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Prosthodontics · Immediate Implant Loading · Full-Arch Rehabilitation · Complex Implant Rehabilitation · Zygomatic Implants · Digital Implant Workflows · Implant Prosthodontics · Photogrammetry · Osseodensification · Bone-Preserving Implant Techniques
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Dr. Petros Yuvanoglu
Co-Founder and Director Greek Academy of Dental Education (GADE)
Dr. Petros Yuvanoglu is an internationally recognized Specialist Prosthodontist and educator at the forefront of advanced dental implantology. He earned his dental degree from Semmelweis University in Budapest in 1998 before relocating to the United States to complete his postgraduate specialty training in Prosthodontics at the prestigious Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston.
A pioneer in immediate implant protocols, Dr. Yuvanoglu has spent nearly three decades mastering and refining the immediate loading technique. This innovative approach allows patients to receive both implants and functional teeth on the same day, effectively bypassing the extensive bone grafting, prolonged healing periods, and patient discomfort typical of traditional methods. Seeking to institutionalize this high standard of care, he co-founded the SameDay Dental Implants Clinic in Dubai, U.A.E., in 2011. Under his leadership, the clinic has achieved global distinction, earning designations as both a Brånemark Osseointegration Center and a ZAGA Zygoma Implant Center, representing the pinnacle of excellence in complex and zygomatic implant rehabilitation.
Parallel to his clinical practice in Athens, Greece, Dr. Yuvanoglu maintains a distinguished career in academia and continuing education. He holds faculty appointments as an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Postgraduate Prosthodontics at Tufts University and as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Restorative Sciences and Biomaterials at Boston University’s Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine.
As a sought-after international lecturer, Dr. Yuvanoglu regularly shares his expertise at premier global dental congresses, including the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (AAED), the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS), the Greater New York Dental Meeting, and the Pikos Institute. His educational curriculum bridges the evolution of implant prosthodontics from analog methods to fully digital workflows, spotlighting cutting-edge technologies such as photogrammetry and osseodensification. His mastery of these bone-preserving, stability-enhancing techniques has earned him a position as an International Faculty member of the Osseodensification Academy.
Driven by a lifelong commitment to advancing evidence-based dental education, Dr. Yuvanoglu, alongside Dr. Shibani Sahni, co-founded the Greek Academy of Dental Education (GADE) in Athens, Greece. GADE serves as an elite international hub, uniting world-class educators, clinicians, and specialists to deliver premier, transformative training to the global dental community.
Professional titles
qualifications
Experience
Areas of Expertise
Prosthodontics · Immediate Implant Loading · Full-Arch Rehabilitation · Complex Implant Rehabilitation · Zygomatic Implants · Digital Implant Workflows · Implant Prosthodontics · Photogrammetry · Osseodensification · Bone-Preserving Implant Techniques
Contact
Dr. Petros Yuvanoglu
Co-Founder and Director Greek Academy of Dental Education (GADE)
Dr. Petros Yuvanoglu is an internationally recognized Specialist Prosthodontist and educator at the forefront of advanced dental implantology. He earned his dental degree from Semmelweis University in Budapest in 1998 before relocating to the United States to complete his postgraduate specialty training in Prosthodontics at the prestigious Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston.
A pioneer in immediate implant protocols, Dr. Yuvanoglu has spent nearly three decades mastering and refining the immediate loading technique. This innovative approach allows patients to receive both implants and functional teeth on the same day, effectively bypassing the extensive bone grafting, prolonged healing periods, and patient discomfort typical of traditional methods. Seeking to institutionalize this high standard of care, he co-founded the SameDay Dental Implants Clinic in Dubai, U.A.E., in 2011. Under his leadership, the clinic has achieved global distinction, earning designations as both a Brånemark Osseointegration Center and a ZAGA Zygoma Implant Center, representing the pinnacle of excellence in complex and zygomatic implant rehabilitation.
Parallel to his clinical practice in Athens, Greece, Dr. Yuvanoglu maintains a distinguished career in academia and continuing education. He holds faculty appointments as an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Postgraduate Prosthodontics at Tufts University and as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Restorative Sciences and Biomaterials at Boston University’s Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine.
As a sought-after international lecturer, Dr. Yuvanoglu regularly shares his expertise at premier global dental congresses, including the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (AAED), the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS), the Greater New York Dental Meeting, and the Pikos Institute. His educational curriculum bridges the evolution of implant prosthodontics from analog methods to fully digital workflows, spotlighting cutting-edge technologies such as photogrammetry and osseodensification. His mastery of these bone-preserving, stability-enhancing techniques has earned him a position as an International Faculty member of the Osseodensification Academy.
Driven by a lifelong commitment to advancing evidence-based dental education, Dr. Yuvanoglu, alongside Dr. Shibani Sahni, co-founded the Greek Academy of Dental Education (GADE) in Athens, Greece. GADE serves as an elite international hub, uniting world-class educators, clinicians, and specialists to deliver premier, transformative training to the global dental community.
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Dental Educator, Clinician and International Continuing Education Leader
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Dr. Shibani Sahni
Co-Founder and Director Greek Academy of Dental Education (GADE)
Dr. Shibani Sahni is a Harvard University-trained dental educator and faculty member who teaches in many countries, including the United States of America, Australia, India, Greece, and many others. She is a global leader in impacting dental education and changing the future of dentistry through evidence-based curriculum and pedagogy, with 24 years of experience.
Dr. Sahni works closely with universities in the United States, India, and Australia. She is the founder of AADE and GADE and is impacting the future generation of dentists by incorporating new technologies, curriculum, and AI to achieve precision in dentistry and improve patient care. She was a Professor of Comprehensive Care and the Director of CE/Center of Lifelong Learning and Distance Education at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine for many years, where she also founded the Global Academy of Dental Education and the Executive Academy of Dental Education. She completed her master’s in Dental Education at Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) and her postgraduate studies in Restorative Dentistry at Adelaide Dental School in Australia. She is an alumna of Harvard Macy and has completed the Innovation in Healthcare and Education Program for Leading Innovations in Health Care and Education, as well as Health Care Education: Transforming the Teaching for the Digital Age, from Harvard Medical School. She is a thought leader and has advanced her own education by also training in Leadership by Design through MIT Sloan Executive Education. She holds a certificate in Leadership and Management from MIT Sloan School. Dr. Sahni is a lifelong learner herself and has achieved certification in Career Advancement and Leadership Skills for Women in Healthcare from Harvard Medical School and is trained in Leadership Strategies for Evolving Health Care Executives from Harvard Chan School.
Dr. Sahni is a dedicated and passionate faculty member, dentist, and educator. She was a full-time faculty member at Harvard School of Dental Medicine, where she led the Scholars in Dental Education program for DMD students who are interested in pursuing their careers in Dental Education and academic dentistry. She was involved in both the MMSc program as a mentor and faculty member, and in the predoctoral DMD program as a clinical educator and course director of the Diagnosis and Treatment Planning course at HSDM.
She has also been a full-time faculty member at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, where she has held many administrative leadership roles.
She started the Global Academy at TUSDM for global outreach and to spread evidence-based and well-researched dental education internationally. She took robust programming to Asia-Pacific and Europe, thus training the world’s dentists. She also started the Executive Academy to help dentists and academic leaders develop soft skills for their success.
She established mini and maxi residencies, along with short courses, symposia, and many global programs in countries such as Australia, Greece, India, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Mexico, to name a few.
She was also the founder and Director of the Tufts Global Implant Symposium, thus providing updates on advances in implant dentistry to her peers.
She has also been recognized for her work nationally and internationally for her new and novel approach to teaching and learning, where she created courses on AI, its current trends in dentistry, and its future direction, and has been invited to speak about AI and its clinical applications in Germany and India. Dr. Sahni is a keynote speaker and has spoken at national meetings such as ADEA about the approaches and methodologies used behind the programming. She has been invited for many years by the Greater New York Dental Congress to give an update on AI and advances in dentistry and has presented the changes that AI is bringing to healthcare and dentistry to improve patient care.
Dr. Shibani Sahni is very well published and has articles in peer-reviewed journals such as JDE about the programs launched and international summits directed by her. She has also been the director of Diagnosis and Treatment Planning for residents in public health.
Dr. Sahni is an extremely talented and accomplished dentist with over 24 years of experience in the dental field. She has had extensive experience in various areas of dentistry, including dental process improvements, dental procedure advancements, and quality assurance programs. As the owner of her own practice, she has also had experience with business operations and strategies. She is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Dental Sciences (FAADS), a Fellow of the International College of Dentists (FICD), and a Fellow of the American College of Dentists (FACD).
Dr. Sahni has made a great impact on dentistry, dental education, and industry over the last 24 years in the fields of business management, technology development, research, and academics. She continues to make a difference locally, nationally, and internationally and is collaborating with countries, specialists, and industry leaders across the globe for the constant improvement of the profession for the benefit of patient care. Dr. Sahni is looking towards the future and is helping to create educational programs to understand the use of Artificial Intelligence and digitalization in dentistry, its current trends, use, and future direction.
Dr. Shibani Sahni would like to welcome you to GADE!
Professional titles
Dental Educator, Clinician and International Continuing Education Leader
qualifications
Experience
Areas of Expertise
Contact
Dr. Shibani Sahni
Co-Founder and Director Greek Academy of Dental Education (GADE)
Dr. Shibani Sahni is a Harvard University-trained dental educator and faculty member who teaches in many countries, including the United States of America, Australia, India, Greece, and many others. She is a global leader in impacting dental education and changing the future of dentistry through evidence-based curriculum and pedagogy, with 24 years of experience.
Dr. Sahni works closely with universities in the United States, India, and Australia. She is the founder of AADE and GADE and is impacting the future generation of dentists by incorporating new technologies, curriculum, and AI to achieve precision in dentistry and improve patient care. She was a Professor of Comprehensive Care and the Director of CE/Center of Lifelong Learning and Distance Education at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine for many years, where she also founded the Global Academy of Dental Education and the Executive Academy of Dental Education. She completed her master’s in Dental Education at Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) and her postgraduate studies in Restorative Dentistry at Adelaide Dental School in Australia. She is an alumna of Harvard Macy and has completed the Innovation in Healthcare and Education Program for Leading Innovations in Health Care and Education, as well as Health Care Education: Transforming the Teaching for the Digital Age, from Harvard Medical School. She is a thought leader and has advanced her own education by also training in Leadership by Design through MIT Sloan Executive Education. She holds a certificate in Leadership and Management from MIT Sloan School. Dr. Sahni is a lifelong learner herself and has achieved certification in Career Advancement and Leadership Skills for Women in Healthcare from Harvard Medical School and is trained in Leadership Strategies for Evolving Health Care Executives from Harvard Chan School.
Dr. Sahni is a dedicated and passionate faculty member, dentist, and educator. She was a full-time faculty member at Harvard School of Dental Medicine, where she led the Scholars in Dental Education program for DMD students who are interested in pursuing their careers in Dental Education and academic dentistry. She was involved in both the MMSc program as a mentor and faculty member, and in the predoctoral DMD program as a clinical educator and course director of the Diagnosis and Treatment Planning course at HSDM.
She has also been a full-time faculty member at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, where she has held many administrative leadership roles.
She started the Global Academy at TUSDM for global outreach and to spread evidence-based and well-researched dental education internationally. She took robust programming to Asia-Pacific and Europe, thus training the world’s dentists. She also started the Executive Academy to help dentists and academic leaders develop soft skills for their success.
She established mini and maxi residencies, along with short courses, symposia, and many global programs in countries such as Australia, Greece, India, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Mexico, to name a few.
She was also the founder and Director of the Tufts Global Implant Symposium, thus providing updates on advances in implant dentistry to her peers.
She has also been recognized for her work nationally and internationally for her new and novel approach to teaching and learning, where she created courses on AI, its current trends in dentistry, and its future direction, and has been invited to speak about AI and its clinical applications in Germany and India. Dr. Sahni is a keynote speaker and has spoken at national meetings such as ADEA about the approaches and methodologies used behind the programming. She has been invited for many years by the Greater New York Dental Congress to give an update on AI and advances in dentistry and has presented the changes that AI is bringing to healthcare and dentistry to improve patient care.
Dr. Shibani Sahni is very well published and has articles in peer-reviewed journals such as JDE about the programs launched and international summits directed by her. She has also been the director of Diagnosis and Treatment Planning for residents in public health.
Dr. Sahni is an extremely talented and accomplished dentist with over 24 years of experience in the dental field. She has had extensive experience in various areas of dentistry, including dental process improvements, dental procedure advancements, and quality assurance programs. As the owner of her own practice, she has also had experience with business operations and strategies. She is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Dental Sciences (FAADS), a Fellow of the International College of Dentists (FICD), and a Fellow of the American College of Dentists (FACD).
Dr. Sahni has made a great impact on dentistry, dental education, and industry over the last 24 years in the fields of business management, technology development, research, and academics. She continues to make a difference locally, nationally, and internationally and is collaborating with countries, specialists, and industry leaders across the globe for the constant improvement of the profession for the benefit of patient care. Dr. Sahni is looking towards the future and is helping to create educational programs to understand the use of Artificial Intelligence and digitalization in dentistry, its current trends, use, and future direction.
Dr. Shibani Sahni would like to welcome you to GADE!