Israel Finger BDS, MS, MEd, DDS

Curriculum Vitae

Private Practice

  • London, England 1970-1971
  • Cape Town, South Africa 1971-1972
  • Ochsner Medical Clinic
    New Orleans, Louisiana 1986-1996
  • LSUSD, Faculty Dental Practice
    New Orleans, Louisiana 1976-2004
  • Metairie, Louisiana 2004-present

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Academic Appointments

  • Graduate Teaching Associate, Ohio State College of Dentistry 1973-1974
  • Clinical Instructor, Ohio State College of Dentistry 1974-1975
  • Assistant Professor, LSU School of Dentistry
    Department of Removable Prosthodontics 1976-1979
  • Director of Graduate Prosthodontics, LSU School of Dentistry 1977-2004
  • Professor, LSU
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Biocommunications (Gratis) 1978-2004
  • Associate Professor, LSU School of Dentistry,
    Department of Removable Prosthodontics 1979-1984
  • Member of the Faculty of Graduate Studies 1980-2004
  • Orofacial Anomalies Team, LSU and Ochsner Clinic 1980-2004
  • Professor, LSU School of Dentistry, Department of Removable Prosthodontics 1984-2004


Consultant

  • Charity Hospital - New Orleans, Louisiana 1976-2004
  • Prosthodontic Department, Naval Dental School - Bethesda, Maryland 1985-1992
  • Calcitek 1985-1994
  • University of Adelaide, Australia – External Examiner, Department of Dentistry 1993-1995
  • 3iImplant Innovations 2002-2009


Licensure

South Africa, June, 1969

Louisiana, January 5, 1977


Education

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY – New Orleans, Louisiana 1982

  • Doctor of Dental Surgery


UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans, Louisiana 1980

  • Masters of Education


ROSWELL PARK MEMORIAL INSTITUTE – Buffalo, New York 1975-1976

  • Residency in Maxillofacial Prosthetics
  • Certificate in Maxillofacial Prosthetics


OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY – Columbus, Ohio 1974

  • Masters of Science and Proficiency Certificate in Prosthodontics


UNIVERSITY OF WITWATERSRAND DENTAL SCHOOLS – Johannesburg, South Africa 1969

  • Bachelor of Dental Surgery


Research And Grants 1968-2005

  • Thirty-six research projects and grants. Comprehensive overview upon request.


Professional Organizations And Offices

  • Carl O. Boucher Prosthodontic Conference 1976-1998
    Membership Committee
    By Laws Committee
  • Omicron Kappa Upsilon
  • American Dental Association, 1985-1997
  • A.A.D.R. (Local branch)
  • Academy of Osseointegration
    Program Committee, 2000-2001
  • Fellow, Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, (Board of Maxillofacial Prosthetics),
    1994-97; re-elected 1998-2000
  • Local Arrangements Committee for 1994 meeting
    Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1994
  • Maxillofacial Academy
    Board of Directors - 1994-2000
    Research Committee – 1994-2001
    Educational Standards – 1995-2002
    Chair, Public and Professional Relations – 1996
    Technician Relations – 1997-99
  • Alpha-Omega Fraternity
  • Member, American College of Prosthodontics, 1990-2000
  • Local Arrangements Committee – American College of Prosthodontics,
    New Orleans, Louisiana,1994


Lectures And Presentations 1969-2011

  • Seventy-one lectures and presentations. Comprehensive overview available upon request.


Continuing Education Courses Given 1979-2011

  • One hundred eighty-four continuing education courses given. Comprehensive overview available upon request.


Table Clinics 1973-1998

  • Fifteen table clinics. Comprehensive overviews available upon request.


Publications 1972-2005

  • Seventy-seven publications. Comprehensive overview available upon request.


Editorial Boards

  • Dental Implantology Update – American Health Consultants, Atlanta, Georgia, 1992-96
  • Journal of Implant Dentistry – Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, Maryland
    Book Review Editor, 1992-96
  • Editorial Review Board, Dental Implant Perspectives
  • External Examiner, The University of Adelaide, Graduate Studies, Adelaide, Australia, 1995-98
  • International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants (JOMI), reviewer, 2002-2003


Abstracts 1973-1997

  • Thirty-three abstracts. Comprehensive overview upon request.


Manuals

  • Clinical Complete Denture Prosthodontics for the Postdoctoral Student, L.S.U. School of Dentistry, New
  • Orleans, LA, 1982
  • Advanced Removable Prosthodontics, L.S.U. School of Dentistry, New Orleans, 1982


Tapes / Video

  • Kent JN, Guerra LR, Finger, I.M. Swiss plasma coated titanium screw implant. 16 minutes
  • Alveolar Ridge Augmentation with Hydroxylapatite. AGD Dental Update Program
  • Finger IM. The Integral Implant. LSU School of Dentistry
  • Finger IM, Morrow R. Overdenture. AGD Dental Update Program
  • Finger IM, Guerra LR. Implant Prosthodontics – Volumes I and II. Video Journal of Dentistry


Synergy Training Programs (STP)

  • Drs. Guttenberg and Emery, Washington DC,
  • 8/15/07; 10/19/07; 10/20/07; 1/23/08; 3/19/08
  • Dr. Nish Shah, Chandler, AZ, 9/28/07; 11/30/07; 12/1/07; 3/28/08; 6/6/08


Topics Included In Lectures

  • Implant prosthetic principles
  • Treatment planning and restorative techniques
  • Prosthetic strategies to restore the single implant
  • Immediate loading
  • CAD CAM restorations (Encode abutment and bar attachments)
  • Treatment of the edentulous mandible
  • Denture Stabilization with Numerous Implant Retentive and Supportive Devices
  • Treatment of the edentulous maxilla

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