Virgil Mongalo, DMD MS
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Dental Implantology
Universidad Católica, Managua, Nicaragua
2023 – 2025
Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
Shands Hospital, University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, USA
1987-1991
Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology and Chemistry
Nicholls State University
Louisiana, USA
1982-1986
High School Diploma in Science and Humanities
Colegio Centro América
Managua, Nicaragua
1975-1980
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Director
Live Implant Training Institute, Miami, Florida
2008 – Present
• Director of a postgraduate clinical training institute in dental implantology
• Trained over 3,500
licensed dentists
• Supervised the placement of more than 119,000 dental implants
Private Practice – Dental Implant Surgery
Miami, Florida, USA
1991 – Present
• Exclusive clinical practice dedicated to dental implant surgery
• Personally placed over 30,000 dental implants
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Professor of Implant Surgery
Robert Morgan Institute, Miami, Florida
2007 – 2010
Visiting Professor of Implant Surgery
University of Florida, Department of Advanced Education
2002 – 2006
Director, Implant Maxi Course
University of Miami, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
2000 – 2002
POSTGRADUATE AND ADVANCED TRAINING
Advanced Training in Atrophic Maxilla Rehabilitation
Prosthodontic Facial Aesthetic Institute
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
2000 – 2002
• Advanced training in pterygoid implant techniques
• Computer-guided and digitally planned implant surgery
PUBLICATIONS
• “Dental Implant Surgery” textbook
• “Prosthetically Driven, Surgical Implantology” textbook
• “Atlas of Full-Arch Rehabilitation: Surgical and Restorative Procedures” textbook
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Oral and Maxillofacial Implant Surgery
• Full-Arch Implant Rehabilitation
• Pterygoid and Zygomatic Implant Techniques
• Computer-Guided Implant Surgery
• Advanced Surgical and Prosthetic Protocols
• Postgraduate Dental Education and Clinical Training