THE PEOPLE INVOLVED WITH THE TEETH PROJECT

Sebastian Saville

Currently writing and working on social reintegration projects in London and Los Angeles – Sebastian ran Release from 2003 - 2011 where he led a dynamic team of lawyers and drug experts. Described in the Guardian newspaper as a 'Rebel with a cause' – Sebastian has developed UK harm reduction initiatives, ranging from accessible substitute prescribing services to humane treatment in some of the country’s highest security prisons.

Sebastian has produced documentary films on drugs and has developed online social marketing tools to more effectively engage the general public in drug policy matters – this included the “Nice People Take Drugs” campaign in 2009/10. Sebastian is a member of the Expert Witness Institute providing evidence to UK courts of law on the socio-economics of the national and international heroin and cocaine trades.

Dr. Sascha A. Jovanovic

Dr. Sascha A. Jovanovic was formally trained in periodontics at UCLA School of Dentistry, in Implant Dentistry at Loma Linda University and in Prosthodontics at University of Aachen, Germany and holds a Master of Sciences degree in Oral Biology from UCLA.

He restricts his clinical work to dental implant therapy and bone & soft tissue reconstruction, is Lecturer at UCLA Continuing Dental Education, is Professor (Hon.) at Univ. of British Columbia, Division of Periodontics and Implants, Vancouver, is Assoc. Prof. (Hon.) at the University of Hong Kong, Department of Oral Surgery and is Founder and Academic Chairman of the
gIDE Institute.

He is the past-president of the European Association for Osseointegration (EAO) and a past-Board member of the Osseointegration Foundation (OF). He was the program chair of the EAO 2000 annual scientific congress, recipient of the young investigator fellowship of the American Academy of Periodontology, of the Implantology award of the California Society of Periodontists and of the German Implant Society Research award. He is an honorary member of the South African Society of Periodontology.

Dr. Jovanovic’s clinical research emphazises esthetic management in dental implant therapy and bone and soft tissue reconstruction techniques. His applied research focuses on bone regeneration with different bone graft materials, rhBMP-2 and barrier membranes as well as the biology of soft tissues around teeth and implants.
He lectures extensively worldwide and has published over 60 articles and book chapters, and one textbook titled Color Atlas of Implantology (Thieme Publ.).

Dr. Eric L. Fugier

A native of the South of France, Dr. Fugier graduated with honors from the University of Marseilles School of Dentistry in 1975 where he also served as an Assistant Clinical Professor. For the next five years, he practiced in Monte Carlo where he attended courses given by two world-renowned dentists, Dr. Charles Pincus and Dr. Peter K. Thomas, both original members of the USC Hall of Fame. They were impressed with his work and convinced him to relocate to the United States and continue his dental education at USC where they could supervise his advanced training. After graduating in 1982, he was invited to assume an associateship in both their practices. He has also pursued special training in Osseo Integrated Implants with the founder of the highly respected Brandmark Institute in Sweden.

Dr. Fugier was previously an Associate Clinical Professor of Fixed Prosthetics at USC until 1995. He lectures in Europe, South America and the United States. Dr. Fugier has expanded his educational background to not only practice dentistry, but to treat the whole body. He has earned his third degree with honors in Energy Medicine as a Doctor of Naturopathic Healing. His specialty includes Esthetic, Prosthetic, Restorative, Implant, and Laser including Biological Dentistry.