American Academy of Implant Dentistry elects new officers

The American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) elected Richard Mercurio, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Lincroft, New Jersey, as president at its recently concluded 64th Annual Conference. Elected to serve as president-elect was Shankar Iyer, DDS, MDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Elizabeth, New Jersey. The newly elected vice president is David G. Hochberg, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Atlanta, Georgia, and Natalie Wong, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Tornoto, Ontario, Canada, was elected treasurer. Bernee Dunson, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Atlanta, Georgia, was elected secretary.MORE NEWS FROM THE AAID |American Academy of Implant Dentistry and Foundation recognize outstanding dentists Other members of the Board of Trustees include: John Da Silva, DMD, MPH, Scm, of Boston, Massachusetts — immediate past president Francis DuCoin, DMD, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Stuart, Florida — past presidents' representative George Arvanitis, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Richard Grubb, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Havre de Grace, Maryland Jason Kim, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Flushing, New York William Liang, DMD, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada Rajiv R. Patel, BDS, MDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Deland, Florida David A. Resnick, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Ada, Minnesota Trace Rutherford, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Columbia, South Carolina S. Shane Samy, DMD, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Eugene, OregonADDITIONAL READING | Interdisciplinary management of a complex maxillary implant restorationAmerican Academy of Implant DentistryEstablished in 1951, the AAID is the only dental implant organization that offers credentials recognized by federal and state courts as bona fide. Its membership, which exceeds 5,000, includes general dentists, oral surgeons, periodontists, and prosthodontists from across the United States and in 40 other countries.