various scientific and professional journals (over 55 articles ). He has delivered presentations both nationally and internationally on the Prosthetic and Surgical phases of Implant Dentistry and is considered one of the world’s leading experts in the field of Computer Utilization for Diagnostic, Graphical, and Treatment Planning Applications in Dentistry.

Arun K. Garg, DMD

Dr. Arun K. Garg is the founder of Implant Seminars, the largest provider of dental implant continuing education. He is considered a world’s preeminent authority on bone biology, bone harvesting and bone grafting in dental implant surgery. For nearly 20 years, he served as a full-time Professor of Surgery in the Division of Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Miami School of Medicine, and as Director of the Residency Training Program. He has written four books, translated into multiple languages…

Kenneth M. Hamlett, DDS.

A Dallasite, attended Highland Park High School and SMU. Graduated Baylor Dental School. Fellow of Academy of General Dentistry. Fellow Member of The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. Member of the Southwest Academy of Restorative Dentistry. Member of the Dallas County Dental Society. Member of the Kerr Roundtable. Senior Clinical Consultant with THE DENTAL ADVISOR. Senior Clinical Instructor and Lecturer of Cosmetic Dentistry with Larry Rosenthal and Aesthetic Advantage at NYU, Guys Dental College, London, England.

Michael W. Herndon, DDS, Amsterdam Fellow

Dr. Michael W. Herndon graduated from Loma Linda University in 1983. He has served as a guest lecturer for Graduate Periodontics at Loma Linda University in the subject of Periodontal Prosthesis and is a Founding Member of the San Francisco Academy of Advanced Dental Education. Dr. Herndon maintained a practice limited to Dental Implants and Periodontal Prosthesis from 1994-2005 in Chico, Ca. Currently he practices General Dentistry emphasizing Perio/Prosth, Dental Implants, and Periodontics in Quincy, Ca. in the High Sierras.

Michaell A. Huber, DDS

Dr. Huber received his DDS from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School, San Antonio, Texas in 1980 and a Certificate in Oral Medicine from the National Naval Dental Center, Bethesda, Maryland in 1988. He is certified by the American Board of Oral Medicine. During his 22 year career in the United States, Dr. Huber served as Chairman, Department of Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Radiology and Director, Graduate Program in Oral Medicine, National Naval Dental Center, Bethesda, Maryland. In addition he served as Specialty Leader for Oral Medicine…

Debby Hwang, DMD

Debby Hwang, DMD, is a published author and researcher in the field of dental implantology and periodontics. She received her dental degree cum laude from Harvard University and specialty training at the University of Michigan, where she won the Sigurd P. Ramfjord Award for Excellence and earned a nomination for the Dr. and Mrs. Gerald M. Kramer Scholar Award, a prestigious national prize. Currently, she maintains a private practice limited to periodontics in Fairfield, CT with Dr. Michael Sonick.

Tassos Irinakis, DDS, MSc

Dr. Irinakis is the Director of Graduate Periodontics & Implant Surgery at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada. He is also the founder and director of I.D.E.A.S. Institute for Dental Education & Advanced Surgeries. He serves UBC with the rank of Associate Clinical Professor in the Division of Periodontics. Dr. Tassos Irinakis completed his dental degree in Athens, Greece. After working in private practice he continued his education at the University of British Columbia where he received his specialty training in Periodontics and Implant Surgery. His postgraduate education led to a Diploma in Periodontics and a Masters degree in Oral Biology. He continued to obtain his Fellowship with the Royal College of Dentists of Canada.

John F. Johnson, DDS, MS

Dr. Johnson graduated from the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Dentistry. He performed a general practice residency at the Naval Regional Medical Center, Camp Pendleton, California. Dr. Johnson completed residencies in oral medicine at the Naval Postgraduate Dental School, and orofacial pain at the University of Kentucky. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral Medicine and the American Board of Orofacial Pain. Currently Dr. Johnson is a professor and chairman of the orofacial pain center at the Naval Postgraduate Dental School, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda…

John C. Kois, DMD, MSD

Dr. Kois received his D.M. D. from the University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine and Certificate in Periodontal Prosthodontics with a M.S.D. degree from the University of Washington, School of Dentistry. He maintains a private practice limited to Prosthodontics in Tacoma and Seattle and is an Affiliate Professor in the Graduate Restorative Program at the University of Washington. Dr. Kois continues to lecture nationally and internationally, is reviewer for the International Journal of Prosthodontics…

Gregori Kurtzman, DDS, MAGD

Dr. Kurtzman is in private general practice in Silver Spring, Maryland and is a former Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Maryland, Department of Endodontics, Prosthetics and Operative Dentistry. He has lectured both nationally and internationally on the topics of Restorative dentistry, Endodontics and Implant surgery and prosthetics, removable and fixed prosthetics, Periodontics and has over 140 published articles.

Dr. Marc Lazare DDS

Dr. Marc Lazare is a renowned lecturer, dental columnist, featured author in peer reviewed dental journals, teacher, consultant, inventor, and President of Cosmetic Innovations, Inc. Dr. Lazare is well regarded by his peers, recognized as an authority on Cosmetic Dentistry and known by many as ‘Dentist to the Stars’. He has recently authored a book titled: Dr. Lazare’s – The Patient’s Guide to Dentistry.

Edward Lowe, DMD

Edward Lowe received his D.M.D. degree from the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Dentistry in 1986. He maintains a full time private practice devoted to comprehensive functional aesthetic and reconstructive dentistry in downtown Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Miles Madison, DDS

Dr. Miles Madison entered college at a young age of sixteen, and graduated form University of Southern California Magna Cum Laude with Bachelors degree in Biological Sciences in 1985. He then attended UCLA School of Dentistry where he again graduated with top honors and was the recipient of numerous academic awards. Dr. Madison went on to specialize in Periodontology at UCSF (University of California at San Francisco) where he became one of the youngest graduating periodontists in United States.

Carlo Maiorana, MD, DDS

Dr. Maiorana earned his degree in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Milan in 1982. Specialty in Dentistry in 1985. Specialty in Orthodontics in 1987. He served as assistant professor at the dental School in Milano from 1987 to 1992. Researcher in Stomatology from 1993 to 2000. Associate Professor of Oral Surgery in 2000. Academic Current Position: Professor and Chairman ,Oral Surgery and Implantology, Dental School College of Dentistry in Milano. Head ,Dept Implantology Dental Clinic ICP, Milano.

Louis Mandel, DDS

Dr. Louis Mandel is a Professor of Oral Surgery at Columbia University School of Dental Medicine and Assistant Dean and director for Hospital Affiliations at Columbia University. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and fellow of the American College of Dentists. He is a world renowned lecturer and is well published, publishing over 125 articles in peer reviewed journals. He is one of the leader experts in the world on Salivary Gland diseases…

Michael D. Martin, DMD, MSD, MPH, MA, PhD

Dr. Martin completed his PhD in Epidemiology at U.W. in 1993. He completed Oral Medicine specialty training in 1993, and was awarded a Master’s of Science in Dentistry in 1994, both at the University of Washington. He is a Professor in the Department of Oral Medicine, with adjunct appointments in the Departments of Dental Public Health Sciences and Epidemiology. He is a Diplomate of the American Academy of Oral Medicine, and Director of the Oral Medicine Graduate Training Program at U.W.

Dale A. Miles, BA, DDS, MS, FRCD(C)

Dr. Miles was Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs at the Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health. He is currently an adjunct professor at the Arizona School and The University of Texas. A diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and the American Board of Oral Medicine, Dr. Miles has been named one of the “TOP 100 CLINICANS IN CE” for the last 6 years by Dentistry Today. He has authored over 120 scientific articles and five textbooks…

John Minichetti, DMD

Dr. John Minichetti is a fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, International Academy of Dentofacial Esthetics, and the American Academy of Implant Dentistry. He is an honorary fellow of the American Academy of Implant Dentsity. Dr. Minichetti is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology/ Implant Dentistry. He is a former faculty member of Fairleigh Dickenson University and Mt Sinai Medical School and is an Attending at Englewood Hospital. Dr. Minichetti is past- president of the Northeast District…

H. Dwight Moss, DMD, MS

Dr. Moss received his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree in 1984 from the University of Mississippi School of Dentistry. After 4 years of private practice, he was commissioned into the United States Dental Corps where he practiced general dentistry until 1997 when he began an endodontic residency at the Naval Postgraduate Dental School. Upon graduation, he was awarded the Chief of the Corps award as the top resident of his class. Dr. Moss became a diplomate of the American Board of Endodontists in 2003.

Mel Mupparapu, DMD

Muralidhar (Mel) Mupparapu is a Professor in the Deptment of Diagnostic Sciences, UMDNJ-New Jersey Dental School and is the Director of the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology. Dr. Mupparapu is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine where he was a member of the faculty from 1996 until 2002 when he moved to UMDNJ-New Jersey Dental School. Dr. Muppapu is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and is active member of the American Acamy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (AAOMR), the American Academy of Oral Medicine (AAOM) and the International Association of Dental Research (IADR).

Gregory D. Naylor, DDS

Dr. Gregory D. Naylor is a native of western Massachusetts. He graduated with honors from Springfield College in 1974 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology. He received a Doctorate in Dental Surgery from Georgetown University School of Dentistry in 1978 and was inducted into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honor Society. After graduation from dental school, he received a commission in the United States Navy and served in the Navy for over 27 years. His assignments in the Navy have taken him around the world…

Sammy Noumbissi, DDS, MS

Dr. Sammy S. Noumbissi received his D.D.S degree from Howard University College of Dentistry in 1998. As a dental student, he was invited to give a scientific research poster presentation at the IADR/AADR as a young investigator. Dr. Noumbissi then attended Loma Linda University’s prestigious three-year Advanced Education Program in Implant Dentistry. There he received his Certificate in Implant Dentistry in 2002 and a Master of Science degree in Oral Implantology in 2005. Dr. Noumbissi has extensive experience in implant and implant-related surgery. He has published abstracts and articles in per reviewed dental journals such as the Journal of Dental Research and the Journal of Oral Implantology.

Charles Orth, DDS

Dr. Orth started his career by receiving an undergraduate degree form Wichita State University in 1980 and his dental degree from Creighton University in 1984. Following his graduation from dental school, Dr. Orth completed the advanced speciality education program in Periodontics and a Masters of Science Degree at Baylor College of Dentistry in 1986. In 1991 the American Board of Periodontology granted Dr. Orth the distinction of a board certified specialist in Periodontics, a status attained by fewer than one percent of all private practice dentists in the United States.

George Priest, DMD

For more than 25 years, Dr. George Priest has maintained a private full-time prosthodontic practice in Atlanta, GA devoted to esthetic, advanced restorative and implant dentistry. In 2008, Dr. Priest relocated his prosthodontic practice to Hilton Head Island, SC (outside Savannah, GA). He lectures nationally and abroad on topics including implant dentistry, advanced restorative dentistry, tooth colored restorations and esthetic excellence. He is a regular contributor to many acclaimed dental journals including The International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants, Practical Procedures and Aesthetic Dentistry and The International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry.

Michele Carter Ravenel,DMD,MS

Dr. Ravenel earned her DMD from the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry in 1990 and completed General Practice Residencies at the University of Kentucky Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky and Carolinas Medicine Center, Charlotte, North Carolina. Following residency training she served 8 years in the U.S. Navy Dental Corp. While on active duty Dr. Ravenel completed a 2 year Oral Medicine residency at the National Naval Dental Center, Bethesda, Maryland.

Laurence R. Rifkin, DDS

Dr. Laurence R. Rifkin practices dentistry in Beverly Hills, California, with a focus on Dento-Facial Aesthetics and Comprehensive Periodontal-Implant Rehabilitation. Dr. Rifkin graduated USC School of Dentistry in 1976 where he received his dental degree.  He has been a faculty member of Both USC and UCLA’s schools of Dentistry

Paul Rosen, DMD, MS

Dr. Paul Rosen maintains a full-time private practice in Yardley, Pennsylvania, limited to periodontics, surgical implant placement and regenerative therapy. He also has an appointment as Clinical Associate Professor of Periodontics at the University of Maryland Dental School. Dr. Rosen is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and serves as an Examiner for the oral examination of the Board. Dr. Rosen has served on a number of committees for the American Academy of Periodontology.

Larry Rosenthal, DDS

Dr. Rosenthal Heads The Rosenthal Apa Group for Aesthetic Dentistry in New York City where he maintains his Aesthetic and Restorative dental practice. He believes that improving his patients smiles, through “conservative cosmetic dental techniques, has a positive and powerful impact on their overall appearance and self confidence. He completed his residency at Montefiore hospital and Graduated from New York University. Dr. Rosenthal is an accredited member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.

Salvatore Ruggiero, DMD, MD

Dr. Ruggiero received his DMD degree from Harvard Dental School and his MD degree from Harvard Medical School. He completed his Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He received his Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery board certification in 1994 and has served as a board examiner for the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Maurice Salama, DMD

Dr. Maurice A. Salama completed his undergraduate studies at the State University of New York at Binghamton in 1985, where he received his BS in Biology. Dr. Salama received his DMD from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, where he later received his dual specialty certification in Orthodontics and Periodontics, as well as implant training at the Branemark Center at Penn. He was awarded the George Coslet and Richard Chase Scholarships at the University of Pennsylvania during his post-doctoral studies. Dr. Salama is currently on the faculties of the University of Pennsylvania and the Medical College of Georgia as Clinical Assistant Professor of Periodontics.

Frank Setzer, DDS

Frank Setzer graduated from Friedrich-Alexander-University in Erlangen, Germany with his DDS degree in 1995, from where he also received his doctoral degree in 1998 with magna cum laude. After working for nine years in private practice he pursued specialty training at the University of Pennsylvania. He graduated from the endodontic program in 2006, where he attained the Richard F. Weiss Award for Excellence and also received a MS degree in oral biology in 2008. Frank currently teaches as a full-time faculty member at the Department of Endodontics of the University of Pennsylvania.

Dennis Smiler, DDS, MScD

Dennis G. Smiler, D.D.S., M.Sc.D. is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, International Congress of Oral Implantologists, American Congress of Oral Implantology, the American Society of Osseointegration, and an Associate Fellow and Honored Fellow of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry. He has published numerous articles in dental professional literature and contributed to periodicals and textbooks.

Muna Soltan, DDS

Muna Soltan, D.D.S., F.I.G.D. is a graduate from Loma Linda University, School of Dentistry and maintains a private practice in Riverside California. She is a Diplomate of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry and has published articles in dental literature and textbooks. She is a national and international lecturer on topics relating to sinus lift elevation, implants, bone grafts and bone marrow aspiration-stem cell grafts.

Ahmad Soolari, DMD

Dr. Soolari earned his doctorate from the University of Mississippi School of Dentistry in 1990, where he received several academic awards. He received his specialty training in periodontics from Eastman Dental Center and Master of Science degree from the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York. He achieved the distinction of Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology in 1997. Dr. Soolari is an Adjunct Clinical Professor at the Periodontics Department at the Naval Postgraduate Dental School in Bethesda, MD.

Scott A. Synnott, DDS

Dr. Scott Synnott received his Dental degree from the Medical College of Virginia and went on to receive his Certificate in Prosthodontics from the Naval Postgraduate Dental School (NPDS) in Bethesda, MD. He went on to complete a Maxillofacial Prosthetics Fellowship at NPDS and retired at the rank of Captain from the US Navy Dental Corps after 22 years of service. Dr. Synnott is a former director of both the U.S. Navy Maxillofacial Prosthetics Fellowship and Prosthodontic Residency programs. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics.

Gregory J. Tarantola, DDS

Dr. Tarantola is former Clinical Director of the Department of Education at The Pankey Institute for Advanced Dental Education in Key Biscayne, Florida. In January of 2002, he opened his full time restorative practice on Brickell Avenue, Miami, FL. His background brings nine years of private practice in Kansas City, Missouri. His attendance of the continuum courses in the 80’s as well as being a member of the visiting faculty before joining the Institute full time in 1991 through 2001 and currently practicing full time in Miami brings a background relevant to today’s dentist.

Geza Terezhalmy, DDS, MA

Dr. Terézhalmy is Professor and Dean Emeritus, School of Dental Medicine, Case Western Reserve University (effective September 1, 2008). In addition, he is a Consultant in Oral Diagnosis, Oral Medicine, and Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Naval Postgraduate Dental School, National Naval Medical Center.

Michael Tischler, DDS

Michael Tischler DDS, is a nationally recognized leader in the dental field for his achievements in educating his colleagues through lectures and published articles. He received a Doctor Of Dental Surgery Degree from the Georgetown University School of Dentistry in Washington, D.C. in 1989. Dr. Tischler brings dental implant, bone grafting and gum surgery experience to his dental practice in Woodstock, NY, in addition to prosthetic and cosmetic makeover dental procedures. Dr. Tischler lectures throughout the country…

Tolga Tozum, DDS, PhD

Dr. Tozum received his DDS degree from Faculty of Dentistry, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey. He started his PhD program at Health Sciences Institute and also appointed as a graduate student at Department of Periodontology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey between 1998 and 2002. He continued his integrated PhD program at the Center for Craniofacial Regeneration and Department of Periodontics/Prevention/Geriatrics, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan between 2001 and 2002. During his stay, he attended Misch Implant Institute Advanced Implant Training program. In 2002, he was appointed as a clinical instructor at Department of Periodontology, Hacettepe University, Turkey and as an invited research investigator at the Center for Craniofacial Regeneration, The University of Michigan.

Mario Tuchman, DMD, MD

Dr Tuchman received his D.M.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania, his M.D. degree from UCLA School of Medicine and his certificate in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery from UCLA Hospital Medical Center. His training  included rotations in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Santiago, Chile at the Hospital de Clínicas and Funación Gantz, respectively.

Dean C. Vafiadis, DDS

Dr. Dean Vafiadis received his dental degree and Prosthodontic specialty certificate from New York University College of Dentistry. He is currently the Director of the Full-Mouth Rehabilitation CE course at NYU. He is an Associate Professor of Prosthodontics at NYU College of Dentistry. Dr. Vafiadis is a lecturer and clinical instructor at the Aesthetic Advantage Course in the Rosenthal Institute of Aesthetic and Implant Dentistry at NYU. He is lectures nationally and abroad for Biomet- 3i and NYU Continuing Education department.

Hom-Lay Wang, DDS, MSD, PhD

Dr. Wang is Collegiate Professor of Periodontics, Professor and Director of Graduate Periodontics at the University of Michigan. Dr. Wang received his DDS from Taipei Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan, DDS, MSD from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio and Ph D from Hiroshima University, Japan. He has published 20 book chapters/invited reviews and more than 180 scientific articles. Dr. Wang is a Director and Diplomate of the American Board of Periodntology and a President-Elect, Board Director of the ICOI and a Fellow of American College of Dentists.

Tom Wilcko, DDS

Dr. Wilcko received his certificate in Periodontics from Harvard University in 1975 and maintains a private practice in periodontics in Erie, Pennsylvania. He is presently a Clinical Associate Professor in Periodontics at Case Western University, Cleveland, Ohio and Consultant at the Naval Dental Center, Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Wilcko and his brother, William Wilcko DDS, have developed and patented a rapid orthodontic technique with an emphasis on providing for a more structurally intact periodontium. Dr. Wilcko has lectured extensively both domestically and internationally and has co-authored over 2 dozen peer reviewed articles and research abstracts and two textbook chapters relating to this combined periodontal/orthodontic technique and related topics.

Glenn Wolfinger, DDS, FACP

Dr. Glenn Wolfinger is a Board Certified Prosthodontist practicing at Prosthodontics Intermedica in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. He graduated Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and completed a residency in combined prosthodontics through the VA-Harvard Program in Boston; Former Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Temple University School of Dentistry; Staff Prosthodontist, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia; Prosthodontic Instructor, Episcopal Hospital Pediatric Dental Residency Program, Philadelphia; Clinical Instructor in Dept. of Prosthodontics at Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery; Past-President of the Pennsylvania Prosthodontic Association; Member of numerous other dental organizations.