CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr. Dennis A. Shanelec received his DDS from the UCLA School of Dentistry and completed periodontal certification at the University of Southern California Dental School. He is a pioneer in microsurgery as a minimally invasive alternative to conventional surgery.

Dr. Shanelec has set a standard for excellence in esthetic dental implants and gingival reconstruction. He is recognized as the founder of periodontal and dental implant
microsurgery and has published numerous articles and scientific papers, including
chapters on microsurgery in four leading Periodontology textbooks.

Dr. Shanelec lectures widely to share his knowledge of dental implant and periodontal microsurgery with the dental profession:

American Academy of Periodontology
Annual Scientific Session
Orlando, Florida, November 18, 1992

American Academy of Fixed Crown & Bridge
Annual Session
Chicago, Illinois, February, 1993

American Academy of Periodontology
Annual Scientific Session
Chicago, Illinois, October 2, 1993

Pacific Coast Society of Prosthodontists
Annual Scientific Session
Newport Beach, California, July, 1994

North Rhine Dental Society
Spring Scientific Meeting
Dusseldorf, Germany, April, 1994

American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
Annual Scientific Session
Maui, Hawaii, August, 1994

American Academy of Periodontology
Annual Scientific Session
San Francisco, California, October, 1994

American Academy of Restorative Dentistry
Annual Scientific Session
Chicago, Illinois, February, 1995

Southern California Alpha Omega
Continuing Education Meeting
Studio City, California, March 1995

American Academy of Periodontology
Conference on Reconstructive Surgery
Dallas, Texas, April, 1995

Wisconsin Society of Periodontists
Annual Scientific Session
Wisconsin, May, 1995

Newport Harbor Academy of Dentistry
Continuing Education Session
Newport Beach, California, June, 1995

California Dental Association
Annual Scientific Session
San Francisco, Calif. September 1995

Southern California Academy of Endodontics
Continuing Education Session
Los Angeles, Calif. March1996

Saint Clare’s Riverside Medical Center
Continuing Education Session
Whippany, New Jersey April 1996

Orange County Dental Society
Continuing Education Session
Orange, Calif., August 1996

Swiss Society of Periodontists
Continuing Education Session
Zurich, Switzerland, September 1996

University of Zurich
Lecture, Department of Prosthodontics
Zurich, Switzerland, September 1996

German Dental Society
Annual Meeting
Wurzburg, Germany October 1996

Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics
Annual Meeting
New York, New York December 1996

Thomas P. Hinmann Meeting
Annual Meeting
Atlanta, Georgia March 1997

University of Southern California
25th Annual Periodontal Symposium
Los Angeles, California January 1997

Loma Linda University
2nd Biannual Endodontic Symposium
Loma Linda, California, February 1997

Selected Outstanding Speaker in
Periodontal Continuing Education
Dentistry Today 1997

Int. Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
Annual Meeting
Kyoto, Japan April 1997

California Dental Association
Annual Meeting
Anaheim, California April 1997

American Dental Society of Paris
Annual Meeting
Paris, France May 1997

University of Southern California
Japan Dentist’s Study Group
Los Angeles, California, July, 1997

American Academy of Periodontology
Micro-suturing Workshop, Annual Meeting
San Diego, California, October, 1997

Italian Society of Periodontists
Annual Session
Genoa, Italy, April, 1998

Italian Society of Periodontists
Micro-suturing Workshop
Florence, Italy, April, 1998

American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
Annual Scientific Session
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August, 1998

Selected Outstanding Speaker in
Periodontal Continuing Education
Dentistry Today 1998

University of Washington
Microsurgery Workshop
Seattle, Washington, January 30, 1999

Newport Harbor Academy
Magnification and the New Dentistry
Newport Beach, California March 26, 1999

Pacific Coast Society of Prosthodontists
Microsurgery: A New Approach to Excellence
Newport Beach, California March 26, 1999

American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
Annual Scientific Session
Whistler, British Columbia, August, 1999

University of Gottingen
Neue Grupe Dentistry
Gottingen, Germany, November, 1999

Named Outstanding Speaker in
Periodontal Continuing Education
Dentistry Today 1999

Beverly Hills Academy of Dentistry
Scientific meeting
Beverly Hills, California, February, 2000

Pacific Dental Conference
Canadian Dental Society
Vancouver, British Columbia, March, 2000

California Society of Periodontists
Annual Scientific Meeting
Los Angeles, California, May, 2000

Named Outstanding Speaker in
Periodontal Continuing Education
Dentistry Today 2000

Annual Scientific Conference
Japanese Dental Society
Osaka, Japan, November, 2000

American Academy of Periodontology
CE Session, Annual Meeting
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October, 2001

Named Outstanding Speaker in
Periodontal Continuing Education
Dentistry Today 2002

Named Outstanding Speaker in
Periodontal Continuing Education
Dentistry Today 2003

American Academy of Periodontology
General Session, Annual Meeting
San Francisco, California, October, 2003

Academy Microscope Enhanced Dentistry
General Session, Annual Meeting
Scottsdale, Arizona, November, 2003

Named Outstanding Speaker in
Periodontal Continuing Education
Dentistry Today 2004

University of Southern California
32nd Annual Periodontal Symposium
Los Angeles, California January 2005

American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
Esthetic and Restorative Update
Orlando, Florida, April, 2005

Academy Microscope Enhanced Dentistry
General Session, Annual Meeting
Tucson, Arizona, November, 2005

Named Outstanding Speaker in
Periodontal Continuing Education
Dentistry Today 2005

California Dental Association
Annual Meeting
Anaheim, California April 2006

American Academy of Periodontology
General Session, Annual Meeting
San Diego, California, October, 2006

Named Outstanding Speaker in
Periodontal Continuing Education
Dentistry Today 2006

Annual Scientific Conference
Japanese Society of Periodontal Microsurgery
Tokyo, Japan, April, 2007

Named Outstanding Speaker in
Periodontal Continuing Education
Dentistry Today 2007

University of Southern California
Excellence in Periodontic Symposium
Los Angeles, California May 2007

University of Southern California
34nd Annual Periodontal Symposium
Los Angeles, California January 2008