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Dr Steven Bongard, DDS

Dr Steven Bongard obtained his DDS degree from the University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry in 1986. His professional interest has been concentrated on all aspects of implant dentistry since 1995. He has extensive experience in implant placement, bone grafting procedures as well as the prosthetic component of implant restoration. He has published and lectured both nationally and internationally on implant placement, full arch rehabilitation and non-grafted immediate approaches to implant surgery. He presently maintains a dental practice in Toronto, Ontario that is exclusive to the placement and restoration of dental implants. His recent focus has been on developing a community resource and training centre that can provide access to innovation, technology and advanced infrastructure, as well as support and mentoring, to the dental implant community. 

Dr Brian Freund, BSc, DDS, MD, FRCD(C), MCFP(C), Dip OMFS

Dr. Freund received his MD from McMaster University with his DDS and specialty training from University of Toronto. He practices as an Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon at the Chrysalis Dental Centre in Toronto. His clinical interests are immediately loaded implant rehabilitation, neuromuscular dysfunction of the head and neck and minimally invasive facial rejuvenation. He was previously an examiner for the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, the Royal College of Dentists of Canada and a clinical instructor at the University Of Toronto Faculty Of Dentistry. His areas of research are focused on innovative techniques in immediate implant placement and the novel applications of neuromodulators in the head and neck. He has lectured extensively nationally and internationally as well as authored numerous scientific papers.

Michael Glogauer 

Dr. Michael Glogauer is a dental entrepreneur, clinician and scientist. In addition to holding patents for health devices and an being inventor of a soon-to-be-marketed diagnostic rinse for periodontal diseases, he has been an active member of scientific boards of start up companies.

He is a Professor at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto where his research over the past 25 years focuses on the mechanistic contributions and interplay between the immune system and microbiome in oral and systemic health.

He is the Head of Dentistry for University Health Network and Chief of Dental Oncology at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. He has received awards in recognition of his research excellence (more than 200 peer reviewed publications) and is a Fellow in the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.

He is experienced in conducting clinical trials, particularly in collaboration with multi-national pharma companies.

John P. Zarb BA, DDS, MSc (Prostho), FRCDC

Dr. John P. Zarb earned his DDS at the University of Detroit Mercy in 1995. Upon graduation, he completed a one-year General Practice Residency at the VA Hospital in Ann Arbor, MI, followed by graduate prosthodontic training at the University of Toronto, earning his MSc in 2002. Dr. Zarb is a staff prosthodontist at Mt Sinai Hospital in Toronto and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Rochester, Eastman Institute for Oral Health. He has been involved with surgical and prosthetic implant dentistry education at both the undergraduate and graduate level and serves as the co-Director of Genesis, Continuing Dental Education, and the Dental Community Resource. Dr. Zarb joined Barrie Dental Specialists in 2003. He is a Fellow, former examiner and Prosthodontics Director, and currently Registrar of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada, a Fellow in the Academy of Dentistry International, and Fellow in the Academy of Prosthodontics, a Regional Councilor for the Association of Prosthodontists of Canada and the Ontario Dental Association, and a former Director of the American College of Prosthodontists.

David Chong Yen 

David has been advising dentists on tax, estate, financial planning, practice management, valuations and accounting for more than 35 years. His primary focus is to help dentists and their families achieve their financial and personal goals.

David obtained his B. A. from University of Toronto in 1980, attained his Chartered Accountant’s Designation in 1983, subsequently completed the CICA In-Depth Tax Courses, is a tax specialist and also a certified financial planner.

David has been a speaker at various dental schools, associations across Ontario, including the ODA Annual Spring Meeting, Toronto Academy of Dentistry Winter Clinic and RCDSO Road Shows. He has published hundreds of tax articles for the dental community, including those that have appeared in Dental Practice Management, Dispatch, Oral Health and Ontario Dentist publications. David also wrote the ODA published book titled, “Dentists Tax and Financial Guide”.