Edward C. Hinds
Symposium

Nils-Claudius Gellrich, Prof. Dr. med. Dr. med. dent.

Prof. Gellrich studied dentistry and medicine in Germany in Kiel (Germany) and is Professor at the Hannover Medical School, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Germany, where he also serves as Director and Chairman of this Department since 2004.

His clinical and research interests are focused on tissue engineering & prefabrication, computer-assisted planning/ virtual modelling in CMF surgery and intraoperative navigation for complex reconstructions, functionalized 3D-printed patient-specific implants. He has authored 342 peer-reviewed publications and serves as President of the German-Austrian-Swiss Society of Skull Base Surgery, Chair of the Technical Commission of the Intl. AO Foundation CMF and as Col. Res. of the Medical Corps of the German Armed Forces.

(This speaker disclosed the following: Speakers’ Bureau for KLS Martin Group SE & Co. KG, Straumann, Brainlab, and Johnson & Johnson, and consultant for KLS Martin Group SE & Co. KG. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated by the organizing committee as of 10/22/2024.)

Björn Rahlf, DMD

Dr. Rahlf studied dentistry in Kiel (Germany). Since 1993, he has been working in his own practice with employed dentists. Additionally, since 2012, he has been working part-time as a senior physician in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Hannover Medical School.

His clinical and research focus is on dental implantology and digital planning, particularly on the planning, surgical, and prosthetic implementation of functionalized, patient-specific 3D-printed implants for the reconstruction of complex facial defects. He also serves as an expert reviewer in the fields of prosthetics, periodontology, and implantology.

(This speaker disclosed the following: Speakers’ Bureau for KLS Martin Group SE & Co. KG, Straumann, and Dentsply Sirona, and consultant for KLS Martin Group SE & Co. KG. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated by the organizing committee as of 10/22/2024.)

Amy Ridall, DDS

Dr. Ridall received her dental degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Dentistry. Following graduation, she earned her MS in Oral Biology from SUNY Buffalo. She was awarded her PhD and Certificate in Prosthodontics from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston GSBS and School of Dentistry. She is a parttime Assistant Professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics. She serves as the Director of Implant Dentistry for the predoctoral and graduate programs and holds the Drs. Don and Cindy Le Professorship in Implant Dentistry. She has been on the faculty of the Zimmer Biomet Institute since 2004. Dr. Ridall maintains a multidiscipline private practice in Houston, TX.

(This speaker disclosed the following: Speakers’ Bureau for ZimVie Dental. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated by the organizing committee as of 10/22/2024.)

Elias M. Rivera, DDS

Dr. Rivera received his DDS from Cayetano Heredia University School of Dentistry. He completed postdoctoral program in Advanced General Dentistry at the Dade County Dental Research Clinic, obtained a Certificate in Prosthodontics and a Master’s in Oral Biology from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry and earned a Certificate in Dental Implants and Esthetics from the Louisiana State University School of Dentistry in New Orleans.

Currently, Dr. Rivera is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry. He also maintains a private practice where he focuses on complex oral reconstructions, dental implants, and cosmetic dentistry.

Dr. Rivera is a Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists (ACP) and an active member of the Academy of Osseointegration (AO), the American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AA), and the International Team for Implantology (ITI).

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David A. Bulot, DDS, MD

Dr. Bulot received both his Doctorate of Dental Surgery and his Doctorate of Medicine degrees from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Dr. Bulot has been trained in the full scope of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and has a special interest in CT guided dental implant surgery, full mouth dental implant rehabilitation and orthognathic/sleep apnea surgery.

He earned his Board Certification in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 2013. He has a special interest in teaching the LSU dental students a comprehensive approach to the dental patient and regularly teaches at LSU Dental School. He also sponsors and leads annual continuing education courses in Baton Rouge with special interest in comprehensive implant dentistry.

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Thomas Kiebach DDS, MS

Dr. Kiebach received his BS in biological sciences from LSU, his DDS and his prosthodontics postgraduate training from LSUHSC. He is the prosthodontics partner at Fusion Implant Center, an OMFS/Prosth dual specialty office providing same day, full digital All-on X restorations under general anesthesia. Dr. Kiebach’s main professional interest is in combining the best available technology with sound prosthodontics principles to improve patient outcomes in the most clinically efficient way possible.

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Daniel Hammer, DDS, FACD, FACS

Dr. Hammer is a board-certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon with a certificate of added qualification in Head and Neck Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery. After completing his dental education with high honors at the University of the Pacific, he completed his residency at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. It was his time at Walter Reed caring for the numerous Wounded Warriors from Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom that sparked his passion to advance maxillofacial reconstructive techniques and patient outcomes. Most recently, he completed his fellowship at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. He is currently the Vice Chair and Chief of the Division of Oral, Head and Neck Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD). In addition, he is Chair of the Medical Executive Committee. CDR Hammer was selected by the Navy Surgeon General as the 2022 Henry Jackson Foundation Navy Hero of Military Medicine for the establishment of the NMCSD Maxillofacial Restorative Surgery Platform.

Dr. Hammer is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine and Voluntary Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology and Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.

(This speaker disclosed the following: Consultant for Stryker, Axogen, KLS Martin, and Johnson & Johnson. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated by the organizing committee as of 10/22/2024.)

Kevin Aminzadeh, DDS

Dr. Aminzadeh is an alumnus of the University of Michigan Graduate Prosthodontics program, and founder and chief executive officer of Implant Genius, the world’s first implant treatment planning company in which prosthodontists provide remote consultations on ideal implant positions and mentorship in esthetic and full mouth rehabilitation. As an expert in the field of treatment planning using assisted intelligence (AI), Dr. Aminzadeh supervises teams of biomedical engineers, prosthodontists, and computer engineers based in Canada and the United Kingdom to develop AI-driven teledentistry solutions. An award-winning educator, Dr. Aminzadeh is one of the founders of the West Coast Institute for Continuing Dental Education and teaches implant treatment planning to graduate prosthodontic and periodontic residents at the The University of British Columbia. A Canadian Board-Certified clinician, Dr. Aminzadeh is the founder and director of Key Dental Laboratory, which specializes in esthetic implant restorations. Dr. Aminzadeh maintains a private practice restricted to prosthodontics in Vancouver, Canada.

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