



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 Neeraj Surathu completed his BDS in 2019 and worked in a dental practice in New Zealand thereafter. His involvement with digital laboratory workflows during this time saw him develop a keen interest in Prosthodontics. He subsequently completed a Certificate Program in Prosthodontics and also obtained a Master of Science degree from Nova Southeastern University in Florida. He then chose to return to New Zealand and is now a Specialist Prosthodontist practicing in Hamilton. Besides being a licensed practitioner in the USA as well, he is actively involved in laboratory research in biomaterials in the digital dental space at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr Surathu has published extensively in online articles, dental periodicals and peer-reviewed journals, besides making multiple presentations on lectures and courses in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. He has a keen interest in all things dental and digital that has now led to a pursuit of techniques for digitisation of modern prosthodontic workflows.