Education:

• MSD - Indiana University School of Dentistry, IN

• Three-year specialty training in Periodontics and Implant Dentistry

• Masters of Science in Dentistry & Certificate in Periodontics

• Certification in IV Sedation and Advanced Cardiac Life Support.

• DDS - University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry, MI

• BDS - Bangalore University, India

 

Faculty:

Taught periodontics at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry and Indiana University School of Dentistry.

 

Areas of Expertise:

Oral plastic surgery, implant placements for hybrid dentures, computer guided implant surgery, ridge augmentation and site development for implant placements, lateral window and crestal approach sinus lifts and traditional periodontal surgical procedures.

 

Awards & Honors:

• Award for clinical excellence from Indiana University.

• Awarded Certificate of Merit in Preclinical Prosthodontics.

• Finalist Clinical Research Poster Competition at the American Academy of Periodontology Annual Meeting

 

Speaker at National Meetings:

• Florida Association of Periodontics, Orlando, FL

• Midwest Society of Periodontology, Chicago, IL  

• American Academy of Implant Prosthodontics, Carefree, AZ

• West Side Study Club meeting in Indianapolis, IN

 

Publications:

• A Randomized split-mouth clinical trial on effectiveness of Amnion-Chorion Membranes in alveolar ridge preservation: a clinical, radiological, & morphometric study – The International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants

• Dehydrated Amnion-Chorion Membranes for Periodontal and Alveolar Regeneration – The Journal of Multidisciplinary Care Decisions in Dentistry.

 

Professional Affiliations:

• American Academy of Periodontology (AAP)

• American Board of Periodontology (ABP)

• Academy of Osseointegration (AO)

• International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI)

• American Dental Association (ADA)

• Florida Dental Association (FDA)

• West Coast District Dental Association (WCDDA)

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