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LLU School of Dentistry - Implant Dentistry Faculty
Implant dentistry core faculty
  • ABENSUR, David J., DDS, associate professor
  • ALVAREZ, Ricardo, DDS, assistant professor
  • CAPLANIS, Nicholas, DDS, MS assistant professor
  • CLEM III, Donald C., DDS, assistant professor
  • DAHER, Tony, DDS, MS
  • FLORES, Luis; DDS, temporary professor
  • HANISCH, Oliver, DMD, MS
  • KAN, Joseph Y.K., DDS, MS, associate professor of implant dentistry, coordinator of undergraduate implant dentistry
  • KATTADIYIL, Matthew, DDS, DDS, MS, assistant professor
  • KIM, Inchul (Edward), DDS, MS
  • KLEINMAN, Alejandro A., DDS, assistant professor, coordinator of preceptorship in implant dentistry
  • LOZADA, Jaime L., DDS, professor and program director of implant dentistry
  • MISCH, Carl E., DDS, MDS, assistant professor
  • MUŅOZ, Carlos A., DDS, MSD, professor
  • NETHERY, James A., DDS, assistant professor
  • PROUSSAEFS, Periklis, DDS, MS assistant professor
  • RUNGCHARASSAENG, Kitichai (Kit), DDS, MS, assistant professor
  • URBAN, Istvan, DDS, assistant professor
  • VALENTINI, Pascal, DDS, associate professor
  • WHITTAKER, John M., BDS, professor

Thesis

Dr. Kan Thesis: "Factors Affecting Success Rates of Implants Placed in Grafted Maxillary Sinuses."

Dr. (Kit) Rungcharassaeng Thesis: "The Prospective Study on the Immediately Loaded Bar Overdentures Supported by HA-Coated Implants.

Faculty research

"Immediate Placement and Provisionalization of Maxillary Anterior Single Implant: A Three-Year Prospective Study." Investigators: Joseph Kan, DDS, MS; Kitichai (Kit) Rungcharassaeng, DDS, MS; Jaime L. Lozada, DDS.

"Inter-Implant Papilla Reconstruction in the Esthetic Zone." Investigators: Joseph Kan, DDS, MS; Kitichai (Kit) Rungcharassaeng, DDS, MS.

"Implant Single Crown in the Esthetic Zone: A Survival Study." Investigators: Joseph Kan, DDS, MS; Kitichai (Kit) Rungcharassaeng, DDS, MS; Jaime L. Lozada, DDS.

"Mandibular Implant Overdenture with Splinted Attachment Designs: A Five-Year Retrospective Study." Investigators: Joseph Kan, DDS, MS; Kitichai (Kit) Rungcharassaeng, DDS, MS; Jaime L. Lozada, DDS.

" The Effects of Using Platelet Rich Plasma Gel in Combination with Particular Autogenous Graft and Inorganic Bovine Mineral Under a Collagen Barrier for Anterior Maxillary Ridge Augmentation." Investigators: Jaime L. Lozada, DDS; Periklis Proussaefs, DDS, MS.

"Effects of Immediate Loading with Threaded HA Coated Root-Form Implants on Single Premolar Replacements." Investigators: Jaime L. Lozada, DDS; Periklis Proussaefs, DDS, MS.

"A Histologic and Histomorphometric Analysis of Titanium Mesh and Block Onlay Grafts." Investigator: Alejandro Kleinman, DDS; Periklis Proussaefs, DDS, MS.

"The Use of Platelet Rich Plasma Gel for Subantral Augmentation: A Clinical and Histomorphometric Study in Humans." Investigator: Jaime L. Lozada, DDS; Periklis Proussaefs, DDS, MS.

"The Effect of Sealing the Perforated Maxillary Sinus Membrane with a Resorbable Collagen Membrane. A Histomorphometric Analysis." Investigator: Alejandro Kleinman, DDS; Periklis Proussaefs, DDS, MS.