Faculty
Dr. Michael A. Pikos - Dr. Pikos is
originally from Campbell, Ohio. He attended The Ohio State University where he
graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He also graduated with honors
from The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. Dr. Pikos completed an
internship at Miami Valley Hospital and residency training in Oral &
Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh, Montefiore Hospital.
He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,
Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry, and
Diplomate of The International Congress of Oral Implantologists. Dr. Pikos is
the recipient of the 2006 Aaron Gershkoff Memorial Award from the American
Academy of Implant Dentistry.
He is an Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial
Surgery at the following institutions: The Ohio State University, College of
Dentistry, the University of Miami, School of Medicine, and Nova Southeastern
University, College of Dental Medicine. He is also a Courtesy Clinical
Associate Professor, Department of Periodontology, and Department of
Prosthodontics, at the University of Florida, College of Dentistry. Dr. Pikos
is on the Editorial Board of the following journals: Implant Dentistry, Case
Reports in Dentistry, and the Journal of Implant and Advanced Clinical
Dentistry. He is also a member of the Scientific Board of ImplantNews Magazine.
He is a well published author who has lectured extensively on dental implants in
North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Dr. Pikos is an
active member and frequent lecturer for the American Association of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgeons, the American Academy of Periodontics, the Academy of
Osseointegration, the American Academy of Implant Dentistry and the
International Congress of Implantology. He serves on the editorial board for
Implant Dentistry, the official journal of the ICOI as well as the Scientific
Board of ImplantNews magazine.
Dr. Pikos is founder and CEO of the Pikos Implant Institute. Since 1990, he has been teaching advanced bone and soft tissue grafting courses with alumni that now number more than 2400 from all 50 states and 32 countries. Dr. Pikos maintains a private practice which is limited
exclusively to implant surgery in Palm Harbor, Florida.
Dr. Albert H. Mattia - Senior Faculty - Dr. Mattia has extensive experience in dental implant rehabilitation, interactive CT diagnosis and complex case implant planning. He has provided comprehensive surgical and prosthetic implant dentistry over a twenty-five year career in solo practice. He is one of the profession's most experienced clinicians with diagnostic imaging, including volumetric cone beam technology and interactive CT interpretation.
In 2004, Dr. Mattia joined the Pikos Implant Institute as a faculty member to facilitate the application of high technology for oral rehabilitation and implant dentistry. He has also served as the Director of Clinical Technologies for BioHorizons, in Birmingham, Alabama.
Dr. Alvaro Ordonez - Faculty - Dr. Ordonez is an associate professor at the University of Florida. He completed a research fellowship in TMD, dental occlusion and facial pain at Tufts University in Boston. He serves as Co-chairman for Latin America of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. He is also a developer of devices and techniques for dental implants and an international lecturer on the topic of dental implants.
Dr. Ordonez maintains a private practice exclusively for TMD and dental implants in Coral Gable, Florida. He joined the Pikos Implant Institute as faculty in January of 2010.