Carl E. Misch
Carl E. Misch | |
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Born | November 17, 1947 |
Died | January 4, 2017 | (aged 69)
Education | University of Detroit Dental School (D.D.S. 1973) (M.S. 1989)University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine |
Occupation(s) | Implantologist, inventor, entrepreneur |
Known for | Co-founder of BioHorizons implant company and founder of the Misch Institute |
Spouse | Single |
Children | 6 |
Carl E. Misch (November 17, 1947 – January 4, 2017) was an
Biography
Misch graduated
Career
Misch was Clinical Professor in the Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, and Director of Oral Implantology (hon) in the School of Dentistry, Temple University Philadelphia, PA, USA. Misch served on the board of trustees at the University of Detroit Mercy where he was also an adjunct professor in the Department of Prosthodontics. He was adjunct professor at the University of Michigan, School of Dentistry in the Department of Periodontics/Geriatrics and adjunct professor at the School of Engineering in the Department of Biomechanics, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He was the Director of the Oral Implantology Residency Program at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine from 1989 to 1996. Misch had maintained a private practice restricted to implant surgery (bone grafting and implant placement) and related prosthetics for more than 30 years. He previously practiced in Beverly Hills, Michigan.[3]
In 1999, he authored the text, Contemporary Implant Dentistry, and Misch has written three editions of Contemporary Implant Dentistry (Elsevier), which has become a very popular textbook that has been translated into 9 languages, including, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, Italian and Korean. He has also written Dental Implant Prosthetics (Elsevier). He had published over 250 articles and has repeatedly lectured in every state in the United States as well as in 47 countries throughout the world.[3]
In 1984, Misch founded the "Misch International Implant Institute" (MIII) in Beverly Hills, Michigan, which served as a one-year continuum for implant education. The MIII currently has locations in Florida and Nevada. Over the years, the MIII has been present in Brazil, Canada, France Italy, Japan, Korea, Monaco, Spain, and the United Kingdom. This program has (or is currently) the primary implant education forum for six dental school specialty residencies. Programs are offered in both the surgical and prosthetic aspects of care.[3] Misch held 16 patents and was the co-inventor of the BioHorizons Maestro Implant System.[4] He operated the Misch International Implant Institute, as a training center for dentists seeking to improve their skills in these techniques. To date, it has trained over 4,500 dentists.[3][4]
Through a special affiliation arrangement with the institute, second year postgraduate periodontology students at
References
- ^ "Global Dental Education Network". Archived from the original on June 21, 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2008.
- ^ Misch, Carl. "About Dr. Misch". www.misch.com. Misch International Implant Institute. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Misch, Carl. "Dr. Misch". www.misch.com. Misch International Implant Institute. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
- ^ a b MichiganSweetSpot.com - The Misch International Implant Institute Archived October 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, November 12, 2007
- ^ Kornberg School of Dentistry at Temple University - Periodontal Graduate Program
- ^ "Surgical Faculty, Misch Institute". Archived from the original on January 5, 2009. Retrieved December 16, 2008.