Dr Matthew J. Fien graduated from the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine in New York in the US in 2006. He received his specialty training in periodontics from Nova Southeastern University in Florida in the US and his diplomate status from the American Board of Periodontology in 2009. He has published articles in various dental journals and lectures throughout the US on bone grafting techniques and all aspects of implant dentistry. He is an active member of the American Academy of Periodontology and the Academy of Osseointegration and maintains a private practice in Fort Lauderdale in Florida.