Waldemar Polido

Prof. Waldemar D. Polido is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon with an MS and PhD from the PUCRS School of Dentistry in Porto Alegre, Brazil. He is currently a Clinical Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Co-Director of the Center for Implant, Esthetic and Innovative Dentistry at the Indiana University School of Dentistry, in Indianapolis, USA. He completed a residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Dr. Polido is member of the AAOMS, IAOMS, AO-CMF, Academy of Osseointegration, and is certified by the International Board for Certification of Specialists in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. He also contributes as an author and reviewer for the main journals in oral and maxillofacial surgery and implant dentistry. Dr. Polido is an engaged ITI Fellow and has contributed as an author and co-author to the ITI Online Academy, ITI Treatment Guides, ITI Consensus Conferences and Forum Implantologicum, as well as lec