Dentistry and Craniofacial Research

Edmond Koyess is the Graduated Doctor from Saint-Joseph University in Beirut Lebanon. He got Post-graduate certificate in Oral Biology and Endodontics from Rene Descartes, Paris. He got Doctorate in Odontologic Sciences from the Lebanese University. Present he is the Director of Master in Endodontics at the Lebanese University and Fellow of the International College of Dentists. He is a International lecturer and Opinion Leader in Endodontics.

Dr. Israel Ismaj has been practicing General Dentistry since 1972 and was educated in the UCLA dental program. He is an Active Member of the Academy of Osseointegration, a Member of the American Dental Association, the California Dental Association, and the San Diego Dental Society. Dr. Ismaj first underwent implant dentistry training in 1985 at the University of Washington in Seattle, which was conducted by Professor Branemark. A year later, in December of 1986, Dr. Ismaj was invited by Professor Branemark to present cases that he had done during that year in his original office in Chula Vista, California. Dr. Ismaj also rehabilitated the first-ever case with full implants in Chula Vista, in 1986. Since then, he has rebuilt over 5,000 implants for patients and has given numerous implant seminars. He speaks fluent English and Spanish. He is available to offer patients complimentary consultations in order to create beautiful smiles for you and your family.

Dr. Leo E. Rouse serves as Senior Scholar-in-Residence of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA), Chair of the ADEAGies Foundation Board of Trustees and Liaison to the ADEA Council of Deans. He is Professor and Dean Emeritus of the Howard University College of Dentistry. He served on the Expert Panel of the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) representing ADEA charged with developing the Core Competencies for IPEC. He is a member of the National Advisory Council of the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education. In March 2010, he was elected President-Elect of ADEA and on March 17, 2011, was installed as the first African American President of ADEA. His pertinent awards include: the 2009 ADEA Presidential Citation, the 2015 ADEA Chairman of the Board Citation. Other recognitions include the 2015 Alan J. Davis/Student Clinician American Dental Association Achievement Award, the Howard University College of Dentistry Alumni Achievement Award in 1997, the 2011 Sterling V. Mead Award from the District of Columbia Dental Society, the 2011 Legend Award from the National Dental Association. Upon his retirement as Dean, he received the 2015 Trailblazer Ward from the National Dental Association and a 2015 Presidential Citation from the American Dental Association. Dr. Rouse was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters Honorary Degree from the Western University of Health Sciences in May 2014.

Jeff Burgess received his DDS and MSD from the c, in Seattle. He practiced general dentistry for 10 years and returned to the UW to pursue an MSD in Oral Medicine followed by a two year post-doctoral fellowship in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University Medical Center. He subsequently served 15 years as a Consultant and Attending at the Medical Center Pain Center and at the same time was a Research and Clinical Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral Medicine. He also saw patients in a private Oral Medicine practice for 18 years. He is board certified in Oral Medicine and has been a co-investigator on numerous studies and authored and co-authored multiple chapters in Medical and Dental texts as well as articles in peer-reviewed journals and for Web MD (Reference Section) and Pennwell. He is the Director of Oral Care Research Associates and recently completed studies related to dry mouth.