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Dr. Alan M. Meltzer received his D.M.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He later received his certificate in Periodontics and his M.Sc.D. degree from Boston University. Dr. Meltzer received his implant training at the Brånemark Clinic in Gothenberg, Sweden, in 1984. Dr. Meltzer is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and a Fellow of the Academy of Osseointegration. He also served as the Director of Graduate Periodontology at the Temple University Dental School. He currently serves as a Clinical Professor in the Department of Post- Graduate Periodontics, Periodontal Prosthesis and Implant dentistry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.

Dr. Meltzer lectures both nationally and internationally on the subjects of implant design, periodontal regeneration, guided bone regeneration, and surgical site preparation for complex implant placement. He has published numerous papers and has others in press on the subjects of site preparation for osseointegrated implants, aesthetic placement of dental implants, and early and immediate loading. He is also the author of a book chapter on implants and bone repair as well as the co-author of a text with Dr. Kevin Murphy on periodontal regeneration. Dr. Meltzer is a member of the Academy of Osseointegration and serves on its Research and Education Committees. He is a past president of the Delaware Valley Academy of Osseointegration.

Dr. Meltzer has also received international acclaim through his numerous publications and by presenting his innovative techniques and knowledge before various professional academies including:

• American Academy of Periodontology
• Academy of Osseointegration
• International College of Oral Implantology
• European Academy of Osseointegration
• Australasian Society of Dental Surgeons
• Italian Society of Periodontists
• Korean Society of Periodontists
• French Society of Periodontists
• German Society of Periodontists
• Japanese Dental Association
• British Periodontal and Implant Society
• Western Society of Periodontists
• Northeast Society of Periodontists
• Delaware Society of Periodontists
• Pennsylvania Society of Periodontists
• Connecticut Society of Periodontists
• Massachusetts Society of Periodontists
• Illinois Society of Periodontists
• Delaware Valley Academy of Osseointegration

Worldwide Lecturer
Dr. Meltzer has been a guest lecturer on periodontology and dental implant procedures on six continents, at numerous dental and medical institutions across the country and around the world; a partial list is provided below:

• University of Naples, Naples, Italy
• University of Milan, Milan
• University of Washington, Seattle
• University of Miami, Miami, Florida
• University of Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia
• Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry
• The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
• University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
• Singapore Medical Center, Singapore
• New York University, New York, New York
• Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Television Appearances as Dental Expert
• Italy NBC 10 News
• Washington Fox News
• CN8
• Good Morning America
• Inside Edition
• CNBC