Metal Free Ceramic Implants: How Far Have We Come? | Sammy Noumbissi, DDS, MS

Metal Free Ceramic Implants: How Far Have We Come? | Sammy Noumbissi, DDS, MS

IAOMT Annual Conference in Nashville, TN
September 11, 2020

Learning Objectives:
1. Appreciate the rationale behind ceramic implants
2. Macroscopic and microscopic evolution of metal free implants
3. Understand the difference between biocompatibility and biotolerance

Dr. Sammy Noumbissi obtained his Doctorate in Dental Surgery from Howard University in Washington DC. He was then selected to attend the prestigious Loma Linda University Graduate Program in Implant Dentistry. There he received three years of formal training in dental implantology which culminated with a certificate in Implant Dentistry and a Master of Science degree in Implant Surgery. He is a researcher, author and has published book chapters and articles on ceramic implants in peer reviewed dental journals. He is a visiting professor at the University of Milan, Italy and visiting researcher in the materials department at INSA Lyon in France. Dr. Noumbissi is the founder and current president of the International Academy of Ceramic Implantology which is an independent association focused on metal free and ceramic implantology. He is a fellow and Ambassador at the Clean Implant Foundation whose mission is to assess production quality and purity of commercially available dental implant surfaces. Dr. Noumbissi has been practicing and educating dentists on metal free implantology since 2009. His practice is located in Silver Spring, Maryland USA.

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