Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chatchai Kunavisarut

--- Assoc. With more than 30 years of experience, Prof. Dr. Chatchai Kunavisarut is a prosthodontist and dental implant specialist at Bangkok Hospital, BIDC Dental Center, Bangkok, Thailand, and BIDH Dental Hospital. He is one of the leading implantologists in Southeast Asia and Thailand's first ITI Scholar for Straumann implants. * **Professional Background** * Years of Practice: 30+ years (since 1994) * Dental Degree: DDS (Second Class Honours), Prince of Songkla University, Thailand (1994) * MSc: Prosthetic Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA * Certificate: Clinical Dentistry (Prosthodontics), University of North Carolina, USA * Training at the University of Florida in USA for Clinical Dentistry (Implantology & Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) where he received his certificate. * Board Certified: Diplomate, Thai Board of General Dentistry (2013) * Clinical Position: Associate Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, Bangkok * Hospital affiliations: BIDH Dental Hospital, BIDC Dental Center, Bangkok Hospital, Bangkok * Procedures Provided: Dental implants (BLX, ceramic), full mouth rehabilitation, fixed and removable prosthodontics, immediate implant placement and loading * **Innovations and Contributions** * University of North Carolina recipient of Turner Award * ITI Scholar (first in Thailand), Speaker at ITI World Symposium (2016 and 2017) and University of Melbourne (2017) Dr. Kunavisarut is also fluent in English and Thai and is recognized internationally as the pioneer in implant dentistry in the Southeast Asia Area.