College of Dental Medicine Lasting Impressions Magazine

NSU COLLEGE OF DENTAL MEDICINE © 37 Outstanding alumni are among NSU’s best assets. The university’s annual Distinguished Alumni Achievement Awards recognize those NSU graduates who advance the university’s values and goals through their contributions to their professions and communities. The distinguished alumni represent the university’s more than 183,000 gradu- ates serving diverse communities around the world. Michael Scherer, D.M.D. (’07), was the College of Dental Medicine’s honoree. Scherer is an assistant clinical professor at Loma Linda University in California and a clinical instructor at the University of Nevada—Las Vegas. He also maintains a practice limited to prosthodontics and implant dentistry in Sonora, California. A Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists, Scherer has published articles and created DVD training series and fully online courses related to implant dentistry, clinical prosthodontics, and digital technology, with a special emphasis on implant overdentures. An avid technology and computer hobbyist, Scherer’s involvement in digital implant dentistry led him to develop and use new technology with CAD/CAM (computer-aided design, computer-aided manufacturing) surgical systems and implement interactive CBCT implant planning and radiographic imaging concepts. He maintains five YouTube channels on standard and narrow diameter dental implant procedures and digital dentistry. u From left:Linda Niessen,CDM dean; Michael Scherer; and CDM professors Sharon Crane Siegel and Michael A.Siegel Alumnus Honored DURING DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARDS