CHICAGO (November 9, 2016) — The American Academy of Implant Dentistry elected Shankar Iyer, DDS, MDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID  of Elizabeth, NJ as President at its recently concluded 65 ^thAnnual Conference. Selected as President-elect was David G. Hochberg, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Atlanta, GA.   The newly elected Vice President is Natalie Wong, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Toronto, ON, Canada, and Bernee Dunson, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Atlanta, GA was elected Treasurer. Adam Foleck, DMD, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Norfolk, VA, was elected Secretary.

Other members of the Board of Trustees include:

•    Richard Mercurio, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID  of Lincroft, NJ (Immediate Past President)

•    Francis DuCoin, DMD, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Stuart, FL (Past Presidents' Representative)

•    George Arvanitis, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Waterloo, ON, Canada

•    Richard Grubb, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Havre de Grace, MD

•    Jason Kim, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Flushing, NY

•    William Liang, DMD, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

•    Rajiv R. Patel, BDS, MDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Deland, FL

•    David A. Resnick, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Ada, MN

•    Trace Rutherford, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Columbia, SC

•    S. Shane Samy, DMD, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Eugene, OR