Dr. Rostami is a Board Certified Periodontist and a graduate of the University of Maryland Dental School with expertise in Periodontic, Surgical, and Implant Dentistry. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland at College Park with a degree in Zoology. He went on to obtain his dental degree (Doctor of Dental Surgery, D.D.S.) from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry.

After completing his dental degree, he completed a general dentistry residency at Johns Hopkins, performing dental reconstruction treatment on patients following trauma or cancer surgery, and later completed a 3-year residency in Periodontics and Implant surgery.

Dr. Rostami concurrently obtained his master's in biological sciences focusing on his research interest in implants and lasers.

Patients can lose up to 50% of the buccal lingual width after an extraction.  This remodeling can pose a problem whether a patient is to get a bridge, partial denture or implant.  The goal of this hands-on class is to introduce the practitioner to different options to prevent and treat bone loss.  We will review hard and soft tissue grafting, various materials available and various techniques and equipment necessary. 

After the completion of this course, the participants should:

• Be able to identify cases where bone graft would be required,
• Be able to decide the ideal graft material to use and know the basic procedure of bone grafting for socket preservation,
• Soft tissue grafting, ridge augmentation, and sinus grafting will also be covered but in depth.