Dr. Michael A. 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 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, Diplomate of The International Congress of Oral Implantologists.

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, at the University of Florida, College of Dentistry.

Dr. Pikos has extensive experience in implant surgery and hard and soft tissue grafting procedures. He emphasizes interactive CT technology along with foundational principles of prosthetics and biomechanics that dictate the ultimate success of comprehensive implant rehabilitation.

He is a well published author who has lectured extensively on dental implants in North and South America, Europe, and the Middle East. Since 1990, Dr. Pikos has been teaching an Advanced Bone Grafting course with alumni that now number more than 2000, and have come from all 50 states as well as 32 countries. Dr. Pikos maintains a private practice in Palm Harbor, Florida which is limited exclusively to implant surgery.

Dr. Albert H. Mattia is originally from Glen Ridge, New Jersey, and has resided in Boynton Beach, Florida since 1981. He is a graduate of the St. Lawrence University, and received a Doctorate of Dental Medicine from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.

Dr. Mattia is a Diplomate and Fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, Fellow of the American Society of Osseointegration and the American College of Oral Implantology. He is a member of the Academy of Osseointegration, the American Prosthodontic Society and the Florida Dental Association. As a student of Dr. Peter Dawson, he was one of the first U.S. dentists to perform implant surgery and restoration implementing the Concept of Complete Dentistry.

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 to a South Florida senior population over a twenty-five year career in solo practice. Dr. Mattia is a vocal proponent of high quality dental care and providing personalized service to patients.

With an enthusiasm for technology that is contagious, he is recognized as a pioneer in digital imaging and dental computer applications. 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 teamed up with Dr. Michael A. Pikos to facilitate the application of high technology for oral rehabilitation and implant dentistry. He serves as a faculty member of the Pikos Implant Institute in Palm Harbor, Florida.

Dr. Mattia is currently the Director of Clinical Technologies for BioHorizons, in Birmingham, Alabama.