Fall 2016

Dr. Winston Chee is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics. He is the Ralph and Jean Bleak Professor of Restorative Dentistry at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of the University of Southern California, At present he is the Director Implant Dentistry and Director of the Advanced Prosthodontics program at the School where he has been a full time faculty member since 1986. He has published over 100 articles in peer reviewed journals on the subjects of Dental Materials and Implant Dentistry, a book on treatment planning implant supported restorations and lectured internationally on those subjects. He maintains a Private Practice Limited to Prosthodontics in Glendale, California. Dr. Chee is a Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists, Fellow of the American College of Dentists and a member of the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry.

Dr. Rick Schwartz was a restorative dentist for 19 years prior to entering post-graduate training in endodontics. He attended a 2-year general dentistry residency, and then did a combination of private practice, teaching and dental materials research before entering endodontic training in 1996. He has authored over 100 articles and abstracts and was a cover author on 3 editions of “Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry” by Quintessence Publishing Co., and is first author of the book “Best Practices in Endodontics”, also from Quintessence. For the past 18 years he has been in full time private practice limited to endodontics in San Antonio, TX. He has lectured extensively in U.S. and in 14 other countries.

Dr. Gary B. Carr received his A.B Degree at Cornell University in the Classics, his DDS degree at SUNYAB, and Endodontic Certificate at the University of Illinois. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics and has been practicing endodontics for more than 20 years in San Diego, California. He has trained over 600 endodontists and their staff in microsurgical and retreatment techniques and is the Director and Founder of Pacific Endodontic Research Foundation (PERF).

Dr. Kanter has a private practice in Orlando since 1985, associate clinical instructor at the University of Florida since 1990.

Dr. Khademi received his DDS from the University of California San Francisco and hiscertificate in endodontics and did his MS on digital imaging from the University of Iowa. He is in full time private practice in Durango Colorado and was Associate Clinical Professor in the Dept. of Maxillofacial Imaging at USC and is Adjunct Assistant Professor at SLU. In his “prior life”, he wrote software for laboratory automation, instrument control and digital imaging. He lectures internationally about CBCT, clinical trial design, outcomes, and conventional endodontic technique. As a Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) member for over 20 years, his background in medical radiology allows him a perspective shared by very few dental professionals.

Charles Maupin graduated with a B.S. in Biology from Lubbock Christian University. He received his D.D.S. degree from Baylor College of Dentistry. Following graduation from Baylor College of Dentistry, Charles attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he served as Chief Resident and received his endodontic specialty certificate. He continues to be involved in UCLA where he is a part-time faculty member. His implant training includes formal training from the Misch Implant Institute. In addition to the training at the Misch Implant Institute he has taken courses from leaders in implant dentistry including Dr.’s Istvan Urban, Sascha Jovanovic, Winston Chee, Barry Bartee, Ralf Schuler, and Bill Becker. Charles is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics. He is a founding member of the International Academy of Endodontics. Charles has a practice limited to endodontics and implants in Lubbock, TX.