Prof. Dr. George A. Zarb
Dr. Zarb is arguably one of the most respected clinical scholars in the field of Prosthodontics. He recently retired as Professor and Head of Prosthodontics at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto following a distinguished forty year academic career.
Dr. Zarb has lectured nationally and internationally, and has written numerous papers on different aspects of his very eclectic discipline. He has co-authored fourteen textbooks, and contributed chapters to several others. He has been a Visiting Professor in numerous Universities around the world, and has organized and edited the published Proceedings from 5 international conferences. His recent research was in the field of Implant Prosthodontics and he has had an ongoing part-time private practice in Prosthodontics in Toronto, since 1966.
He is the recipient of numerous awards and honors including an Honorary Doctorate of Science from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden; an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Dalhousie University, Canada; an Honorary M.D. from his original alma mater, the University of Malta; an Honorary Doctorate of medicine from the University of Turin, Italy; and an Honorary Doctorate of Science from the University of Montreal. He was the recipient in 1993 of the International Association for Dental Research Award in Prosthodontics and Implant Dentistry, as well as an Honorary Fellowship from the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of England.
Dr. Zarb received the Thaddeus Weclew Honorary Fellowship from Academy of General Dentistry in 2001, the Elmer S. Best Award from the Pierre Fauchard Academy in 2005, and the Goldhaber Science Award from Harvard University in 2006. He was recognized twice by the Canadian Dental Association (Honorary Member and Distinguished Service); and he is the only recipient of all 3 awards from the Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics - Teaching, Research and Professional Service. In February 2008, he received the Golden Medal from the American Prosthodontic Society. He is Past President of the International College of Prosthodontists, the Academy of Prosthodontics (USA) and the Association of Prosthodontists of Canada.
This past autumn, he delivered Keynote Lectures at the meetings of the International College of Prosthodontics, the Asian Society of Prosthodontics, the American Academy of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery and the American College of Prosthodontics. The latter organization awarded him their Distinguished Speaker Award at the recent Arizona Meeting just after his being awarded a Fellowship in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland on the occasion of his 69th birthday in October. Earlier this year he was the recipient of the Award of Merit from the Ontario Association of oral and maxillofacial Surgeons. He was also made an Honorary Member of the Alberta Dental Association at their 2008 Meeting.
He continues to serve the profession as the current Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Prosthodontics.
He has just completed his latest book for the Quintessence Publishing Company. "Osseointegration: Ongoing Synergies in Prosthodontics, Surgery and Biomaterials", will be published this fall.
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Dr. Otto Zuhr
Otto Zuhr studierte von 1986 bis 1992 Zahnheilkunde an der Universität Aachen. Nach Staatsexamen und Promotion im Fachbereich Zahn-, Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie im Jahr 1992, begann er als Zahnarzt in München zu arbeiten.
Nach diversen Studienaufenthalten in der Schweiz, Skandinavien und den USA begann er 1994 seine Tätigkeit im Institut für Paro-und Implantologie (IPI) mit Wolfgang Bolz und Hannes Wachtel. 1996 eröffnete er seine eigene Praxis mit Schwerpunkt Parodontologie. 1998 gründete er gemeinsam mit Wolfgang Bolz, Hannes Wachtel und Markus Hürzeler die Gemeinschaftspraxis für Zahnheilkunde.
Autor diverser Fachpublikationen im Bereich Parodontologie, plastisch-ästhetische Parodontalchirurgie und ästhetische Zahnheilkunde. Intensive Referententätigkeit auf nationaler und internationaler Ebene.
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