Edgard El Chaar, DDS, MS, is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and the American Board of Oral Implantology, a fellow of the International Team for Implantology, and a clinical associate professor and director of the postgraduate periodontics program in the Department of Periodontics and Implant Dentistry at the New York University College of Dentistry. He maintains a private practice in New York.