2023 Annual Session Speakers
Dr. Ken Reed
After completing college at the University of Arizona, Dr. Reed attended dental school at the Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) School of Dentistry in Portland, Oregon, earning a DMD degree. After completing dental school, Dr. Reed remained at OHSU where he received
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Dr. Hector Sarmiento
Dr. Hector L. Sarmiento graduated with a degree in Dental Medicine from the Universidad Cuauhtemoc in Mexico, where he then received training in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. He received his American dental license from the University of Rochester.
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Kandra Sellers, RDH, BA
Kandra Sellers, RDH, BA is widely considered one of the most passionate and successful coaches any practice could partner with. With over 30 years in the dental industry, Kandra has had many different career roles due to the fantastic mentors she has met along the way. She is no longer seen as “just
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Dr. Samuel B. Low
Professor Emeritus, University of Florida, College of Dentistry; He is past President of the American Academy of Periodontology. He is a current President of the Academy of Laser Dentistry. He was selected “Dentist of the Year” by the Florida Dental Association,
Distinguished Alumnus by the University of
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Dr. Georgios A. Kotsakis
Dr. George Kotsakis received his DDS from the University of Athens and after graduation, he practiced in Athens, Greece prior to coming to the US. He then completed his residency in Periodontics and MS in Science at the University of Minnesota when he first got
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Dr. Len Tau, DMD
Chosen as one of the top leaders in dental consulting by Dentistry Today, Len Tau, DMD, has dedicated his professional life to improving dentistry for both patients and other dentists. After purchasing his practice, the Pennsylvania Centre for Dental Excellence
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Dr. Dwayne Karateew
Dr. Karateew completed dental school at Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery (now the College of Dental Medicine) in New York City. This was followed by certificates in both Periodontics and Fixed Prosthodontics from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
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Dr. Thomas Wiedemann
This course is under the direction of Thomas G. Wiedemann, MD, PhD, DDS, Clinical Associate Professor and full-time faculty at New York University, College of Dentistry, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.
Prof. Wiedemann´s career consists of more than 27 years of surgical and educational
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Dr. Sascha Jovanovic
Dr. Sascha A. Jovanovic is considered one of the founders of guided bone regeneration (GBR). He was formally trained in periodontics at UCLA School of Dentistry, in Implant Dentistry at Loma Linda University, and in Prosthodontics at the University of Aachen, Germany, and holds a Master of
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Susan Wingrove, BS, RDH
Susan Wingrove BS, RDH. Dynamic innovator, international speaker, researcher, writer, and consultant. 2016 RDH Award of Distinction and 2022 Western Society of Periodontology Hygiene Educator of the year recipient. Instrument co-designer of the Wingrove Titanium Implant Series, ACE
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Dr. Junichi Watahiki
Dr. Junichi Watahiki graduated from Showa University School of dentistry, Tokyo, Japan in 1999. He was trained and received Ph.D. Degree from the Department of Orthodontics School of Dentistry, Showa University, Tokyo. He has researched periodontal regeneration and brain function
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Dr. Abhiram Maddi
Dr. Abhiram Maddi is a full-time periodontal educator serving as an Associate Professor in the Division of Periodontics at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). Dr. Maddi is a clinician-scientist with extensive clinical and research training. After receiving his dental degree from Manipal College of
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Dr. Mia Geisinger
As Diplomate in the American Board of Periodontology, Dr. Geisinger is Board Certified in Periodontology and Implant Surgery. She serves as a Professor and the Director of Advanced Education in Periodontology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She has served on
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Dr. Israel Puterman
Dr. Israel Puterman, originally from Montreal, Canada, received his DMD from Boston University. He then attended Loma Linda University, where he received two residency certificates: one in Implant Dentistry and one in Periodontics, as well as a Master of Science in Dentistry. As part of his dual
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Dr. Georgios Romanos
Dr. Romanos is a Professor of Periodontology and Director of Laser Education at Stony Brook University (SBU), School of Dental Medicine (SDM). Professor (Prof. Dr. med. dent.) of Oral Surgery/Implant Dentistry in Frankfurt/Germany; former Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs at Stony Brook University;
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Dr. Giles Horrocks
Dr. Horrocks completed his specialty training in Periodontology in the Department of Medicine and Surgery at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is board certified and a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. As the founder of Boulder
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Dr. Ryan C Lewis
Dr. Ryan C Lewis received his bachelor’s degree in biology at Murray State University in 2006. He then earned his Doctor of Medical Dentistry degree in 2011 from the prestigious University of Louisville, School of Dentistry. Dr. Lewis then completed a 3-year post-graduate training program in
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Lyndon F. Cooper
Lyndon F. Cooper, D.D.S., Ph.D., is dean of VCU School of Dentistry and an internationally renowned and innovative patient-oriented researcher and clinician. He has established a reputation for leading innovative teams in translational research and advancing a research-oriented approach
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Angus Barrie
Angus became a dental technician in 1987 after completing the dental technology program at Vancouver Community College and worked for both his father’s dental laboratory as well as Turner Dental Lab on Vancouver Island before moving to Vancouver in 2002. Since 2002 Angus has
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Dr Homa Zadeh
Dr. Zadeh is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and Implant Surgery. He earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from USC Ostrow School of Dentistry. He completed post-doctoral clinical training in periodontology, as well as a PhD degree in immunology, at
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Dr. Bobby Birdi
Dr. Bobby Birdi is one of North America’s very few Certified Dual Specialists in Periodontics and Prosthodontics. Dr. Birdi is an adjunct Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia and the University of Minnesota, where he is involved in multiple dental implant research projects
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Pinar Emecen-Huja
Dr. Pinar Emecen Huja received her dental degree from Hacettepe University, Turkey in 1998. She completed PhD training combined with specialty training in periodontology at Hacettepe University in 2005. Following her graduation, she accepted a visiting faculty position at the Ohio State University College Read More
2023 Annual Session AMED Speakers
Dr. Jeffrey D. Krupp
Dr. Krupp, a Board Certified Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics graduated from the UCLA School of Dentistry. He received his postgraduate degree along with his Master of Science degree in Endodontics from Marquette University. He has been at the same location serving the greater San
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Dr. Sadaki Sakamoto
2004 Graduated from Nihon University Matsudo School of Dentistry
2009 Worked at Daikanyama Address Dental Clinic
2013Opened Sadaki Dental Clinic
2023 Opening of Sakamoto Dental Clinic
Affiliation
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Dr. Tadahiko Nakano
Dr. Nakano grew up in a third-generation family of dentists. He loved sports from an early age and belonged to the baseball club from elementary school to college. After graduating from university, he spent about 10 years training and working at hospitals in Tokyo, university hospitals, and overseas
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Dr. Ed McLaren
Dr. Mclaren is a Prosthodontist and Master Dental Ceramist. He attended the University of Redlands where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude. He received his D.D.S. from the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry, where he graduated from Omicron Kappa Upsilon. After several
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Dr. Enrico Cassai
Dr. Cassai graduated cum laude in Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics at the University of Ferrara in 1999.
He is an active member of the Italian Society of Endodontology (SIE) and the Italian Association of Microscopic Dentistry (AIOM). He is an associate member of the American
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Prof. Dr. Marco Aurélio de Carvalho
Dr Carvalho is a member of the AMED, Brazilian Society of Ethetic Dentistry and BioEmulation group. He is also the clinician in charge of biomimetic and esthetic dentistry in a private practice, the Brazilian Center of Esthetic Dentistry in Goiania, Brazil. Dr Carvalho academic activities
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Dr. Tatsuya Hasegawa
Dr. Tatsuya Hasegawa received his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from the Nippon Dental University, School of Dentistry at Tokyo. He then earned Ph.D. degree from Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry. Currently, he works as an assistant professor in The Nippon Dental University Hospital. He licensed general
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2023 Annual Session HANDS-on workshop Speakers
Dr. Juan Carlos Ortiz Hugues
Dr. Ortiz Hugues is an Endodontist in private practice in David, Panama, and a Fellow of the Acad- emy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry. He is also a Certified Ergonomics Assessment Specialist. Dr. Ortiz Hugues lectures throughout the world on Endodontics, Microscope Dentistry and
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Dr. Thomas Wiedemann
Dr. Thomas Wiedemann is a Clinical Associate Professor and full-time faculty at New York University, College of Dentistry, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. Prof. Wiedemann´s career consists of more than 27 years of surgical and educational experience in an academic setting and
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