American Academy of Implant Dentistry elects new officers

CHICAGO (November 9, 2016) — The American Academy of Implant Dentistry elected Shankar Iyer, DDS, MDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID of Elizabeth, NJ as President at its recently concluded 65 th Annual Conference. Selected as President-elect was David G. Hochberg, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Atlanta, GA. The newly elected Vice President is Natalie Wong, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Toronto, ON, Canada, and B ernee Dunson, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Atlanta, GA was elected Treasurer. Adam Foleck, DMD, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Norfolk, VA, was elected Secretary.

Other members of the Board of Trustees include:

Richard Mercurio, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID of Lincroft, NJ (Immediate Past President)
Francis DuCoin, DMD, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Stuart, FL (Past Presidents’ Representative)
George Arvanitis, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Waterloo, ON, Canada
Richard Grubb, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Havre de Grace, MD
Jason Kim, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Flushing, NY
William Liang, DMD, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Rajiv R. Patel, BDS, MDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Deland, FL
David A. Resnick, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Ada, MN
Trace Rutherford, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Columbia, SC
S. Shane Samy, DMD, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Eugene, OR

Established in 1951, the AAID is the only dental implant organization that offers credentials recognized by federal and state courts as bona fide. Its membership, which exceeds 5,500, includes general dentists, oral surgeons, periodontists and prosthodontists from across the United States and in 40 other countries.
For more information about the AAID and its credentialed members, visit the American Academy of Implant Dentistry’s website at www.aaid.com or call the AAID at 312-335-1550 or 877-335-AAID (2243).