Bone Augmentation in Implant Dentistry

MICHAEL A. PIKOS received his DDS from The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, after which he completed an internship at Miami Valley Hospital and residency training in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Montefiore Hospital. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry, and the International Congress of Oral Implantologists and a Fellow of the American College of Dentists. He is also an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry and Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine. Dr Pikos is on the editorial boards of several journals and is a well-published author who has lectured extensively on dental implants in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. He is the founder and CEO of the Pikos Institute. Since 1990, he has been teaching advanced bone and soft tissue grafting courses with alumni that now number more than 3,400 from all 50 states and 43 countries. Dr Pikos maintains a private practice limited exclusively to implant surgery in Trinity, Florida.