Dr. McCracken currently serves as a Professor at The University of Alabama School of Dentistry. He received his dental degree from The University of North Carolina and completed a prosthodontic residency at The University of Alabama Birmingham. Also, he earned a Ph.D in Biomedical Engineering for research related to growth factors and healing of implants in compromised hosts. His past roles with the University include serving as Director of Pre- Doctoral Implant Education, Director of Graduate Prosthodontics and Director of the UAB Implant Training Program. Dr. McCracken lectures Nationally and Internationally on topics relating to implant dentistry and the restoration of complex dental patients. He is known for his ability to explain difficult concepts in a practical way, and for a realistic approach toward continuing education. He lectures in an entertaining and relaxed manner, and makes the topics useful and real.
Dr. Guy Rosenstiel is a graduate of the UAB School of Dentistry, and completed a residency in general dentistry at the Birmingham Veterans Administration Hospital. Dr. Rosenstiel has a passion for continuing education. He has completed coursework in dental anesthesiology, dental implants, endodontics, and CAD/CAM restorations. He earned a Mastership in the Academy of General Dentistry in 2007. Dr. Rosenstiel has built a successful private practice with a strong emphasis on dental implants. He brings a wealth of practical experience with him to this course, including insight on how to implement dental implants into a private practice setting, and how to manage the business aspects of implant dentistry. He has served as President of the Alabama Academy of General Dentistry, and teaches part-time at the UAB School of Dentistry. Dr. Rosenstiel is active as a faculty member in the LMC sponsored AEGD program at the Foundry Dental Center, where he also teaches IV sedation.
Dr. Jonathan Ouellette, a Brevard County, Florida native, received his undergraduate degree and dental training at the University of Javeriana. He then returned to the United States and attended a two-year AEGD at the University of Florida. He then completed an additional GPR with the focus in implant dentistry at the Lutheran Medical Center “The Foundry” in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Ouellette returned to Florida and opened his dental practice in Orlando with a focus on implants and implant restorations. He is also a loving husband to his wonderful wife Kimberly and now a father to their three amazing children, Jack, Wyatt and Charlotte. When he is not at the office or spending time with his family, you can find him at the golf course trying to perfect his game. Dentistry has truly been his lifelong passion and he hopes he can not only continue to help his patients but also help the next generation of doctors to find the love and passion they need to practice dentistry.
Dr. Miller is a graduate of the VCU School of Dentistry, and a director of the VDA MOM Denture team. In a thriving clinical practice in Southwest Virginia, he has developed extensive experience with implant restorations, AvaDent Dentures, Benchmark Dentures and the full-arch implant restorations. Dr. Miller enjoys lecturing on various topics in dentistry but not as much as his love for the outdoors. When not holding a denture or an implant torque wrench he can be found with either a rod, gun or bow in his hand.
Dr. Alouf maintains an active clinical practice in Roanoke, VA. He is a fellow in the ICOI, where he has earned a Mastership in implant prosthodontics, as well as a member of the Southeastern Academy of Prosthodontics. He is the Director of Operations for Benchmark Dentures, and actively involved in denture outreach programs. He serves as an active faulty member at the Appalachian Highlands Community Dental Center, an AEGD training site in Abingdon, Virginia.
