Services

Accreditation Support -- LLU

  • Immediate Past President, American College of Prosthodontists (2019 - 2020)

Committee Membership (LLU)

  • Promotions Committee - School of Dentistry (2012 - 2015)
  • Nominating Committee (Chair) - School of Dentistry (2010 - 2013)
  • Faculty Advancement Committee - School of Dentistry  (2006 - 2012)
  • Tobacco treatment Committee - School of Dentistry (2008 - 2011)
  • Evidence Based Task Force -School of Dentistry   (2009 - 2010)
  • Removable prosthodontics Task Force - School of Dentistry (2009 - 2010)
  • Evidence-based committee task force - School of Dentistry (2009 - 2010)
  • Clinic Science Sub-Committee - School of Dentistry   (2006 - 2010)
  • Research Committee - School of Dentistry   (2006 - 2009)

Committee Membership (non-LLU)

  • Chair, Program committee of the Annual meeting of 2016, American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics (2016)
  • Chair, Program committee, American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics (2016)
  • Member, Digital Dentistry Curriculum Development Team, American College of Prosthodontists (2016)
  • Chair, George H. Moulton Award Committee, American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics (2012 - 2016)
  • Member, Strategic plan Task Force, American College of Prosthodontists (2015)
  • Member, Continuing Education Committee, American College of Prosthodontists (2015)
  • Member, Associate Fellows Subcommittee, Academy of Prosthodontics (2012 - 2015)
  • Director, Region 5 Pacific, American College of Prosthodontists (2010 - 2014)
  • Member, National Prosthodontics Awareness Week task force, American College of Prosthodontists (2011 - 2013)
  • Co-Chair, ACPEF Annual Appeal, American College of Prosthodontists (2011 - 2013)
  • Member, Judicial Committee, American College of Prosthodontists (2012)
  • Member, Task Force Section Sponsorship ACP CPE Course, American College of Prosthodontists (2011 - 2012)
  • Member, Stategic Planning Committee, American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics (2007 - 2011)
  • Member, Tylman Research Committee, American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics (2005 - 2011)
  • Member, Nominating committee, American College of Prosthodontics   (2010)
  • Member, Private Practice Manual Task Force, American College of Prosthodontics (2010)
  • President, California Section, American College of Prosthodontics   (2007 - 2010)
  • Member, Scientific Committee, International College of Dentists-Middle East Section, Beirut, Lebanon. (2003 - 2005)
  • Member, Continuing Education and Scientific committee, Lebanese Dental Association. (2001 - 2003)
  • Vice President, American College of Prosthodontists (10/2016 - Present)
  • Director, American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics (2016 - Present)
  • Member, Steering committee for Centennial Celebration, Academy of Prosthodontics (2016 - Present)
  • Member, Continuing Dental Education Compliance Committee, American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics (2015 - Present)
  • Chair, Research in Fixed Prosthodontics, American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics (2014 - Present)
  • Member, Photographic committee, Academy of Prosthodontics (2013 - Present)
  • Member, Communications Committee, Academy of Prosthodontics (2012 - Present)

Community Service

  • "Taking care of your teeth and smile". Lycee International de Los Angeles (LILA) school, Pasadena Campus. A whole day was spent at the school and each class from K to 5th was given a lecture on the importance of hygiene, proper diet and protection of teeth during physical exercise. In addition, the kids were taugh how to brush and floss their teeth. Samples of tooth brushes and floss were given for each child. (11/2008 - Present)

Journal Reviewer

  • Reviewer, Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry (2015)
  • Reviewer, Journal of Prosthodontics (2012)
  • Associate Editor, Journal of Dental Traumatology (2011)
  • Reviewer, Journal of the Lebanese Dental Association (2005)

Society Memberships (professional)

  • President, American College of Prosthodontists (2018 - 2019)
  • President Elect, American College of Prosthodontists (2017 - 2018)
  • Vice President, American College of Prosthodontists (2016 - 2017)
  • Academy of Osseointegration Regular Member (1996 - 2010)
  • Academy of Prosthodontics, Associate Fellow (2011 - Present)
  • American Dental Association (2008 - Present)
  • California Dental Association (2008 - Present)
  • Pierre Fauchard Academy, Fellow Regular Member (2007 - Present)
  • American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics Regular Member (2006 - Present)
  • International college of Dentists Regular Member (2002 - Present)
  • International college of Prosthodontics Regular Member (1997 - Present)
  • American college of prosthodontists Regular Member (1996 - Present)