Feb. 2008 - Dr. Williams completes AAID Bone Grafting Course

Each year the American Academy of Implant Dentistry presents a technique course for generalists and specialists about bone grafting procedures featuring hands-on experience with cadavers.

This course combines lectures and laboratory sessions featuring hands-on experience for bone and soft tissue grafting utilizing cadaver heads. The lectures focus on relevant head and neck anatomy; chin, ramus and subantral grafts; bone expansion techniques; soft tissue management (including free gingival and subepithelial grafts) relating to dental implant(s) and osseous grafts; bone graft material classifications and indications; science of platelet rich plasma (PRP) and how to obtain PRP using a simple cost-effective technique; venipuncture techniques; and pertinent perioperative pharmacology. During the supervised laboratory sessions, participants review anatomical landmarks and perform procedures demonstrated by the lecturers.

Dec. 2007 - Dr. Williams completes AAID Maxi-Course®

Contratulations, Dr. Williams, on completing the AAID's Maxi-Course® in Implant Dentistry! AAID's MaxiCourses® are among the most respected and comprehensive training programs in implant dentistry. Offered in university settings throughout the U.S. and internationally, the course presenters include renowned university faculty, world-class clinicians and the country's top authorities in implant dentistry.

The MCG MaxiCourse®, which Dr. Williams completed, provides over 300 hours of lecture, laboratory sessions, live surgical demonstrations and home/office assignments. It is presented in 10 parts, once a month, over a 10-month period. Dr. Williams also completed and passed the written portion of the AAID Associate Fellow Membership Examination and will complete the Oral part soon.

This course is a must for all general dentists, periodontists, prosthodontists and oral surgeons who want to be proficient in implant dentistry.

 

Nov. 19, 2007 - Dr. Williams & Dr. Sivie voted two of "the Best Dentists in Dallas 2007"

D Magazine’s confidential poll is sent to more than 1,000 local dentists each year, asking them to recommend their peers in each specialty. They also make the ballot available online so those not included in the original survey can vote. Only dentists with a valid dental license are eligible. Finally, an esteemed panel of dentists, representing a range of specialities, reviews the final list.

For 2007, both Dr. Williams and Dr. Sivie were voted 2 of Dallas' Best Dentists! Congratulations, both of you! Read the original article in D Magazine.

 

What is the AAID?

Founded in 1951, the American Academy of Implant Dentistry is the first professional organization in the world dedicated to implant dentistry. Its membership includes general dentists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, periodontists, prosthodontists and others interested in the field of implant dentistry. As a membership organization, we currently represent over 3,500 dentists worldwide.

The Academy’s mission is simple: To advance the science and practice of implant dentistry through education, research support and to serve as the credentialing standard for implant dentistry for the benefit of mankind.

Through our educational offerings and credentialing program, we provide valuable expertise in the field of oral implantology—expertise that ultimately benefits the patients dentists serve.

Having entered the 21st century, there has never been a more exciting time in implant dentistry. The advances in technology and techniques that have occurred, and those we are currently exploring, are making implant dentistry more sophisticated and successful, bringing it to the forefront of the dental field.

 

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