DENTAL IMPLANT EXPERIENCE:
2011 –
Dr. O'Brien has just been appointed as Director of Advanced Implant Training World
Wide Implant Direct LLC. He will be training doctors in Advanced Implant Surgery
and Prosthetics starting in January 2011.
1992 – Appointed as a visiting clinician
and assistant clinical research professor under the direction of Dr. Chuck Reeve
Chairman of the department of Periodontics and Implant research at Mayo Clinic Rochester
Minnesota
1990-1994 – Appointed faculty at Misch
Implant Institute for surgical and prosthetics of all root form systems
1990 – Appointed faculty at Scripps
Implant Institute for advanced surgical and prosthetic procedures
1990 – Founded Southern California
Implant Institute New Port Beach California.
Director responsible for the advanced training of both Prosthetic and Surgical reconstruction
of dental implant patients. Advanced Bone grafting as well as live surgical hands
on training of over 700 doctors 1990-2000
1989 – Awarded Diplomat status by The
International Congress of Oral Implantologists
1989 – Founded Pasadena Implant Interest
Group with over 100 members and Chaired program committee
1989 – Certificate of Completion from
Nobelpharma, Inc.(Nobelpharma), Denar training for Sterioss (Misch Institute)
1983 – Incorporated dental implants
into private practice
1982 – Surgical Training with Dr. Gerald
Niznick, developer of the Core-Vent Implant system
Teaching Experience:
- Southern California Implant Institute, Inc., 1990 – Present
Director of Advanced Techniques for Surgical and Prosthetic Application, Director
of Scientific Research in Field of Bone Physiology - Dentsply Implant Division, 1992 – 2000
Clinical Director and Implantologist for International Teaching Institution, Consultant/Lecturer/Engineering
Advisor - Core-Vent Corporation, 1986 – 1992
Clinical Director and Implantologist of the International Teaching Institution Encino,
California. Responsible for research and development, engineering evaluation of
new product. Clinical evaluation and testing of new prosthetic and surgical product
and protocol. - University of Southern California School of Dentistry, 1980 – 1990
Clinical Instructor For Fixed Prosthetics and Restorative Dentistry