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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND |
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Canisius College: Buffalo, New York: Bachelor of Arts – Biology (4 years)
University at Buffalo The State University of New York: Doctor of Dental Surgery (4 years) “Upon graduation, I received the award for Clinical Excellence.”
Indiana University: Certificate in Periodontics and Master of Science in Dentistry (2 ½ years) “A master’s degree was awarded for completing a thesis. The thesis was then modified and published in an international peer-reviewed journal.”
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AMERICAN BOARD OF PERIODONTOLOGY - Director
In July, 2007, Dr. Kepic was elected by his national and international peers as a Director (one of only 10) of this highly respected credentialing board. The probity of the Board has been established by its majority of eminent professors of periodontology at distinguished schools of dentistry across the nation. Dr. Kepic is one of three private-practice clinicans who have been elected to serve as a Direcotr (a 5-year commitment) and who are willing to contribute their expertise, not for compensation, but because they are inspired.
AMERICAN BOARD OF PERIODONTOLOGY - Diplomate (year of certification - 1982)
“I am a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology.”
Board certification requires:
- At least five years of actual experience in the clinical practice of periodontics.
- Comprehensive oral and written examinations covering all phases of periodontal disease and its treatment, including relevant biomedical subjects.
- Presentation of detailed reports on a broad range of actual treatment provided personally by the candidate.
What this means to you.
The in-depth self-evaluation that goes into the years of preparation for Board certification is a voluntary effort in continuing education. It applies earlier academic work to the reality of patient care, culminating in presentation of the results for critical review by a panel of nationally respected peers.
The significance of Board certification lies beyond achieving the approval of that panel of experts. It lies also in the inner motivation for continual professional development and in the knowledge and skills that are gained from the ongoing critical review of the results of one’s own efforts.
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FORMER PROFESSOR
After Dr. Kepic graduated from Indiana University in 1977, he accepted a position as Assistant Clinical Professor of Periodontics at the University of California San Francisco School of Dentistry. He held this position until the end of 1978. During that time, he had the privilege of associating in the office of Dr. R. Earl Robinson of San Mateo, California. Dr. Robinson was considered the foremost authority of regenerative periodontics in the Bay Area.
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WRITER
Dr. Kepic has published in the Journal of Periodontology. This is a refereed journal that has a worldwide circulation. As a service to the local community, Dr. Kepic has published several newspaper articles.
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LECTURERS
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Dr. Kepic has lectured on various aspects of periodontics and implant dentistry locally, nationally, and internationally.
Locally, Dr. Kepic has given lectures for the Tri-County Dental Hygiene Society, Tri-County Dental Assistants Association, San Antonio Hospital in Upland, and Kaiser Hospital in Fontana.
Nationally, he has lectured at Indiana University (annually), University of Texas at San Antonio, Loma Linda University, Wadsworth VA Medical Center (UCLA). He has also given lectures at American Academy of Periodontology national meetings in Anaheim, San Diego, San Francisco, Dallas, and Orlando.
Internationally, Dr. Kepic has lectured for the American Dental Society of Europe in Vilamoura Portugal, the Catholic University of Leuven Belgium, the University of Geneva Switzerland School of Dentistry, Sapporo Japan Clinical Dental Association, Hokkaido University School of Dentistry, Funakoshi Research Institute, and Kyushu University in Fukuoka Japan. He has also lectured in Vancouver, Canada.
Lectures Given
2011
2010
2/1 - Thomas J. Kepic Study Club: Ontario, CA “Immediate Versus Delayed Implant Placement in the Maxillary Anterior Region”
4/17 or 4/19 - University of Texas Science Center San Antonio, TX Dental School
5/27 - Indiana University School of Dentistry Indianapolis, IN
6/13 or 6/14 - University of Michigan School of Ann Arbor, MI Dentistry, Department of Graduate Endodontics
8/28 - CSP Dental Hygiene Collaboration Los Angeles, CA
2009
1/15 or 16 - Rocky Mountain Dental Society Denver, CO
5/21 - Indiana University School of Dentistry Department of Graduate Periodontics
6/11 - USC School of Dentistry
8/21 - Loma Linda University School of Dentistry Loma Linda, CA
8/27 - Kepic Study Club Presentation: Ontario, CA Dr. Thomas Kepic & Jim Philhower “Tips for Practice Growth In this Challenging Economic Environment”
2008
1/7 - San Gabriel Valley Dental Hygiene Periodontal Study Club
2/1 - Thomas J. Kepic Study Club: Dr. Kepic & Dr. Bob Blackwell
2/8 or 2/25 - University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, TX Dental School
3/28 - Thomas J. Kepic Study Club: Ontario, CA Dr. Kepic & Dr. Keith Progebin
4/11 - Wadsworth Veterans’ Administration Westwood, CA Medical Center
6/6 - Tri-County Dental Society Colton, CA
6/13 - Thomas J. Kepic Study Club: Ontario, CA Dr. Kepic & Dr. George Priest
10/8 - Indiana University School of Indianapolis, IN Dentistry, Graduate Periodontics Clinic
10/10 - Thomas J. Kepic Study Club: Ontario, CA Dr. Kepic & Dr Harold Baumgarten
12/12 - Thomas J. Kepic Study Club: Ontario, CA Dr. Paulo Castillo
2007
4/2 - Loma Linda School of Dentistry Loma Linda, CA Dept. of Graduate Endodontics
10/19 - Thomas J. Kepic Study Club Ontario, CA
12/7 - Thomas J. Kepic Study Club Ontario, CA
2006
3/6 - Implant Mini-Residency I: Ontario, CA General Dentists & Staffs
3/17 - University of Texas School of Dentis- San Antonio, TX try, Department of Graduate Periodon tists
4/26 - Loma Linda University School of Loma Linda, CA Dentistry, Department of Graduate Endodontics
5/25 - Indiana University School of Dentis- Indianapolis, IN try
6/2-3 - Implant Mini-Residency II: Ontario, CA General Dentists & Specialists
6/21 - Thomas J. Kepic Study Club, Ontario, CA “Surgical Crown Lengthening”
9/6 - University of Michigan School of Ann Arbor, MI Dentistry, Department of Graduate Endodontics
10/20 - Implant Mini-Residency III Ontario, CA General Dentists & Specialists
12/8 - Implant Mini-Residency IV Ontario, CA General Dentists & Staffs
2005
1/19 - Mount San Antonio Gardens Claremont, CA
3/18 - University of Texas Graduate San Antonio, TX Department of Periodontics
4/15 - Address to Seniors Ontario, CA Ontario High School
4/28 - 3i [Implant Innovations, Inc.]: Upland, CA “An Intro to Naturally Tapered Internal Hex Implant” General Dentists
5/15 - Loma Linda University School of Loma Linda, CA Dentistry, Department of Graduate Endodontics
6/18 - Indiana University School of Indianapolis, IN Dentistry “Management of Periodontal Practice”
2/1 Thomas J. Kepic Study Club: Ontario, CA– “Immediate Versus Delayed Implant Placement in the Maxillary Anterior Region”
4/17 or 4/19 - University of Texas Science Center San Antonio, TX Dental School
5/27 - Indiana University School of Dentistry Indianapolis, IN
6/13 or 6/14 - University of Michigan School of Ann Arbor, MI Dentistry, Department of Graduate Endodontics
8/28 - CSP Dental Hygiene Collaboration Los Angeles, CA
2004
3/25 3i An Intro to Naturally Tapered Internal Hex Implant – General Dentists - Upland, CA
4/8 3i An Intro to Naturally Tapered Internal Hex Implant – General Dentists - Upland, CA
5/6 3i An Intro to Naturally Tapered Internal Hex Implant – General Dentists - Upland, CA
6/17 3i An Intro to Naturally Tapered Internal Hex Implant – General Dentists - Upland, CA
6/29 3i Locator Implant Course – General Dentists – Upland, CA
7/22 3i Locator Implant Course – General Dentists – Upland, CA
8/26 3i Locator Implant Course – General Dentists – Upland, CA
9/23 Natural Tooth or Implant: A Paradigm Change – General Dentists - Ontario, CA
10/19 Implant Advisory Board – General Dentists – Ontario, CA
10/22 Implants – Dr. Fraker and Staff – Pomona, CA
10/22 Implants – Dr. Tadang and Staff – Pomona, CA
2003
1/29 Instrumentation for Dental Hygienists – Anna Pattison RDH
3/15 Chaffey College to the Dental Assisting Department – Alta Loma, CA
3/29 Practice Management – Roger Levin DDS, MBA
4/30 Ultrasonics for the Dental Hygienist – Denise Aguilar McDonald RDH
6/2 Loma Linda University to the Graduate Endodontic Students – Loma Linda, CA
6/5 Screw vs. Cement Retained Implant Restorations – Guillermo Bernal DDS, MSD
9/11 Implant Supported Overdentures – Charles Goodacre DDS, MSD
10/3 Loma Linda University to the International Dental Student/Faculty – Loma Linda, CA
11/21 Implant Esthetics & Reducing Healing Time for Implants – David Cochran DDS, PhD
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COMMITTEES |
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American Board of Periodontology - Director |
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President-elect 2011
Research Awards Committee 2001- present
Region Learder for San Bernardino and Riverside counties for over 25 years.
Former member of Board of Directors (two years). |
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Western Society of Periodontology - California representative 2010
Chaffey College Dental Assisting Program - Advisory Committee 2002 - present
Junior/Senior/International Dental Program - Students of Loma Linda University School of Dentistry Mentor Program 2002, 2003
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ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS |
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American Academy of Periodontology
Western Society of Periodontology
California Society of Periodontists
"I was Region Leader for San Bernardino and Riverside counties for more than twenty-five years and also served a two-year stint as a member of the Board of Directors. Currently I am President-elect of the society."
American Dental Association
“I have presented several table clinic presentations for dentists at national meetings.”
California Dental Association
Tri-County Dental Society
“I have lectured to our local socety members on several occasions."
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CONTINUING EDUCATION |
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2011
1/17 - California Society of Periodontists (CSP)
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*Indicates scheduled meeting
2010
1/17 - California Society of Periodontists (CSP) Executive Council Meeting Los Angeles , CA
1/29-30 - USC 35th Annual Periodontal and Implant Los Angeles, CA Symposium
3/4 - California Society of Periodontists (CSP) Loma Linda, CA Regional Meeting
3/23 - Levin Management Meeting Owings Mill, MD
3/24-26 - American Board of Periodontology (ABP) Lansdowne, MD Oral Examination Workshop
4/23 - CSP Executive Council Meeting San Diego, CA
4/24-25 - CSP Annual Meeting: San Diego, CA “Periodontally Accelerated Osteogenic Orthodontic Therapy”
“Update on Medical Emergencies”
5/1-7 - American Board of Periodontology (ABP) Dallas, TX Oral Examinations
10/3 - CSP Executive Council San Francisco, CA
10/4 - Western Society of Periodontology Las Vegas, NV Executive Council
10/26 -10/29 American Board of Periodontology Business Meeting & Oral Exam Workshop
10/30 –11/2 2010 - American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) Annual Meeting - Honolulu, HI
11/5 Greater Niagra Dental Meeting, Buffalo, NY
11/6-11/7 Levin Management Meeting Las Vegas, NV
2009
1/23-24 - USC 34th Annual Periodontal & Implant Los Angeles, CA Symposium
2/3 - Tri-County Dental Society Meeting Colton, CA
2/22 - California Society of Periodontists (CSP) San Francisco, CA Executive Council Meeting
3/25 - CSP Regional Leadership Meeting Loma Linda, CA
5/1-7 - American Board of Periodontology (ABP) Dallas, TX 2009 Oral Examinations
5/8-9 - CSP Annual Meeting: Napa, CA “Conscious Sedation Review: Management of Medical Emergencies”
“Role of Lasers in Periodontics”
“Treatment of Periodontitis in the Esthetic Zone”
8/30 - CSP Executive Council Meeting San Francisco, CA
9/6-9 - American Academy of Periodontology Seattle, WA (AAP) Annual Meeting
9/8-11 - American Board of Periodontology (ABP) Boston, MA Business Meeting & Oral-Exam Workshop
9/12-15 - AAP Annual Meeting Boston, MA Professional Meetings/Continuing Education (continued 2009)
9/30-10/2 - CSP Meeting-Site Visit Monterey, CA
11/3 - Drucker Centennial Los Angeles & Claremont, CA
11/14- ABP 2009 Oral Examinations Dallas, TX ...19
2008
1/25-26 - USC 33rd Annual Periodontal Implant Los Angeles, CA Symposium
2/10 - Loma Linda University School of Loma Linda, CA Dentistry Implant Symposium
3/14-16 - ABP Oral Exam and Written Exam Scottsdale, AZ Workshop
4/24-27 - Bio-met 3i Global Symposium: Chicago, IL “The Impact of Current Trends in Implant Dentistry on Your Practice Management And Marketing Strategy
5/28 - ABP Oral Examinations Dallas, TX
9/2-5 - ABP Business Meeting and Oral Exam Seattle, WA Workshop
9/6-9 - AAP Annual Meeting Seattle, WA
10/26 - CSP Executive Council Meeting Los Angeles, CA
11/15-20 - ABO 2008 Oral Examinations Dallas, TX
Professional Meetings/Continuing Education
2007
1/25-26 - USC 32nd Annual Periodontal Implant Los Angeles , CA Symposium
3/24-25 - Levin Management Meeting Owings Mills, MD
4/19-21 - American Academy of Implant Dentistry Newport B., CA
5/4 - ABP 2007 Oral Examinations Dallas, TX
5/18-20 - CSP Annual Meeting: Marina del Rey,
“Periodontal and Implant Therapies in CA Clinical Practice: Reality v. Hype”“Piezoelectric Bone Surgery Technique”
7/18 - Levin Management Meeting Phoenix, AZ
8/10 - USC School of Dentistry: “New Los Angeles, CA Approaches for Anti-Microbial Treatment of Periodontal Disease”
10/24-27 - ABP Business meeting & Oral Examination Washington, D.C. Workshop
10/28- American Academy of Periodontology Washington, D.C. (AAP) Annual Meeting
11/10-14 - ABP 2007 Oral Examinations Dallas, TX
2006
1/25 - State of the Art Periodontics: “Guided Palm Desert, CA Tissue Regeneration With GEM-21”
1/26-28 - USC 31st Annual Periodontal and Implant Los Angeles, CA Professional Meetings/Continuing Education Symposium
3/9- California Society of Periodontists (CSP) Ontario, CARegional Meeting
4/28-29 - California Dental Association Spring Mt. Anaheim, CA
5/5-10 - American Board of Periodontology (ABP) Dallas, TX 2006 Oral Examinations
5/17 - Tri-County Dental Society Speaker: Asad Riverside, CA Mora: “Projection Micro-Dentistry:
Vision for the 21st Century”
6/21 - The Thomas J. Kepic Study Club: Ontario, CA An Evening of Endodontics and Periodon-\ tics: “The Periodontal-Endodontic Relationship: Speaker: Mahmoud Torabineejad, DMD, MSD, Ph.D.
9/13-15 - ABP 2006 Business Meeting & Oral Exam San Diego, CA Workshop
9/16 - American Academy of Periodontology San Diego, CA (AAP) Annual Meeting
9/28 - Tri-County Dental Society Meeting Ontario, CA
11/13-16 - ABP 2006 Oral Examinations Dallas, TX
2005
1/21 - 1/22 - USC Periodontal Symposium – Los Angeles, Ca
1/28 - 1/29 - Nobel Biocare Implant Course – Newport Beach, Ca
2/7 - 2/8 - Levin Implant Marketing & Management Consulting Program Phase III – Newport Beach, Ca
2/24 - Nobel Biocare Implant Seminar – Ontario, Ca
3/15 - California Society of Periodontists Regional Meeting – Ontario, Ca
4/20 - Nobel Biocare Implant Course – Yorba Linda, Ca
5/13 - Current Techniques for Root Coverage Using AlloDerm Regenerative Tissue Matrix Infection Control - CDA - Anaheim, Ca
5/14 - Interdisciplinary Esthetics: The Interdependence of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry, California Law - CDA - Anaheim, Ca
5/21 - 5/22 California Society of Periodontists 22nd Annual Meeting – Los Angeles, Ca
2004
1/15 - California Society of Periodontists Regional Meeting – Ontario, Ca
1/16 - 1/17 International Periodontal Symposium – Los Angeles, Ca
1/30 - 1/31 - USC Periodontal Symposium – Los Angeles, Ca
2/20 - Levin Year II Management Seminar – Pomona, Ca
2/21 - 2/22 - Midwest Society of Periodontology Meeting – Chicago, IL
3/13 - Oral Surgery – Los Angeles, Ca
4/1 - 4/4 - Northeast Society of Periodontists Meeting – New York, NY
5/21 - 5/23 - California Society of Periodontists Meeting – Lake Tahoe, NV
6/7 - 6/8 - Levin Implant Marketing & Management Consulting Program Phase I – Newport Beach, Ca
6/9 - 6/13 - International Symposium on Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry - Boston, MA
6/21 - 6/23 - Levin Year II Management Seminar – Baltimore, MD
8/12 - 8/14 Office Design Course – Atlanta, GA
9/20 - 9/21 Levin Implant Marketing & Management Consulting Program Phase II – Newport Beach, Ca
10/13 California Society of Periodontists Regional Meeting – Ontario, Ca
10/11 - 10/13 - Levin Year II Management Seminar – Baltimore, MD
10/16 - 10/17 - 3rd Annual Symposium on Computer Guided Implantology – Las Vegas, NV
11/11 - 3i Braden Stauts Seminar – Upland, Ca
11/12 - 11/17 - American Academy of Periodontology Annual Meeting – Orlando, FL
2003
1/17 - 1/18 - International Periodontal Symposium – Los Angeles, Ca
2/21 - Clinical Applications of MTA (Endodontics) – Colton, Ca
3/30 - Clinical Aspects in Implant Prosthodontics – Loma Linda, Ca
4/23 - Advances in Early Oral Cancer Detection – Ontario, Ca
5/16 - 5-17 - California Society of Periodontists Annual Meeting – Santa Barbara, Ca
5/27 - Treating the Untreatable (Implants) – Loma Linda, Ca
6/27 - Innovations in Implant Dentistry – Newport Beach, Ca
7/17 - The Two-Implant Overdenture – Palm Desert, Ca
9/20 - 9/24 - American Academy of Periodontology/Japanese Society of Periodontology – San Francisco, Ca
9/24 - Dentistry and Demographics – Colton, Ca
10/24 - 10/25 - Computer Guided Implantology – Las Vegas, NV
11/4 - 11/6 - Academy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry- Scottsdale, AZ
11/19 - Digital Photography for Dentistry – Colton, CA
11/22 - UCLA Conference on Periodontal Surgery – Los Angeles, CA
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THOMAS J. KEPIC STUDY CLUB |
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“For many years, I have hosted a study club open to more than 180 local dentists. The study club meets periodically at various hotels near the Ontario Airport and also in my office. The club serves as a forum for discussion of current topics in periodontal therapy and implant dentistry. Several renowned national and international speakers have lectured to us.”
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