Regeneration Symposium SPEAKERS

Dr.-Homa-Zadeh

Homa H. Zadeh, DDS, PhD

Dr. Zadeh is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and Implant Surgery. He earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from USC Ostrow School of Dentistry. He completed post-doctoral clinical training in periodontology, as well as a PhD degree in immunology, at
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Vahid Khoshkam, DDS, MS

Vahid Khoshkam, DDS, MS

Vahid Khoshkam, DDS, is a remarkably accomplished board-certified periodontist with 20 years of experience practicing dentistry. At El Paso Periodontics & Implant Specialists in El Paso, Texas, Dr. Khoshkam provides individualized care to patients seeking a wide variety of treatment
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Navid Sharifzadeh, DDS, MS

Navid Sharifzadeh, DDS, MS

Navid Sharifzadeh, DDS MS, Periodontist, Dental implant surgeon, graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, CA, Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and Implant Surgery, Visiting Scholar, Tehran University of Medical Sciences MSc in Craniofacial Biology.
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Michael S. Block, DMD

Dr. Block graduated from the University of Rochester in 1975, attaining both a BA in Biology and a BS in Biomedical Engineering. He completed his dental training at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine in
1979, receiving his D.M.D. cum laude in a special field. He completed his residency
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Richard J. Miron, DDS, MSc, PhD

Richard J. Miron, DDS, MSc, PhD

Dr. Richard Miron is currently lead educator and researcher at Advanced PRF Education and an Adjunct Visiting Faculty in the department of Periodontology in Bern, Switzerland where he completed his PhD
studies since 2009. He has currently published over 300 peer-reviewed articles
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Thomas G. Wiedemann, MD, PhD, DDS

Thomas G. Wiedemann, MD, PhD, DDS, is currently a Clinical Associate Professor and full-time faculty member at New York University, College of Dentistry, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. He is a Fellow of the European Board of Oral – Maxillofacial and Head Neck Surgery (EBOMFS) and has
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Vinay Bhide, B.ArtsSc.(Hons.), DDS, MSc (Perio.), FRCD(C)

Vinay Bhide, B.ArtsSc.(Hons.), DDS, MSc (Perio.), FRCD(C)

Dr. Vinay Bhide is a Board Certified Periodontist, Diplomate, American Board of Periodontology, Clinical Instructor and Lecturer, Department of Periodontology, University of Toronto, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics, the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Vinay Bhide is
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Seiko Min, DDS, PhD, MS

Seiko Min, DDS, PhD, MS

Dr. Seiko Min trained in Periodontics and Implant therapy in Japan and US. He is currently a director of the Preceptor Periodontics Program of School of Dentistry at the University of Texas at Houston. In 2009, he earned a PhD degree in bone biology at Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan
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Bobby Birdi, BSc, DMD, MSc, Dip. Perio, Dip. Pros.,

Bobby Birdi, BSc, DMD, MSc, Dip. Perio, Dip. Pros., FRCD(C), FACP, DABP

Dr. Birdi received his dental degree from the University of Saskatchewan and his post-graduate specialty training in both periodontics and prosthodontics from the University of Minnesota. He is a Fellow and previous Examiner for the Royal College of Dentists of Canada and a Diplomate of both
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Shi Yin

Shi Yin is an assistant professor of periodontics at Loma Linda University. She obtained her specialty training in periodontics at Columbia University and subsequently completed an implant fellowship at Loma Linda University. She is a
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John Kim, DMD, MS, PA

John Kim, DMD, MS, PA

Dr. John Kim began his education by receiving his undergraduate degree with honors in Biology from the University of Virginia in 1999. He earned his D.M.D. degree from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine in 2003. In 2006, Dr. Kim earned his Masters
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DENTAL HYGIENE & PREVENTATIVE CARE Speakers

William Paveletz, DMD

Dr. William Paveletz, DMD, is a graduate of Temple University School of Dentistry. Upon receiving his DMD degree he completed a one-year general practice residency at the University of Pittsburgh and continued studying prosthetics at the
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Heather Rogers, RDH

Heather M. Rogers began her career in dental hygiene in 1999 when she graduated from the College of Southern Nevada. She has worked in prosthodontics, periodontics, and general dentistry. Heather discovered her love for presenting educational courses
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Tricia Osuna, BSDH, RDH, FAADH

Tricia Osuna, is a University of Southern California graduate, Past President of the American Academy of Dental Hygiene
and California Dental Hygienists’ Association. Tricia is in her 44th year as a dental hygienist, with many of those as a
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