Level 8: Management of Dental Implant Complications

Dr. Montana is a 1987 graduate of the University of Southern California School of Dentistry and completed his Certification in Advanced Prosthodontics at USC in 1989. He has been primarily involved in private practice in Tempe, Arizona, emphasizing fixed, removable, and implant prosthodontics. Dr. Montana has been involved in clinical instruction while attending USC and as a pre-clinical instructor at the Arizona School of Dentistry. He has lectured domestically and internationally on the topics of implant, fixed, and removable prosthodontics. He has served on several of his states’ dental committees. His memberships in professional organizations include the American College of Prosthodontics, the Academy of Osseointegation, the Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics, The Pacific Coast Society for Prosthodontics, and the American and Arizona Dental Associations.

Dr. Sausha Toghranegar is originally from Tampa, FL, where he attended the Hillsborough High School International Baccalaureate program. After high school, he began his collegiate journey at the University of Florida (go Gators!). He graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in microbiology and minors in nutritional sciences and theatre. His passion for dentistry brought him to Nova Southeastern University where he obtained his doctorate. He then continued on at Nova to pursue his master’s degree and complete his periodontal residency. Dr. Sausha has received multiple honors throughout his educational career, including induction into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon honorary dental society.

After his educational career, Dr. Sausha returned to his hometown to bring back the knowledge and skills he had obtained to provide the best care possible to his community. Dr. Sausha remains active in his educational endeavors and on top of the progressive trends of periodontal procedures and dental technology. He has lectured locally and nationally on minimally invasive periodontal plastic surgery, accelerated orthodontics, digital dental planning, and the latest dental implant technology. With the use of digital technology and 3D printing, Dr. Sausha has been providing customized dental implant treatment. This allows him to provide the care each patient personally needs.

Dr. Sausha firmly believes in giving back to a community that has given to him. He volunteers throughout the Tampa Bay area and abroad, providing dental care in such places as Jamaica and Bolivia.

Jan Derks is a certified specialist in periodontics since 2009. He received his training in Gothenburg and is currently a research graduate at the Department of Periodontology at the Institute of Odontology, University of Gothenburg. His research is focused on biological complications associated with dental implants.

Dr. Derks also has a position at the specialist clinic of periodontics in Gothenburg, Sweden.