WSP SPEAKERS

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Joseph Choukroun

MD - Keynote Speaker

Dr Joseph Choukroun is a specialist in anesthesiology and pain management. He invented the PRF technique in 2000 and proposed several updates (advanced, injectable, sticky bone) Dr Choukroun also serves as president of SYFAC, an international symposium on growth factors. He is an internationally known speaker and author of several scientific publications. Dr Choukroun earned his M.D. at the University of Montpellier, France and is the owner of a private pain clinic in Nice.

Matthew J. Fien

DDS

Dr. Matthew J. Fien graduated from Columbia University College of Dental Medicine in 2006. He then received his specialty training in Periodontics from Nova South-eastern University and his diplomate status from the American Board of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry in 2009. Dr. Fine has completed several research projects which have led to his work being published in various dental journals, including the Journal of Periodontology,
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Ehab Moussa, DDS

Ehab Moussa Guirges

DDS

Dr. Moussa obtained his bachelor’s degree in dentistry from Alexandria University, Egypt. He then joined his father in a specialty practice focusing on dental implant rehabilitation. In 2012 Dr. Moussa joined the periodontics fellowship program at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Cleveland, Ohio. Following which he pursued a master’s degree and residency in periodontics at CWRU. Following that, Dr. Moussa joined the implant
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Pascal Magna

Pascal Magna

DDS, PhD Keynote Speaker

Dr. Pascal Magne graduated from the University of Geneva Dental School, Switzerland, in 1989 with a Med. Dent. and obtained his Ph.D. degree in 2002. He received postgraduate training in fixed prosthodontics and occlusion, operative dentistry and endodontics, and was a lecturer at the same university beginning in 1989 until 1997. From 1997-1999, he was a Visiting As sociate Professor at the Minnesota Dental Research Centre for Biomaterials and
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Clifford J. Ruddle

Clifford J. Ruddle

DDS, FACD, FICD

Dr. Clifford J. Ruddle is Founder and Director of Advanced Endodontics (www.endoruddle.com), an international educational source, in Santa Barbara, California. He is also the Creator of The Ruddle Show (www.theruddleshow.com). As an inventor, Dr. Ruddle has designed and developed products that are used internationally. He is well known for providing endodontic education through his teachings, articles, and online presence

Glenn A. van As, BSc, DMD

Glenn A. van As

BSc, DMD

Dr. Glenn A. van As graduated from the University of British Columbia (D.M.D.) in 1987. He is in full time private general practice and acted as an assistant clinical professor at the University of British Columbia from 1989-1999. He achieved Advanced Proficiency from the Academy of Laser Dentistry and received the 2006 Leon Goldman Award for clinical excellence. He is also a founder and past president of the Academy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry.

Sonia Leziy, DDS, Dipl Perio

Sonia Leziy

DDS, Dipl Perio

Dr. Sonia Leziy, periodontist, maintains a full time practice in Vancouver British Columbia. She is a clinical associate professor at the University of British Columbia. She was awarded the Lucy Hobbs Award for mentorship in 2013, the Saul Schluger Award for excellence in teaching and education in 2014; she is recognized by Dentistry Today as a leader in continuing education. She is the Executive VP of Clinical Affairs for the Seattle Study Club.
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Lorenzo Tavelli DDS, MS

Lorenzo Tavelli

DDS, MS

Dr. Lorenzo Tavelli graduated from the University of Milan in 2017. He completed his three-year residency in Periodontics and his Master of Science in 2020 at the University of Michigan. His main focus has been to conduct clinical research in periodontal and peri-implant plastic surgery, publishing more than 70 scholarly publications in the main international peer-reviewed journals while serving as a reviewer for several well-known journals in periodontics
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Jorge Zapata

Jorge Zapata

DDS

Dr. Zapata is a dentist in Ogden Utah ,who’s has been practicing microscope dentistry in his private dental practice since 2005, Dr. Zapata was a treasurer of AMED from 2011 to 2014, in 2014 he was a recipient of AMED’s Outstanding Service Award. Dr. Zapata wrote articles about microphotography, He is a national and international speaker about Micro and Video photography and the benefit of the microscope in Oral Surgery and he is a current member of International Microscope Dental Club.

Dennis G. Smiler

Dennis G. Smiler

DDS, MScD

Dr. Smiler graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, School of Dentistry. He attended Boston University, Graduate School of Dentistry, earning a Master of Science degree. Following an internship and residency in oral surgery and maxillofacial surgery at Roosevelt Hospital, New York, he returned to California in 1969, establishing his oral surgery practice in Los Angeles and Encino. Dr. Smiler is an educator of dental implantology. He has
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Baldwin W. Marchack

Baldwin W. Marchack

DDS, MBA

Baldwin Marchack is a 1971 graduate of the Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC. In 1989 he received his MBA from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA. Dr Marchack is a Fellow of the American College of Dentists, a Fellow of the International College of Dentists, and a Fellow of the Pierre Fauchard Academy. He is a member of the Academy of Prosthodontics, the International College of Prosthodontists and the
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Robert J. Miller

Robert J. Miller

DDS, FACD, DABOI, FAO

Dr. Miller received his B.A. from New York University and M.A. from Hofstra University, both in biology. He graduated with honors from New York University College of Dentistry where he received the International College of Dentists Award for clinical excellence and then completed his residency at Flushing Hospital and Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Miller is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology, Honored Fellow of the American
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Howard Gluckman

Howard Gluckman

BDS MChD PhD

Dr Gluckman is an internationally renowned dental practitioner, implantologist, author and lecturer who has been in the industry for nearly three decades. After completing his dental training at the University of Witwatersrand in 1990, he spent a few years in general practice before taking on a four-year degree in Oral Medicine and Periodontics at the University of Stellenbosch, which he completed with Distinction (Cum Laude). Eager to shape
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Andres Fernandez

Andrés Fernandéz

MsC

Dr. Fernandéz is a Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and is committed to improving the oral health of his patients and the correction of dento-cranial-maxillofacial deformities. He obtains his Dental Degree in the University Latina of Costa Rica in 2000, then in 2005 the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Master’s degree in the Javeriana University of Colombia. He has several fellowships and continuum education in dental implants including in the Pennsylvania State and Harvard
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Juan Carlos Ortiz Hugues DDS,

Juan Carlos Ortiz Hugues

DDS, MAMED, CEAS

Dr. Ortiz Hugues is an Endodontist in private practice in David, Panama, and a Fellow of the Academy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry. He is also a Certified Ergonomics Assessment Specialist. Dr. Ortiz Hugues lectures throughout the world on Endodontics, Microscope Dentistry and Advanced Ergonomics, and currently serves as the Vice-President of AMED.

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David Clark, DDS

David Clark

DDS

Dr. Clark is director of Bio clear Learning Centres International. He founded the Academy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry, creates curriculum for dental schools, and has lectured in twenty-seven countries. He developed the Bioclear Matrix System for placement of biologically appropriate, esthetically pleasing direct composite restorations for facilitating Injection Molding of the Clark Class I and Class II preparations, diastema closure and black triangle
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Alina Krivitsky

Alina Krivitsky

DDS, BS

Dr. Alina Krivitsky Aalam graduated with a BS in Dental Hygiene, DDS and a Certificate in Advanced Periodontics from the USC School of Dentistry. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology and Implant Dentistry. She is a Fellow of International College of Dentists and of American Academy of Es thetic Dentistry. Society of Periodontology and USC Research Committee awarded
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Dan Grauer

Dan Grauer

DDS, MS, PhD

Dan Grauer, DDS, PhD maintains a practice limited to orthodontics in Santa Monica, CA focused on computer-guided orthodontic treatment for teenagers and adults. He is a diplomate by the American Board of Orthodontics, a member of the American Association of Orthodontists Committee on Technology, and an Editor for the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics. Dr. Grauer was trained in dentistry and orthodontics both in
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Peter Nordland

DMD, MS

Dr. Peter Nordland is one of the co-founders of the International Society of Periodontal Plastic Surgeons. For the past 30 years Dr. Nordland has organized and run this organization, personally inviting our prominent speakers and making all meeting arrangements. Dr Nordland has been a prolific contributor to the oral plastic surgical literature in books, research articles and original publications. He has taught at almost every U.S. dental school and has provided
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Mehrdad Razaghy, DDS

Mehrdad Razaghy

DDS

After receiving his bachelor’s degree, Dr. Razaghy spent a year focusing on his research in the field of neurosurgery and was part of six major publications at David Geffen School of Medicine of UCLA. His passion for creation and research carried through his path in dentistry and allowed him to become a key developer in various research projects. Mehrdad’s journey in dental research began by joining Dr. Pascal Magne’s research laboratory at Herman
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Mamaly A. Reshad, DDS, MSC

Mamaly A. Reshad

DDS, MSC

Dr. Mamaly Reshad is a Prosthodontist and the former Section Chair for Fixed Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry at the University of Southern California (USC). He qualified as a dentist in 1993 from Kings College, London University. He completed his Master’s in Conservative Dentistry with Distinction at the Eastman Dental Institute. He obtained his training in advanced Prosthodontics at USC. He has published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and
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Jean C. Wu

Jean C. Wu

D.D.S

Dr. Jean Wu obtained her Bachelor of Dental Science from the University of Melbourne in 1990 and her Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of Tennessee in 2002. She has her Masters in Prosthodontics and a certificate in Maxillofacial Prosthetics. She was a distinguished lecturer and clinical instructor at the University of Melbourne and past president of the Australian Prosthodontic Society. In 1999, Dr. Wu was awarded membership
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Abdi Sameni ,DDS,FACD

Abdi Sameni

DDS FACD

Dr. Abdi Sameni is a Clinical Associate Professor of Dentistry and a 1991 graduate of Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry at USC. He has been a member of the USC clinical faculty since 1998. He is a former faculty for the “esthetic selective” which emphasizes a “biomimetic approach” to restorative and esthetic care. He was the original director of the USC Advanced Esthetic Dentistry Continuum for the portion relating to indirect porcelain veneers. He
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