Sascha Jovanovic, DDS, MS

Sascha A. Jovanovic was formally trained in Periodontics at UCLA School of Dentistry, in Implant Dentistry at Loma Linda University and in Prosthodontics at University of Aachen, Germany and holds a Master of Sciences degree in Oral Biology from UCLA. He restricts his clinical work for over 15 years to dental implant therapy and bone & soft tissue reconstruction, is Lecturer at UCLA Continuing Dental Education, is Academic Chairman of the gIDE Institute and is Editor-in-Chief of Implant Tribune. He is the past-president of the European Association for Osseointegration (EAO) and a past-Board member of the Osseointegration Foundation (OF). He was the program chair of the EAO 2000 annual scientific congress, recipient of the young investigator fellowship of the American Academy of Periodontology, the Implantology award of the California Society of Periodontists and the German Implant Society Research award. He is an honorary member of the South African Society of Periodontology. Dr. Jovanovic's clinical research emphazises aesthetic management in dental implant therapy and bone and soft tissue reconstruction techniques. His applied research focuses on bone regeneration with different bone graft materials, rhBMP-2 and barrier membranes as well as the biology of soft tissues around teeth and implants. He lectures extensively worldwide and has published over 60 articles and book chapters, and one textbook titled Color Atlas of Implantology (Thieme Publ.). He is on several editorial boards for scientific journals and has published a DVD-education series titled ‘Advanced Implant Therapy’.