Lasting Impressions | Summer 2017

26 © NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Faculty Impressions With more than 30 years’ experience in the dental field, board-certified prostho- dontist Jack Piermatti, D.M.D., said he derives the greatest satisfaction in bringing patients from tears to smiles. “I really enjoy helping people who had become dental ‘cripples,’ meaning they would lose some or all of their teeth and were unable to chew their food effectively and had a lot of problems in social interacting,” Piermatti said. “By reconstructing their mouths with prosthodontics, as well as with implantology, we have changed people’s lives significantly. It’s a great feeling when they come back after their cases are completed to see them with a brand-new look on their faces.” To date, Piermatti has brought that happiness to countless patients. He has placed more than 18,000 dental implants and completed thousands of implant restorations during his 37-year career. His vast experience has had a ripple effect to others through the thousands of dentists he’s trained in the procedures. In September, Piermatti will bring his knowledge and experience to the NSU College of Dental Medicine’s continuing education program as an adjunct pro- fessor teaching a new course—the Dental Implant MaxiCourse. The course, which is approved by the American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID), is one of 11 taught in North America; seven others are taught abroad. A MaxiCourse is structured to serve dentists already in practice by being offered 1 weekend a month over 10 months, enabling them to get didactic and hands-on A Matter of Course: Prosthodontist Teaches Dental Implant Maxicourse BY CAROL BRZOZOWSKI Jack Piermatti will teach a new course, the Dental Implant Maxicourse, beginning in September, as part of the CDM’s continuing education program.