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MaxiCourses®

AAID's MaxiCourses® are among the most respected and comprehensive training programs in implant dentistry. Offered in university settings throughout the U.S. and internationally, the course presenters include renowned university faculty, world-class clinicians and the country's top authorities in implant dentistry.

MaxiCourses® provide 300 or more hours of lecture, laboratory sessions, live surgical demonstrations and home/office assignments. It normally is presented in 10 parts, once a month, over a 10-month period.  Dentists who graduate from an approved MaxiCourse® will meet the minimum educational requirements for Associate Fellowship in the AAID. 


This course is a must for all general dentists, periodontists, prosthodontists and oral surgeons who want to be proficient in implant dentistry and a great way to begin the process of becoming an Associate Fellow Member of the AAID.

MaxiCourses® are currently offered in the following locations:

AAID MaxiCourses® in the United States

California

Loma Linda University MaxiCourse®

Loma Linda University School of Dentistry

11245 Anderson Street, Suite 120

Loma Linda, CA 92350

Director: Jaime Lozada, DDS

Contact: Annabelle Galvan

Phone: 909-558-4685

Fax: 909-558-4858

E-Mail: agalvan@llu.edu

District of Columbia

Howard University (Washington, DC) MaxiCourse®

Howard University College of Dentistry

600 W. Street, NW

Washington, DC 20059

Co-Director: C. Benson Clark, DDS

Co-Director: Terry Reynolds, DDS

Contact: Sheba Tartt

Phone: 202-806-0349

Fax: 202-806-0447

E-Mail: startt@howard.edu

Georgia

Medical College of Georgia MaxiCourse®

Medical College of Georgia

Division of Continuing Education

Augusta, GA 30912

Co-Director: Edward Mills, DDS

Co-Director: Roman Cirbirka, DDS, MS

Contact: Lynn Thigpen

Phone: 800-221-6437 or 706-721-3967

Fax: 706-721-4642

E-mail: lbthigpen@mail.mcg.edu

New Jersey

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Dental School MaxiCourse®

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

New Jersey Dental School

110 Bergen Street, Room B701

P.O. Box 1709

Newark, NJ 07101-1709

Director: Jack Piermatti, DMD

Coordinator: Janice Gibbs-Reed, MA, CMP

Telephone: 973-972-6561

Fax: 973-972-7741

E-mail:  gibbs@umdnj.edu

Nevada

Las Vegas MaxiCourse® - Projected Start Date: September 17,  2010

Las Vegas MaxiCourse® University of Nevada Las Vegas

1001 Shadow Lane

Las Vegas, NV 89106-4124

Director: John Minichetti, DMD

370 Grand Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631

Contact: Lisa McCabe Phone: 201-871-3555 Fax: 201-871-9096

E-mail: drminichetti@englewooddental.com

Oregon

OAGD - AAID Implant MaxiCourse® (Oregon)

Oregon Academy of General Dentistry

1730 SW Harbor Way #502

Portland, OR 97201

Director: S. Shane Samy, DMD

Contact: Jessica Smith

Telephone: 503-228-6266

Fax: 503-228-4838

E-mail: oragd@comcast.net

Puerto Rico

University of Puerto Rico MaxiCourse®

University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine

Medical Science Campus

P. O. Box 365067

San Juan, PR 365067

Director: O. Hilt Tatum, Jr., DDS

Contact: Miriam Montes Mock, BS, MSc

Telephone: 787-642-2708

E-mail: mimontesmock@yahoo.com

AAID MaxiCourses® in Canada

British Columbia

Vancouver MaxiCourse®

Vancouver MaxiCourse®

1959 152nd St., #225

Surrey, BC V4A 9E3

Director: William Liang, DMD

Coordinator: Nicole Wardstrom CDA

Telephone: 604-531-3344

E-mail: nicole@implantconnection.ca

Ontario

Toronto Implant MaxiCourse®

Toronto MaxiCourse®

266 Main St. North

Markham, ON L3P 1Y8

Director: Roderick Stewart, DDS

Contact: Cheryl Spataro

Telephone: 905-294-9905

E-mail: dr.stewart@rogers.com

AAID MaxiCourses® in Other Countries

Asia

AAID MaxiCourse® Asia

AAID MaxiCourse® in Asia

469 Morris Ave., Suite 300

Elizabeth, NJ 07208

Director: Shankar S. Iyer, DDS, MDS

E-mail: coursedirector@aaid-asia.org

Contact: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Dr. Ninette Banday

E-mail: ninettebanday@yahoo.com

Contact: Delhi, India - Dr. Brij B. Sabherwal

E-mail: delhi@aaid-asia.org

Contact: Penang, Malaysia - Dr. J. Sabarinathan

E-mail: Orthosab@gmail.com

Contact: Penang, Malaysia - Dr. M. Vadivel Kumaar

Telephone: +91-98427-26095

E-mail: vadivelk@gmail.com

Iran

Iran ACECR TUMS Branch MaxiCourse®

Iran ACECR TUMS Branch MaxiCourse®

4 Masters Cove

Pittsford, NY 14534

Director: Frank LaMar, DDS

Telephone: 585-305-4350

E-mail: flamar@rochester.rr.com

Contact: Mohammad Ali Mostafavi, BDS, DDS

E-mail: mamostafavi@yahoo.com

Phone: +98-912-718-6724

Fax: +98-2264-2317

Contact: Majid Rahmani, DDS - ACECR TUMS Branch

E-mail: rahmani@jdtums.ir

Telephone: 88 993571-2

Korea

Korea MaxiCourse®

Korea MaxiCourse®

Wooduk bldg., 34-7, Haan-Dong

Gwangmyeong-si, Gueonoggi-do 423-060

South Korea

Director: Jaehyun Shim, DDS

Telephone: +82-2-892-6913

Fax: +82-2-894-0350

E-mail: dental-care@hanmail.net

Spain

Escuela Superior de Implantologia de Barcelona MaxiCourse® (Spain)

C/Girona N 65° Local

Barcelona, 08009

Spain

Director: Nicholas Caplanis, DMD, MS

Contact: Sergio Cacciacane Entrerios, DDS

Phone: +34-93-2444089

Fax: +34-93-3472543

E-mail: dr.cacciacane@terra.es