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Shankar Iyer

Shankar Iyer DDS, MDS, FAAID

Dentistry, Prosthodontics
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America

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Dr. Shanker Iyer is a past president of the AAID and is currently a clinical assistant professor in the departments of PG Periodontics, PG prosthodontics, and implant Fellowship programs and Rutgers University in New Jersey. Dr. Iyer was the program chair for several AAID annual conferences (2007, 2009, 2012, 2015). He is also the course director of the AAID MaxiCourse Asia—Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, New Delhi, and Bangalore—as well as co-director of the Las Vegas, Rutgers University, Iran, Egypt, and Malta MaxiCourses. He was a trustee for the AAID Northeastern District from 2005 to 2009 and is also a past president of the Northeastern District.

Dr. Iyer is a Diplomate in the American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry, a Fellow in the AAID, and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Oral Implantology. He is also a Fellow in the International Academy of Dental Facial Esthetics. He is a visiting faculty member at the NYUCD in the department of PG prosthodontics.

Dr. Iyer has conducted courses and made presentations in more than 30 countries and has authored several articles in peer-reviewed journals. He is currently on the Board of Directors for the AAID Research Foundation. In addition, he is the director of the Smile USA Center for Reconstructive Dentistry and the president of the Smile USA Center for Educational Excellence.
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