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Global Program Development Committee

Hom-Lay Wang (US)
Chair

Tiziano Testori (Italy)

Gustavo Avila-Ortiz (US)

Suheil Boutros (US)

Jeanette Chua (Malaysia)

Andrew Han (Canada)

Namita Khandewal (US)

David M. Kim (US)

Kimberly Kim (US)

Gustavo Mendonca (US)

Christian Mertens (Germany)

Joan Otomo-Corgel (US)

Mario-Rodriguez-Tizcareno (Mexico)

Muhammad Saleh (US)

Jamil Shibli (Brazil)

Amerian Sones (US)

Mingxu Sun (China)

Takashi Sumi (Japan)

Edward (Shih-Chang) Tseng (Taiwan)

Todd Schoenbaum & Robert Vogel
Board Liaisons

Kevin Smith
Staff Contact

JOIN A COMMITTEE

Specific Responsibilities

  • Review outcomes from the Charter Chapter programs.
  • Investigate models for future Charter Chapters.
  • Investigate structure for international educational outreach programs in areas of need.
  • Investigate possible Affiliate/Alliance relationships with other organizations outside U.S.
  • Develop a report to the Board of Directors as requested.

Strategic Plan Responsibilities

  • Increase international membership, Annual Meeting attendance and presence through Charter Chapters, educational outreach initiatives and initiation of an extended meeting with an international forum.
  • Maintain compliance to the highest standards of the ADA CERP Recognition program.
  • Increase Annual Meting attendance.
  • Develop relationships with international organizations in implant dentistry.
  • Promote high-quality implant education globally.
  • Enhance patient care through well-educated implant practitioners.
  • Promote the AO brand and enhance its reputation globally.
  • Attract new AO members globally.
  • Encourage doctors to attend AO annual meetings and/or sponsored events.

The structured CE curriculum program is designed to provide high-quality training courses within 1.5 years and offers two different levels of AO certificates.

1. AO Master: Attended 50 hours of CE and 1- hours of hands-on training. (This can be surgical or prosthetic or combination of the two).

  • 7 hours of AO webinars or AO approved online training courses, and
  • Attendance to one (1) AO annual meeting
  • No examination or case presentation is required. Instead, submission of two (2) implant cases for approval is expected.
  • Application fee: $300; Certification fee: $300

2. AO Diplomate: Attend 150 hours of CE and 15 hous hands-on training. (This can be surgical or prosthetic or combination of the two).

  • 15 hours of AO webinars or online training courses ;
  • Attendance to two (2) AO annual meetings;
  • Completion of a one-hour online examination and presentation of two implant cases at the annual meeting are required;
  • Application and examination fee: $500; Certification fee: 1,000

Training Centers:

  • Select 8-10 leading institutions in different geographical locations (North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Australia) – They will follow the established AO curriculum. Each center will have to be approved by the AO GDP committee and be run by an active AO member.
  • Trial Universities may include UCLA, Loma Linda, UIC, Texas A&M, U Penn, Nov and U Michigan

Qualifications (Minimum)

  • Active Member

Composition

The committee shall be comprised of the Chair and as many members as deemed necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the Committee. Members are selected by the chair in consultation with the President-elect and approved by the Advisory Committee on Committees.

Term

  • Three-year, non-restrictive term for the chair
  • No limit on consecutive three-year terms for the remaining members

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