Surgically Facilitated Orthodontic Therapy: An Interdisciplinary Approach

George A. Mandelaris, DDS, MS

Dr. Mandelaris attended the University of Michigan from undergraduate through dental school. He completed a post-graduate residency program at the University of Louisville, School of Dentistry, where he obtained a certificate in the speciality of Periodontology as well as a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Oral Biology. Dr. Mandelaris is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and has served as an examiner for Part II (oral examination) of the American Board of Periodontology's certification process. He is an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Graduate Periodontics at the University of Illinois, College of Dentistry (Chicago, IL) as well as at the University of Michigan, Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine (Ann Arbor, MI). Dr. Mandelaris is a Fellow in both the American and International College of Dentists.

Dr. Mandelaris serves as an ad-hoc reviewer for the Journal of Periodontology and the International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants. In 2021, he was appointed as an Editorial Consultant to the International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry. He has published over 40 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and has authored eleven chapters in nine different textbooks used worldwide on subjects related to computer guided implantology, CT/CBCT diagnostics and surgically facilitated orthodontic therapy (SFOT).

Dr Mandelaris is a two time recipient (2017 and 2021) of the American Academy of Periodontology's (AAP) Clinical Research Award- an award given to the most outstanding scientific article with direct clinical relevance in Periodontics. A nationally recognized expert, he was appointed by AAP to co-chair the Best Evidence Consensus Workshop on the use of CBCT Imaging in Periodontics as well as co-author the academy's guidelines. In 2018, he was recognized with American Academy of Periodontology's Special Citation Award. Dr. Mandelaris is the 2018 recipient of The Saul Schluger Memorial Award for Clinical Excellence in Diagnosis and Treatment Planning.

Dr. Mandelaris is a Past President of the Illinois Society of Periodontists, has served on several committees for the American Academy of Periodontology and is one of the AAPs recommended speakers on topics related to periodontics-orthodontics and imaging/implant surgery. He is a key-opinion leader for several industry leaders and holds memberships in many professional organizations, including the American Academy of Periodontology, Academy of Osseointegration, American Academy of Restorative Dentistry and the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research.

Dr. Mandelaris is in private practice at Periodontal Medicine & Surgical Specialists, LLC in Chicago, Park Ridge and Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. He limits his practice to Periodontology, Dental Implant Surgery, Bone Reconstruction and Tissue Engineering Surgery.

Brian Vence, DDS

Dr. Vence maintains a private practice in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois with a special interest in comprehensive esthetic and restorative dentistry. He graduated with a degree in honors biology in 1981 from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. He received his dental degree in 1985 from the University of Illinois School of Dentistry at the Medical Center in Chicago. He completed a hospital residency at the VA Wadsworth-UCLA in 1986 and a mini-residency in temporomandibular joint disorders.

Dr. Vence founded the Chicago Academy of Interdisciplinary Dentofacial Therapy in 1992, a study club designed to define and promote excellence in dentistry. He has had manuscripts published in Quintessence of Dental Technology, Practical Periodontics and Aesthetic Dentistry, The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, Compendium, and the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry. He is a member of the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry, the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, the International College of Dentists and the American College of Dentists, American Dental Association, American Thoracic Society, Seattle Study Club-Oakbrook. He is a past president of the Fox River Valley Dental Society in Illinois.

George A. Mandelaris, DDS, MS

曼德拉里斯博士在大學和牙科學校期間就讀於密西根大學。他在路易斯維爾大學牙科學院完成了一個研究生住院醫師計劃，獲得了牙周病學專業的證書以及口腔生物學的碩士學位。曼德拉里斯博士是美國牙周病學會的外交官，並曾擔任美國牙周病學會認證過程的第二部分（口試）的考官。他是伊利諾伊大學牙科學院（芝加哥，伊利諾伊州）研究生牙周病學系的兼職臨床助理教授，以及密西根大學牙周病學和口腔醫學系（安娜堡，密西根州）的兼職臨床助理教授。曼德拉里斯博士是美國牙科學院和國際牙科學院的會士。

曼德拉里斯博士是《牙周病學期刊》和《口腔和顎面植入物國際期刊》的臨時審稿人。2021年，他被任命為《牙周病學和修復牙科國際期刊》的編輯顧問。他在同行評審期刊上發表了40多篇科學論文，並在全球范圍內的九本不同教科書中撰寫了十一章，涉及計算機引導的植入學、CT/CBCT診斷和手術促進的矯正治療（SFOT）等主題。

曼德拉里斯博士兩次獲得美國牙周病學會（AAP）臨床研究獎（2017年和2021年），該獎項授予與牙周病學直接相關的最優秀科學文章。作為一位全國知名專家，他被AAP任命為共同主持牙周病學中CBCT成像使用的最佳證據共識研討會，並共同撰寫了該學會的指南。2018年，他獲得了美國牙周病學會的特別嘉獎。曼德拉里斯博士是2018年索爾·斯魯格爾紀念卓越臨床診斷和治療規劃獎的獲獎者。

曼德拉里斯博士是伊利諾伊州牙周病學會的前任主席，曾在美國牙周病學會的多個委員會任職，並是AAP推薦的有關牙周病學-矯正和影像/植入手術主題的演講者之一。他是幾家行業領先公司的關鍵意見領袖，並是許多專業組織的成員，包括美國牙周病學會、骨整合學會、美國修復牙科學會和美國骨骼與礦物研究學會。

曼德拉里斯博士在伊利諾伊州芝加哥、帕克里奇和奧克布魯克特里斯的Periodontal Medicine & Surgical Specialists, LLC設有私人診所。他的臨床實踐範圍僅限於牙周病學、牙髓病學、骨重建和組織工程手術。

Brian Vence, DDS

文斯博士在伊利諾伊州奧克布魯克特里斯擁有一家私人診所，專注於綜合美學和修復牙科。他於1981年從伊利諾伊大學香檳分校獲得生物學榮譽學位。他於1985年從伊利諾伊大學醫學中心的牙科學院獲得牙科學位。他於1986年在VA Wadsworth-UCLA完成了一個醫院住院醫師計劃，並參加了顳顎關節疾病的迷你住院醫師計劃。

文斯博士於1992年創辦了芝加哥綜合牙面治療學院，這是一個旨在界定和推廣牙科學卓越的學習俱樂部。他的論文曾發表在《牙科技術精華》、《實用牙周病學和美學牙科學》、《修復牙科學雜志》、《綜合牙科學雜志》和《美學和修復牙科學雜志》上。他是美國修復牙科學會的成員。