Dr Paresh B. Patel is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry and the Medical College of Georgia and American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) MaxiCourse, both in the US. He is a clinical instructor at the Reconstructive Dentistry Institute in Las Vegas in the US. Dr Patel has placed more than 5,000 implants, published numerous articles in leading dental journals, and worked as a lecturer and clinical consultant on dental implants and prostheses for various companies. He belongs to a number of dental organisations, including the American Dental Association, the North Carolina Dental Society and the AAID.