Dental Tribune U.S.Edition No.4, 2017

IMPLANT TRIBUNE The World’s Dental Implant Newspaper · U.S. Edition APRIL 2017 — Vol. 12, No. 4 www.dental-tribune.com Terredce J. Griffid, DMD AAP president: Periodontist is go-to expert A Q&A with Dr. Griffin on AAP’s upcoming events, goals By Sierra Rendon, Managing Editor Please tell us your name and dental background. Hello, I’m Terrence J. Griffin, DMD, and I am the president of the American Academy of Periodontol- ogy. I maintain a private periodon- tal practice founded by Dr. Irving Glickman in 1939 right in the heart of Boston. After I completed my dental degree from Tufts University in Boston, I served in the U.S. Navy where I completed a one-year fel- lowship in periodontics at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. After I completed my tour of duty, I returned to Tufts as a post- doctoral fellow in periodontology and later earned my certificate of advanced studies in periodontol- ogy. Soon after graduation, I joined the faculty in the department of periodontology at Tufts and, later in my career, was both chairman and director of postdoctoral periodon- tology for 15 years. ” See PERIODONTIST, page B2 Dr. Paul P. Bidod, left, add Dr. Steved Presedt each holdidg a ‘Certificate id Impladt Dedtistry.’ Photo/Provided by the AO AO announces its first two recipients of new ‘Certificate in Implant Dentistry’ By AO Staff A California prosthodontist and a Pennsylvania general dentist are the first Academy of Osseo- integration (AO) members to receive the new AO Certificate in Implant Dentistry. These awards were presented in Febru- ary during the opening symposium of AO’s 2017 Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla. Recipients are: • Paul P. Binon, DDS, MSD, prosthodon- tist, Roseville, Calif. • Steven Present, DMD, general dentist, North Wales, Pa. ficiency in implant dentistry. The main reason I decided to obtain the certificate was to make a statement. Our patients and the public need to have a means of distin- guishing fact from fancy. The hype is out there. I do implants, you do implants, we do implants is not good enough,” Binon said. “I believe that obtaining an AO certifi- cate is a very good start. It tells the public you know your stuff and have been vet- ted by fellow professionals. I believe it will give you considerable credibility,” he con- tinued. To meet the certificate’s requirements, Binon and Present presented evidence of completing 200 hours of continuing edu- cation during a three-year period, includ- ing 85 hours of “core knowledge.” single tooth, fixed partial denture (fixed bridge), full arch fixed reconstruction, and over denture. They have also been AO members for three consecutive years and attended at least two annual meetings during that time. AO initiated the certificate program at its 2016 annual meeting in response to a growing number of AO members seeking distinction in the field of implant den- tistry. The certificate represents the high- est standards of excellence in implant dentistry and distinguishes practitioners’ continuing education efforts and knowl- edge to patients and colleagues around the globe. “The AO’s new Certificate in Implant Dentistry will distinguish accomplished practitioners from those who have not “I am so pleased that the AO is offering a credible means of acknowledging pro- They also submitted four case presenta- tions covering the following categories: ” See CERTIFICATE, page B2

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