4 aaid news AAID Annual Meeting — November 2021 Associate fellows and fellows: AAID credentials recognized and valued By AAID Staff n AAID stands for excellence in edu- cation, scientific development and patient care. The academy provides bona fide credentialing in implant dentistry through the associate fel- low and fellow membership examina- tions. More information is available on the AAID website at www.aaid.com or by contacting credentialing@aaid. com or calling (312) 335-1550. Associate fellow membership Requirements • Are you dedicated to providing the best possible treatment? • Experienced in surgical place- ment of dental implants and/or the replacement of teeth? • A licensed dentist? • Completed at least 300 hours of postdoctoral or continuing education related to implant dentistry in the past 12 years? • Have one or more years of experi- ence in implant dentistry? The examination process • Part 1 exam (written): 150 multi- ple choice questions to demonstrate knowledge of implant dentistry. • Part 2 exam (oral/case): Demon- strate competency through five stand- ardized case discussions (oral exam) and presentation and review of the candidate’s own cases (case exam). Once elected: • Attend the next AAID Business Meeting to be inducted as an associ- ate fellow. • Maintain an associate fellow Congratulations to the Class of 2021 inductees! AAID 2021 Honored Fellows • Ramsey Amin, DDS, Burbank, Calif. • Michael Fioritto, DDS, Mentor, Ohio • Olinga Hargreaves, DDS, Denver, Colo. • Mayur Mehta, DDS, Palm Harbor, Fla. • James Miller, DMD, Hillsboro, Ore. • Rajiv Patel, BDS, MDS, Deland, Fla. • Gilbert Tremblay, DMD, Quebec, Can- ada AAID 2021 Fellows • Andy Ray Burton, DDS, Hood River, Ore. • Han Choi, DDS, Mesa, Ariz. • Cody Gronsten, DDS, Mitchell, S.D. • Miguel Scheel, DMD, Fort Myers, Fla. 2021 Associate Fellows • Nabil Achache, DMD, Ottowa, Ontario, Canada • Ingy Aly, BDS, Vancouver, Wash. • Luis Brea Jr., DDS, MDS, Bridgeport, Conn. • Marvin Chan, DDS, Highland Heights, Ohio • Srikanth Cherukadu, DMD, San Anto- nio, Texas • Ryan El-Majzoub, DMD, Orleans, On- tario, Canada • Andrew Farkas, DDS, Paradise Valley, Ariz. • D. Craig Fitch, DDS, San Luis Obispo, Calif. • Richard Furman Jr., DMD, Vancouver, Wash. • Hamed Ghorbanian, DDS, Norco Calif. • Brooks Green, DDS, Lyons, Ind. • Daniel Guindi, DDS, Loma Linda, Calif. • Kavish Gurjar, DDS, Rockville, Md. • David Halls, DMD, Show Low, Ariz. • Asaf Hever, DDS, Westlake Village, Calif. • Austin Hoffner, DDS, Findlay, Ohio • Chris Kondorossy, DDS, Richmond, Va. • Eri Kubota, DDS, PhD, Nagoya, Japan • David Lawrence, DDS, Oklahoma City, Okla. • Thinh Luong, DDS, West Melbourne, Fla. • John Machi, DDS, Oshkosh, Wis. • David Magid, DMD, West Caldwell, N.J. • Josh Nagao, DDS, Tucson, Ariz. • Karim Naguib, DDS, Lancaster, Calif. • David Nguy, DDS, Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Niels Oestervemb, DDS, Winchester, Va. • Vikaskumar Patel, DDS, Laurel, Mo. • Jeremy Sant, DDS, Chandler, Ariz. • Lee Shik Shin, DDS, Little Elm, Texas • Frederick Slete, DDS, Jackson, Miss. • David Tapani, DDS, Rochester, Miss. • Sebastian Thomas, BDS, MDS, Kot- tayam, India • Steven Vorholt, DDS, Scottsdale, Ariz. • Eric Wang, DDS, Medina, Minn. 2021 Presidential Citations • Robert Buhite, DDS • O. Hilt Tatum, Jr., DDS credential by attending one of every three AAID annual conferences. • Keep your membership in good standing. Fellow membership Requirements • Be a licensed dentist. • AAID member in good standing. • Completed at least 400 hours of postdoctoral or continuing education related to implant dentistry. • Have five or more years of experi- ence in implant dentistry. • Fully knowledgeable of both sur- gical and prosthetic phases. • Attend an AAID annual confer- ence, district meeting or educational course in the past two years. • Completed at least 50 cases of dental implant treatment. The examination process • Oral/case examination demon- strating competency in all phases of implant dentistry, through five stand- ardized cases and in-depth discus- sion of 10 of one’s own patient cases. • Review of professional creden- tials, such as implant dentistry pres- entations and publications for peers; holding offices in an implant den- tistry organization or local or state dental society; board certification; or completion of a full-time advanced education program in implant den- tistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery, periodontology or prosthodontics. Once elected: • Attend at least one of every three AAID annual conferences. • Keep your membership in good standing. Attend the Main Podium sessions treamed from the Grand Ballroom. If you’ve missed any of these sessions, go online before Nov. 30 to watch and collect C.E. credit. n The Main Podium sessions fea- ture presentations about the timeli- est issues facing today’s practicing implant dentist. Join your colleagues as you learn from world-class experts. Most Main Podium sessions are recorded and will be available for pur- chase after the conference at myaaid. com. Thursday • MP05 Avoiding Implant Prosthe- sis Complications • MP06 Implant Complications and Their Surgical Management • MP11 Augmentation of Severe Bony Defects with Intraoral Bone Grafts: Biological Approach and Long- Term Results • MP12 Thinking Outside the Box • MP07 Pharmacological Induced in Modern Implantology Complications in Implant Dentistry • MP13 Implant Positioning into • MP08 BEWARE! Avoiding the Obstacles for Success on Your Full- arch Journey Narrow Crestal Bone • MP 14 Soft Tissue Management for Esthetic Dilemmas The following are the Main Podium sessions to be presented and lives- • MP09 Complications That Keep You Awake at Night and Their Manage- • MP15 Two Centuries of One- Piece and Two-Piece Dental Implant ment in the Implant Practice Systems • MP10 The Successful Manage- ment of Dental Implant Complications Friday • MP 16 Maxillary Growth in Implantology Complications, Manage- ment, and Prevention Saturday • MP17 A 40-Year Journey of Implant Dentistry • MP18 The Digital Immediate Loading Protocol with Full-arch Implant Cases • MP19 The BABE Graft and Autol- ogous Platelet Concentrates--where Are We Today? • MP20 Stay on Target: How Dynamic Navigation Can Be Used with Advanced Surgical Techniques