This 40-minute presentation involves the principles and techniques for immediate post-extraction molar implant reconstruction without bone grafting or socket preservation including an 11-year study of 650 consecutive cases performed in a private practice setting.
Dr. Traub graduated from Creighton University School of Dentistry in 1978 following which he completed a 3-year Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery residency at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He then enjoyed a full-time solo practice in his home town of Albuquerque, New Mexico USA until the summer of 2023. More recently, he has accepted a teaching position at Creighton University Dental School as a clinical professor in the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery department. He is on the Board of Directors of the American Institute of Oral Biology (AIOB), still practices surgery part-time in Albuquerque, and is becoming certified by the International Academy of Independent Medical Legal Evaluators, being the first in his field in that organization. He has placed dental implants since 1982 and still does major facial traumatic reconstructive surgery. He is a clinical instructor in the Oral & Maxillofacial department at the Touro University College of Dental Medicine (New Mexico campus).
