Dental News - American Academy of Implant Dentistry elects new officers

Dental Tribune USA

Tue. 31 October 2017

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CHICAGO, Ill., USA: The American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) elected David G. Hochberg, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Atlanta, Ga., as president at its recently concluded 66th Annual Conference. Selected as president-elect was Natalie Wong, DDS, cert prostho, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The newly elected vice president is Bernee Dunson, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Atlanta, Ga., and Adam Foleck, DMD, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Norfolk, Va., was elected treasurer.

Brian J. Jackson, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Utica, N.Y., was elected secretary.

Other members of the Board of Trustees include:

Shankar Iyer, DDS, MDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID of Elizabeth, N.J., immediate past president.
John Da Silva, DMD, MPH, AFAAID, of Boston, Mass., past presidents' representative.
George Arvanitis, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Richard Grubb, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Havre de Grace, Md.
Jason Kim, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Flushing, N.Y.
Rajiv R. Patel, BDS, MDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Deland, Fla.
David A. Resnick, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Ada, Minn.
Trace Rutherford, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Columbia, S.C.
Shane Samy, DMD, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Eugene, Ore.
Matthew Young, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of San Francisco, Calif.

AAID Membership Manager Nicole Basso displays an item from the AAID-branded scrubs collection that’s for sale in the AAID booth.

The Dental Implant Technologies booth.

In the DoWell Dental Products booth, Terry Cha displays the Zirconia Sinus Drill Kit.

In the Glidewell Dental booth, Dr. Jack Hahn, seated, with Dr. Neil Park and Jennifer Archer.

Dr. Nelson Pinto of Concepcion, Chile, left, and AAID Fellow Dr. Robert Miller of Delray Beach, Fla.

In the KaVo booth, Barrett Crone displays the company’s latest imaging system, the Orthopantomorgraph OP 3D.

James Scyoc helps Dr. Chan Teng Ye of Malaysia in the Meisinger booth.

Wednesday evening’s Welcome Reception Celebration on the Promenade provides attendees with a colorful sunset and a relaxed atmosphere to meet and mingle.

Brandi Ratliff of X-Nav Technologies guides AAID Associate Fellow Dr. Ninette Branday of the United Arab Emirates in the use of the X-Guide by X-Nav Technologies.

Mike Foley, president the U.S. division of Zeramex, describes the metal-free, all-ceramic implant system to attendees.

Established in 1951, the AAID is the only dental implant organization that offers credentials recognized by federal and state courts as bona fide. Its membership, which exceeds 6,000, includes general dentists, oral surgeons, periodontists and prosthodontists from across the United States and in 40 other countries.

More information about the AAID and its credentialed members is available online, at the American Academy of Implant Dentistry’s website, www.aaid.com, or by calling the AAID at (312) 335-1550 or (877) 335-AAID (2243).

(Source: American Academy of Implant Dentistry)