Faculty Biographies
The faculty for the Bone Grafting Course includes outstanding practitioners who are also excellent teachers. Following are biographies of instructors from prior Bone Grafting Courses.
James L. Rutkowski, DMD, is the course director. He maintains an implant practice in Clarion, Pennsylvania. A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Dentistry and the Duquesne University School of Pharmacy, Dr. Rutkowski is a Fellow of the AAID and a Diplomate of the
American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry (ABOI/ID), the certifying board that the AAID sponsors. He is currently pursuing his PhD in pharmacology at Duquesne University.
Craig D. Cooper, DDS, a graduate of Indiana University School of Dentistry, practices in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is a Fellow of the AAID and a Diplomate of the ABOI/ID. Dr. Cooper has extensive experience in implant surgery, concentrating his practice on implant placement for
referring dentists. He lectures frequently on implant-related topics.
Barry Loughner, DDS, PhD, who graduated from New York University's School of Dentistry, practices in Orlando, Florida. He has an MS degree in Anatomy and a PhD in Neurophysiology, both from the University of Florida. Dr. Loughner is an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor at the
College of Dentistry, University of Florida.
Lee H. Silverstein, DDS, MS, a graduate of the School of Dentistry at Case Western Reserve University, received an MS degree in periodontics from the Medical College of Georgia. An Associate Fellow of the AAID, Dr. Silverstein has a private practice in Atlanta, Georgia. He is also an Associate Clinical Professor of Periodontics at MCG and lectures frequently, both nationally and internationally, on periodontics and dental implantology.