SPEAKERS

Yang Chai, DDS, PhD
Associate Professor and Chair, Division of Craniofacial Sciences and Therapeutics USC School of Dentistry. He has completed his dental education, as well as earned the Ph.D. degree in Craniofacial Biology at USC. He had previously obtained his dental degree, as well as post-doctoral training in Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery at the Beijing Medical University, Beijing, China. He engages in active NIH-funded research at the Center for Cell and Molecular Biology (CCMB) at USC, focusing on craniofacial development. He has published extensively in peer-review journals, as well as book chapters. Dr. Chai has received numerous awards, including several Awards of Excellence in Teaching at USC.

Lyndon F. Cooper, DDS, PhD
Dr. Cooper is the Stallings Distinguished Professor of Dentistry within the Departments of Prosthodontics and Biochemistry & Biophysics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the Director of the Advanced Education Program in Graduate Prosthodontics and the Bone Biology and Implant Therapy Laboratory. Dr. Cooper, a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics, was recognized as the American College of Prosthodontists Outstanding Young Prosthodontist (1997) and serves as a member of its Board of Directors.

Fereidoun Daftary, DMD, MSD
Dr. Daftary received his dental education from the National University of Iran and has completed post-graduate training in prosthodontics at Boston University. He has served as Chair of the Department of Fixed Prosthodontics at USC. Dr Daftary is a frequent lecturer at national and international meetings. He has also developed and patented many implant components. His current research focuses on improving implant esthetics and function. Dr. Daftary maintains a private practice limited to prosthodontics and implant dentistry in Beverly Hills, California.

Yoshihiro Goto, DDS, MSD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Advanced Prosthodontics at USC. He has received his dental degree from Nihon University in Tokyo, Japan., as well as USC. He has earned his Master Degree and Certificate of Advanced Training in Prosthodontics at the University of Washington. Dr. Goto has published multiple articles in national and international dental journals. He has also given numerous presentations nationally and internationally focusing on implants and esthetic rehabilitation. Dr. Goto also maintains a private practice limited to Implant and Prosthodontics reconstruction in Los Angeles, California.

Joseph Kan, DDS, MS
Dr. Kan completed his specialty training in Advanced Prosthodontics as well as the Master degree from the Advanced Implant Dentistry from Loma Linda University School of Dentistry (LLUSD). He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry in LLUSD where he also maintains a private practice limited to Prosthodontics and Implant Surgery. Dr. Kan is the recipient of the Best Research Award from the Academy of Osseointegration, as well as the Judson C. Hinckey Scientific Award from the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. He is on the Periodontology/Implantology Editorial Board of the Practical Periodontics and Aesthetic Dentistry.

Bach Le, DDS, MD, FICD
Assistant Professor, Division of Surgical Therapeutic and Bioengineering Sciences and Assistant Director, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, USC School of Dentistry and USC Medical Center. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, the American Dental Society of Anesthesiologists, and the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. Dr. Le holds Fellowships in the International College of Dentists and the International Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons. Dr. Le maintains a private practice in Whittier, California.

Pascal Magne, DMD, PhD
Associate Professor and Don and Sybil Harrington Foundation Chair of Esthetic Dentistry, USC School of Dentistry. He obtained his postgraduate education in Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry from the University of Geneva. He was awarded with major grants by the Swiss Science Foundation, the Swiss Foundation for Medical-Biological Grants and the International Association for Dental Research. He also spent two years as a full-time research scholar in Biomaterials and Biomechanics at the University of Minnesota. In 2002 he received his PhD degree. He is the author of the textbook Bonded Porcelain Restorations.

Baldwin W. Marchack, DDS, MBA
Dr. Marchack graduated from USC School of Dentistry and received his MBA from UCLA. Dr Marchack is the immediate past-President of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, the Vice-Chairman of the Editorial Council for the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, serves on the Executive Council of the Pacific Coast Society for Prosthodontics and the Board of Councilors of the USC School of Dentistry. He is the author of numerous articles and has presented over 200 lectures nationally and internationally. Dr. Marchack maintains a private practice with a main emphasis on restorative and implant dentistry in Pasadena, California.

George Romanos, DDS, PhD
Dr. Romanos is Clinical Professor of Implant Dentistry at New York University. He has completed his Graduate studies of Dentistry at Athens University (D.D.S.); Clinical training in Periodontics from Berlin; Prosthodontics training in Freiburg; Oral Surgery and Implantology with Certificate in Oral Surgery, as well as Ph.D. on Immediate loading of dental implants from Frankfurt. He serves as a Board Member of several professional organizations and has published over 100 scientific publications and book chapters.

Arnold Rosen, DDS, MBA
Dr. Rosen’s background spans all arenas of patient care, administration, and academicia. His specialty from Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry and Sloan Kettering Memorial Cancer Institute was Prosthodontics and Maxillo- Facial Prosthetics and he has since added an MBA from Boston University. He has served as Director of the Dental Implant Center and founder of the Dental Implant Fellowship Program at Tufts University. He has also worked in telemedicine and teledental technologies as a consultant to the international medical forum in Argentina, and as cofounder of a telemedicine company and founder of Transcend, Inc.

Clark M. Stanford, DDS, PhD
Centennial Fund Professor in the Dows Institute for Dental Research and in the Department of Prosthodontics, University of Iowa. Dr. Stanford received his BS, DDS, Certificate in Prosthodontics and PhD in Cell Biology from the University of Iowa. Dr. Stanford is a member of several professional organizations and serves on their governing board and committees. He is a Fellow in the Academy of Prosthodontics. His research activities include bone and connective tissue responses to mechanical stimuli, bone mineralization and clinical studies evaluating material outcomes. He maintains a clinical prosthodontic practice within the College of Dentistry.

Richard M. Sullivan, DDS
Clinical Director for Nobel Biocare USA. He completed the two-year Harvard University Implant Dentistry Program and later provided implant placement, restoration and dental laboratory aspects of implant dentistry as a general dentist. Since 1990, he has worked with Nobel Biocare in several capacities, including a two-year relocation to Gothenburg, Sweden. Dr. Sullivan has provided osseointegration programs at universities and professional associations across the country. Dr. Sullivan is a Fellow of the Academy of Osseointegration and has served as Chairman of the Professional and Public Relations Committee.

Kurt Tennyson, CDT
Mr. Tennyson received his education in Dental Technology at Orange Coast College and Maxillofacial Prosthetic Training Program at UCLA. In 1979 he worked for Project Hope, establishing a Maxillofacial Program in Alexandria, Egypt. He spent 12 years with UCLA Maxillofacial / Hospital Dentistry Group and has received Lifetime Credential to teach Dental Technology. He owns and operates Excel Maxillofacial Prosthetic Laboratory. He is the president of the Tennyson Study Club. He lectures extensively nationally and internationally on the topic of dental implants.

Stephen Wallace, DDS
Dr. Wallace is a graduate of Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry with a certificate in Periodontics. He is Associate Professor at the New York University Department of Implant Dentistry. He is a Diplomate of the International Congress of Oral Implantology and a Fellow of the Academy of Osseointegration. He lectures at home and abroad on dental implantology and periodontics. He is the author of journal articles and textbook chapters on implantology and co-editor of sinus elevation textbook released in Italy. Dr. Wallace maintains a private practice limited to Periodontics in Waterbury, CT.

Homayoun H. Zadeh, DDS, PhD
Associate Professor and Chair of the Periodontology Section, USC School of Dentistry. Dr. Zadeh is a graduate of the USC School of Dentistry. He completed the advanced clinical education in Periodontology and earned his PhD degree in Immunology from the University of Connecticut. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. He serves as the editorial reviewer for several scientific journals, and chairs a Scientific Study Section of NIH. Dr. Zadeh also leads a research team, funded by the NIH. His clinical research interests involve studies on minimally-invasive surgery and tissue engineering. He is the Director of USC Periodontal and Implant Symposium and maintains a parttime private practice limited to Periodontology and Implants in Southern California.