Educators You Won't Find Anywhere Else

Dr. Mauricio Araújo is a periodontist and one of the most influential implant researchers in the world. Chairman of the Perio-Implant Research Unit at the State University of Maringá in Brazil, he earned his PhD at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden under the legendary Jan Lindhe. Together they authored the landmark 2005 studies on dimensional ridge changes after tooth extraction — foundational work cited in virtually every modern lecture on socket preservation and immediate implants. An ITI Fellow and Honorary Board member of the Osteology Foundation, Dr. Araújo offers course attendees the rare chance to learn socket biology directly from the scientist who helped define it.

Dr. Furat George is a prosthodontist who directs predoctoral dental implant education at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, where he has served on faculty for more than a decade. He earned his dental degree at the University of Baghdad and completed his prosthodontics specialty training at Michigan. A Fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists and a member of the American College of Prosthodontists and the Academy of Osseointegration, he limits his private practice to prosthodontics and dental implants. His research in dental ceramics and CAD/CAM technology informs a teaching style that connects restorative artistry with the science of long-lasting implant prosthetics.

Dr. Junying Li is a prosthodontist and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, where he is a leading voice in digital implant dentistry. He completed his prosthodontics training and a PhD at the West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, and served as a Dentsply Sirona Implant Fellow at Michigan. His work centers on the technologies reshaping modern practice — computer-guided implant surgery, the virtual patient, intraoral scanning, and fully digital full-arch workflows — and he has published extensively in the peer-reviewed literature. For clinicians looking to bring digital precision into their implant treatment, Dr. Li is an exceptional guide.

Dr. Andrea Ravidà is a periodontist who serves as Assistant Professor and Program Director of the Advanced Education Program in Periodontics at the University of Pittsburgh. He trained in Madrid, completed his periodontics residency at the University of Michigan, and earned his PhD at the University of Granada. A Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, he has authored more than 90 peer-reviewed publications on peri-implantitis, guided bone regeneration, and short implants, and serves as a section editor for the International Journal of Oral Implantology. His energetic, evidence-first teaching has made him one of implant dentistry's most sought-after educators.

Dr. Martinna Bertolini is a clinician-scientist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Periodontics and Preventive Dentistry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine. Dual-trained in prosthodontics and periodontics, she earned her PhD at the University of Campinas in Brazil and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. Her research on the oral microbiome, biofilms, and peri-implantitis has earned international recognition, including a place on the Stanford/Elsevier list of the top 2% of scientists worldwide and an AAP Foundation Teaching Fellowship. She brings the newest science on why implants fail — and how to keep them healthy — directly to the clinicians she teaches.

Dr. David Wong is a board-certified periodontist recognized for his expertise in dental implants and periodontal plastic surgery. He earned his dental degree at the University of Oklahoma and completed his periodontics residency at the University of Missouri–Kansas City, where he served as chief resident, followed by advanced implant training at Temple University and the Misch International Implant Institute. A Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and a Fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, he has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and on Fox News. His clear, approachable teaching style demystifies complex surgical and soft-tissue techniques for clinicians at every level.

Dr. Fadi Hasan is a board-certified periodontist and the founder of the Sculpt Center for Implants and Periodontics in McLean, Virginia. He earned his dental degree at the University of Colorado and completed his periodontics and implantology residency at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he continues to teach residents as clinical faculty. A Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and a Fellow of the Academy of Osseointegration, he is also a passionate hands-on educator — co-founder of the Perio Amigos soft-tissue training program and faculty for implant institutes internationally. His focus on soft-tissue grafting, peri-implantitis treatment, PRF, and osseodensification gives attendees practical, immediately usable surgical skills.

Dr. Tarek Assi is an implant dentist whose credentials reflect a rare depth of achievement in oral implantology, including Diplomate status with the American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry — the field's highest distinction. A graduate of the Misch Implant Institute who earned dual certification in implant surgery and prosthodontics training directly under Dr. Carl Misch, he now leads full-arch and All-on-4 reconstruction with a fully digital, guided-surgery approach. He founded the Alpha Dental Practice & Implant Center in Florida, teaches at implant residency programs, and received the American Academy of Implant Dentistry's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2025. His direct Misch lineage makes his teaching especially meaningful.

Dr. Mostafa Shehabeldin is a periodontist and clinician-scientist with more than a decade of experience spanning general dentistry, dentoalveolar surgery, periodontics, and implant dentistry. He earned his dental degree with distinction from Cairo University, then completed a master's and PhD in Oral and Craniofacial Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, followed by advanced specialty training in Periodontics and Dental Implant Surgery — and a second master's — at the University of Michigan. His basic, clinical, and translational research on bone regeneration and periodontal immunotherapeutics has appeared in leading journals, including the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the Journal of Immunology, and the Journal of Periodontology. Today he serves as an Assistant Professor of Periodontics, blending teaching, clinical research, and an active faculty practice.

Dr. David Sabbah is a dual board-certified periodontist whose practice centers on implant dentistry, immediate protocols, regenerative surgery, and the management of complex periodontal and peri-implant conditions. He completed his dental training at the Université de Montréal, followed by hospital residencies at St. Barnabas Hospital in New York and the Jacobi Medical Center of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and a periodontology specialty program with a Master's degree at Temple University. He serves as an adjunct professor in Periodontology at Temple and a clinical lecturer at the Université de Montréal. His microCT research on peri-implant bone architecture in dense D4 sites reflects a relentless focus on predictable outcomes, and he lectures across Canada and the United States on immediate implant placement and loading, interdisciplinary treatment planning, and the management of implant complications.