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Dr. Virgil Mongalo • Course Director Maintains private practice in South Florida since 1991 focusing his efforts on computer guided surgeries and restorations of dental implants. He is actively lecturing in North America, Canada, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia and Brazil. Past teaching appointments include associate Professor of implant prosthodontics at the University of Florida,co-chairman at Robert Morgan Institute two year implant training program, chairman of Department of Implantology at Nicaraguan Catholic University. Present Director of Live Implant training courses and professor of implant dentistry at North Atlantic Research Clinic. .
Dr. Mark Stevens • Oral and Maxilofacial Surgeon Chairman of Georgia medical College, department of oral and maxillofacial surgery. Past associate professor of surgery and director of Orthognathic Surgery and TMJ Center at University of Miami School of Medicine. His special interests are correction of dental facial deformities and cosmetic practice in all phases of Oral Surgery. Author of multiple surgical publications. Dr Stevens gives annual review course on implants for OMF Surgeons in Dubai, co-authored an Atlas on bone harvesting including stem cell techniques with Dr. Robert Marx and published articles on bone ring grafting and immediate implants. .
Dr. Henry “Butch” W. Ferguson • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon After retiring from active duty at the rank of Colonel, Dr. Ferguson joined the faculty in the department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Georgia Health Sciences University, College of Dental Medicine as an Associate Professor. He currently holds the positions of Vice Chair and Director of Post Graduate training for OMFS. He received his dental degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, and his specialty training in OMFS at the Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and the National Dental Board of Anesthesia. His special interests in oral and maxillofacial surgery are dental implants, facial reconstruction and trauma. He is currently the Chairman of Membership for the AAOMS. .
Solon Kao • Oral and Maxilofacial Surgeon Solon Kao, D.D.S is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and also a Diplomate of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology. He is currently Assistant Professor of Surgeryat the School of Medicine in Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia. Dr Kao lectures extensivelyat the AAMOS meetings and published articles on various Autologous Grafting Methods for Dental Implant Reconstruction.
Ethel Pitochelli, Course Coordinator Mrs Pitochelli is responsible for coordinating all aspects of Dr Mongalo’s courses. She will aid you in booking airfares, hotel accomodations and answer all questions regarding the course registration. She has worked with Dr Mongalo since 1995 and is an essential team member of Live Implant courses. Ethel can be contacted at ethel@askdrmongalo.com and at 305-271-9202. She will make sure that your course is properly planned and that you enjoy an extraordinary teaching experience.