Faculty

Dr Joshua Shieh

(Program Director – GP Training)

Third generation dentist within the family since 1937
Bachelors in Dental Surgery and Masters in Dental Surgery (Perio & Implants) – Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Clinical Site Director – Implant Dentistry – JacksonVille University, Florida
Diplomate – American Board of Oral Implantology (ABOI)
Fellow – International Congress of Oral Implantology (ICOI)
Fellow – International Academy of Dental Facial Esthetics (IADFE)
Fellow – American Academy of Implant Dentistry
Past clinical instructor – Oral Rehab Unit, Dept of Periodontics, University of Toronto
Past committee member – Ontario Dental Association
Past Program Director – Academy of International Dental Education
Current Key Opinion Leader – Nobel Biocare Canada and Hiossen Implant Canada

Dr Sergio Garcia Moreno

DDS in Dentistry, Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid
Master’s Degree in Oral Surgery and Implant Dentistry, Hospital Virgen de la Paloma
Collaborating Professor in the Master’s Programs in Oral Surgery and Implant Dentistry, University of Valencia
Teaching collaboration with universities: Rey Juan Carlos University, Complutense University of Madrid, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, La Salle University
Teaching collaboration with national scientific societies: SECOM, SECIB
Author of scientific articles published in national and international journals
Speaker at numerous national and international congresses
Lecturer in advanced bone regeneration courses at national and international level
Private practice limited to Implant Dentistry, Periodontology, and Prosthodontics

Dr Udatta Kher

Dr Udatta Kher graduated from Govt. Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai in 1991 and completed his post-graduation in Oral Surgery from the same institute in 1995.
He practices in Mumbai and specialises in Implant Dentistry.
He is the Director of ‘Impart Education’ an academy for training dentists in the field of Implant Dentistry and Full Mouth Rehabilitation.
Has lectured in 25 countries across all the continents of the world in the field of Oral Implantology.
He has over 40 publications in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters to his name.
He is an Xpert on Dental XP, the largest portal in the world for Continuing Dental Education.
Authored the first ever text book on ‘Partial Extraction Therapy in Implant Dentistry’ by Springer publication.
He is the Consultant Oral Surgeon and Implantologist to the Hon Governor of Maharashtra.

Dr Vanessa Frazao

Dr. Vanessa Frazao Cury specializing in Periodontics and Implantology
Master’s Degree in Periodontics and a Doctorate in Molecular Biochemistry
Coordinator of the Specialization Course in Periodontics at NUCLEO – Belo Horizonte

Dr Nitish Surathu

Nitish Surathu completed his BDS in 1991 and went on to complete a MDS in Periodontics in 1994. He is, by examination, an accredited Associate Fellow of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry and a Fellow and Diplomate of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists as well. Nitish currently holds an Adjunct Faculty position in the Department of Periodontics at NSU College of Dental Medicine in Florida, USA where he teaches postgraduate residents. He has lectured around the world on periodontics, dental implants and digital dentistry and continues to be actively involved with podium lectures, hands on and clinical courses. He has also published extensively in peer reviewed journals and other publications and is actively involved in the evaluation of new-generation digital technologies in intraoral scanning, CAD CAM technologies, 3D printing, guided implant surgery and relevant materials. Nitish is a general dentist with a special interest in Periodontics and Implantology and practices in Hamilton, New Zealand.

Dr Howard Gluckman

Prof. Howard Gluckman graduated in Dentistry from the University of the Witwatersrand in 1990 and completed his four-year postgraduate MChD in Oral Medicine and Periodontics at the University of Stellenbosch with distinction.
He practices in Cape Town, South Africa, and specialises in Oral Medicine, Periodontics and Implant Dentistry.
He is the Co-Founder and Director of the Implant & Aesthetic Academy (IAA), a postgraduate training institute for implant and aesthetic dentistry, with its UK branch in London.
He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of the Western Cape and a Visiting Professor at the University of Sarajevo.
He is internationally recognised for his work in Immediate Implant Dentistry and Partial Extraction Therapy (PET), including socket shield, pontic shield, and root submergence techniques.
He was awarded his PhD Summa Cum Laude by the University of Szeged, Hungary, in 2019 for his research on Partial Extraction Therapies.