Education

2004 Albert Einstein College of Medicine Certificate in IV Sedation
New York, NY

1988-1990 Baylor College of Dentistry Certificate in Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics
Dallas, Texas

1984-1988 University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine D.M.D.
Pittsburgh, PA

1980-1984 Clarion University of Pennsylvania B.S. (Biology)
Clarion, PA

Licensure

Texas 1990

Board Certification

Northeast Regional Board 1988
Texas State Board 1990
Diplomate of the American 1995
Board of Prosthodontics

Professional Activity
Private Practice

7777 Forest Lane, #A-309
Dallas, Texas 75230
1990-1992

4030 N. MacArthur Blvd. #100
Irving, Texas 75038
1991-1993

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75390-9109
1993-2002

The Dental Implant Center
5301 W. Lovers Lane #102
Dallas, TX 75209
2002-present

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Professional Appointments

Director
Dental Implant Center at UT Southwestern
University of Texas SWMC
5325 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, Texas 75235-9109
1998-2002

Director and Founder
Dental Implant Center Study Club
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, Texas 75235-9109
1998-2002

Associate Professor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Division of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, Texas 75235-9109
1999-2002

Assistant Professor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Division of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, Texas 75235-9109
1993-1999

Clinical Director
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Outpatient Clinic
James W. Aston Ambulatory Care Center
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
1993-1995

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Teaching Experience

Assistant Professor
UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, Texas 75235-9109
1993-2002

Clinical Instructor
Fixed Prosthodontic Clinic
Baylor College of Dentistry
Dallas, Texas
1989-1990

Hospital Staff Appointments

Irving Healthcare System, Irving, TX
Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, TX
Children's Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Zale Lipshy University Hospital, Dallas, TX

Professional Associations

Texas Dental Association
Dallas County Dental Society
    Peer Review Committee
Young Dentists Study Club
American Dental Association
American College of Prosthodontists
Irving Dental Study Club
   Secretary/Treasurer; 1993-1994
Dental Implant Center Study Club

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Continuing Education Courses/Lectures

1988
06/24 Current Concepts and Techniques in Fixed Prosthodontics; Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas; attendee

09/09-10 Branemark Implant Course; Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas; attendee

09/15-16 Normal and Abnormal TMJ Disc Function, Dr. Weldin Bell; Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas; attendee

10/21 Critical Perspectives of the Restoration of Endodontically Treated Teeth, Second Annual Charles F. Bouscher Lecture; Sheraton Hotel, Dallas, Texas; attendee

10/26-29 Integral Biointegrated Implant Seminars; Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas; attendee

11/16 Occlusion in Orthodontics, Dr. Ron Roth; Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas, attendee

11/18 Restoration of the Mutilated Dentition, Dr. Ryle Radke; Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas; attendee

1989
01/30-31 IZM Osseointegration Implant Seminars; Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas; attendee

03/01 Current Techniques and New Products-VITA Corporation Part II; Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas; attendee

03/02-03 Academy of Osseointegration Seminar; Westin Galleria, Dallas, Texas; attendee

03/23 Fabrication of Surgical Implant Stents as an Ideal Guide for Future Prostheses; North Texas Chapter of the American College of Prosthodontists; lecturer

04/20 Principals of Gnathological Waxing; Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas; attendee

05/19 Diagnosis and Treatment of Occlusion Using the T-Scan; Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas; attendee

06/05 Current Trends in Dental Materials Research; North Texas Chapter of the American College of Prosthodontists; Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas; attendee

10/05-07 Occlusal Adjustments and Posterior Waxing as Dictated By Form and Function, Dr. Carl Wirth; Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas; attendee

10/20 Anterior Porcelain Veneer Techniques, Dr. Mark Friedman; The Third Annual Charles F. Bouscher Lecture; Sheraton Hotel, Dallas, Texas; attendee

10/26-27 Diagnosis of Orofacial Pain Syndrome, Dr. Weldin Bell; Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas; attendee

11/09-10 Osseodent Implant – Intensive Training Seminar; Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas; attendee

1990
01/23 Dental Electrosurgery; Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas; attendee

02/13 Stage I Temporomandibular Joint Therapy; Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas; attendee

02/17 Laboratory Rescue of Misaligned Implants; Dallas Technicians Study Club, Dallas, Texas; lecturer

03/14 Academy of Osseointegration Fifth Annual Meeting; Westin Hotel, Dallas, Texas; attendee

03/14 Advanced Porcelain Techniques – VITA Corporation; Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas; attendee

12/90- 09/91 Advances in Dentistry—A Prosthodontic View; Monthly, December 1990-September 1991; lecturer
   Prosthodontics-A brief overview; Local presentations monthly; lecturer

1991
10/12-15 Comprehensive Prosthodontic Review; University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, Michigan; attendee

1992
05/06-09 Commitment to Excellence in Dentistry; Texas Dental Association Annual Meeting; San Antonio, Texas; attendee

07/11-12 Dental Implant Conference 1992 - The Team Approach to Dental Implants; American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons; Hyatt Regency O’Hare, Chicago, Illinois; attendee

1993
04/12 Complications in Implant Reconstruction; The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dallas, Texas; lecturer

05/21 Joy of Communication; Increasing Implants in Your Practice; Hyatt Regency, Dallas, Texas; attendee

05/22-23 National Conferences on the Status of Dental Implants; American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons; Loews Anatole Hotel, Dallas, Texas; attendee

10/26-30 24th Annual Scientific Session - The American College of Prosthodontists; Wyndham Hotel, Palm Springs, CA; attendee

1994
04/16 The ITI Dental Implant System Training Course; Double Tree Hotel, Dallas, Texas; attendee

04/27-30 1st International Congress on Maxillofacial Prosthetics; University of California, Los Angeles; Stouffer Esmeralda Hotel, Indian Wells, CA; attendee

05/18 Implant Prosthodontics; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; lecturer

08/26-27 Creating Restorative and Removable Prosthodontics; Dallas County Dental Society; Lowes Anatole Hotel, Dallas, Texas; lecturer

10/18 Oral Appliances in the Treatment of Sleep Disordered Breathing; Dallas County Dental Society; Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, Dallas, Texas; attendee

1995
03/22 & 03/29 Complications in Implant Treatments; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas;  lecturer

04/21 Workshop of Tissue Integrated Implants in Craniofacial Osseointegration; Palmer House Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois; attendee

05/04-06 American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Annual Session; Hyatt Hotel, Orlando, Florida; attendee

10/05 Overview of Prosthodontics; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; lecturer

10/18-22 27th Annual Session of the American College of Prosthodontists; Hyatt Hotel, Washington D.C.; attendee

1996
02/06 Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthetics; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; lecturer

12/06 Dental Implant Restorations – Dr. Stephen Lewis; John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas; attendee

12/06 Prosthetic Curriculum of Branemark System; John Peter Smith Hospital, Forth Worth, Texas; attendee

1997
01/22 Implant Prosthodontics; North Dallas Study Club, Dallas, Texas; lecturer

02/17 Implant Prosthodontics; John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas; lecturer
     Update on Implant Prosthodontics, John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas; lecturer

03/01 Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics; Department of Otolaryngology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; lecturer

03/11 An Overview of Implant Prosthodontics; Functional Esthetics Dental Lab, Lewisville, Texas; lecturer

03/21 Implant Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthetics; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; lecturer

03/26 Treatment Planning for Dental Implantology; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; lecturer

08/26 Treating the Edentulous Patient with Dental Implants; Functional Esthetics Dental Lab, Lewisville, Texas; lecturer

12/05 Otolaryngology/Prosthodontic Interface; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; lecturer

02/18 Implant Innovations Product Update; Hyatt Hotel, Dallas, Texas; attendee

06/20 The ITI Implant – Prosthetic Course; Westin Galleria, Dallas, Texas; attendee

11/05-08 The American College of Prosthodontists – Annual Session; Renaissance Orlando Resort, Orlando, FL; attendee

11/11 An Overview of Implant Components; Functional Esthetics Dental Lab, Lewisville, Texas; attendee

1998
06/01-06 Pankey Institute for Advanced Dental Education, Miami, FL; lecturer

09/16-19 Current Controversies in Prosthodontics; The American College of Prosthodontists Annual Meeting; Sheraton Hotel, San Diego, CA; attendee

10/01 Controversies in Implant Dentistry; Trinity Medical Center, Carrollton, Texas; lecturer

10/08 Current Concepts in Prosthodontics; Dallas Dental Hygienists’ Society, Children’s Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; lecturer

11/30 Prosthetic Solutions to Surgical Misadventures; Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA; lecturer

1999
01/09 Dental Implant Rehabilitation, Dr. Daniel Buser; UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; host, attendee

02/05 & 02/11 Single Unit Implant Restorations; Zale Lipshy Hospital, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

03/04 Multiple Unit Implant Restorations; Zale Lipshy Hospital, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

04/01 Implant Overdentures and Hybrid Prostheses; Zale Lipshy Hospital, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

05/06 Implant Impressions, IO Records, and Surgical Guides, Dr. Marshall Goldberg & Phil Watkins; Zale Lipshy Hospital, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer, attendee

09/02 Bone Augmentation Procedures, Dr. Edward Ellis; Zale Lipshy Hospital, Dallas, TX; host, attendee

09/17 ITI Dental Implant Overview; Tulsa, OK; lecturer

10/07 Complex Implant Restorations; Zale Lipshy Hospital, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer, attendee

11/04 Complications of Implant Dentistry; Zale Lipshy Hospital, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer, attendee

2000
01/07 Overview of Maxillofacial Prosthodontics/Otorhinolaryngology; UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; lecturer

02/03 Single Unit Implant Restorations; Zale Lipshy Hospital, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

02/11 North American International Team for Implantology Congress 2000; Orlando, FL; attendee

02/24 Diagnosis and Treatment Planning for the Edentulous Patient; Carrollton, TX; lecturer

03/02 Bone Augmentation Procedures; Zale Lipshy Hospital, Dallas, TX; host, attendee

04/06 Multiple Unit Implant Restorations; Zale Lipshy Hospital, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

05/11 Overdenture and Hybrid Implant Prostheses; Zale Lipshy Hospital, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

07/19 Dental Implant Conference for Oral Surgery Conference; UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; lecturer

08/29 Current Trends in Dental Implant Treatment; Plano, TX; lecturer

09/07 Complications in Implant Dentistry; Zale Lipshy Hospital, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

10/05 Full Mouth Implant Restorations; Zale Lipshy Hospital, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

10/13 Zygomatic Implants; Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX; attendee

10/20-24 Pre-prosthetic Surgical Options for Fixed Dental Implant Restoration of the Atrophic Maxilla; Solutions to Intra-Arch Dental Implant Dilemmas; Prosthetic Management of Soft Tissues during Implant Treatment; Fixed Implant Reconstruction of the Edentulous Maxilla. Presented at the 15th Convocation of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons. Auckland, New Zealand; lecturer

11/02 Hands-on Dental Implant Workshop; Zale Lipshy Hospital, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

11/11-13 Review of the Straumann Extraoral Implant System; International Congress of Maxillofacial Prosthetics; Marriott Hotel, Kuwuai, HI; lecturer, attendee

11/16-18 American College of Prosthodontists Annual Meeting; Island of Hawaii, HI; attendee

2001
01/09 Overview of ITI Dental Implants; Kansas City Dental Implant Society, Kansas City, MO; lecturer

01/16 Dental Implant Restorations; Tarrant County Dental Study Group, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine; Fort Worth, TX; lecturer

02/06 Diagnosis and Treatment Planning and Single Tooth Implant Restorations; UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

02/08 Implant Restorations-Anterior Esthetics; Oak Cliff Country Club, Oak Cliff, TX; lecturer

02/21 Implant Aesthetics; Zale Lipshy University Hospital, Dallas, TX; lecturer

03/06 Bone Grafting and Sinus Augmentation & Management of the Severely Atrophic Maxilla; UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; host, attendee

03/10 “Open House” for Dental Implant Center; UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; host

04/03 Multiple Unit Implant Restorations; UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

04/06 STAT Training Session; Hilton O’Hare Chicago, IL; attendee

05/01 Hands on Workshop; UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

05/03 The Detail and the Pursuit of Excellence Differentiates the Top 2%; Texas Dental Association 131st Annual Session, San Antonio, TX; lecturer

06/01 Successful Crown and Bridge Restorations; UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

06/29 “Fixed” Dental Implant Reconstruction of the Atrophic Maxilla; Brazil; lecturer

08/15 Overdenture and Hybrid Prostheses; Zale Lipshy University Hospital, Dallas, TX; lecturer

09/04 Overdenture and Hybrid Prostheses; UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

09/19 Current Concepts in Implant Dentistry Using the ITI Dental Implant System; Scott & White Hospital, Temple, TX; lecturer

10/02 Complex Implant Restorations; UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

11/06 Complications in Implant Dentistry; UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

11/18 STAT (Straumann Training and Technology) Restorative Series; Denver, CO; lecturer

2002
01/18 Current Concepts in Implant Dentistry; 1st District Dental Group; Mt. Pleasant, TX; lecturer

02/28 STAT (Straumann Training and Technology) Restorative Series #2; Denver, CO: lecturer

03/05 Diagnosis and Treatment Planning and Single Tooth Implant Restorations; UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

03/20 STAT (Straumann Training and Technology) Restorative Series; Rockwall, TX; lecturer

03/21 Implant Overdentures: Step by Step Process; 6th District Meeting; Corsicana, TX; lecturer

03/22-23 Enteral Conscious Sedation; Dallas County Dental Society, Dallas, TX; attendee

04/02 Abutment Connection and Final Impression “Hands-on” Workshop; UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

04/18 STAT (Straumann Training and Technology) Restorative Series; Denver, CO; lecturer

05/07 Bone Grafting and Sinus Augmentation, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer, attendee

05/10 STAT (Straumann Training and Technology) Restorative Series Overview, St. Louis MO; lecturer

06/01 Dental Implant Reconstruction; Tarrant County Dental Society; Saledo Stage Coach Inn, Saledo, TX; lecturer

06/04 Multiple Unit Implant Restorations, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

06/06 STAT (Straumann Training and Technology) Restorative Series #2; Rockwall, TX; lecturer

07/18 STAT (Straumann Training and Technology) Restorative Series #3, Rockwall, TX; lecturer

09/05 Implant Overdentures and Hybrid Prostheses; The Dental Implant Study Club; Dallas County Dental Society, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

09/09 STAT (Straumann Training and Technology) Restorative Series #4; Rockwall, TX; lecturer

09/09 STAT (Straumann Training and Technology) Restorative Series #1; Grapevine, TX; lecturer

09/26 STAT (Straumann Training and Technology) Restorative Series; Denver, CO; lecturer

09/28 Current Concepts on Dental Implant Reconstruction; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Group Limited; Chateau on the Lakes, Branson, MO; lecturer

10/03 Complex Implant Restorations; The Dental Implant Study Club; Dallas County Dental Society, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

10/26 A Laboratory Technicians Perspective on the ITI Implant System; ALTEX Meeting at Crown Dental, Shreveport, LA; lecturer

11/07 Complications in Implant Dentistry; The Dental Implant Study Club; Dallas County Dental Society, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

12/09 STAT (Straumann Training and Technology) Restorative Series #2; Grapevine, TX; lecturer

2003
01/28 STAT (Straumann Training and Technology) Restorative Series #1, Odessa, TX; lecturer

02/10 STAT (Straumann Training and Technology) Restorative Series #3, Grapevine, TX; lecturer

02/26 Edentulous Ridge Expansion and Localized Management of the Sinus Floor; Straumann USA; Boston, MA; attendee (6.0 hours)

02/26 Rome to Boston Meeting; Park Avenue Dental Seminars, LTD, Sheraton Hotel-Prudential Center, Boston, MA; attendee

02/27 to 03/01 LA-9 Innovations in Esthetic Implant Therapy; Academy of Osseointegration, Boston, MA; attendee to LA-4B Advanced Implant Therapy: Academy of Osseointegration, Boston, MA; attendee (15.5 hours)

03/06 Single Implant Restorations: Diagnosis and Treatment Planning; The Dental Implant Study Club; Dallas County Dental Society, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

03/18 STAT (Straumann Training and Technology) Restorative Series #2, Odessa, TX; lecturer

04/03 Multiple Unit Implant Restorations and Hands On Workshop; The Dental Implant Study Club; Dallas County Dental Society, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

04/07 STAT (Straumann Training and Technology) Restorative Series #4, Grapevine, TX; lecturer

04/29 STAT (Straumann Training and Technology) Restorative Series #3, Odessa, TX; lecturer

05/01 Bone Grafting & Sinus Augmentation and Implant Orthodontics & Orthognathic Surgery; The Dental Implant Study Club; The Dallas County Dental Society, Dallas, TX; host, attendee (2 hours)

05/20 STAT (Straumann Training and Technology) Restorative Series #4, Odessa, TX; lecturer

09/04 Overdentures and Hybrid Prostheses; The Dental Implant Study Club; The Dallas County Dental Society, Dallas, TX; lecturer

10/02 Full Mouth Implant Treatment; The Dental Implant Study Club; The Dallas County Dental Society, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer, attendee (2 hours)

10/08-11 The Collaboration between Prosthodontics and Dental Technology Annual Session 2003; American College of Prosthodontists; Wyndham Anatole Hotel, Dallas, TX; attendee (5.5 hours)

11/06 Complications in Implant Dentistry; The Dental Implant Study Club; The Dallas County Dental Society, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

2004
02/05-07 Research and Technology Forum; 3i Implant Innovations, Inc.; Palm Beach Gardens, FL; attendee (8 hours)

03/04 Diagnosis and Treatment Planning; Simple Dental Implant Restorations; The Dental Implant Study Club; The Dallas County Dental Society, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

03/12-13 Realities of Advanced Bone Grafting; Lone Star Institute, Straumann, Exatech, W. Lorenz Surgical and W.L.) Gore and Associates Inc.; Dallas, TX; attendee (14.5 hours)

03/18-20 19th Annual Meeting; Academy of Osseointegration; San Francisco, CA: attendee

04/01 Bone Grafting and Sinus Augmentation; The Dental Implant Study Club; The Dallas County Dental Society, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

07/11-17 Conscious Patient Management with IV & Nitrous Sedation in General Dentistry; Albert Einstein College of Medicine; New York, NY; attendee (90.0 hours)

07/23 Trade Secrets Revealed for Optimal Crown and Bridge Procedures; The Dental Implant Study Club; The Dental Implant Center; Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

09/02 Implant Overdentures and Hybrid Prostheses/Hands-On Workshop; The Dental Implant Study Club; The Dallas County Dental Society, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer.

09/10 CPR Course, Integrated Safety Solutions; The Dental Implant Center; Dallas, TX; attendee

10/07-08 ACLS Course; Presbyterian Hospital; Dallas, TX; attendee.

10/07 Full Mouth Implant Treatment and Complications in Implant Dentistry; The Dental Implant Study Club; The Dallas County Dental Society; Dallas, TX; host, lecturer.

11/09 Overview of the Thommen Implant System; Thommen Medical USA, Roanoke, VA; lecturer.

2005
03/11-12 Implant Esthetics and Dental Implant Reconstruction of the Edentulous Maxilla; 1st International Meeting Dental Implantologists and Surgeons; Porte Allegro, Brazil; lecturer.

04/07 Diagnosis and Treatment Planning; Simple Dental Implant Restorations; The Dental Implant Study Club; The Dallas County Dental Society, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

05/05 Bone Grafting and Sinus Augmentation; The Dental Implant Study Club; The Dallas County Dental Society, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

05/18 Soft Tissue Manipulation and Implant Dentistry; Residents, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; lecturer

09/01 Implant Overdentures and Hybrid Prostheses; Hands-on Workshop; The Dallas County Dental Society, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

10/06 Full Mouth Implant Treatment; Complications in Implant Dentistry; The Dallas County Dental Society, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

2006
04/06 Diagnosis and Treatment Planning; Simple Dental Implant Restorations; Pre-implant Surgery; The Dallas County Dental Society, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

04/19 Implant Dentistry; Resident, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX;lecturer

05/04 Implant Overdentures and Hybrid Prostheses; Dull Mouth Implant Treatment; “Hands-on” Clinic; The Dallas County Dental Society, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

09/07 Complications in Implant Dentistry; Impression Making for Standard Crown and Bridge Restorations; The Dallas County Dental Society, Dallas, TX; host, lecturer

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