Dr. Gérard Scortecci

Dr. Scortecci obtained his DDS (1969), Certificate of specialization in prosthodontics (1976), Certificate of specialization in periodontics (1979), and PhD in odontology (1988) from the University of Aix-Marseilles School of Dentistry.  Currently, he is Scientific Chairman, Basal Implantology Program, Dept. of Maxillo-facial surgery, University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis School of Medecine, France; a Visiting Professor, New York University; and a Clinical Professor of Periodontology, University of Southern California.  He has been in private practice of implantology and prosthodontics since 1970.  His Government appointments include Medico-legal expert in odonto-stomatology (Aix-en-Provence Court of Appeals), and Medico-legal expert for the French Social Security System.  He is a member of the American College of Dentists, International College of Dentists, International College of Oral Implantologists, and the European Association for Osseointegration.  Dr. Scortecci lectures internationally and has authored over 200 publications in French and English.  He has conducted research in implantology at the Experimental Surgery Center in Marseilles, France and at Boston University.  He was the founder and first president of the Nice-Côte d'Azur International Dental Congress (1975), today one of the largest dental meetings in southern Europe.  He holds several patents, in particular for the Diskimplant, Fractal and Structure implant systems. 

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