LIT USA – FACULTY
The pillars to a great training course, is to have accredited professors who are passionate about sharing their knowledge and transmit their enthusiasm to the next generation of oral implantologists.
Virgil Mongalo DMD, DICOI, MAAIP, FICD
Chairman and Clinical Director
Dr. Virgil Mongalo is a pioneer in the field of implant dentistry, having placed over 20,000 implants since opening his private office in South Florida in 1991.
President of The American Academy of Implant Prostodontics in Latin America, President of the International Congress of Oral Implantology in Nicaragua, Board Member of AAIP in USA and Ambassador of the ICOI in USA.
He is passionate about replacing lost teeth and giving patients back a beautiful smile.
He holds active licenses in Massachusetts, Colorado, Florida, and Nicaragua.
Dr. Mongalo spends his professional time traveling to Nicaragua and Mexico where he trains the USA and Canadian dentists on how to perform implant surgeries on the underprivileged population as part of a Catholic Dental outreach program.
Dr. Solon Kao
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
Vice Chair and Associate Professor Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Hospital Dentistry, UMKC School of Dentistry, Kansas City, MO. Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Diplomate of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology.
Dr. Henry “Butch” Ferguson
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
Vice-Chairman and Director of Residency Training Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Augusta University Dental College of Georgia. Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Diplomate of the National Dental Board of Anesthesiology.
Dr. Brandon Kofford
Board Certified Prosthodontist
Diplomat of the American Board of Prosthodontist and developer of “smart denture conversion technique” this is an innovative prosthetic technique for full arch immediate loading surgeries that has revolutionized the way in which we load cases. Director Prosthodontist program at the Air Force while stationed in England.
Dr. Joseph Leonetti
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial, Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology and Diplomat of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology. Current President of the American Board of Oral Implantology.
Dr. Mark Stevens
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
Professor and Chairman of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Georgia Regents University College of Dental Medicine. Boarded and diplomat of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
Dr. Jae W. Chang
Board Certified Periodontist
Diplomat of the Canadian Association of Periodontology. Diplomat of the American Academy of Periodontology.
Masters in Science in the Oral Implantology in J.W.Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany.
Dr. Cesar Hurtado
Accredited Oral Implantologist
Awarded Fellowship and Mastership by the American Academy of Implant Prosthodontics.
Awarded Fellowship, Mastership and Diplomate by the International Congress of Oral Implantology.
Faculty of Live Implant Training Institutes since 2019.
Private practice in South Florida with emphasis on Implant Dentistry and Orthodontics.
Mark J. Connelly DDS, MAGD, MaCCS, MICOI
Accredited Oral Implantologist
Graduated from Wayne State University with a Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy. Awarded Mastership with the Academy of General Dentistry. Mastership by the College of Sedation Dentistry at Albert Stein College. Professor of full arch loading surgeries at Live Implant Training Institutes.
Fadi Aoun DMD
Accredited Oral Implantologist
Private practice in Northern Florida with emphasis on implant surgeries, bone grafting and cosmetic implant reconstructions. Professor of soft and hard tissue in conjunction with implant surgeries at Live Implant Training in the United Sates of America.
Anas Jebrini DDS, MAAIP
Accredited Oral Implantologist
Surgically trained with a true passion for Implantology. Doctorate in Dental Surgery from the University of Detroit Mercy. Mastership and Fellowship
status with the American Academy of Implant Prosthodontics, as well as additional training in IV sedation.
Dr. Okey Okechukwu
Accredited Oral Implantologist
Dental degree from Howard University College of Dentistry where he attended various Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery externships. He has invested time away from practice in advanced surgical training courses with a focus on oral implantology and facial bone grafting techniques in Mexico and Nicaragua.
Dr. Shaban Mirco Burgoa
Accredited Prosthodontist
Developer of digital workflows for full arch rehabilitation with guided surgery and a immediate loading implant placement. Author of articles related to full mouth rehab and digital Implantology.
