3DHEALS2020 Interview: Dr. Nabeel Cajee (host) Interviews Dr. Gustavo Mendonça -- Dental 3D Printing in Education

The Lattice (Official 3DHEALS Podcast)

In this ice-breaker style interview, upcoming 3DHEALS2020 speaker Dr. Gustavo Mendonça shared with us (Dr. Cajee) on where digital dentistry and dental 3D printing are in restorative dentistry and in the future of dental education. The two also briefly discussed the potentially important role bioprinting and biofabrication can play in restorative dentistry. See full written, video, podcast version of this interview here.
Dr. Gustavo Mendonça received his DDS in 1999 from the University of Uberlândia – School of Dentistry, Brazil. He also completed his postgraduate training in Prosthodontics and a Masters Degree in Oral Rehabilitation from the same school in 2003. In 2008 he finished his Ph.D. in Genomic Sciences and Biotechnology at the Catholic University of Brasília, Brazil. Dr. Mendonça was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Prosthodontics at Catholic University of Brasília – School of Dentistry with an extra-mural private practice from 2003-2007. From 2008 to 2010 he completed post-doctoral research training at UNC-Department of Prosthodontics in the Bone and Mineralization Laboratory. Dr. Mendonça currently teaches in the Comprehensive Care VIC Clinics and the fixed and removable prosthodontics preclinical courses. Dr. Mendonça’s current research interests include the effect of nano- and micro-topography on osteoblast behavior, mesenchymal stem cell differentiation into osteoblasts and the molecular basis of dental implants osseointegration. Clinical research interests include replacing missing teeth with dental implants, evaluating the longevity of implant treatment and CAD/CAM restorations. Dr. Gustavo Mendonça will be speaking at the upcoming 3DHEALS2020, June 5th-6h, 2020, along with other 40+ world-class speakers.

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