PRESENTED BY
Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry
Medical College of Georgia Division of Continuing Education
The American Academy of Implant Dentistry
Atlanta Institute for Advanced Education

COURSE DIRECTORS

2008 DISTINGUISHED FACULTY

Shahrokh Bagheri, D.M.D., M.D., graduated cum laude from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. He earned a medical degree and completed advanced residency training in oral and maxillofacial surgery and an internship in general surgery practice at Emory Medical School. He practices at Atlanta Oral and Facial Surgery and has training in microvascularsurgery and microneurosurgery.

Stephen Bankston, D.M.D., is a private practitioner in oral and maxillofacial surgery at Atlanta Oral and Facial Surgery. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and a member of the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

Paul Bass, D.D.S., co-founded and chairs Fortune Practice Management, an Anthony Robbins Company in Tullahoma, Tennessee.

Christian Coachman, D.D.S., is a graduate of Dental Ceramics Specialization Program in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He is founder of the Brazilian Dental Association and a professor in multi ceramic training centers in North and South America and head of Team Atlanta Laboratory.

Rolf Ewers, M.D., D.M.D., Ph.D., chairs the University Hospital of Cranio-Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery of the Medical School of the University of Vienna, Austria. He received the W. Harry Archer Award of the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and is President of the International Society for Computer Aided Surgery.

David Gane, D.D.S., Vice President of Digital Imaging for Practiceworks Inc., a subsidiary of Eastman Kodak Company, earned his physiology, pharmacology and dental degrees from the University of Western Ontario. He is an international expert on digital imaging and has served as a consultant for numerous universities.

David Garber, D.M.D., a multidisciplinary private practitioner in Atlanta, is a Clinical Professor of Periodontics and Oral Rehabilitation at the Medical College of Georgia and a Clinical Professor of Prosthodontics at Louisiana State University. He is an Adjunct Professor of Restorative Dentistry at the University of Texas.

Leonardo Granados, D.D.S., earned his dental degree from Javeriana University in Bogota, Colombia and works for the Atlanta Institute for Advanced Education.

Mark Kochman, B.Sc., M.Sc., D.D.S., a private practitioner in implant and cosmetic dentistry, surgery and prosthetics in Toronto, is a Fellow of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry and a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology.

Jack Krauser, D.M.D, P.A., practices periodontics, implants and tissue regeneration in Boca Raton and North Palm Beach, Fla. He is a Diplomate and Fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, a Diplomate of the American Society of Osseointegration and a Diplomate and Fellow of the American College of Oral Implantologists.

Jimmy Londono, D.D.S., is an Instructor at the Medical College of Georgia and has practiced restorative and implant dentistry in Armenia, Colombia. He is an associate fellow of the AAID and a former clinical staff director for the Atlanta Institute for Advanced Education.

Jaime Lozada, D.D.S., Professor and Director of Advanced Education in Implant Dentistry and Professor of Restorative Dentistry in the Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, is an Associate Fellow of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry and a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology.

Douglas Meeks, is a Senior Clinical Specialist and Clinical Educator for Harvest Technologies, Inc.

Roger Meyer, D.D.S., M.D., is a private practitioner in comprehensive oral and maxillofacial surgery in Marietta, Ga., and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery at the Emory University School of Medicine.

Joy Millis, C.S.P., President of Joy Communication in Charlotte, N.C., is a Visiting Faculty at the University of Miami and University of Texas.

Marcelo Montenegro, D.D.S., a teaching assistant for Dental Implants, is a graduate of the University of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil. He is content editor for DENTALXP.

Steve Nelson, D.M.D., B.S., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Director of the Postgraduate Prosthodontic Program at the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry, a fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists, a member of the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics and the American Dental Association and a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics.

Donald Nunn, M.D., D.D.S., practices plastic surgery, otolaryngology/head and neck surgery and oral and maxillofacial surgery in Atlanta. He is a member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon, the honorary dental society.

Michael A. Pikos, D.D.S., a private practitioner in implant surgery, is an Adjunct Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Miami School of Medicine and Ohio State University. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology

Kevin D. Plummer, D.D.S., is an Associate Professor of Oral Rehabilitation and Assistant Director of the Graduate Prosthodontic Program at the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry.

Frank Recker, D.D.S., J.D., a lawyer specializing in state regulatory practice and professional malpractice defense law in Ohio and Florida, is Chief Legal Counselor for the American Academy of Implant Dentistry and a former member of the Ohio State Dental Board.

John Russo, D.D.S., M.H.S., a private practitioner in Periodontics in Sarasota, Florida and a clinical assistant professor at the Medical University of South Carolina. He is a Diplomate of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists.

James Rutkowski, R.Ph., D.M.D., practices general and implant dentistry in Clarion, Pa. He is a dental courtesy staff member at Clarion Hospital pursuing his Ph.D. in pharmacology and toxicology at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry and a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology.

Maurice Salama, D.M.D., a multidisciplinary private practitioner in Atlanta, is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Periodontics at the University of Pennsylvania and the Medical College of Georgia.
 

Mohamed Sharawy, B.D.S., Ph.D., is Professor and Director of Oral Biology and Maxillofacial Pathology in the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry and Professor of Anatomy in the MCG School of Medicine.

Lee Silverstein, D.D.S., M.S., a private practitioner in periodontics in Atlanta, is a Clinical Associate Professor of Periodontics at the Medical College of Georgia and an Associate Fellow of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry.

Hilt Tatum, D.D.S., Associate Professor in the Lille University Medical School Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Implantology, is a Diplomate and Past President of the American Board of Oral Implantology, Past President of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry and Past Director of the Edward White Hospital Implant Residency Program.

Keith Volkmann, D.M.D., is Associate Professor of Oral Biology and Maxillofacial Pathology in the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry.

Rob White, General Manager, Root Laboratory. Mr. White has been a vital part of Root Laboratory for the past 27 years. He has lectured at New York University, the Medical College of Georgia and the Alabama Implant Study Group.

Lee Whitesides, D.M.D., M.S., practices comprehensive oral and maxillofacial surgery in Marietta, Ga.

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