PARTICIPATIONs:
SESSION 2: “Live Surgery from SEPA”
Topic : “Live Surgical Procedure Root Coverage”
Topic : “Case Presentation – Scientific Discussion : Open Debate”
PROF. ION ZABALEGUI
SPAIN
- Prof. Ion Zabalegui was born in Bilbao, Spain to a family of dentists (grandfather, uncle).
- He and his brother Borja, went through medical school (6 years) and a specialization in Stomatology (2 years), which in those times were mandatory in that country to be able to practice as a Dentist. Ion was accepted into the Graduate Periodontology program at the University of Southern California and graduated in 1987.
- He developed his private practice with his brother Borja, M.D; DDS, Grad Endo from USC, and Jaime Gil, M.D; D:D:S, his restorative partner at the “Albia Clínica Dental” which has been ever since a reference in Spain for dental treatment.
- He joined in Spring 1987 as a visiting Professor for the Grad Perio Department at the University Complutense in Madrid. Later, he was an occasional visiting Professor at different Universities around Spain.
- From then on, he became a recurrent speaker in Spain and throughout Europe and Latin America, on Regenerative therapy in Periodontology, Mucogingival treatment of multiple gingival recessions, Implant therapy, and Hard and soft tissue reconstruction.
- Currently, Prof. Io Zabalegui is a Postgraduate Professor of Periodontology at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.