Dr. Virgil Mongalo is a pioneer in the field of implant dentistry, having placed over 20,000 implants since opening his private office in South Florida in 1991. He is passionate about replacing lost teeth and giving patients back a beautiful smile. He holds active licenses in Massachusetts, Colorado, Florida and Nicaragua. Dr. Mongalo spends his professional time travelling to Nicaragua and Mexico where he trains USA and Canadian dentists how to perform implant surgeries on under privileged population as part of a Catholic Dental outreach program.
Accreditations/positions
• President of the American Academy of Implant Prosthodontics Nicaraguan Society.
• President of the International Congress of Oral Implantology Nicaragua affiliate Society.
• Executive board member of American Academy of Implant Prosthodontics in USA.
• Ambassador to the International Congress of Oral Implantology in USA.
• Master and Fellow of the American academy of Implant prosthodontics
• Diplomat, Master and Fellow of International Congress Oral Implantology
• Chairman and Clinical Director of Live Implant Training Institutes
• Fellowship of International College of Dentists
Teaching Experience
2008-2019 Dr. Virgil Mongalo is the Chairman and Clinical Director of Live Implant Training Institutes in Latin America. LIT is a private training facility where Dr. Mongalo has trained over 1,500 licensed dentists utilizing the Live surgery approach on patients under direct supervision of accredited professors. He has conducted live training in Nicaragua, Mexico, Brazil and Dominican Republic.
2005-2008 Adjunct professor of implant surgeries at the University of Florida, department of Advanced Studies. Hialeah, Florida.
2003-2006 Co-chairman of a two-year implant program at R. Morgan Vocational Institute. Miami, Florida.
2003-2004 Clinical Director of computer guided surgical program taught at Georgia Medical College, department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Augusta, Georgia.
2002-2004 Clinical Director of Implant Maxi-course taught at the University of Miami, department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Miami, Florida.
Formal Training
2022-2024 Awarded Master in Science MSc from a two year University program at the Catholic University Department of Oral Surgery.
2001-2003 Mentoring implant externship with renowned surgeon, Dr. Tom Balshi at the Institute for Facial Aesthetics, with emphasis on full arch immediate loading on atrophic arches. Fort Washington, Philadelphia.
2000-2001 One year surgical training at the University of Miami, department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery under the tutelage of Dr. Mark Stevens. Miami, Florida.
1987-2001 Earned degree of Doctor in Medical Dentistry at the University Of Florida School Of Dentistry. Gainesville, Florida.
1982-1986 Awarded Bachelor in Science with major in Marine Biology and minor in Chemistry from Nicholls State University. Thibodaux, Louisiana.
1975-1981 Preparatory Jesuit School, Colegio Centro America. Managua, Nicaragua.
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